Join to an in-depth half day kayak instruction session that takes place on a beginner friendly section of the Soca river.
| DEPARTURE TIME |
Trips start 2 times a day usually at 9AM | 2PM | ||||||||
| DEPARTURE LOCATION |
Bovec main square | ||||||||
| DURATION OF THE TRIP |
4-5 hours all included | ||||||||
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| RECOMMENDED if present |
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1
Meeting
Usually we meet in Bovec, main square or at the kayaking base
2
Getting the necessary gears for the activity
You ll be quing up in the base and each participant are going to get all the items required for kayaking and to be safe and warm on the river.
3
Short drive to the river put in
You ll be transported to the starting. The section of the kayaking trip may change according to actual water levels of the Soca river
4
Getting in the gear
It is time to jump into the wetsuits and put on the flotation devices and helmets. There might be a quick photo opportunity with your personal phones but then every valuable needs to be taken in the cars. Cars will be waiting at the river takeout.
5
Safety Briefing
Kayak instructor teaches you all about white water kayaking including:
- Location, actual river level, actual river hazards
- Proper wear of safety equipment, PFDs, Helmets
- Sitting position in the kayak, kayak outfitting/adjustments
- Paddling instructions, stoke progression, balancing, edging, bracing
- Wet exit or eskimo roll
- Swift water reading, Edys
- Short – Long swimmer rescues, self rescue
- Team management
- Worst case scenarios
6
Begin floating down the river
Rivertime usually takes around 2 hours while the instructor actively works on mastering proper river running techniques and helps with the rescue in the event of capsize and wet exit.
7
Arriving at the takeout
8
Carrying kayaks to the parking and getting changed
9
Transport back to Bovec
Tour Reviews
Booked a kayaking lesson for a rainy day. Seemed the right one to spend it on the river getting wet anyway 🙂 I was amazed by the color of the water, the scenery and the fun and complexity that kayaking is. In a day we could learn the basic techniques require to run the easy section safe. I will definitely get multi day course next time to progress more in this awesome activity.
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