Water Activites

Choose from:

·  Canyoning

·  Hydrospeed

·  Airboat

·  Canoe/Kayak

·  Rafting

Introduction

The many alpine rivers and lakes in the Alps provide an endless playground for all those who love water, with hard paddling, rough water, big waves, swirling eddies, dodging rocks and rapid descents. Fresh crystal clear water, with no sand between your toes or in your sandwiches.

For information on the activities, contacts and guide information please see the contact information on the resort pages, or the Tourist Offices who have literature and more details of all activities in their area.

Canyoning

Accompanied by a guide, follow courses through canyons and descend through stunning gorges along the rivers course. Equipped with a wetsuit, helmet & climbing harness, swim, wade, slide, jump or even abseil from one pool to another.

Hydrospeed

A hydrospeed float (a high buoyancy half-length surf-board) is used to ride the waves down the course of a river.  Equipped with wet-suit, helmet and flippers to steer go head first, almost like body-boarding down a river, one minute in the wave, and the next on top.

Airboat

An inflatable dingy-boat for 1 person, to paddle through the white water torrents.

Canoe/Kayak

Following experienced guides ride the course of the river in either a Kayak, paddling with a double-ended paddle or a Canoe, which is steered using a single ended paddle. White-water Kayaks have a closed top and you sit down in the boat, they are short, manoeuvrable and not very stable, whereas canoes have a closed top, are generally better for slower water and are more stable.

Rafting

Large inflatable self-bailing boat, for groups of 4-10 people with a guide to ride the waves together.

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