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Canoeing
the Whanganui River New Zealand with Blazing Paddles Canoe Adventures
is an experience of a lifetime.
- 249
named rapids
- The
Bridge to Nowhere
- Fly
Fishing
- Native
Bush
- Native
Birdlife
A
chance to share a real-life marae experience...there's no other
river that can offer the canoeist as much. Real Eco-Tourism and
a top 10 Great Walk.
Canoeing
the Whanganui River
There's
a wealth of reminders of pre-European history to be explored on
the Whanganui River, as well as poignant examples of the European's
vain attempts to tame the river.
There's
still the magnificent scenery that had the Whanganui River journey
being described at one stage as the "Eighth Great Wonder of
the World". And
there's a rare chance to really get away from it all for a few days
in perfect safety - something that is almost unique in this troubled
world of today. No telephones...no televisions. Just you and nature.
For
many visitors, one of the highlights is being able to stay at the
Tieke Marae. Formerly a Deparment of Conservation hut, Tieke gives
visitors and opportunity to share a living culture in its very simplest
form.
A
Whanganui River canoe trip is perfect for people of all ages and
all experience levels.
Trips
can range from one day on both the Ongarue and Whanganui Rivers
up to the five day expedition from Taumarunui to Pipiriki. Others
take a two day paddle to Whakahoro to make the most of the exciting
rapids on the upper reaches, while some put in at Whakahoro for
the most popular three day trip through the river gorges.
The
Bridge to Nowhere
The
famous Bridge to Nowhere - a memorial to the shattered dreams of
WWI soldiers who tried to tame the land and turn it into farms.
The bridge was completed in 1932 but, by 1943, there was no-one
left living in the Mangapurua Valley, and today, the bridge is the
only evidence of the fact that more than 100 people lived there.
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