KAYAKING - RAFTING



Rafting (La Seu d'Urgell in Spain, 30 minutes by car)
'Avantgarde' sport which consists of descending a white-water river in a rubber raft such as a 'Zodiac'. The rafts have a capacity of 6 persons plus a certified instructor, responsible for steering the raft and instructing the team. Rafting is an intense and exiting sport which is not dangerous. In La Seu d'Urgell, a 30-minute drive, one finds the 'Parc del Segre', host of the Barcelona Olympics kayak events, which organises rafting on its 500m long artificial white-water river all year round (15 cubic meters p/second). Price includes: 4 descents with a certified instructor, first-class rafts and equipment (helmet, wetsuit, K-way, boots and life-jacket), insurance, warm showers and changing rooms. Children welcome. Can be combined with hydrospeed and canoeing. Click here for more information on la Seu d'Urgell and on rafting.

Rafting, Hydrospeed, etc (in Llavorsí in Spain, 1h30 by car)
Wheras the Parc del Segre offers rafting on an artificial river (see above), rafting on the Noguera river takes place in natural surroundings. The Noguera is the best river in the Pyrenees for rafting and kayaking: 14 km of white water which takes about 2 hours to descend. Included in the price: certified instructor, first-class rafts and equipment (helmet, wetsuit, K-way, boots and life-jacket), insurance, warm showers and changing rooms. Children over 12 years of age are welcome. Can be combined with canyoning. Click here for more information.

Rafting, Hydrospeed (La Seu d'Urgell in Spain, 30 minutes by car)
Fun sport for persons from 12 to 66 years of age which consists on descending and surfing on the waves of a white-water river (see above) on a special body-board. Price includes: 60' of surfing with a certified instructor, first-class hydrospeeds and equipment (helmet, wetsuit, K-way, boots and life-jacket), insurance, warm showers and changing rooms. Children welcome. Can be combined with rafting and canoeing. Click here for more information.

Canoeing (La Seu d'Urgell in Spain, 30 minutes by car)
The Parc del Segre (see above) offers a 800m long calm-water canal on which one can enjoy this fun sport but which is not as easy at it looks. Canoes can take one to two persons. Great opportunity for land-lubbers to take their first steps on water. Price includes: 60' canoeing with a certified instructor, first-class canoes, kayaks and equipment (helmet, wetsuit, K-way, boots and life-jacket), insurance, warm showers and changing rooms. Children welcome. Can be combined with rafting and hydrospeed. Click here for more information.