Beginner Kayaking Course
Here you Learn all the skills that you feel safe in your kayak on the river. You learn how too use all the equipment and how you control your kayak on the river.
When and where
- 9.30 am at the meeting point
- Arastrasse 7,Ittigen,3048,Bern
Day Plan
Aare Kayaking course
- Day 1
- Get to Know and showing the plan for the next few days with Coffee and Tea
- Handing out all the equipment, and learning how it works.
- Teaching on the river at a practicing area.
- Day 2
- Paddling and teaching on the Aare– Worblaufen (resturaunt Rio)
- Aare Worblaufen Teaching spot
- Here we can learn all the skills needed and play some games
- Only the 3 day kayaking course is then on the Simme for the third day – Whitewater Grade II. There we then paddle downstream on a river trip of 10 km to practice all what we have learned.
- Finishing of the kayaking course
Beginner Whitewater kayak course
The perfect difficulty level for learning whitewater kayaking in a safe and controlled environment: Arkadventures' beginner courses take place on Whitewater Grade II. This way, you’ll learn all the necessary whitewater skills to read and enjoy the river, while having fun in the rapids.
What you learn
- You will learn how to use all the equipment
- You learn reading of the river, potential risks and hazards, how to use the river to your advantage, to paddle your kayak more easily.
- Whitewater swimming, rescue with a throwline, and rescue of yourself and equipment.
- Learn to use river features to your advantage , this makes it easier to manover your kayak on the water.
- Paddling from one side of the river too the other (ferryglide), river signals to be able comunicate on the river, Stability in your kayak, using the edge of the kayak and turning the kayak where you want to go.
- Forwards Paddling, that we can then move the kayak whilst sitting in an upright position and learning paddling efficiently.
Equipment can also be used and rented
- Kayak
- Paddle
- Spraydeck
- Boyancyaid
- Helmet
- Neoprene farmer wetsuit
- Paddle Jacket
What should I bring?
- Medical Supplies if needed (Asthma spray-Allergy medication)
- Swimming stuff
- Band for your glasses.
- Towel
- Depending on temperature, Thermal clothes, without cotton.
- Closed Sport Shoes that can get wet.
- Something too eat for lunch and drink -for when on the river.
Price
- For Juniors under 16 years 200 CHF ( With Equipment 240 CHF)
- For Adults 240 CHF (With Equipment 280 CHF)
- Für Kajakkurse erhält eine Buchung mit 4 oder mehr Personen einen Rabatt von 10 % (Der Rabatt wird rückerstattet.)
