Mar 5, 2025
Father/Son Adventure - GREAT experience! Traveled with my son on this adventure that includes planes, hiking and a jet boat. Plane holds only 4 people and takes off/lands on a grass field which is a NZ way to start. 20-30 minute flight around the valleys and then landing in Siberian Valley where pictures do not do it justice. Crossing the stream was fun but cold! I suggest packing a small towel to dry your feet off on the other side. They provide water socks/shoes or bring your own. Then it's a 2 -2.5 hour hike. Not very technical, but the decent is the hardest part with some rocky areas. Hiking pole would help in this area, but if you don't have any - you'll be ok. Jet boat ride is a great way to end the tour. This is a great way to experience three activities in one adventure. We stayed in Queenstown and rented a car - about a 2 hour drive, but a beautiful drive worth taking. Entire excursion is about 4 hours. DO THIS ACTIVITY!!!
Review provided by Viator
Mar 4, 2025
Perfect excursion with many highlights - A super nice trip!
In bright weather we enjoyed flight 🤩, hike 👍, a fast jet boat ride😄
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Feb 10, 2025
3 activities in one great adventure - Birthday present for my partner. What an amazing adventure we had… all 3 activities in 1 day!!
A very well organised company and very pleasant to deal with.
We took the 10am flight as we were leaving from Cromwell. We packed a lunch, took our poles (one each) and beach shoes and little towel for the river crossing as recommended on other trip advisor posts.
The river was cold but not deep, the walk was not overly hard we had amazing weather and stopped and took lots of photos along the way. We had 20 minutes for lunch in a rocky dry riverbed and then walked onto the jet boat pick up 20 minutes further. We arrived 1hr early for the jet boat but to our luck…. They had room for us and headed back to Makarora. I would definitely recommend this adventure, we loved every minute.
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Jan 15, 2025
Wauw - Wauw, the flight in was absolutely beautiful, excellent pilot!
Good hike, and really fun jetboat trip
Review provided by Viator
Apr 30, 2024
NOT a day iat the office! - This was one of the finest adventures of my looong life (76). The flight in was scenic and exciting; the track (especially the 1st half) was knock dead gorgeous; and the jet boat was amazing (and I am not a motor type guy in the wilderness, but it was fun). Both the plane pilot and the jet boat driver were really skilled. Worth every penny for a once in a lifetime adventure.
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Mar 11, 2024
A perfect excursion - OMG. We had a perfect day for flying, hiking, and jet boating. The staff is wonderful and helpful for apprehensive travelers. Flight on 4 seater (1 pilot, 3 guests) was stunning (about 20 min). The pilot takes off from the office area (grass runway), narrates the flight into the valleys/mountains, and lands on a grassy area next to a stream. The walk/hike across the stream is less than 5 minutes - the level is dependent upon rain (it was over my knees, but I'm short). We arrived a day after heavy rain so it was quite fast and wide. You need water shoes/sandals (get at the office before the flight if you didn't bring them) and recommend hiking poles - it is slippery and the water was strong. Did I mention it is also COLD? The second adventure is hiking out - we are slow and it took us about 3 1/2 hours (counting a lunch stop). The first part is through a meadow-like area (gradual incline), 2nd part is in the forest and there are some steep parts (not long and not that steep), and the 3rd part is downhill to the water again (this was slippery and long; hiking sticks well worthwhile). You end up in a meadow-like area by the water. LOTS of sandflies!!! Then the jet boat comes (ours held 11 and the driver) and a cool ride until you get back to the starting area. You may get wet. This was our last excursion in NZ after 3 weeks and it was outstanding.
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Mar 9, 2024
Our favourite experience in Wanaka! - What an unbelievable experience! We loved every bit of it! The flight was spectacular - a blue sky day and amazing views. The hike was just right (3 hours), and the jet boat ride beauty in itself - spectacular rivers and countryside with the added benefit of being on the crystal clear waters. I would recommend this to anyone!
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Mar 1, 2024
Flight, hike and jet boat, an exciting combination - A unique combination of flight, hike and jet boat ride. We booked the 11:00 a.m. flight without any stress. The pilot flew us to the end of the Wilkin Valley before turning off into the Siberia Steam Valley on the way out and landing expertly on the grass strip. He showed us the way through the Siberia Stream, which was easy to wade through barefoot up to the calf with so little water. We went downstream up the valley about 150 meters in altitude, which felt like 2 hours, and then in about 1.5 hours we went back down 250 meters in altitude to the pick-up point on the Walkin River for the jet boat, which showed up on time. The journey back to the starting point was a rush of speed. If you're the last to board, you're in the front row.
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Feb 27, 2024
Breathtaking scenery! - LOVED this trip, what an amazing part of our country! The pilot showed us some great sights on the way in, the river crossing was "refreshing" (lol), the walk enjoyable and varied, and the jetboat loads of fun.
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Dec 8, 2023
Wow! - This is an amazing trip! The scenery was stunning. We had the most beautiful weather so felt really lucky. The flight was fantastic - incredible views with an interesting commentary about the area. Great walk and wonderful jet boat trip. We found all the team to be really friendly and helpful. Highly recommend this as an excellent South Island adventure.
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