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The Bridge to Nowhere – 4 hours

Join your local Maori Tour Operator - Whanganui River Adventures on an authentic river experience of a lifetime 32kms up river to the Mangapurua Landing where you will do a short walk (40 mins one-way) to the famous icon - The "Bridge to Nowhere" where you have lunch break (BYO - 1 hr).

Your tour guide/driver will also share with you a personalised history and story sharing about the Mangapurua Settlers era and history of the river as well as their own personalised stories of growing up on the river with their parents and grandparents families. Once lunch has finished you will pack up and do the return bushwalk back to the jet boat where your tour will end in Pipiriki at 3pm latest.

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Whanganui River Onedayer Adventure

Join your local Maori Tour Operator on an authentic tour to The "Bridge to Nowhere" going up river 32kms to the Mangapurua Landing and walking 40 mins through native bush to the famous icon - The "Bridge to Nowhere" where you sit for lunch break (BYO lunch, 1 hour) listening to the stories and history of a bygone era with personal stories of our growing up on the river. A return 40 mins bushwalk back to the jet boat and 22kms sceic ride back downriver to Ngaporo where you paddle yourselves unguided (10kms - 2hrs) back to Pipiriki. Arriving back at 4.45pm.

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