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terms and conditions
The Formal Bits
Booking and Cancelation
A 20% deposit is required of the total amount of every trip price at the time of booking confirmation.

This deposit may be refunded up until 7 days prior to departure.

We require full payment of the total trip cost to be paid at time of departure unless the weather or river conditions are extremely bad we will fully refund you.

If we consider the weather or river conditions to be unsafe for your trip we will not let you depart. If we believe the weather conditions are improving there may be a delay in departure time or postponement till another day.

Safety Responsibility
Freedom hire:

All clients are responsible for their own safety management and you must meet any additional costs for jet boat or transport shuttle if you are wanting to get off the river due to bad weather, illness or injury.

Clients are responsible for all their equipment and gear whilst on the river if any gear is lost or damaged you will be charged.

All clients must sign a disclaimer form prior to departure

If conditions turn bad whilst on the river we will allow you to sit it out for a day at no extra cost at the Department of Conservation Camping sites down the river. At the DOC huts there are radios that you can access in case of an emergency or for communications.

If you are a school /educational group, you can request a copy of our SOP and RAMs to assist you in your planning.

Although greatly reduced there is still a small risk of an incident and or injury.

Owhango Adventures will not accept responsibility for any electronic devises taken on the river.

Owhango Adventures /cultural navigators cannot be held responsible unless great negligance was involved on their part.

With the formal stuff out of the way we look forward to hearing from you

Contact Us at Owhango Adventures for your Whanganui River Canoe adventure.

Ph 07 895 4854 or call Grant on 027 678 6461 for more information

Visit our website https://www.canoewhanganuiriver.com to book

Below are our list of Self Guided and Guided Canoe Trips down the Whanganui River.

Guided Whanganui River Trips
Guided Canoe TripGuided options are available at $225 per day for the guide.

Enhance your Whanganui River Canoe experience by a canoe trip down the river with an experienced local guide.

Our guides come from the local indigenous (Maori) people, who have a detailed knowledge of the Whanganui River and the background to the places you see along the way as well as the history of the area.

Self Guided Canoe Hire
1-day trip
This is a breath taking trip on the upper Whanganui River. The trip starts at Cherry Grove in Taumarunui and ends in Ohinepane further down the river. This trip requires a minimum of 2 people.

Please call if you have less to see if anyone else is waiting for a full party.

$100 per person (over 14 years old)
$70 per person (under 14 years old)

(Free accommodation could apply)

2-day trip (Taumarunui to Whakahoro)
The 2-day journey starts at Cherry Grove in Taumaranui and ends up in Whakahoro. This 57 kilometre stretch of the Whanganui River passes through classic King Country farmland, and includes many historic sites of interest as well as 79 rapids up to grade 2.

This would be an ideal Group or Club event!

$160 per person (over 14 years old)
$130 per person (under 14 years old)

(Free accommodation could apply)

It is important to book your Department of Conservation (DOC) passes but if you have any difficulty we would be pleased to help you to arrange this.

3-day trip (Whakahoro to Pipiriki)
This 3-day journey takes in the most picturesque part of the Whanganui River from Whakahoro to Pipiriki. This stretch of the river covers 87 kilometres of untouched New Zealand bush, with an abundance of streams and rivers that merge into the Whanganui. You can walk (45 minutes each way) from the Canoe Trip to the Bridge to Nowhere.

http://www.doc.govt.nz/conservation/historic/by-region/manawatu-whanganui/bridge-to-nowhere/history/

Accommodation on this 3 day journey can be in huts or designated campsites along the river.

We recommend staying at the John Coull and Tieke Kainga campsites.

$170 per person (over 14 years old)
$140 per person (under 14 years old)

(Free accommodation could apply)

It is important to book your Department of Conservation (DOC) passes but if you have any difficulty we would be pleased to help you to arrange this.

4-day trip (Ohinepane to Pipiriki)
An alternative to the 3-day for those with more time, this trip begins shortly before the start of the 3-day in Ohinepane and also finishes in Pipiriki.

As it is a longer journey, you have the option of choosing alternative campsites/huts to avoid crowds.

$170 per person (over 14 years old)
$140 per person (under 14 years old)

(Free accommodation could apply)

It is important to book your Department of Conservation (DOC) passes but if you have any difficulty we would be pleased to help you to arrange this.

5-day trip (The Great River Journey)
This is the official Department of Conservation ‘Great Walk’ which encompasses the entire navigable part of the Whanganui River- 145 kilometers worth of beauty.

Meander down the river at your own pace and take in all of the incredible scenery and history from ‘nui’ pole to the Bridge to Nowhere walk.

http://www.doc.govt.nz/conservation/historic/by-region/manawatu-whanganui/bridge-to-nowhere/history/ , to the Tieke pa on this once in a lifetime expedition.

Take a ride through New Zealand history and experience this once crucial ‘highway’ of early trade. Serviced huts and campsites available for accommodation.

$170 per person (over 14 years old)
$140 per person (under 14 years old)

(Free accommodation could apply)

It is important to book your Department of Conservation (DOC) passes but if you have any difficulty we would be pleased to help you to arrange this.

Important Information
Owhango Adventures can assist you with the booking of DOC sites along the Whanganui River.

Peak Season 1st October to 30th April
Huts – Adults $32 per person per night, under 17 years of age free. (To be updated)
Campsites – $14 per person per night, under 17 years of age free. (To be updated)

Off-Peak Season 1st May to 30th September
Huts – $15 per person per night, under 17 years of age free. (To be updated)
Campsites – free

It is important to book your Department of Conservation (DOC) passes but if you have any difficulty we would be pleased to help you to arrange this.

Free Accommodation Special

We have for a short time only we are offering FREE accommodation for canoeists, conditions apply.

Ph 07 895 4854 or call Grant on 027 678 6461

Also the night prior to departure we only charge $10 per person (canoeists only).
Contact us for more information
Ph 07 895 4854 or call Grant on 027 678 6461

to bookThe Tongariro Crossing or also commonly called the Tongariro Alpine Crossing, is one of the most popular of the 9 ‘Great Walks’ designated by the Department of Conservation.

The Tongariro Crossing is a walk way across the edge of Mount Tongariro and Mount Ngauruhoe including a walk across a lunar like landscape with views of active volcanoes and recent lava flows.

The walk generally takes between 9 & 10 hours depending on the level of fitness and Owhango Adventures can drop you off at the start of the walk in the morning and pick you up at the end in the carpark.

The walk is popular during the summer months of the year and the shoulder season is still possible to undertake the walk but with the right preparation and provisions. The weather around Mount Ruapehu can change rapidly and turn from bright sunshine one minute to cold and wet and blowing a gale in a matter of hours.

For more information on the walk and side tracks, please visit the DOC Tongariro Alpine Crossing website.

Contact Us at Owhango Adventures for a Tongariro Crossing accommodation and transport package.

Tongariro Crossing Package
Tongariro Crossing Trip
Tongariro Crossing Trip

Our Owhango Adventures Tongariro Crossing package consists of the following:

2 nights accommodation at Owhango Adventures Lodge
Shuttle to and from the Tongariro Alpine Crossing
Evening BBQ meal on walk night
After meal visit the glow worms at Kakahi
$200 per person (minimum of 2 people)
Tongariro Crossing Map
Tongariro Crossing Map

CONTACT OWHANGO ADVENTURES
0800 2 CANOE

info@owhangoadventures.co.nz

Phone: +64-7-895-4854
Mobile: +64-27-678-6461
free accommodation
FREE accommodation for canoeists, conditions apply

Greetings and Welcome from the whanau (family) at Owhango Adventures where your Whanganui River Canoe adventure begins. We are ideally located in the central Ruapehu Region and surrounded by scenic bush and the Whanganui River and Whakapapa Rivers on our doorstep.

We welcome you as you embark on your journey with us ‘the tangāta whenua’ (People of the land).

Born and bred on the banks of the Whanganui River, we have a cultural experience waiting to share with you in our backyard.

With our modern fleet of Canadian Canoes and accompanying gear we offer:

Self Guided Canoe Hire – from $70.00
Cultural Guided Whanganui River Trips – from $90.00

Please enquire about our FREE ACCOMMODATION special prior to departure in one of our lodges here in Owhango. This allows you to relax pack your barrels and be ready for an early start to your journey.

If required Owhango Lodge has a fully licensed bar for you to enjoy. We also have a cafe that operates from 8am – 4 pm daily. Our lodge is self-catering, bring your own food and sleeping gear, access to shared facilities in the Lodge and Hotel.

We have qualified Cultural Navigators waiting to share their homelands and their stories as you traverse the Whanganui River and all its uniqueness it has to offer. Transport is provided to and from the Whanganui River

Greetings and Welcome from the whanau (family) at Owhango Adventures where your Whanganui River Canoe adventure begins. We are ideally located in the central Ruapehu Region and surrounded by scenic bush and the Whanganui River and Whakapapa Rivers on our doorstep.

We welcome you as you embark on your journey with us ‘the tangāta whenua’ (People of the land).

Born and bred on the banks of the Whanganui River, we have a cultural experience waiting to share with you in our backyard.

With our modern fleet of Canadian Canoes and accompanying gear we offer:

Self Guided Canoe Hire – from $70.00
Cultural Guided Whanganui River Trips – from $90.00

Please enquire about our FREE ACCOMMODATION special prior to departure in one of our lodges here in Owhango. This allows you to relax pack your barrels and be ready for an early start to your journey.

If required Owhango Lodge has a fully licensed bar for you to enjoy. We also have a cafe that operates from 8am – 4 pm daily. Our lodge is self-catering, bring your own food and sleeping gear, access to shared facilities in the Lodge and Hotel.

We have qualified Cultural Navigators waiting to share their homelands and their stories as you traverse the Whanganui River and all its uniqueness it has to offer. Transport is provided to and from the Whanganui River

The restaurant is open 7 nights from 5:30pm or outside these hours groups of 10 or more will be catered for.

* Menu may change without notice

We are the gateway to the adventure capital of New Zealand with the Tongariro National Park at our doorstep.

With upwards of 800 members we are an integral part of the community.

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Rotary Club hold their meetings at the club along with many other voluntary organisations.Facilities include a conference room with full catering facilities for up to 180 people, Snooker tables, Pool tables, Darts, Sky TV, 18 Gaming Machines, Jukebox and a 50 seat Restaurant open from 5.30pm 7 nights a week.

The clubrooms are fully air conditioned and offer free Tea, Coffee and Chilled filtered water to members and guests.

Accommodation is close by with charge back facilities operating.

The club can organise Golf, Trout Fishing, Helicopter flights, canoeing, Mountain excursions and team building exercises. We have a courtesy van operating plus we can hire out our 3 vans for Community Groups.

Our History
Taumarunui CenotaphThe Taumarunui RSA was formed in 1920 by army veterans who were returning to New Zealand at the end of WW1.

The object of the association was to offer support to their comrades who and in many cases their widows and dependants who were struggling to make ends meet.

The club occupied various buildings, using them as clubrooms and offices for administration purposes, and it was not until 1944 that the club moved into its own clubrooms. These were situated where our present car park is.

At the time the whole of the King Country area was a proclaimed area, and as such it was illegal to buy or sell alcohol within the area.

Alcohol could be purchased outside of the King Country and delivered by rail to individuals, but a declaration had to be attached stating that the buyer was 21 or over and was of European decent.

Original Taumarunui RSAIn 1950 the RSA was granted a charter to sell alcohol to their members under stringent conditions.
Prohibition was finally lifted in 1958.

The association continued to make improvements to 1960 when the members then decided to start fundraising to build a new clubrooms this due to the cost of mandatory regulations, and also the costs of bringing the old club up to the required standard.

It was decided to build a new clubrooms on the land adjacent to the old club. In 1965 the new clubrooms were opened. In the years ahead, further improvements were made to the club and in 1996 the Victory lounge and Restaurant were opened. With the opening of the restaurant this gave members and their guests access to quality food at affordable prices.

Up until the late eighties, members had to have served in the armed forces, or served in the police or fire service. This all changed when Central Government changed legislation to enable RSA clubs to recruit members who did not meet the previous requirement. At present any person over the age of 18 and of good repute may apply to join.

Taumarunui RSA BarToday, the Taumarunui RSA is a modern, purpose built building that all the members can be proud of.

The ground floor contains a modern comfortable lounge bar, Gaming room and a restaurant. Upstairs is a conference room, kitchen and a large hall.

The upstairs conference room has the aid of a lift for easy access.

Membership Enquiries
new-nomination-formMembership is open to persons 18 years and over. A nomination form for membership needs to be filled out. Membership fees for the 2016 year are $25 for 18 to 69 years of age and $20 for over 70’s.

Each nomination form and photo goes before the Executive Committee meeting held on a monthly basis. If the nomination is accepted the new member is sent out the activities of the club and also the rules.

We also have Junior membership for 14 to 17 years of age for $5. They are nominated for membership by a members family. Junior members can enjoy all the clubs facilities with the exception of the Gaming room. They cannot purchase any alcohol.

Visitors to the club must sign the Visitors book at the front entrance. The office hours are 11am to 5pm. Outside these hours direct your enquiries to the Bar staff.

Make yourself known and enjoy our hospitality.

General Information
RSA Regulations BookletWelcome to the Club. Here are a few things we would like you to know about the Club. We hope you will enjoy being a member here.

We give you a Membership booklet on joining with all of the membership information included.

Please feel free to call in to the office and discuss any concerns or praise you may have.

NOTICES
The Club has a notice board at the front entrance as well as a board inside the Club near the bar. Please check them for coming events as well as relevant information regarding the Club.

HOURS OF THE CLUB
Monday to Saturday the Club is open from 11 am.

Sunday the Club opens at 1 pm & in Winter the Club opens at 11.30am. Friday and Saturday nights are our late nights closing approx midnight.

Most other nights we close approx 9 pm depending on patronage.

We are the gateway to the adventure capital of New Zealand with the Tongariro National Park at our doorstep.

With upwards of 800 members we are an integral part of the community.

oct members etc 004

Rotary Club hold their meetings at the club along with many other voluntary organisations.Facilities include a conference room with full catering facilities for up to 180 people, Snooker tables, Pool tables, Darts, Sky TV, 18 Gaming Machines, Jukebox and a 50 seat Restaurant open from 5.30pm 7 nights a week.

The clubrooms are fully air conditioned and offer free Tea, Coffee and Chilled filtered water to members and guests.

Accommodation is close by with charge back facilities operating.

The club can organise Golf, Trout Fishing, Helicopter flights, canoeing, Mountain excursions and team building exercises. We have a courtesy van operating plus we can hire out our 3 vans for Community Groups.

Our History
Taumarunui CenotaphThe Taumarunui RSA was formed in 1920 by army veterans who were returning to New Zealand at the end of WW1.

The object of the association was to offer support to their comrades who and in many cases their widows and dependants who were struggling to make ends meet.

The club occupied various buildings, using them as clubrooms and offices for administration purposes, and it was not until 1944 that the club moved into its own clubrooms. These were situated where our present car park is.

At the time the whole of the King Country area was a proclaimed area, and as such it was illegal to buy or sell alcohol within the area.

Alcohol could be purchased outside of the King Country and delivered by rail to individuals, but a declaration had to be attached stating that the buyer was 21 or over and was of European decent.

Original Taumarunui RSAIn 1950 the RSA was granted a charter to sell alcohol to their members under stringent conditions.
Prohibition was finally lifted in 1958.

The association continued to make improvements to 1960 when the members then decided to start fundraising to build a new clubrooms this due to the cost of mandatory regulations, and also the costs of bringing the old club up to the required standard.

It was decided to build a new clubrooms on the land adjacent to the old club. In 1965 the new clubrooms were opened. In the years ahead, further improvements were made to the club and in 1996 the Victory lounge and Restaurant were opened. With the opening of the restaurant this gave members and their guests access to quality food at affordable prices.

Up until the late eighties, members had to have served in the armed forces, or served in the police or fire service. This all changed when Central Government changed legislation to enable RSA clubs to recruit members who did not meet the previous requirement. At present any person over the age of 18 and of good repute may apply to join.

Taumarunui RSA BarToday, the Taumarunui RSA is a modern, purpose built building that all the members can be proud of.

The ground floor contains a modern comfortable lounge bar, Gaming room and a restaurant. Upstairs is a conference room, kitchen and a large hall.

The upstairs conference room has the aid of a lift for easy access.

Membership Enquiries
new-nomination-formMembership is open to persons 18 years and over. A nomination form for membership needs to be filled out. Membership fees for the 2016 year are $25 for 18 to 69 years of age and $20 for over 70’s.

Each nomination form and photo goes before the Executive Committee meeting held on a monthly basis. If the nomination is accepted the new member is sent out the activities of the club and also the rules.

We also have Junior membership for 14 to 17 years of age for $5. They are nominated for membership by a members family. Junior members can enjoy all the clubs facilities with the exception of the Gaming room. They cannot purchase any alcohol.

Visitors to the club must sign the Visitors book at the front entrance. The office hours are 11am to 5pm. Outside these hours direct your enquiries to the Bar staff.

Make yourself known and enjoy our hospitality.

General Information
RSA Regulations BookletWelcome to the Club. Here are a few things we would like you to know about the Club. We hope you will enjoy being a member here.

We give you a Membership booklet on joining with all of the membership information included.

Please feel free to call in to the office and discuss any concerns or praise you may have.

NOTICES
The Club has a notice board at the front entrance as well as a board inside the Club near the bar. Please check them for coming events as well as relevant information regarding the Club.

HOURS OF THE CLUB
Monday to Saturday the Club is open from 11 am.

Sunday the Club opens at 1 pm & in Winter the Club opens at 11.30am. Friday and Saturday nights are our late nights closing approx midnight.

Most other nights we close approx 9 pm depending on patronage.