Rafting Tours In Australia

If your idea of vacationing includes adventure, you will enjoy the rafting tours in Australia. Even an armchair adventurer will enjoy the water rafting in Australia. There the white water rapids for the really adventurous or the mild version for the beginners.

The One Day Tour on the Goulburn River is one of the milder forms of rafting. The river flows from the outlet of Lake Eildon and is the most constant waterway in Victoria. The tours on this river run from December through the end of April. This river is from a dam release and runs through farmland and has lots large numbers of native birds and animals.

This river is the ideal introduction to the invigorating sport of rafting because of the grade 2 rapids and the "Canoe Slalom Rapid". Your guide will schedule activities to help you improve your skills and speed up your heart rate.

During the day of paddling you will encounter, helicopters, surfing waves and challenges from the raft. This is a tailored rafting experience suitable for the entire family.

Another tour available on the Gouldburn River includes a tour through the platypus paradise. This trip is a unique opportunity to experience the platypus in their natural environment. This tour is suitable for children over 8 and mature adventurers.

The platypus is a unique creature, which has fascinated many scientists and layman since it recording in 1797. With its duck-like bill, webbed feet and thick waterproof fur, the platypus is monotreme, meaning it is an egg-laying mammal. The platypus also suckles their young and swims like no other creature on earth.

These shy, secretive animals are nocturnal by nature and are rarely seen in their natural habitat during daylight hours. These creatures are ever alert for signs of danger. At the first sign, they will submerge to the safety of their playground underwater.

Luckily, in secluded areas these creatures flourish and can be observed by the quiet, patient and alert paddlers as they drift through this platypus haven.

They will surface close by, but any sudden movement or sound, they will disappear only to been seen again in another location.

The premier wilderness journey in Victoria is the 5-day 80-kilometer rafting trip of the Snowy River. The Snowy River runs through the Snowy River National Park through some of Australia's finest gorges and wild country. On this trip you will experience running the rapids, swimming in deep still pools, camping on sandy beaches and meeting the local animals.

In 1898 W. H Furgeuson wrote about the scenery, the precipices, the sheer bluffs or gorges with sheer vertical sides. He wrote about the wide, deep, still pools in some spots of the river, while in other spots the water was a roaring, rushing rapid, which plunged recklessly over a boulders with a 4-meter drop. Not much has changed since those days long ago.

This rafting experience requires you to carry all of your equipment on the rafts with you. There are many rapids and they vary in the level of the water to the grades of 1-4. Every day you will have the opportunity to swim in warm, clear water and to experience the wildlife. Every night you will camp on a sandy beach, a place where you can enjoy a quiet meal and enjoy the wildlife, which is varied. A special treat will be the visit to the many sites visited by the earliest inhabitants and to observe the recounting through graphic detail on the walls of a secluded cave.

Another perfect introduction to white water rafting is rafting on the Big River. The Big River offers the best rafting close to Melbourne and is a great day trip. You will begin your journey with a relaxing drive through Eildon National Park and state forest. You will be amazed at the views of the river below as you wind your way along the steep valley walls to the site where you will launch on the Big River. The Big River provides 12 kilometers of continuous moderate rapids of grade 2 and 3. You will enjoy the excitement of paddling small rafts as you shoot the narrow rapids with its fast-flowing waters. Learning to break in and out of eddies and surfing the waves will add to the adventure. The tour uses only "state of the art" self-bailing rafts with all the necessary safety equipment. You will receive a safety briefing before you start on your journey.

Your guide will be informative and knowledgeable about the environment and points of interest as you traverse this historic river. The most ideal rafting conditions are in August through October, when the snow starts melting and the area is receiving it normal rainfall.

The Big River state park is a one-hour drive from Alexandra and surrounding Murrindini towns. It is only just a 2-hour and 30-minute drive from Melbourne.

These are just some of the rafting tours you will have the opportunity to look into when you are in Australia. Enjoy your trip!

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