River Valley is a hotel and lodge on Mangahoata Road near Taihape, Rangitikei, rated 4.8 from 287 reviews. Set beside the Rangitikei River, it's a family-owned operation that first opened in 1982, with a range of accommodation, a café and bar, meeting rooms, a sauna and spa, and organic on-site gardens that feed into the farm-to-table meals. From the lodge, guests can run grade 5 whitewater rafting on the Rangitikei, go horse trekking, or explore the surrounding back roads on an e-bike, alongside seasonal winter packages that pair the stay with rafting or e-biking. It also works as a venue for weddings, family reunions, conferences and other functions, with the accommodation, food and activities all run from one site. Beside the Rangitikei River near Taihape, River Valley brings more than four decades of running that mix of adventure and lodge stay together.