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What A Perfect Way To See New Zealand

Hamish McMaster


New Zealand has long been drawing international travellers to experience its incredible adventures. New Zealand feels like the ‘comfort blanket’ of travel destinations, with its friendly people and wonderful nature without the venomous ‘nasties’ trying to kill you (don’t worry, they are all in Aussie). There are many stunning parts of the country, but today […]

Seven Amazing Rafting Adventures For Your 2018 Bucket List

Hamish McMaster


As we all head back to work after the holidays, it’s time to get your planning ‘hats’ on and think about one of those classic and iconic adventures for 2018. As life gets busier, time away where you can fully ‘unplug’ and recharge yourself becomes far more important. Here are our top tips for some […]

Papua New Guinea – A Unique Adventure

Hamish McMaster


We arrive into Lae’s Nadzab Airport, with it’s basic baggage collection hall ready to collect our 300kg of baggage, bought in with a variety of means from USA, Australia and the UK to get this trip running on the Watut River. Outside, our waiting vehicle is parked beside a number of other buses and pick […]

Colombia – A Fascinating Adventure Destination

Hamish McMaster


Colombia offers a fascinating adventure destination for travelers wanting a unique experience. With wonderful people, fascinating history, vibrant cities, fascinating national parks, great coffee and world class rafting to be had, this is a place prominent on the radar for tourists. We have been excited for a long time to explore this wonderful part of […]

Explore Papua New Guinea – Watut River

Hamish McMaster


We pride ourselves on continuing to explore great rivers of the world and mix that in with wild and fascinating destinations. Papua New Guinea is that place and the Watut River is our expedition river of choice. As well as exploring Papua New Guinea’s best river, we’ll spend time exploring the stunning coastal regions by […]

New Zealand – A Safe, Friendly And Fun Adventure Vacation

Hamish McMaster


With so many holiday options bombarding us at every turn, what makes one country better than any other to visit? With acts of war, disease, security and safety issues being thrust upon us via almost every media channel, you’ll see very few warnings not to go to New Zealand. And here is why: 1. Very […]

California Dreamin’ – Spring Run Off, Rafting At It’s Best

Hamish McMaster


We are always in the pursuit of finding the greatest river trips in the world to fuel our passion for wonderful whitewater and the good news is, we have found yet another amazing destination. But rather than just running one river, you’ll get to run 5 rivers in a week on our California Dreamin’ trip. […]

Astronomy On The Zambezi River

Hamish McMaster


There are very few places in the world that you’ll get a clearer sky than on the Zambezi River. Well away from any cities and bright lights, the Batoka Gorge below Victoria Falls offers a stunning opportunity for start gazing. We are extremely fortunate to Have Dr Don Kurtz join us for 4 days and […]

13 “Wet Dreams” For 2013

Hamish McMaster


Like many of us, we all make resolutions at New Year to “do something new” or try something different this year. With January almost gone, how is your adventure planning going for 2013? We hope that this list of the world’s greatest river based adventures will stir you into action. 1: The Big One – […]