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Whitewater rafting the Tamur, Nepal – adventure travel at its best

Hamish McMaster


Whitewater rafting the Tamur River in Nepal should be on your list of ‘must raft’ rivers. Fed by snow melt from the third highest mountain in the world – Kanchenjunga – the Tamur provides exceptional whitewater rafting. It has nearly 130 rapids over a 120km stretch, and almost continuous grade IV rapids on day one […]

Lovemore And Hamish Share Their Favourite Zambezi Rapids

Hamish McMaster


There are certainly not many people who have done as many multi-day trips down the Zambezi as Hamish and Lovemore. Together, our founder and Zambezi Team Leader have over 50 years experience running the Zam! Recently, we asked them which are their favourite rapids on the river, and why! Lovemore Q: How did you start […]

How Do Your Sailing Vacations Work?

Hamish McMaster


Water By Nature is known for our white-water trips around the globe, so why the pivot into sailing? We love nothing more than being on the water, whether that is floating down the Zambezi, meandering through the gorges on the Ahansel River in Morocco, or island hopping in Croatia on board a beautiful sailboat.. As […]

Falling In Love In The Great Outdoors

Hamish McMaster


Valentine’s day, when all those people who are loved up feel awesome about that special person in their life while others who perhaps are not feeling quite so fortunate after disastrous online dating experiences are wondering how the hell you get to meet someone. We have a secret to tell you. Many a relationship has […]

Is A Rafting Trip To Africa Safe?

Hamish McMaster


Lets face it, a trip to Africa on the other side of the world can be pretty daunting, especially if you have done all of your rafting domestically in the United States. What will it be like? Can I manage it? All natural questions. Here are a few questions we’ve been asked which might help […]

Seven Amazing Adventures For Your 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 next year. As life gets busier, time away where you can fully ‘unplug’ and recharge yourself becomes far more important. Here are our top tips for […]

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 […]

Experience The Soul Of Nepal

Hamish McMaster


Why do we really travel? Sure we love the adventure of whitewater rafting, but isn’t it the places that your journey takes you that makes that trip even more memorable, or the people that you meet that put that big smile on your face whenever you talk to your friends about your most recent holiday? […]

The Five Best Rapids On The Zambezi

Hamish McMaster


Speak to any guests or guides who have rafted a multi-day trip on the Zambezi and you’ll more than likely get a range of different answers as to which are the best rapids on the Zambezi River. Whilst a multi-day rafting vacation is about far more than just rapids, it is nevertheless a fun part […]