Introduction To White Water Kayaking - 5 Day
  • Plas y Brenin
  • 5 Days
  • 6 People to 1 instructor

Introduction To White Water Kayaking - 5 Day

  • Paddle
  • Intermediate
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Overview

If you’ve been captivated by white water kayaking and are ready to elevate your skills, this 5-day course in Snowdonia is perfect for you. Under the guidance of specialised coaches, you’ll focus on more advanced techniques like breaking in and out, ferry gliding, and surfing standing waves on grade II water. Day one establishes the fundamental skills and introduces essential safety and rescue techniques. The week continues with a mix of river trips and site-based coaching sessions, helping you master more intricate skills. By the end of this intensive course, you’ll have refined your paddling abilities and gained a deeper understanding of river reading, rescue, and rolling.

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The Objectives

By the end of the course, you should have refined your existing paddling skills and learnt more advanced techniques such as; breaking in and out, ferry gliding, surfing standing waves and small stoppers. You’ll also have gained knowledge of; river reading, and rescue and rolling.

Itinerary

* Please note: Itinerary is subject to weather and availability.

On day one we’ll cover the fundamental skills underpinning white water kayaking. You’ll put these into practice and develop them throughout the week on a series of river trips. We’ll also deliver some static, site-based coaching sessions, and introduce you to essential safety and rescue skills.

Experience Required

You should already be a confident flat water paddler with the ability to manoeuvre your craft with ease, and be able to perform a confident and controlled capsize. You’ll need to be fit enough to enjoy five days of activity.

Take your kayaking skills to the next level with this white water 5-day course in Snowdonia. Providing you with a great foundation for white water with techniques and safety practices delivered by our friendly and highly experienced coaches, emerge with the confidence and knowledge to tackle thrilling river adventures.

Available Course Dates

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Course Start Date
14th September, 2026
Duration
5 Days
Cost*
Non-Residential:
£584.00
Residential:
£934.00

*If your course is based at Plas Y Brenin, Capel Curig, residential prices include catering from the morning of your course start date and cover the duration of your course, accommodation starts on the night before your course commences to the morning of the last day of your booking.

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