You get two tours for the price of one.

A 4x4 gold trails adventure following an exciting goldminers route into the mountains in our with an option to try some 4x4 driving PLUS a one and a half hour whitewater rafting thriller including an awesome canyon. Includes free spa with a glass of wine after.

  Southern Alps Twin Adventure 

  Greymouth & Hokitika
+U-Drive 4x4 Option

Benefit from the economy of taking two tours in one. This trip has a fun four wheel drive adventure where you get to do some off road driving, or we'll drive if you prefer, plus one and a half hours of intensive full-on fun grade 3 whitewater rafting adventure. The 4x4 trip alone sells for $145

Our 4 WD Offroad vehicles will take you on a safari into the heartland of NZ's Southern Alps. We drive in from the highway through heavy native rainforest. When booking, let us know if you would like to do some drivng yourself. Its great fun taking the vehicle across rivers and up through the cattle station. Climbing over mountain foothills, churning through side creeks to the rivers of the Taipo Valley. The "Taipo" refers to a mythical Maori Dragon which was said to live in the area. We pass through a private cattle station and into an area that has a history of gold rushes and early Maori Jade Traders. Experience the contrast between Native rainforest and Alpine Valleys as you ride the trail to the start of your whitewater rafting adventure.

This is a fast flowing river of 12 grade 3 rapids and 16 grade 2 so that you have one and a half hours of action plus 15 minutes through a smooth water gorge. This gorge gives you time for a break and to feel the closeness of the rainforest here. The river is braided so you can chose to take the action route or something a little more gentle if you are more tentative with your rafting. We also have a range of boat sizes so you can up your own "fun factor". For adventurers, smaller boats on this grade 3 river gives an exhilarating experience while in the larger boats you will have more confidence while still having a fun adventure.

You will raft across NZ's Alpine Faultline and view the staggering power of nature as it twists and bends solid bedrock. As a bonus you can learn about the earths tectonic plates as you actually raft from one plate to the other. You'll also see the effects of the glaciers that passed this way.

Cost includes your fourwheel drive mountain truck adventure, and the grade 3 action raft trip with all equipment supplied including footwear.

Now as a bonus to show you we really are committed to making sure you feel that you are getting value for money we'll give you free our "Apres Adventure Package" which has a value of $26 consisting back at our base in Greymouth a pleasure spa, free Internet use to send home those photos and check your email, a hot drink or glass of wine or beer and a muffin to top off a great adventure. Note that to claim the free "Apres Adventure Package" you need to be on a trip that returns to our base in Greymouth or make your own way there to uplift and take advantage of what's in the Apres package.

Check in Greymouth  7:45am or meet at Kumara Junction 8:30am.
This river is on the way to Christchurch so is a good raft trip to do if you are heading that way. You would meet us in Greymouth, follow us to the river and continue to Christchurch after rafting. It will take 2 hours to drive to Christchurch after rafting if you dont stop.

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PLUS...To make sure you really are getting good value, we will give you a voucher for discounts & free stuff at places around the West Coast. You can pick up an absolutely FREE Big Mac, FREE Email, FREE Goldpanning at Shantytown, a FREE Beer/wine, a FREE Dessert at a local restaurant with your meal, discount hostel beds & heaps of other stuff. Worth up to $428. Click here for more info on our West Coast Bonus Saver Pass.