Dart River Jet Boat And Wilderness Experience

Amazing time! Nikki was a fantastic boat driver! Highly recommend to anyone exploring the South Island

An amazing adventure experience in Queenstown. The drive to Glenorchy is beautiful but the trip up the Dart River was just wow. Terrific afternoon out, Benn our driver was amazing and yes you do go fast, you do do spins and we did get out of the boat for some photos. Oh and you get a tad wet. A 10/10 afternoon, can’t wait to do it all again.

We had an amazing experience doing the Dart River Jet Boat wilderness experience. Our guide, Benn, was super friendly and very knowledgable. The whole family love this experience. Highly recommended.

A fabulous experience. All staff friendly and helpful. Guide was fabulous and knowledgeable. Beautiful views mixed with some fun. Highly recommended. Glenorchy a lovely town to visit.

Our Dart River adventure with Josh as our driver was an absolute highlight of our trip. The drive into Glenorchy and the Dart River itself it one of the most beautiful locations I've ever seen. We chose this over the Shotover Jet because of both the location and the fact that we were able to stop and explore the area and take in the scenery with the longer ride, whilst still experiencing the thrill of the jetboat. This tour felt more personally tailored than the Shotover and didn't cost us too much more as a family of 5 (2 adults and 3 kids). 10/10 would recommend!

Fantastic! Loved it. The experience matched the breathtaking views, thanks to Benn, who was fantastic! Highly recommended!!

What a wonderful and exciting adventure. Unbelievable scenery, a great host with Benn, our jet boat pilot, funny, entertaining and knowledgeable. Had the best time. 5 stars for Dart River Adventures.

It was an absolutely awesome trip and your staff are fantastic. We learnt so much and it was a great adventure. Benn is a great driver and Nikki was outright incredible. She put us onto a first rate camping site for the night too Dart River Adventures should be proud of this business and team and when we return to NZ we are definitely doing this tour again

My second wilderness adventure with the Dart River team - fabulous experience, thank you! Everything was seamless, ease of booking, checkin, well organised, safe and so enjoyable. This year the water level was higher enabling exploration of areas not previously visited. Special thanks to Josh and Matt for their care, good humour and generally being very lovely.

Absolutely exhilarating jet boat ride up across the northern tip of the icy azure coloured Lake Wakatipu and down into the braided branches of the Dart River Departing from the quaint village of Glenorchy, leading into the heart of the most spectacular majestic scenic views of snow covered mountains and untouched native forest of the Mount Aspiring National Park Shout out to Ben , our talented driver for expertly navigating the ever changing channels of the Awa and sharing your knowledge on the area’s past history of gathering and harvesting Pounamu

Great experience from start to finish. Incredible views and unbelievable jet boat ride. A must do.

A fantastic day out!!! So much better than the other jet boat trips around. The scenery is phenomenal, the driver Toby was patient, kind and super knowledgable. We loved every minute of it!!! A must do activity!!

The communication with Dart river adventures was great. The trip was fantastic. We were well looked after and entertained and informed of the area on the trip. I would rate this trip as best value for money in the area. It starts in the lake, heads up through braided river channels into the gorge. A great variety of experiences and scenery and Andy was great.

We had a fantastic trip with family in July. Very refreshing and exhilarating. It was freezing so dress up. Great driver with lots of knowledge. Be aware if you book on Tripadvisor, price is in USD.

We all really enjoyed our trip. The scenery was magnificent and it was the most perfect clear winters day. Josh was our driver and he was funny but also informative about the history of the area. We will be back to do it again on our next trip. Much better value and better views than other jet boats in the area

Middle of winter, well prepped but no fuss which we appreciated. Great driver, very informative.

Superb host driver so much info and fun. It would be good if the way onto and off the boat was easier with a hand rail or post to hold onto apart from the host. A really great trip out.

I was overwhelmed by how welcomed I was by the staff and the friendly vibe they gave off they made every customer interaction a pleasure and is only over shadowed by their actual 2-hour Jet boat Safari up the dart river which was visually stunning and my jet boat driver Josh was the star of the show safely taking us up and down the river and entertaining us the whole journey.

What a great day out. A bus ride from Queenstown to Glenorchy to meet up with our tour guides for the best day of adventure and beautiful scenery. First up was the jetboat ride and it was fantastic, lots of spins too. We canoed for a while and stopped for a lovely lunch at Rockburn Chasm and what a surprise that was. The water is crystal clear and so blue, it was stunning. More canoeing after lunch and to meet our bus for the return to Glenorchy and then Queenstown. We had an amazing day. Don’t hesitate to book through Dart River Adventures they are fantastic. Special mention to Anna and Ross who looked after us all day.

Driver Nikki was expert,funny & knowledgeable. She gave remarkable insights into Ngai Tahu's history in the area. 10/10

It was a beautiful day for the tour and the views of the mountains was spectacular

An excellent fast paced jet boat ride. The guide (Nicky) was very well informed.

This was such a fun day! The bus ride from Queenstown was 1 hour on a clean bus with a nice and knowledgeable driver. The safety briefing and explanation was straight forward and accurate. The dart boat was SOO fun!! I could've done that all day. Ed was a great driver. But the canoe experience was phenomenal. We had such a good time with our guide Alex who made us feel safe and we had a blast. Lunch was tasty in a beautiful scenic location. All in all i'd totally recommend!

Great trip highly recommend . Good driver interesting history of area .

Amazing! Not to be missed when in the area.

We had a fantastic time on the Wilderness Experience excursion. Our group went on a speed boat (Shot-over Jet) and trekked up the Dart River. The spectacular views were in abundance and the thrill seekers were delighted. I would definitely recommend this activity for people who are interested in exploring the wilderness.

Would highly recommend this well run and completely fun trip. Our captain was Nikki and she was an absolute star. A perfect combination of epic river navigation, stunning scenery and facinating commentary.

It was a great combination of fun on the jet boat and chill on the kayaks as well as seeing a cool geological feature and information, made for great pictures. Nice way to see Glenorchy off the beaten path. Company was well organized and provided effective gear to keep us warm and dry!

This is a must do experience from Queenstown. A jet boat tour experience is thrilling and just an incredible way to see the amazing scenery that is the South Island of New Zealand!

Brilliant experience with a great driver! Unmissable.

We had this booked through a travel operator, who told us it would be a 2 hour jet boat experience. When we got there on the day we were told by quite a rude receptionist that due to staffing issues, they had changed our trip so a 1.5 hour jet boat experience and a walk round a UNESCO World Heritage Site. We left Glenorchy on a bus and it took about 30 minutes to get to this "World Heritage Site" which was just us standing in a Forest, while the guide pointed out a couple of trees. It was basically just to pass the time until the jet boat got up to us. When we finally got onto the boat Jordan took us around the river and was a great guide and driver, cant fault him at all. But the 1.5 hour trip finished after just 1 hour, so we'd paid for a two hour trip and only got 1 hour. We were given a partial refund as an apology.

Great experience. What a fantastic way to see NZ

Hang on to your ...hat and everything else too! So much fun, drivers know the river well and safety is #1 but fun and squeals from wife and friends are the best !! Who knew 5 inches of water could be so much fun ? Oh yea !!

Absolutely fabulous! We were on the newest boat…840hp..wow! Jimmy was our driver & gave us a thrilling ride putting the boat thru its paces. And of course, the brilliant scenery. Very comfortable seating. Wear the splash coat….you’ll need it!

Beautiul weather. Absolutely loved every minute of it. Thank you 😊

Exploring the Dart by Jetboat is a lot of fun. You really get into the middle of nowhere with stunning views everywhere you look. Friendly drivers and interesting commentary too.

It was the best trip we have ever had anywhere 😃. Our tour leader, Andy was informative, fun and attentive to our needs. We will be recommending this trip as a must do in Aotearoa. The scenery is amazing and the jet boat thrilling. We are from Auckland and are elderly and had no problems.

This was a 2 hour experience up the Dart River into a Unesco world heritage area. We had good commentary and stops along the way. The jet boat travels along some shallow areas of the river with the driver selecting the route as he is travelling. There is some amazing scenery during the ride. Only 14 people in the boat.

The jet boating experience far surpassed our expectations. Our driver was very experienced and we felt very safe. It was just so much fun. I would definitely recommend this experience

What a thrilling and amazing experience. I’d done the driving from Queenstown so hadn’t been able to fully appreciate the scenery on the way to Glenorchy so I really enjoyed the bus ride up to and beyond the town of Paradise. The educational walk in the woods was so peaceful and interesting. Then the thrills began! The ride down the river with our guide Nikki was an amazing experience. So much fun, such breathtaking scenery, on such an incredible river and in an amazing and exhilarating jet boat! So many great memories!

Great experience! Nikki was a great guide! Lots of fun

The tour was superbly well managed. The tour guide was efficient in driving and navigating the boat. We felt very comfortable and safe in the seat. The boat went up the river over a good long distance and down in good speed without any rashness of bravado.

We had such a memorable afternoon, definitely one we'll never forget! We shared our experience from Queenstown with a group of 30 from Israel - we're really not sure if they realised what they had been booked to do as they didn't seem to be the jet boat type (especially the chap with crutches!) They didn't understand they couldn't all go in one boat together so that took some sorting before we had to kit up. It had rained heavily overnight so we had to bus to the river, the mud steps proved challenging for them so we jumped in to help the driver & captain Toby. They asked for the boat to go slower as they had 'neck & back issues' - Toby was an absolute star, so patient & calm with the situation. Anyhow, we sat up front with Toby & had a great time - the views were awesome , the colours of the water, the mountains - untouched & unspoilt. Never been in a jet boat before & loved it! We helped them all out again as we'd have been there for hours if we hadn't! We had such a laugh, well done to all involved as it really was fun!

This was a fantastic experience. Our skipper, Toby, was very informative and a super helmsman. He took time to point out various interesting facts about the river, its changing heights and flow rates.

It is wild, fast, and bumpy.. You most likely will get wet. It was an adventure I would not wanna have missed. It is exhilarating!!

A brilliant experience and a fantastic way to see some amazing scenery. A real mustdo adventure

Great afternoon, well organised and great fun. We boarded upstream because of strong southerly winds on the lake. We travelled up two of the rivers. The speed and 360 turns was great. We did pause for some education on our environment and the boat jet engine. Highly recommended

Nikki was an excellent guide and an even beter jet boat driver!

It was an amazing expiriance!