Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Murchison Museum
(60 Fairfax St; admission by donation; 10am-4pm)
This museum showcases all sorts of local mem-
orabilia, the most interesting of which relate to the 1929 and 1968 earthquakes.
MUSEUM
Wild Rivers Rafting
( 050 846 7238;
www.wildriversrafting.co.nz
; 2hr rafting adult/child $130/85)
White-water rafting with
Bruce and Marty on the particularly exciting Earthquake Rapids section of the beautiful
Buller River (good luck with 'gunslinger' and the 'pop-up toaster'!).
RAFTING
RAFTING
Ultimate Descents
( 03-523 9899, 0800 748 377;
www.rivers.co.nz
;
38 Waller St; 2hr rafting $130, half-day kayaking $125)
Offers
white-water rafting and kayaking trips on the Buller, including half-day, gentler family ex-
cursions (adult/child $115/95). Helirafting trips by arrangement from their new base in
Murchison.
Natural Flames Experience
( 0800 687 244;
www.naturalflames.co.nz
; adult/child $85/65)
An enjoyable, informative half-day
4WD and bushwalking tour through remote valleys and beech forest to a hot spot amongst
the trees and ferns, where natural gas seeping out of the ground has been burning since
1922. Boil a billy on the flames and cook pancakes before returning to civilisation.
ECO TOUR
Buller Gorge Swingbridge
( 0800 285 537;
www.bullergorge.co.nz
; SH6; bridge crossing adult/child $5/2; 8am-7pm Dec-Apr, 9am-5pm
May-Nov)
About 14km west of Murchison is NZ's longest swingbridge (110m), across
which lie short walks taking in the White Creek Faultline, epicentre of the 1929 earth-
quake. Coming back, ride the 160m Cometline Flying Fox, either seated (adult/child $30/
15) or 'Supaman' ($45, or tandem adult/child $30/15).
BRIDGE
Buller Canyon Jet
( 03-523 9883;
www.bullercanyonjet.co.nz
;
SH6; adult/child $95/50; Sep-Apr)
Launching from Buller
Gorge Swingbridge is one of NZ's most scenic and best-value jetboat trips - 40 minutes
of ripping through the beautiful Buller with a good-humoured captain.
JETBOATING
Sleeping & Eating
