Water by Nature Tasmania - Franklin River Rafting

Rafting the iconic Franklin River in Tasmania is a highlight for most. This edit is compiled from a trip we did a few weeks ago starting at a medium level on the Collingwood River. This makes for lots of fun rapids and reasonably straightforward portages through the Great Ravine. As the Franklin River is a natural river without any artificial dams, river levels are firmly linked to the rainfall in the catchment. Generally speaking September through to early January and from mid March is when you can expect regular rainfall which is more rafting friendly. During the summer months the average rainfall is less in amount and frequency. Lower water means lots of pretty features but less white water. Trips are more physically demanding at lower water levels.

Franklin River Rafting with Water by Nature Tasmania - medium water level. Rafting the iconic Franklin River in Tasmania is a highlight for most. This edit is compiled from a trip we did a few weeks ago starting at a medium level on...

A very early season Franklin River trip with flowering wattles and loads of pink robbins. A week of no rain between two sizable floods made for a perfect trip. The rain started just in time on the second last day to give us an extra boost of flow for the lower flatish section. A great way to get out of lockdown languish with a bunch of friends.

Jedi's Franklin River Rafting trip - Sep 14 - 19, 2021 A very early season Franklin River trip with flowering wattles and loads of pink robbins. A week of no rain between two sizable floods made for a perfect tri...

Another day in packrafting paradise... This was a 4 day Franklin River trip a couple of our guides did in late June, making good use of some beautiful West Coast weather combined with tame river levels (0.74 m at the Collingwood Bridge). They walked out at Mt McCall to avoid the long flat at the end and rainy weather forecast...
Big thanks to Anthony Coulson (RoamWild) for providing the transport (4WD and car shuttle)!

Franklin River Tasmania Packrafting June 2021 Packrafting the iconic Franklin River in June 2021, making use of some nice weather and ideal water levels. Section paddled is about 65 km starting at the Co...

A bit of Tassie West Coast

Flannies, bush hats and brave men: Inside one family's four-generation-long search for fabled Huon pine The Morrison brothers of Strahan once plied the wild waters of Tasmania's Franklin River in small boats searching for Huon pine, prized by boat builders and furniture makers alike. Now, a fourth generation of Morrisons is keeping the legacy alive.

We are looking forward to rafting the Franklin River from late September. Please call us anytime to discuss our flexible booking and cancellation policy as we emerge from the COVID lockdown. Cheers Brett and Klaudia.

One thing we love so much about the Franklin River is that it is never the same for long. The little video below was taken on two days of the same 10 day trip. Feb 23 and Feb 28, 2020.

What difference a little rain makes on a Franklin River Rafting trip. Footage from 2 days out of the same 10 day Franklin River Rafting trip - Feb 23 and 28, 2020. Water by Nature Tasmania, Franklin River Rafting.

Summer rafting. All the best for the new year!

The Tasmanian Waratah (telopea truncata) is flowering all along the Franklin River at the moment. Eye candy all round.