Overview
New Zealand - the Land of the Long White Cloud, ridiculously gorgeous terrain, and home to ten mind-blowingly beautiful Great Walks. The Whanganui Journey is one of them.
120km of downstream paddling that follows its winding journey through the majestic wilderness of the north island’s southwest, on what is an epic adventure. With remote hills, bush-clad valleys and deep Maori history, this adventure takes you on a five-day expedition from Ohinepane to Pipiriki.
We organize almost everything for you. From the open Canadian canoes and your safety gear to the gourmet cooked breakfasts & 3-course dinners with New Zealand wine, spacious tents, comfortable 3-inch thick sleeping mats and cooking gear. You just bring a sleeping bag and your personal gear.
Accommodation from Day One through to Day Seven is included, with camping the name of the game throughout the expedition, and two nights in private ensuite units in Ohakune bookending the adventure.
This Best Life Adventure includes a private minibus charter from Palmerston North Airport (the closest airport to Ohakune which is the town one hour drive from where we start the river adventure), and back on the final day. You are free to make other transport arrangements to meet us at the start point if you prefer.
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MINIMUM NUMBERS - this expedition is subject to a minimum number of 8 paying guests and once reached, the expedition is guaranteed to go ahead if not, it will be cancelled, and you can transfer amounts paid to an alternate expedition or departure date or receive a full refund.
COVID POLICY - Best Life Adventures may postpone or cancel this Event due to Covid-19 travel restrictions being imposed by national, federal, state or local governments which limit travel to the Event and result in the event being postponed or cancelled. A decision on whether the Event will take place will be made prior to the event based on the most up-to-date information available at the time.
INSURANCE - We highly recommend that you take out personal travel insurance within seven days of booking this expedition, which will ensure you are covered if things go pear-shaped. In the past we’ve worked with a number of different companies and have had the best customer experience and speed of response with World Nomads, but the decision is 100% yours if you have a preferred company.