Canoeing and kayaking

Activity Holidays come in a diverse variety of shapes and forms, ranging from the sedate and quiet like narrow boating and the spiritually enlightening, such as Yoga and meditation to action packed adventures including mountain biking or windsurfing. If you like your action on the water and you don’t mind getting wet, have a look at the fabulous range of canoeing and kayaking holidays on offer in exciting locations both in the UK and Europe as well as all over the world. You are bound to find the holiday giving you the adrenalin rush you desire as well as the relaxation you deserve on your special vacation. Just search our website for the full picture.

Maybe you have always craved the thrill and the skill of white water rafting or sea kayaking, but have neither the experience nor the equipment to pursue it as a regular hobby. Well, help is at hand to make your dream come true, as there are a huge amount of canoeing and kayaking courses available, all incorporated into your relaxation escape. The courses are suitable for complete novices, and you can bring the family too. They can join you on your holiday course or try some of the other activities, which might be available at your resort or be part of your tailor made package. What you can rely on, though, is that you will receive excellent tutelage from expert professionals, and all the equipment is, of course, included in your holiday.

If you are an experienced water sport enthusiast and you just want a holiday with a difference doing, what you like doing, then why not look at expeditions in exotic locations to explore pristine lakes and river systems, whilst being in the wilderness and close to some outstanding and breathtaking wildlife. Go to Canada and learn bush craft at the same time, enjoy the spectacular scenery in New Zealand or Brazil.

If you are after that white knuckle ride – there is plenty of action waiting for you out there, ranging from white water racing and slalom canoeing to river running and sea kayaking. Manage the most challenging descents in the Alps, Norway or on Iceland’s glacier fed white waters. You are sure to get your endorphins sky high. There are also a lot of less well known locations with spectacular water sport opportunities in the former Yugoslavia and across Eastern Europe.

At the end of the day, after all that excitement you can look forward to some different kind of relaxation, using the sauna in your resort, go for a swim (if you haven’t fallen in too often already) or have a massage. So, if you need action for relaxation and want to be on the water then you are bound to find your ideal canoeing or kayaking holiday. All you have to do is decide, where you want to go to, whom to take with you, if anyone, and what level of comfort and luxury you require to make it a really special and the right holiday for you.

In the UK the word 'canoeing' is usually taken to mean both canoeing and kayaking but a kayak is strictly a closed cockpit type of boat - whilst a canoe is open.  Whichever you choose to enjoy your sport, it can enable you to escape the ordinary and take you to explore some wild, natural and unspoilt places!