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Shotover Jet

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Get ready for the thrill of a lifetime with New Zealand's world famous Shotover Jet - the ultimate jet boat experience and the only way to access the spectacular Shotover Canyons!!

Get ready for the thrill of a lifetime with New Zealand's world famous Shotover Jet - the ultimate jet boat experience and the only way to access the spectacular Shotover Canyons!!

Highlights

  • The world famous white water jet boat ride!
  • Experience gravity-defying stunts and speeds of up to 90kmph
  • Get exclusive access to the spectacular Shotover River Canyons
  • Proudly owned by Ngāi Tahu whose connection to the Shotover River dates back centuries

Feel your adrenaline surge as you accelerate into the towering Shotover River Canyons. A unique combination of beauty and power, Shotover Jet is an experience like no other, blending pristine natural landscape with wall to wall canyon action from start to finish.

Your expert driver takes you skimming through the shallows at up to 90kmph in mere centimeters of water. Ride the rapids and experience thrilling, gravity-defying stunts within a hair’s breadth of the awe-inspiring cliff faces.

Hold on tight and prepare yourself as the signal is given for the famous Shotover Jet 360° spin, watch as the scenery fully rotates around you, sending a spray of whitewater sparkling across the river's surface.

Shotover Jet is proudly bought to you by Ngāi Tahu, the Māori people of this land and the proud owners of Shotover Jet. Their connection to the Kimiakau (Shotover River) dates back centuries before the arrival of Europeans.

Shotover Jet is the only company with access to the spectacular Shotover River canyons, and no one knows this area as they do.

Incorporating amazing scenery, history, and culture with a high dose of adrenaline and adventure, Shotover Jet is for many the highlight of their Queenstown experience and an adventure you won't forget!

Adult $169.00
Child $95.00 (5-15 years)
Family Pass $528.00 (2 Adults + up to 2 Children )
2A + 1C $433.00 (2 Adults + 1 Child)

What's included

  • 25 minutes on the water
  • Life Jacket (mandatory) and optional splash coat
  • On site facilities include: plenty of parking, retail shop, toilets, lockers for your belongings and viewing areas. There is a restaurant next door.

Location

  • Check-in at River Base 30 mins prior to booked time. Located along Gorge Road at 3 Arthurs Point (approximately a 10-minute drive from Queenstown).

Child Friendly

  • This experience welcomes families with children.

Notes

  • Family Pricing: The value of the Family Price is $432.00 if purchased individually - discounts shown from this rate. Family Passes are for 2 Adults and up to 2 Children, OR for 1 Adult and 3 children.

    Child Pricing: Applies to those 5 to 15 years.

    Minimum Height: 1 metre but should river conditions on the day dictate, Shotover Jet does reserve the right to extend the minimum child height to 1.2 metres to ensure maximum passenger safety.

    Duration: Please allow 1 hour 30 minutes round trip from central Queenstown.


    Self-Drive Check-in: Please be ready for check-in at the Shotover Jet's river base 30 minutes prior to departure. The river base is located on Gorge Road, 3 Arthur's Point and is just a short 10 minute drive from Queenstown.

    Courtesy Shuttle: A courtesy shuttle is available from Queenstown, applicable for the10am, 11am, 12pm, 2pm & 3pm (all hourly departures except 1pm & 4pm). Customers must check-in at our desk inside The Station Building in Queenstown 45 minutes prior to the trip time. The Station Building is located at 25 Shotover Street, on the corner of Camp St and Shotover St, Queenstown.

    If you would like the optional courtesy shuttle, please select this option as your proceed through check-out.


    Important information:

    For safety reasons cameras and video cameras are not permitted aboard. Professional photo & video packs available for purchase on site immediately after your trip -Should river conditions on the day dictate, Shotover Jet does reserve the right to extend the minimum child height to 1.2 metres to ensure maximum passenger safety.

    Reservations Essential:

    Due to high demand for Shotover Jet, exact trips times will be confirmed with you via email by Shotover Jet. Trips run every hour so if your exact time selection isn't available, you will be scheduled to the next available trip.

Authenticated Reviews & PhotosAll of our reviews are from people who have booked and paid for this activity thru Bookme

Authenticated Reviews & PhotosAll of our reviews are from people who have booked and paid for this activity thru Bookme

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euiseonl from South Korea wrote on 27 January 2019

Excellent activity♥

생각보다 보트 운전이 다이나믹해서 기분이 상쾌하고, 재미있었어요. 첫 타임으로 좋은 가격에 즐거운 경험을 했습니다!

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ssuunnyy from South Korea wrote on 08 February 2024

정말 끝내줍니다..ㅎㅎ

가격은 비쌌지만 그만큼 재미있었다고 생각되네요. 멋진 협곡을 고속으로 드리프트 하듯이 달리는 보트... 강가로 튀어 올라갈거 같은데도 미끄러지듯이 강 위를 빠르게 질주하는 쾌감이 끝내주네요..^^ 강추합니다~

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From Shotover Jet

Kia Ora ssunnyy, thank you so much for taking the time to write us such a positive review. We are so glad you enjoyed the Shotover Jet experience, our drivers undergo a lengthy training programme to allow them to get you so close to the river's edge, giving you the best adrenaline filled experience!! We hope to see you again in the not so distant future. Ngā mihi, Shotover Jet Customer Service Team.

ssuunnyy from South Korea wrote on 24 January 2024

강추합니다.

정말 제트보트중에 최고라고 할만하네요. 다른 제트보트들은 예약할때 할인이 있었지만 여기는 딱히 할인이 없어서 예약할때 고민을 좀 했었는데 막상 타보고 나니 역시 최고네요. 얕은 강가를 빠른 속도로 드리프트하듯이 조정하시는데 정말 스릴 넘치고 재미있었습니다. 돈이 아깝지 않을 정도 였네요. 강추합니다.

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From Shotover Jet

Kia Ora ssuunnyy, what amazing photos! Thank you so much for leaving us such a positive review. We hope to see you again at Shotover Jet soon!! Ngā mihi Shotover Jet Customer Service Team.

jeongwonm from South Korea wrote on 28 March 2023

완전 재밌어요

셔틀타고 왔다갔다해서 뚜벅이도 갈 수 있구요(셔틀 운영하는 시간대가 따로 있는 듯 하니..확인/예약 필수) 협곡사이를 왔다갔다하면서 360도 회전하는게 꿀잼입니다. 코스는 조금 짧은 감이 있는데, 코스고 나발이고 걍 재밌습니다... 진짜 재밋게 타고싶으면 가장 뒷열 + 가장자리에 앉는거 잊지마시구용(힌트 : 360도 회전) 롤러코스터 생각하고 앞열타면 생각보다 기대에 못미칠수도...? 사진찍은거 인화 아니면 메일로 링크 보내서 이미지 다운로드도 받을 수 있는거같던데 비싸서 전부 패스... 걍 즐기고 머릿속에 담기~

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From Shotover Jet

Kia Ora Jeongwonm, Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review So happy to hear you and your whanau had a fantastic time on our trip and memories to last you a lifetime! Hope to have you out jet boating with us again in the future! Please feel free to tell your friends and family about our trip. Ngā mihi / Kind regards, Customer Service Team

younghanj from South Korea wrote on 29 January 2020

재미있어요!!

맨뒷자리가 좋긴한데 운전수아저씨 설명이 잘 안들림. 또 비위가 약하신분들 가끔 정지시 휘발유 냄새 조심.

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