Kayaking in Greece

Steep and beautiful green valleys, endless vineyards and ancient heritage will quickly convince you to add Greece to your new favourite paddling destination. Something that very few people know is that Greece is also home to beautiful whitewater hidden in deep canyons with transparent water. This special trip will let you experience your favorite sport at the same time as experiencing Greece’s ancient culture and heritage. After relaxing days on the water you’ll enjoy the evenings experiencing local food and drinks.

The journey to Greece can be made either by car directly or ferry or an airplane.

When arriving by car, we recommend the route via Zagreb, Belgrade, Macedonia (don’t forget your green insurance card!), Saloniki, Parga, Camping Parga (N 39 ° 17’3 “E 20 ° 24’40”) if you take a ferry from Venice or Ancona you come directly to Igoumenitsa, from there you can get in half an hour at our meeting point at the Parga campsite (N 39 ° 17’3 “E 20 ° 24’40”) – link to ferries: http: // www.minoan.gr; http://www.superfast.com/site/content.asp?sel=291&loc=3; http://www.anek-lines.info/

If you are arriving by plane, we recommend renting a car from the airport. We can pick you up from Thessaloniki and you can join the ride with us – please enquire for further details.
You can rent full equipment from us at 25 euro/per day.

At our kayak camps, we look forward to a cozy get-together in the camp. We are happy to have breakfast together and for dinner everyone decides whether to cook or eat in local restaurants!
Basically, we are always on a campsite during the entire week, if someone would prefer to have a room, this is possible, but cannot be organized by us.
Basically, the kayak school bus with a trailer is responsible for mobility and shuttles on site and to the rivers. It may be necessary for private vehicles to also be used for shuttles and transfers.
We and the environment are generally happy when car pools are formed. When booking, we are happy to help establish contact between the participants. For logistics, we plan to go as far as Patras but all will be based of current water levels.

Either by car, plane or a ferry we meet at the Parga campsite (N 39 ° 17’3 “E 20 ° 24’40”)

where you will meet the rest of your travel companions for the next ten days of adventure.

Accommodation: Parga

Sunday: 1st day of the course – presentation, equipment check and possibly handing out, paddling and division into 2 groups depending on ability

Monday: 2nd day of the course – The focus for this day is swinging in and out,
driving eddy water until you drop :-)) Tuesday: 3rd day of the course – fluid dynamics and correct assessment of potential danger spots

Wednesday: break – from the beach to a mountain bike tour , everything is included – we may also use the day for a change of location

Thursday: 4th day of the course – safety day (all common safety methods are repeated and brought up to date during this paddling day!)

Friday: 5th day of the course – instruction in the ‘boat’ technique, which enables problem-free and safe driving of individual places.

Saturday: 6th day of the course – we plan to run a special section applying what we have learned. Each participant will of course receive their personal feedback with suggestions for improvement for the further paddling life on

Day of departing back home. Flights to Thessaloniki should be booked for the evening of that day.

This is the draft of the trip. Based on the level of participants certain days might be adjusted

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 experience on the rivers and feel comfortable at class III, have a solid whitewater roll and want to paddle rivers at II+ – III+ under the eye of professional kayakers with a high level of coaching and guidance but also want to link their kayaking holidays with getting to know Ancient history of Greece.

The camp is suitable for both youth and adult paddlers. During the camp if our coaches are going to look after young paddlers, participants and their legal supervisors must agree to rules of camp.

Feel free to drop us an email if you have any concerns or questions about this or to discuss it further info@loveitliveit.co.uk.

The journey to Greece can be made either by car directly or ferry or an airplane.

When arriving by car, we recommend the route via Zagreb, Belgrade, Macedonia (don’t forget your green insurance card!), Saloniki, Parga, Camping Parga (N 39 ° 17’3 “E 20 ° 24’40”) if you take a ferry from Venice or Ancona you come directly to Igoumenitsa, from there you can get in half an hour at our meeting point at the Parga campsite (N 39 ° 17’3 “E 20 ° 24’40”) – link to ferries: http: // www.minoan.gr; http://www.superfast.com/site/content.asp?sel=291&loc=3; http://www.anek-lines.info/

If you are arriving by plane, we recommend renting a car from the airport. We can pick you up from Thessaloniki and you can join the ride with us – please enquire for further details.
You can rent full equipment from us at 25 euro/per day.

At our kayak camps, we look forward to a cozy get-together in the camp. We are happy to have breakfast together and for dinner everyone decides whether to cook or eat in local restaurants!
Basically, we are always on a campsite during the entire week, if someone would prefer to have a room, this is possible, but cannot be organized by us.
Basically, the kayak school bus with a trailer is responsible for mobility and shuttles on site and to the rivers. It may be necessary for private vehicles to also be used for shuttles and transfers.
We and the environment are generally happy when car pools are formed. When booking, we are happy to help establish contact between the participants. For logistics, we plan to go as far as Patras but all will be based of current water levels.

The basic price for the one-week camp in Greece is € 500 and includes expert guidance by certified kayak instructors and coaches, training in practice and theory according to our modern training concept and on-site transfer with the 9-person canoe school bus (private vehicles may also be used must be used depending on the group composition and number of participants!)

It does not include accommodation fees (approx. 8-15 EUR per person per night) and personal camping equipment (tent, sleeping bag, sleeping mat, etc.), food, and travel to and from the hotel.

If you need rental equipment, we can offer you the complete equipment for € 150 (for the entire duration of the course).