WHERE TO PADDLE · CANOE TRIPS IN ITALY
Good canoe trips in Italy fill up weeks ahead and the best ones go first. Below: the 4 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Paddle from Patù into Leuca’s western sea caves, with shore visits and snorkelling in a small, weather-dependent three-hour adventure.
“Swimming and kayaking in the caves. Pasquale guided us safely thru 3 caves , he knows them very well and explained us specific steps to avoid bewing injured by the sharp underwater rocks . The trip with the kayak is fairly easy but can be done only in nice weather.”
Paddle the clear Tirino River near Capestrano with an Italian guide, visit a historic site, and enjoy a peaceful 5-kilometer canoe trip.
“Personale molto qualificato le guide tutti ragazzi giovani che trasmettono amore per la loro terra”
Paddle a packraft on the Serchio River near Lucca. This gentle 1.5-hour family adventure includes gear, a guide, swimming, and return transport.
Paddle Salento’s Adriatic coast to Roca Vecchia, sea caves, and the Cave of Poetry on a friendly three-hour kayak tour.
“My son and I enjoyed this kayaking trip. Rokamel was easy to find and we were greeted by a man and a teenager, both who spoke good English as well as French, German (and Italian, of course!). We were given a briefing and kitted with life jackets and paddles, then we set off. The sea was much harder to kayak in than the lakes we had recently done, so both my son and I did feel a bit concerned at how we would manage 3 hours, but the trip was broken up into sections, which made it easier. We visited a little sandy cavern where the top had fallen in…”
Pick a coast, a cave, a river or a tunnel.
