‍Day 0 (evening): Arrival in Fort William, Scotland

First up its a meet and great over dinner. You'll have a chance to meet the gang, ask any questions and hear the plan for the week ahead. After dinner you'll be free to spend the night as you please - unwinding, socialising or just soaking up the awesome views.

Your lead coach and exped leader will come around and chat with you to hear a bit more about your paddling history, experience on white water, desires, and hopes for the week.

Day 1: Kitting up and our first day white water kayaking

Whitewater kayaking in Scotland is where it's at, and we hope that at the end of this week you'll find the pull to come back irresistible. Our first proper day is aimed getting you kitted up and hitting the white water for our first bit of paddling. We'll aim to experience as many of Scotland's rivers as possible whilst observing you and the group to see where you're at and how we can help you improve over the week. We'll analyse your paddling and ability to move through the water and chat with you about what you'd like to work on. We'll then have a good idea how we can best help and form a plan for the rest of the week.

Day 2-6:

Exactly where we go will depend on the current river levels and water conditions. But we'll take you to as many great spots as possible, working on your stroke, nailing lines, and making the most of these wild rivers. You'll be hitting white water to rival the rivers of North Wales and the French Alps, for sure we'll get you on some really exciting stuff.

Once the day's paddle is over we'll head back and give both personalised and group feedback using both photos and video analysis to really super charge your development. We can also spend some time looking at your progress throughout the week and suggest how you might improve if you're interested. Some of you might be working towards you white water leader training and will be after some in-depth guidance. If you're less focused on performance and more about just enjoying those epic lines that's absolutely fine too, just know and we'll be happy to help as much as you like.

Day 7:

After an awesome week enjoying some of the best whitewater kayaking Scotland has to offer, and revelling in the beauty of the highlands, it's time to head home. You'll have made good progress on your technical skills, grown in confidence, and ultimately had a fantastic time running great rivers with a great bunch of river rats all equally keen for the next white water kayak adventure.

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WHAT'S INCLUDED

• Professional coaching and guiding for 6 days
• Comfortable accommodation in the Scottish Highlands for 7 days (Fort William)
• River shuttle
• All meals excluding alcohol
• You'll also get public liability insurance and accidental injury cover up to £5,000,000 during the course, however you are encouraged to purchase your own travel insurance policy for the duration of the expedition up to grade 4 white water kayaking

WHAT'S NOT INCLUDED

• Transport to Fort William
• Equipment and gear
• Booze

• Personal paddling gear
• White water suitable kayak
• Paddles
• Personal safety equipment although our guides will also carry this
• Kayaking jacket and trousers (waterproof)
• Dry suit
• Evening clothes
• Toiletries for hotel
• Personal first aid/ medication

You'll need to make your own way to Fort William which is equipped with a coach and train station. River transfers are included.

Do I need my own kayak and equipment?

Yes you do. Normally we provide hire equipment for our trips but this one's a bit different. Given you'll need a bit of experience we find that people tend to have their own equipment so we structured it like this to keep the cost down.

How experienced exactly do I need to be?

You should be experienced enough that the basics of paddling come second nature to you. A competent Level II paddler with a reliable moving water roll is what we're looking for. If you have 10 days of river experience on grade 3/4 rivers this trip is for you.

Where will we be based?

We'll be based in some lovely accommodation in Fort William, and we'll go exploring every day for different spots. Fort William is one of the best spots to stay in the Scottish Highlands as you're spoilt for options!

If you'd like any more info, don't hesitate to shoot us a message and we'll help you out.

Is there a minimum age for this trip?

Yes, all our trips are for people of 18 years of age and older.