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OPEN CANOE HOLIDAYS

GUIDED DESCENT OF THE RIVER SPEY

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Starting off in the Cairngorms National Park we start the classic canoe descent of the river Spey, paddling all the way to the North Sea! Along the way we develop your paddling skills and knowledge to maximise your enjoyment on this wonderful classic canoe journey. We also have various options from wild camping to staying in B&B's with cooked breakfast and dinner every night. There are also options to check out some of the local Speyside whisky distilleries along the way if people are keen to sample some of the local tipple!

TRIP HIGHLIGHTS

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Learn how to paddle the traditional style open canoe

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Gain confidence while improving your moving water skills

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Fresh food from first lunch till lunch on the final day

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Paddle from Cairngorms mountain range all the way to the North Sea

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Paddle some exciting white water, with easier meanders between the exiting sections!

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Sleep under canvas or B&B options available

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Options to experience the famous Spey-side whiskeys

What's included?

✓ Highly experienced & qualified guide

✓ On-course transport, inc return journey to Aviemore

✓ Buoyancy aids, helmets

✓ Canoes & paddles

✓ Waterproof storage, 60ltr barrels per person

✓ Fresh food, from first lunch till lunch on the last day

✓ Camping stoves, tea, coffe etc

✓ Inflatable camping mats

✓ Cutlery

✓ Tents 2 or 3 man

✓ Group shelter

✓ First Aid kit

✓ Photos from your adventure

What's not included?

✗ Trip Insurance

✗ Personal expenses

✗ Any meals/drinks in restaurants

What do I need to bring?

Waterproofs, top and bottoms
Walking trousers (synthetic materials; jeans or similar are not suitable)
Spare shoes to get wet plus dry shoes for camp
Quality, breathable waterproof jacket and trousers. We recommend Gore-tex or similar
Spare insulating layer
Hat & gloves
Warm socks
Sleeping bag, 3 season
Spare set of clothes x 2
Some large zip-lock bags to keep your clothes and equipment organised
Head torch, plus spare batteries
Water bottle or flask
Sunglasses and sun cream (you just never know!) Personal medications

What else can we provide?

Pick up & drop-offs
Accommodation
Sleeping bags with liners (limited availability)

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Email or call +44(0)1540 368138 us and we will do our best to get you on your adventure!

GALLERY

We understand that getting a quality nights sleep and being able to dry your equipment can make all the difference to the comfort and enjoyment of your trip, therefore we have selected some of the best establishments on your trip to make it feel that bit extra special.

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Day 1 Aviemore - Boat of Balliefurth (Meeting for 9.30)

You'll meet your guide at the Old Bridge Inn, Aviemore where we will get our kit checked and packed. Chatting through some emergency procedures before we get on the water and run through some basic skills to gain some confidence in our craft before we start to weave and meander on our way through the upper reaches of the river. We plan to camp beside the river at Boat of Balliefurth.

Day 2 Boat of Balliefurth - Ballindalloch

We get packed up and get on the water to flow down through Grantown on Spey taking in some faster-moving water where we will help to develop our moving water skills, paddling through fantastic scenery all the way to the next camp at Ballindalloch.

Day 3 Ballindalloch - Craigellachie

Today is the most exciting day, with some of the best rapids along the way, the Washing machine and Knockando being the two of most memorable. After the action, we head down to Craigellachie where we can get some food and visit the whisky bar if you desire!

Day 4 Craigellachie - Spey Bay

The last day where we head out towards The North Sea over the course of the day with the scenery changing from the low lying mountains at the start to the expanse of the open sea, tasting the salt in the air as we head towards Spey Bay where we can get some photos and coffee!

When we pack up we will retunr people to Aviemore in our 9 seater minibus, usually arriving in Aviemore for around 5pm