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Guide was great, even better they were happy to take just the two of us out.
Hello my name is shonese wright we booked in for the 3rd of march for my birthday and I’m telling you me and my family had an absolute blast!! We were the loudest people on the boat and the biggest group but I’m telling you we’d book again in a heartbeat!!! Definitely coming here again. You guys catered to our needs 100%!!!
I had a really fun time. Our driver was lovely and made me feel simultaneously safe and hyped up. The free photos were appreciated.
The Staff are very friendly I even left my action cam and went back to Christchurch but they assisted me right away how it can be delivered to me right away. The experience was awesome! I thought its just going to be a normal jet boat ride not until the driver did some really tricky manoeuvre and 360 spins but we felt safe the whole ride because the driver never failed to remind us what to do and not to do. Even though it was gloomy the view was still amazing. I woudl definitely bring my family next time so they too can experience this awesome adventure.
Great morning with a fantastic host. More than just a jetboat, it was informative & educational. Loved it & will be back!!
A must do in Hanmer Springs! Grear value for money. Friendly and knowledgeable driver. Will so do it again. Real thrill Aye
What a fantastic opportunity bookme presented. We would never have considered at all had we not found your incredible deals for this trip. Aaron our boat driver was professional and personable, dishing up fun and facts during the trip, along with some thrilling 360 turns and close encounters with cliff faces. Exceptional value all round.
Thank you so much to the staff, who made my brother and myself feel so welcome! My brother has downs syndrome and is autistic so sometimes it can be a little tricky booking things in advance, especially if they have the potential of being canceled due to weather etc. Right from booking the experience was fantastic. I received prompt, friendly reassurances to my emailed enquiries and when we arrived in a bit of a froth after rushing from christchurch we were greeted with genuine kindness and no eyerolling. Then we found out we were the only ones booked but weren't made to feel like a nuisance at all. Huge thanks to Cerian (sorry spelling) who was entertaining and engaging, giving us a good laugh and making my brother especially feel included and a part of all the explanations about safety, what was going on etc. Honestly it's a real gift to your business to have staff that are so comfortable and accommodating of disability as this is often not the case. There is a big push in christchurch at the moment to encourage businesses to be more accommodating in this regard as it's a hugely under utilized market because many potential customers with disposable income in this demographic encounter staff with a lack of skills or understanding that can often result in a sub par experience for the customer. I would say the staff we encountered without exception were well above the average you can expect most places and that speaks volumes for the treatment you will receive regardless of ability! Would and will recommend enthusiastically just for this reason... On top of that the actual experience was incredible! Skilled and safe environment with enough tricks and surprises to keep us on the edge of our seats. Thank you team and Ceiran? You did a great job and we really appreciated it ❤
Such a fun experience! Our guide Josh was great, and suited our trip to our skill level perfectly, the scenery is stunning and the bikes are of great quality. I fully recommend the experience, we will go again - make sure you wear older clothes/shoes that you don’t mind getting wet and muddy
We found this to be a very awesome experience, our driver was entertaining and kept up the thrills. Very beautiful river.
Highly recommended...we got s cheap package deal for both jet boat and clay shooting. Great fun and awesome hosts. With friendly staff.
excellent and exciting fun ride session. highly recommended to anyone coming to Hanmer Springs. The whole experience is about 2 hrs long, around 15km. Totally worth the fee and time! A must do. (there is a 10min rest and water/cookies time before doing the return journey - a very thoughtful of the Company, thumbs up!) May be the Company could do a 1 hr ride session, as 2 hrs ride can seem a little long for some, for those who just wanted to have a quick experience or do not have 2 hrs to spend. Hence you have the opportunity to capture more customers (that are willing to try a cheaper 1 hr session). Thanks so much for the great ride session and the photos!
Loved every minute of it! Daryl was a brilliant guide and hilarious to boot. Thanks for a great day out guys
Had a lot of fun!!! Lost my cap in a spin... so no cap when jetboat riding😄😅 Lovely place... just over 1.5 hrs drive from Christchurch...lots of other activities happening too.. definitely coming back 😃
The second time I have done this with this company & can't recommend it highly enough! Darryl our instructor was so patient & has a great sense of humor! The track was varied with super fun water crossings. From start to finish we had fun & can't rave enough!!
We really love it!
It was so easy to book and then the jet boat place kept in contact, the best activity
Christian our Master speed chase driver of the boat was simply fantastic. Thankyou !
It was fantastic
Such a great activity for Hanmer Springs
Thanks bookme for the good deal and the best experience we had for the day???. Way to go if you want to experience a thrill adventure. Will do the bungy jump next time.
So much fun especially for a first time rider, easy to learn and such a thrill.
The staff are fantastic. Each one had spunk, personality, humour and down to earth. We probably would of liked a 5 minute down time in between each activity tho as we didn't get a chance to catch our breath after the hirendous walk back up the hill. You guys should get a little trailer for one of the quads and drive people up and down. An extra thrill haha. Thanks for an amazing day team ??
This was a fabulous experience. I booked for our family and close friends for my 50th birthday amd it was a high lite of our weekend in Hanmer. Our driver was calm and made us feel assured of our Safety and funny and informative. Beautiful ride with thrills along the way. Photo to purchase at the end. My husband had been on the jet boats in Queenstown but said this was way more beautiful river and scenic.
Good and experienced driver. Will definitely do it again ???
Highly recommended. Staff are very friendly and knowledgeable. Jetboating was the best experience ever and was the highlight of our holiday.
It was great worth for money 100% .Bery nice people .
Had the pleasure of taking my wife on her first jet boating experience yesterday at Jet Boat Waiau River in Hanmer Springs. It was a beautiful sunny day as we loaded the boat full of excited holiday makers. It didn’t take long for the yelling and screaming to start as we speed of up the river and completed our first 360 spin. The next 40 minutes was action packed as we speed back down then up the river narrowly missing rocks and fallen trees spraying the other boat with water as we did more 360s. A great 60 minute experience where not one of us came back with a dry butt. Great value and highly recommend. 🚤💦
Not only was our driver awesome but the experience itself was amazing. Thrill ride and a half was absolutely Awesome!
We had a fantastic morning out on the Jet Boat with Darryl. The ride was awesome and we saw some pretty cool scenery along the way. Darryl is a great bloke with a good sense of humour, and an awesome Jet Boat pilot! Thanks for a great experience - a definite highlight of our trip.
Friendly staff.Well organized. Fun ride.
Awesome experience, great guide our whole group had a blast!!
The girls and I had a funtastic day on a jet boat. Recommended
It was a wonderful experience. I would love to try bungy and rafting next time.
The staff were very friendly, and I even got picked up from town to the main office, the driver even stopped so I could take a photo at the lookout. The driver and assistant of the jetboat were awesome, friendly, patient. I had an amazing time, it was fun and thrilling and beautiful, would love a job doing this kind of thing, I would definitely use this company again for any more adventures. And reccomend them on social media to any keen adventurers. Thank you for an awesome time. Made my day.
Awesome highly recommend. Will be back.
Wow, what an amazing experience. The guide was fantastic. They provide gumboots and overalls, along with all safety gear. After the group was familiar with the bikes and confident we were off!!! Along the way we stopped for a hot chocolate and biscuits. I would absolutely recommend this and will be back.
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