The Whanganui River

National Park Village, is the natural destination from which to start and finish your 1, 2, 3, or 5 day Whanganui River Experience.

This timeless river finds its origin high on Mt.Tongariro starting as alpine stream and gathering waters from Mt Ngauruhoe and Mt Ruapehu. As it descends through the Central Volcanic Plateau it sweeps in a huge northern arc towards Taumarunui and then wends southwards towards Wanganui and the Tasman Ocean.

Today this remote river provides a wilderness haven for unique outdoor adventure. Very few places in the world can you now take a canoe on a river several days totally cut off from the pressures of civilisation. People of all, levels of fitness and ages have can experience The Whanganui Journey.