Plan your European river trip
Long-form destination guides written by the team that has coached these valleys since 2002 — what each river is really like, who it suits, when to go and how to get there from the US.
Whitewater Kayaking in Europe
Where to go by skill level and season — the flagship overview of Europe’s best coached whitewater, from learning rivers to Class V creeks.
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The Soča River
Turquoise water and Europe’s classic alpine learning river. Grades, seasons, airports and the coached weeks that run there.
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The Sjoa River
Norway’s best-known whitewater on glacial summer flows — world-class intermediate water plus the slides and drops of legend.
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Steep Creeking in Valsesia
Granite slides and bedrock creeks on spring meltwater — the most forgiving place in Europe to learn to run steep water.
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