Comments - Landsborough River

Hands down THE BEST trip I have done…..ever.

9th Dec 2011

Hands down THE BEST trip I have done…..ever.  The guides were great and really interactive with all of the group they really made the experience!  Have done some baking for the guides this week and will send it.  SOOOOO lovely and sooo lost for words.  O 4 AWESOME!

Lia, New Zealand

We loved the 3 day Landsborough rafting trip!

21st Feb 2011

We loved the 3 day Landsborough rafting trip! Our guides KC and Gabby are professionals and they took good care of us. Organization, route, food were great, nature and the wild river and glaciers took our breath away, plus we were very lucky with the heavy rain the night before - so we had some exiting rapids! We highly recommend this trip to those who love adventures!

Maria, San Diego

I would do this again in a heartbeat

21st Feb 2011

Just got back from the most phenominal rafting trip in the world! Gabby, KC, and Sandy are some of the most experienced guides and fun people... WOW They also were excellent cooks making this trip and the entire experience a 12 on a scale of 1 to 10.. I would do this again in a heartbeat.. Queenstown rafting really puts on a 1st class trip and it would be hard to top this anywhere, anytime. The tents and campsites are great and our safety was never at risk with the professional team.. THANK YOU FOR AN INCREDIBLE TRIP.

Mark L, San Diego

We both couldn’t stop grinning from start to end

7th Feb 2011

What a brilliant trip and awesome experience. Thank you so very much for the unique opportunity to experience the Landsborough!!!

KC, Gabby & Sandy were amazing guides & hosts – what an awesome, experienced team to have on board. Was neat to have the bonus of having a local along as well – we both couldn’t stop grinning from start to end. The weather played its game with excellent high water the day we arrived enabling some fantastic rafting on our 1st day on the river. The camps, gear, food and drinks were without fault. Seriously excellent staff you have there . All three were such lovely people to spend the 3 days with and so much experience between them all on the water!!

Thank you so very much. An experience I will always remember.

Angus, New Zealand

A fantastic experience, we loved it!

23rd Feb 2010

Thank you for a great experience on the Landsborough. K.C., Gabby, and Ryan were brilliant. Well organised, flexible, and highly professional without being over the top. The meals and facililities were excellent. We loved it!

(Posted on Trip Advisor)

Barbara and Allan Kane, NZ

I still can’t stop raving about it to everyone!!

22nd Feb 2010

I just wanted to say thank you again for the amazing trip that we had on the Landsborough River. I still can’t stop raving about it to everyone!! (and I still have the sand fly scars to prove it as well…. Hehehe)

Once again, thanks so much…..

Riahn, Sydney

Highly recommended outdoors experience!!

2nd Feb 2010

Fantastic and highly recommended outdoors experience!!

My colleague and travel buddy, Riahn, and I had a wonderfull time on our 3 Day Landsborough rafting trip!!

We loved the time on and off the river, in great company of the excellent crew (Michel, Roger, Jeff) who spoiled us with their amazing knowledge, enthusiasm, funny stories, guidance, care and culinary delights, during our sejourn in this beautiful part of the world. The weather was perfect, the views of the surrounding mountains and valleys, out of this world. The flight into the valley, in a small aircraft, was exciting, with magnificent views of surrounding snowclad mountains around us and the mighty river down below. The rafting was a lot of fun, with some hairy moments (Hell Fire) thrown in, and the walks around the hinterland truely memorable.

The camping and catering absolutely 5*.

Thank you all for giving us the opportunity to get away from it all and quietly hoping to do it all over again, some day soon!

Shiri - Sydney

The campsites were well set up and the cooking was superb.....

13th Feb 2009

I would just like to say thank you for the great time my husband & I had on the Landsborough Wilderness Trip Feb 13th-15th. I most certainly will be recommending this trip to others

The whole trip was well organised and every possible comfort attended to, even though we were "camping out". The campsites were well set up and the cooking was superb.

Michel, Roger & Simon are a good team and they were very enthusiastic, friendly, and cooperative, aiming to give everyone a truly memorable time and ensuring safety at all times.

Thank you again.

Adelle Alexander

We enjoyed the Landsborough river raft trip

20th Dec 2008

Just a quick note to say how much we enjoyed the Landsborough river raft trip. It is a special area and it was great to be able to do it. The guides were just great, and the food, the standard of the camps, and the organization of the whole operation was excellent.

Many thanks

Ian Hamilton

Coleman Family is settled back into “real” life

17th Dec 2008

Now that the Coleman Family is settled back into “real” life, I want to take the opportunity to let you know how incredibly pleased we were with our 3-day Landsborough River trip. The rapids were exciting and the scenery spectacular but most important of all, the staff were phenomenal. PLEASE let the guides know (again) how much we appreciated everything they did for us. They were exceptional guides – professional, competent, and knowledgeable – and they were delightful companions. They knew and shared so much about the countryside and history. Gabby’s sharp eyes spotted the elusive blue ducks and K.C. was continually on the prowl to show us deer. We had THE most delicious meals I have ever had camping AND even than at home and at some restaurants! (We tried unsuccessfully to duplicate the lamb.)

I just cannot think of enough adjectives to express our profound appreciation for the memories they helped create for our family. We will definitely share our experience with friends who are planning trips to NZ.

HARDIN L.K. COLEMAN

A wonderful trip on the Landsborough

11th Nov 2008

Pass on our thanks for a wonderful trip on the Landsborough.The rafting team were excellent in all respects and their overriding concern with safety and enjoyment made for a very exciting  trip. The cooking was fantastic under some extreme conditions and locations. All 6 of us had a great experience and would and will recommend your company to others.

Brent McLauchlan

What an awesome experience

10th Nov 2008

What an awesome experience led by very professional yet friendly staff. At all times we felt in very capable hands - they were conscientious and helpful.

The meals were tasty, nutritious and generous and appreciated by everyone.

The trip was good value for money spent and we are having no trouble recommending it to our friends.

Highlights include
Helicopter trip in, rafting - good mix of white water and other, camp time to explore and converse with others on the trip, hot shower at Camp 2 and observing enjoyment and pride of the guides in the wilderness environment both on and off the water.

Ian & Heather Smith, Invercargill

"Food was great, the scenery fantastic and the rafting was a great balance...."

6th Mar 2008

No doubt you are used to getting rave reviews about the Landsborough experience but we thought it wouldn't be right if we didn't add our thoughts!

On the 22nd and 23rd February we graced the Landsborough River with our presence. Our team of 'country managers' included people from NZ, France, Germany and Australia. We get together once a year so we are always on the lookout for activities that will provide everyone with the opportunity to catch up, see some of NZ and enjoy team building activities.

We had a fantastic time on the Landsborough - your team (Paul, Dave, Michel and Vance) were great. They were very helpful, informative, fun and great partners in crime for our war on water.

The food was great, the scenery fantastic and the rafting was a great balance between relaxing and exhilarating ... if you could just get rid of those sandflies it would be perfect!

This experience is definitely something we would recommend to anyone and we hope to send more of our overseas people your way in the future.

Nicola

The Helicopter ride in was certainly thrilling for all

12th Dec 2007

Well great rafting trip completed so just a few words to let you know how things went.
Our Guides, Paul, Tom, Connor & Dave were great value and super efficient in their many and varied roles,all undertaken in good humour and with a ready smile.
Paul had things well organised, was very but unobtrusively safety conscious, yet allowed us some opportunities to experience exciting rafting and get thoroughly wet which we all enjoyed heaps.

Dave was amazing in his kayak, Tom just got on with things in an easy manner, while Connor sure kept us amused, particularly with his safety talk.
The helicopter ride in was certainly thrilling for all, especially those who had never experienced this mode of transport before - a great start to the trip !
Food (and drink !) was excellent, accomodation comfortable, camp setting and meal service very good with all the many camp chores completed quickly and neatly. Nothing seemed a problem to the guys .
And of course the rafting through this great country of ours was superb !!
In short, a great experience thoroughly enjoyed by all who participated .
I hope to do it again sometime,and bring along another family member to share the experience.

Thanks again to all those who made this such a memorable trip.

Selwyn Inglis - New Zealand

" An untouched area of NZ that not many kiwis or tourists know how to access.."

1st Dec 2007

At the end of November we had the opportunity to go down the Landsborough river on one of your guided rafting trips. The Landsborough is one of the relatively untouched areas of New Zealand that not many kiwis or tourists know how to access. We loved the trip. A good balance of exercise and play, great food and facilities off the beaten track and the helicopter trip in was spectacular.

The guides were good fun and obviously experienced to handle the ever changing elements that being near the West Coast brings. We will help spread the word; it was one of those trips we have always wanted to do.

Thanks again

Roland and Valerie Meyer

"This goes down as one of the top trips......"

10th Mar 2007

Have just returned from the 3 day trip, it was awesome! The scenery, the food and the care the crew gave us was just wonderful. Wizz is a wonderful leader and guide making this a memorable trip of a lifetime. Tony and Dave were excellent too working as a team with such humour and we can't believe how hard they toil. As extensive travellers, this goes down as one of the top trips, I would recommend anyone who wants to the wilderness in New Zeaand to do this trip.

A delighted pair

Malcolm & Margot

We would and will recommend your company to others

4th Feb 2007

Just a short note to pass on our thanks for a wonderful trip on the Landsborough with Peter, Johnny and Ian on 30th January etc. The rafting team were excellent in all respects and their overriding concern with safety and enjoyment made for a very exciting trip.Peter's cooking was fantastic under some extreme conditions and locations. All 6 of us had a great experience and would and will recommend your company to others

Brent - New Zealand

"The first day's rapids were a real adrenalin rush"

2nd Feb 2007

I thoroughly enjoyed my 30 Jan 07 Landsborough River Rafting/Wilderness experience with my 5 buddies and your great guides. Peter, Johnny and Ian were very professional and a lot of fun. Peter's cooking was very good, even more impressive because of the remote locations.
Johnny guided us through the rapids very well and the first day's rapids were a real adrenalin rush particularly Wizz's Mistake.
Ian is a brilliant kayaker and it was reassuring to know he was there to get us if we fell out.

I would recommend this trip to anyone with a spirit of adventure- a real buzz in a beautiful area of the world.
Please convey my thanks to everyone involved.

Brian Mathew - USA