Whitewater Rafting and Kayaking Blog

Happy New Year. Welcome to what is for sure to be another excellent year on the world’s best rivers. Seeing a massive resurgence in interest for 2012, are the rivers of the Kingdom Of Nepal. Rivers fed from the most famous mountain range in the world, most people seem to think it will be really [...]

So if you have ticked off some of the big adventures around the world such as hiking up Kilimanjaro, hiking the Inca Trail, then make 2011 the year to raft the world’s premier rafting destination, the Zambezi River, Zambia. So what is it that makes the Zambezi, so special? Is it the big warm water? [...]

It’s time to head south for the winter! If those autumn mornings are starting to feel a little chilly, then why not prolong winter just that little bit longer with a trip to the Zambezi River, Nepal or Patagonia. With Zambia reaches temperatures of 40 degrees celsius at this time of the year, it’s the [...]

It can be hard when you first go on a rafting holiday to get to grips with what the guides are talking about! So here are a few of the essentials to ensure you’ll know exactly what they are talking about and sound like a “riverguru” by the time you come back home. Put In: [...]

An insight into the brand new trip offered by Water By Nature in conjunction with Peter Cox, 2007 Landscape Photographer Of The Year taking place from the 2nd – 10th October 2010. The course will go into detail on improving participants technical photography and getting the best out of their camera to creative improvements to their photos.

With the recent cold snap hitting the UK, we are already thinking about trips to some of our warmer destinations. It’s easy to get excited about going to the Zambezi or Morocco when you experience weather like this. But despite all the chaos caused by the snow and plunging temperatures, we are treated to some [...]

Agreed by many as one of the last few great rafting expeditions in the world, the Omo River in Ethiopia has long held a draw for the most avid adventure traveler. The mixture of travel into deepest darkest Africa combined with fantastic wildlife viewing and incredible tribal interaction have made this trip a favourite since [...]

Read this personal account of Australian client, Holli on her recent trip down the Grand Canyon with Water By Nature. It recounts her experiences, the hikes, fun and rapids they ran on this 14 day 226 mile journey.

Stan and Hamish recently completed a week long Wilderness First Responder course in Leavenworth WA. The week long course was hosted by Lucca, Nick and Rocco from Rescue Specialists though Wilderness Medical Associates. This course is a requirement for ALL Water By Nature trip leaders to have, taking into account the settings and countries we [...]

Leaving the snow on the ground in Leeds Andy and Gill arrived in Christchurch to find a beautiful and sunny 27 degree day to start their 14 day kayaking trip in New Zealand. Being greeted by JJ and Isaac we loaded boats and headed for hills in search of water. We arrived at the Hurunui [...]