Canoeing
What is Canoeing or Hotdog?
Installed in the boat in pairs, you will learn to steer the canoe, and manage propulsion using your double paddles. Inflatable for stability, this activity will bring you lots of sensations, based on a real technical learning. The monitor is usually in an independant kayak for supervision and safety.
Prerequisite
- to be over 12 years of age
- to know how to swim 25m and put your head underwater
- to show no medical indication against sports
Program of your activities Rafting, canoeing and kayaking
Looking to organize a sporty weekend with friends ? A refreshing journey with your family ? Or willing to surprise your friend for a bachelor party ? A day on the Ariège river will assure you a lot of fun and great memories !
Half day
We’ll meet up directly at the riverside at the arrival point of the course. We offer you a choice of two possible times: 9:45 a.m. or 2 p.m. The exact address of the meeting point is: rue des bruilhols 09000 FOIX (GPS coordinates: 42.975451, 1.605339).
The rafting, canoeing and kayaking activity lasts for about 3 hours. We’ll spend 2 hours on the water, and have allowed 3/4 hour for preparation and information before we go out onto the river Ariège and 1/4 to get changed when we come back.
Full day
The time spent on the river is about 2 hours in the morning and 2 hours in the afternoon.
We meet at 10 a.m. directly at rue des bruilhols in Foix.
The first formula we offer, combines an educational and safety aspect : we invite you in the morning to discover the route on a Raft, in order to understand how the river changes. Then, after a well-deserved lunch break, we will go back on the Ariege river to spend the afternoon on Canoe or kayak.
Other options are available, on sections of the Ariege river, upstream or downstream, relying heavily on water level. We will study together the program which suits you best.
