Kayaking in Austria

This is a unique kayaking course to introduce you to ‘creeking’. The course is perfect for those who are already comfortable on class III and are looking to progress on to more advanced whitewater.

The goal is to improve your skills on class III+ and IV whitewater by visiting new, challenging, rivers everyday. The trip starts on the beautiful Salza River where you will warm up and prepare for the rest of the trip.

After the Salza you will learn how to boof on a smaller creek containing 46 separate drops up to three meters in height. With your new boof skills you will move on to class III+ and IV rivers and, finally, finish at the five metre high Laussa Falls.

Whitewater Kayaking Holidays

Welcome to Austria! Arrive and check in to accommodation – we can arrange special pickups from local airports for an additional fee (Graz, Salzburg, Linz, Vienna or Bratislava airports) – please contact us for more details.

We start with a warm up paddle on the Lower Salza. We get into our boat and get used to how it flows and go through all of the basic techniques including safety.

We train in challenging situations and work on our manoeuvres at the Wildalpen kayak course in the morning and boofing and lapping Hinterwildalpen in the afternoon.

Safety training at Wildalpen kayak course and at Hinterwildalpen followed by some time to rest. For anyone interested we can warm up in a local sauna to rest our bodies!

Two runs on the lower Kummerbrucke section – we have a chance to experience it on the first run and then work on our skills on the second one. In the afternoon we drive towards Koppentraun.

Koppentraun is one of the biggest classics of the Salzkammergut region. Spend time working on reading the water, scouting, safety, planning the road, picking the lines while introducing the skills you’ve mastered from previous days. Dinner in Hallstat.

Depending on water levels and group skills we will choose one of the local pearls, Lammer or Rettenbach. Enjoy exploration runs followed by practicing different skills in certain spots.

Enjoy the five metre high Laussa Falls and practicing your boof using the safety and waterfall techniques you’ve been learning all week. Memorable experiences and awesome pictures guaranteed!

Custom dates for this trip may be available. Please use the Contact Us form to make an enquiry.

The trip is suitable for people that have finished a basic course, feel stable in a boat, have a solid roll and are looking for the next step and a challenge bigger than class III. The course will help you step up your game under the eye of professional kayakers with a high level of coaching and guidance.