Whanganui River

Right day to travel . Lifetime journey

Absolutely beautiful, stopped at Jerusalem to view church . Its a beautiful senic drive , at Pipirki there are facilities and a Cafe, nice will have to go again. Part of my family History is from...

Stunning Whanganui canoeing trip with Yeti Canoes

What a fantastic 5 days canoeing in the gorge! It was rainy but the whole river looked absolutely stunning in the mist and occasional sun. Waterfalls cascading down the cliffs and lots of spots to sto...

Amazing Tracey - The Rural Delivery Postie

Spent a wonderful day with Tracey the local Rural Mail Delivery lady. She picked us up from our Whanganui accommodation and after a quick stop at Savage Bakery (World famous in Whanganui!!) for Tracey...

Steam paddle cruise upriver

Enjoyed the 2 hour trip (one hour there, one back) on The Waimarie. Probably wouldn't do it again, but glad we went. Recommend taking both sunhat and heavy coat; and wear dark clothes so the ash from ...

Try taking a drive up both sides of the river

Be brave and drive up the west bank of the river starting on Somme Parade. As you climb up in the hills you lose the river but gain some great scenary on this 30km logging road. Once you finally gai...