Family multi day rafting trip, Rangitikei River, New Zealand

By rvadmin1 | April 29, 2016

Afloat With Three Men, Two Children And Two Boats At the back of all our minds was - "What if the weather really packs it in and we have a cold Autumn storm come through. Winds, rain and plummeting temperatures. Cold children, packing wet cold gear each morning, putting on wet gear, having to put [...]

What to take on a multi day rafting or horseback riding adventure

By rvadmin1 | April 24, 2016

What Do You Think Makes up The Essentials? There you are. You have booked your multi day adventure, either rafting or horseback riding, and it has come time to pack. Time to pack "The Essentials". Now packing the essentials has somewhat different meanings to different people. Even with the aid of the recommended packing list, [...]

Adventure tourism business end of season, staff relations

By rvadmin1 | April 17, 2016

What's Involved in the Big Wrap Up? January and February are frantic. Lots of people, mountains of food, staff a little stressed with busyness, vehicles dashing here and there picking up and dropping off, horse treks off over the hills, rafts and inflatable kayaks on water every day on a number of different trips. Still [...]

Exploring the Rangitikei River, North Island, New Zealand

By rvadmin1 |

You Know - It's All About The Meaning of Life and What to Cook for Dinner The section of the Rangitikei River from River Valley Lodge to the sea does not exceed Grade 2 (very easy), with long stretches with no rapids worth the name at all. After the first 50 km these sections of [...]

Rangitikei River name, the legend of Hau

By rvadmin1 | April 10, 2016

The Day To Take Great Strides Hau, an ancient Maori warrior, had been on the journey from Taranaki for many days. He had crossed rivers, trudged through swamps, climbed hills and traveled bush clad trails in pursuit of his errant wife and her lover. Perhaps feeling that those he chased were not far ahead of [...]

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