Kayaking Course for Beginners
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Uttarakhand, India
04 Days
Challenging
01 to 05
Rishikesh
Rishikesh
This Whitewater Kayaking course for beginners is a 4 day kayaking plan designed to impart the foundation skills to a novice whitewater enthusiast. Through this kayaking course, a beginner is given the know how of the sport. Emphasis is laid on developing strong basic skills and hone them throughout the duration of the course.
The Kayaking course would include theory sessions and lot of river practice. Our kayaking instructors / safety kayakers ensure steady learning and safety. On completion of this course of kayaking for beginners, the students gain the skills and confidence required to run Class II whitewater sections. We have exclusive kayaking day trips/expeditions that our students can embark on.
Whitewater kayaking is a lifestyle activity and is addictive. Once you get on-board this kayaking course, you’ll come out as a different person at the end of it. You learn, you practice and you conquer. The satisfaction and sense of achievement that comes with kayaking is priceless. Join this kayaking course for beginners and learn the kayaking basics.
Briefing before the river trip 
Socializing on the river 
Teaching with patience 
Line up to adventure
ITINERARY
Day 01 : Basic Skills
A brief introduction about the course and equipment, before we hit the water. Our kayaking session would start with a short float/swim in water, wet exits, basic paddling strokes, turning strokes to get a sense of how the kayak responds to your actions. We would focus on these things and practice a lot. Towards the end of the day we teach bow assisted rescues. The day is long and we try our best to make it fun.
Day 02 : Introduction to Whitewater
Today’s kayaking objective is to re-affirm the techniques learnt, and to practice the same in moving water. We would learn leaning techniques and ferry glides. Practice of eskimo rescue would also be high on the agenda. The day would end with a river run with few easy rapids
Day 03 : Putting it all together
Now is the time to put our basic skills to use, and we would run a class II whitewater section on Ganges along with our team of professional kayakers.
Day 04 : Experiencing class II+ rapids
Today we will go bit more higher up in the river and would run rapids up to class II+ difficulty levels. It is bound to be an action packed day.
INCLUSIONS
- Experienced team having appropriate training and certifications for whitewater rescue and wilderness first aid.
- Local transfers for kayaking.
- Use of non shared exclusive kayaking gear ( kayak, spray deck, wet suit, neoprene booties, paddle, helmet, PFD ).
- Instructions, river guides for safety/rescue support, all necessary rescue equipment.
- River permits, Forest/National parks entry fees/permits, inner line permits, all necessary legal paperwork & documentation.
- Comprehensive first aid kit.
EXCLUSIONS
- Train/Air fares up to and from the starting and ending points.
- Accommodation and meals,
- Insurance of any kind
- Expenses of personal nature, alcoholic drinks etc.
- Anything not mentioned explicitly in the schedule/program.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
- Participant should be minimum 15 years of age.
- People with past history/ailment of heart, asthma, epilepsy should take doctor’s advice.
- If prospective participant is on any support medication or device, they need to discuss with us in advance prior to enrolling for this tour.
- One should have basic level of fitness and preferably some comfort in water to get the best experience of this tour.
- Additionally please read and understand the Disclaimers.
CANCELLATION CHARGES FOR THIS TOUR are levied as per the following schedule
Last 05 day(s) excluding departure date : 25 %
Last 02 day(s) excluding departure date : 50 %
Last 01 day(s) excluding departure date : 100 %
+ Charges are calculated excluding the departure date
+ Date is computed till 5 PM of the day of cancellation ( IST )
+ Schedule of cancellation charges may vary across different tours
Example of a charge calculation:
If departure date is 10-March-2020 and cancellation was done on 6-March-2020 at 4:30 PM, then charges will be calculated as per last 04 days excluding departure date.However if cancellation was done on 6-March-2020 at 6 PM, then it is understood as last 03 days excluding departure date
This tour is operated from October to May months. Best experience can be had from mid October to early December and from early February to May
Quick drying clothes/swimming costume for rafting, waterproof floater kind of sandals with a secured back strap, retainer strap for shades or prescription glasses, cameras, sun protection/block cream, moisturizer, change of clothing to wear after rafting, towel, toilet kit etc. Warm clothing would be needed from mid October to mid March.
This tour starts and ends at Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
Nearest railway station- Haridwar ( 25 kms )
Nearest airport- Dehradun ( Jolly Grant ) 25 kms
Rishikesh is well connected by road.
Guests will be picked up from Tapovan, Rishikesh, NH58, Badrinath Highway each day at 09:30 AM.
More accurate pickup location and timing would be coordinated closer to the departure date.
INDEMNITY/DISCLAIMER AGREEMENT
All participants are compulsorily required to sign a disclaimer form that legally indemnifies TEAM 4 ADVENTURE and all team members against any mishappening on the tour. Prospective participants are required to understand this, and enroll for the tour only if they consent to the same.