Queenstown Rafting offers rafting on both the Shotover River and the Kawarau River. We chose the Shotover option because it seemed to be the tougher of the two rivers in terms of the grades of the rapids on the rivers, but both options are the same price and give the same amount of river time. The rafting experience, for us, began in Queenstown town centre where we were picked up in the bus and taken to the main headquarters at Cavell's Rafting Lodge, just a few minutes' drive up the road. During the summer, there are two departures each day for those doing the half-day rafting - early morning and lunchtime. There, you're "measured" for your wetsuit ...  Read the complete review