Alpine Kayak Guides offer a range of white water kayaking instructional courses. Our instructors are all experienced and love to teach anyone who is keen to learn the art of kayaking. If you have tried one of our day trips and just want to know more then a more structured course is just what you are after. Read below for the options from a one day instructional course to 3 days of instruction.
Good Skills Instructional Day
This is a huge day on the river! Aimed at those who really want to get into kayaking. We focus on nutting out the basics such as buddy rescues, proper paddling techniques, breaking eddy lines, running/reading rapids, wave surfing and much more. You will be learning the latest skills from highly respected instructors. We strongly recommend that clients have a few hours in the pool the day/evening before this trip so we can get you to “crack” the roll too. This trip includes Lunch & refreshments
If you are looking to compete in multi-sport river kayaking this is a great place to begin or refresh existing skills. We will also offer you special rates if you want to “tag” on our other trips to get more confidence on the river.
This is a FULL day kayaking. We stop when you say. Duration: 7-9 hrs
Price: $ 280.00 pp Departure Time: 9 am
Tailor-made Instructional Courses
These courses can cover all the fundamental basics of kayaking.
Paddle Strokes: forward/back paddle, sweep, stern rudder & support strokes
Ferry Gliding
Breaking in/out of eddies
Rolling: this is an evening pool session
Price: depends on length of course
Rolling Clinics
Based at our headquarters in Luggate, our solar heated pool is the perfect way to get you rolling. Our Instructors teach you based on your learning style. Different strokes for different folks so to speak. After demonstrations & instructions it’s your go! We use digital underwater footage of your attempts to correct if/where you go wrong, then it’s all practise! Within a few hours you too can be cracking “the roll”. We have a very high success rate!
We run clinics until late into the evening as it can still be light after 9pm.
Duration: Allow 2 hrs. Everyone is different.
Duration: 1 hour
Price: $ 40.00 pp
General information
Where to meet
Lake Wanaka Information Centre, AKA The Log Cabin on the lakefront in town.
Minimum Ages
See individual trip descriptions
Experience
WATER CONFIDENCE IS ESSENTIAL. No previous kayaking experience is required for all the trips.
You bring
Swimsuit, towel, sunscreen, warm clothes & sense of adventure
We bring
Wetsuits, polypro, paddle jacket, booties, helmet, kayak, paddle and transport.
Trip Size
Minimum 2 people – Maximum of 8 people
Months of Operation
1st November – April / May (dependant on weather)
All departures are accompanied by one guide per six kayakers. Each trip includes necessary tuition appropriate to river conditions. Safety equipment, clothing, lunch and kayak are included with each trip. Kayak trips include transport to and from Wanaka to selected rivers. Alpine Kayak Guides reserves the right to select the daily river venue, taking into account weather, river conditions, client ability and numbers .
