Water by Nature blog

Celebrate In Style On The Zambezi River

Hamish McMaster


We frequently have guests who decide to join a trip based on a birthday celebration or even occasionally we have people celebrating anniversaries. We were fortunate enough to have 2 wonderful couples join us recently on the Zambezi for the same reason, their honeymoons. Both couples added to their experiences by going on safari to […]

Meet Zambezi Legend – Dave Humpleby

Hamish McMaster


Find a little more out about some of the great folks that take you on your whitewater rafting holidays. Name: Dave Humpleby Nickname: Brave Dave Nationality: British Time Spent Rafting: 25 years How long have you been rafting? Since the Jurrasic Era What is your favorite 3 Water By Nature destinations. Zambezi. Zambezi. Zambezi. The […]

Nepal, A World Class Whitewater Rafting Destination

Hamish McMaster


I first went to Nepal more than 20 years ago to see what all the guide chat was about this place. Wow, what a mecca for running loads of great whitewater rivers. Almost all of them are multi-day trips where you’ll get to experience the wonderful culture and people of Nepal. Add to that the […]

Amazing Places To Stay Along The Zambezi River

Hamish McMaster


How about some wonderful suggestions of gorgeous places to stay along the Zambezi River? Over the years our guests have shared their favourite places to stay whilst on this wonderful river. While this is by no means a definitive list or in any particular order, we hope you’ll take the time to spend a few […]

Moroccan Adventure By Ote Dale, O.A.R.S Guide

Hamish McMaster


I left a city where sloppy money flies through hands like fallen leaves in a swirling wind, a fairy tale town of somewhere else where a wonton man crafted Lake quietly shrinks to half pool soon to be cracks in mud Eventually thirst will consume This fantasy I flew south to another thirsty town in […]

White Water Nepal – The Karnali River

Hamish McMaster


With the onset of so much development and roads on the Sun Kosi River, we have decided to set our focus more on sending clients to the Karnali and Tamur rivers, allowing our guests to get remote and disconnect, in a familiar theme with many of our other destinations such as the Grand Canyon and […]

Ant Hoard From Cape Town Off To The Grand Canyon

Hamish McMaster


We wanted to say thanks so much to all those folks out there who entered our Facebook Grand Canyon rafting trip competition. Our eventual winner was Ant Hoard from Cape Town and a river guide for Gravity Adventures in Cape Town. Ant received a phenomenal number of shares in the competition, eventually becoming a runaway […]

A Cultural And White Water Wonder – The Tamur River, Nepal

Hamish McMaster


With so many trips vying for our attention, adventure travel can pose a major dilemma on which destination to choose to travel to a destination, just that little bit different. Nepal is that destination and the Tamur is that trip. The Tamur is one of the tributaries of the famed Sun Kosi river that is […]

Types Of Craft On A White Water Rafting Vacation

Hamish McMaster


There are many varying craft on offer on white water rafting trips to enhance your adventure. Each offer a different means to run rapids on a river, giving you safe options to challenge some of the biggest whitewater in the world, such as on the Zambezi or in Nepal. Other craft are there for your […]