Things to do in Murchison
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Ultimate Descents
Offers white-water rafting and kayaking trips on the Buller, including half-day, gentler family excursions (adult/child $105/85). Heli-rafting trips cost from $450 and you can combine rafting with fishing (two days, $395).
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Murchison Motels
Tucked behind Rivers Cafe, with snazzy one- and two-bedroom units. There’s also an eight-bed cottage, and mountain bikes for hire (half-/full day $15/30).
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White Water Action Rafting Tours
White Water Action Rafting Tours, behind the i-SITE, runs half-day trips with a riverside lunch. Challenging Grade III and V rapids interspersed with adrenaline-elevating optional 9m cliff jumps.
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Rivers Cafe
Rivers Cafe has everything from chicken kebabs and falafel to rib-eye steaks and roast dinners. Make a hard decision between an organic coffee or a frothy pint of Monteith’s beer.
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Murchison Museum
This museum showcases local memorabilia, with vintage farm equipment and photos of the 1929 earthquake aftermath.
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River View Café
This open-air cafe is the cat’s meow when the weather is fine. Sit back and enjoy the riverside location, have a gourmet pizza and a bottle of Murchison Moonlight Ale as kayakers drift by.
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Commercial Hotel
Set yourself up for rafting with a good breakfast, and celebrate a big day on the river with a few beers and a robust pub meal.
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