Located in Whanganui National Park in the Manawatu/Whanganui region
Bookings for the 2025/26 season open at 9.30 am on Thursday 22 May 2025.
87 or 145 km one way
In the Great Walks season (1 October – 30 April)
Best time to experience the trip. Bookings are required for huts and campsites.
Outside the Great Walks season (1 May – 30 September)
Only attempt the trip at this time if you are very experienced in canoeing remote New Zealand rivers in winter. Bookings are not required - huts and campsites are first come, first served.