Papa Gorge Trip

Kayak Courses
Introduction to WW Kayaking
Grade 2 Course Weekend
Whitewater Kayaking Clinics

The Rangitikei River, local to Mangaweka, provides some of the best Grade 2 kayaking in New Zealand.

The water features are challenging yet safe and are an ideal training ground for multisport events, and a good starting point in your future as a whitewater paddler.

Mangaweka Adventure Co offers instruction on these stretches throughout the summer and offer a certificate of competency in Grade 2 skills, accepted by the Speight's Coast to Coast.

Our instruction is delivered and practiced in whitewater kayaks, plastic boats designed for advanced whitewater application. This is the ideal start to running rivers as it gets the paddler more involved in the dynamics of the rivers currents (and allows for more mistakes without any expensive breakages). All equipment can be provided for these courses, boat and spraydeck hire are incorporated into the cost of the course, but as many participants have their own PFD’s, helmets and splashjackets we have some for hire if you forget yours or don’t yet own any.