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We had an awesome experience with Mark yesterday. He gave us some insights into the river and... read more

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Jet boat fun

This boat ride is the most amazing and exciting thing I have ever done. The 40-minute boat ride is... read more

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Reviewed 18 March 2018

What an amazing experience! We absolutely loved it! Mark is an amazing skipper, warm and welcoming and loads of fun! The 360 spins were epic! The boat's power and Mark's skills were really impressive! He also has a deep appreciation for the river, which he shared with us. Large doses of adrenalin peppered with serene floating! We would do it again...and again...and again!

Date of experience: November 2017
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mark609165, Director of Sales at Buller Canyon Jet, responded to this reviewResponded 11 April 2018

far out !!! cool review thanks alot I'm very lucky to be able to share such a lovely part of NZ, go well- Mark

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Reviewed 13 March 2018 via mobile

We had such a fantastic jet boat trip up and down the Buller river with our skipper Mark. Beautiful river and gorge and fabulous locsl knowledge of river and gold mining history. Had a lovely walk afterwards and visited gold miners cottage . Highly recommended and a must do for anyone either visiting or living in NZ- awesome fun! Enjoyed 360 turns and getting wet . Thanks again to Mark.

Date of experience: March 2018
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mark609165, Director of Sales at Buller Canyon Jet, responded to this reviewResponded 11 April 2018

Glad you enjoyed so much our beutifull area and hope you have many more happy memories of your holiday Cheers Mark

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Reviewed 8 March 2018 via mobile

Seriously Good. Spins Spins and Spins. Lots of different spots with different history. Enjoyed going upstream on the waves.

And you will get on to the swing bridge for free

Date of experience: March 2018
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mark609165, General Manager at Buller Canyon Jet, responded to this reviewResponded 9 March 2018

Thanks Mate never have to many spins ,happy travels BCJ

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Reviewed 7 March 2018

Our campsite lady - Linda from Riverside, recommended Mark and his jet boat experience to us. We are so glad she did! We had a thrilling time doing 360 degree spins, bumping through white water and even floating peacefully about.
We would certainly recommend this trip to anyone seeking a bit of an adrenaline kick.
I even came away with a tiny speck of river gold!

Date of experience: March 2018
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mark609165, goldminer at Buller Canyon Jet, responded to this reviewResponded 11 April 2018

So glad you took Linda's advice to join us on the Buller and enjoy the Many moods of this fantastic River but oh oh watch out you don't spark another gold rush ,All the best Mark

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Reviewed 7 March 2018

It was a rainy day and the office was closed for the day due to bad weather but we'd been told not to miss this experience and as we were only in town for one day, we telephoned the owner Mark and he opened up for us on request. We found Mark to be a friendly, fun, safety conscious guy who took our family of 4 on a fabulous personalised jet boat adventure. We were his only clients due to the weather on that day and his service went above and beyond, with Mark being very generous with his time on this quiet day, giving us twice the amount of time on the river than our 40 minute allocated ride time. He tailored the trip to our needs sharing the beautiful, unspoilt natural beauty of the area with us and the waterfalls were running nicely in the rain. You're going to get wet anyway so I'd recommend you take a trip on the Buller Canyon Jet regardless of the weather. You'll be very glad you did.

Date of experience: October 2017
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mark609165, Guest Relations Manager at Buller Canyon Jet, responded to this reviewResponded 9 March 2018

Cheers for the lovely review Jacki and i'm glad if I can help make your experience special for you and youir family , All the Best Mark.
P.s if the rain is to hard we sometimes cancel due to safety

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