Great Places to Go Kayaking

Kayaking lets you immerse yourself in the most beautiful rivers, lakes and seas of the world - kayaking is truly the king of water sports - and some of the best kayaking in the world is accessible to all.

For exercise, fresh air, and breathtaking scenery, where every sense is attuned to the sounds and smells around you - there is little that can beat the kayak experience.

Abraham Lincoln and Mao Tse Tung seem unlikely kayakers, but they were trailblazers in what has become a very popular sport. Kayakers divide into the whitewater variety, sea-kayakers, surf kayakers and general recreation kayakers - with many sub-sets below. Kayaks are fitted out to purpose. There are many companies who offer kayak courses and expeditions - though some of the best whitewater kayaking, for example, is found in the more remote regions of the world.

Related categories: Rafting.

Experts on Kayaking

Hedley Wilton

I consider myself lucky to have kayaked and cycled through out New Zealand as well as having cycled internationally in many other exciting destinations. Sharing these great adventures with friends and clients alike makes the trips even more...
Eugene Buchanan

Eugene Buchanan is the 14-year Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Paddler magazine and founder of Paddling Life. A Business/Economics graduate of Colorado College, where he captained his NCAA lacrosse team, the former ski patrol, kayak instructor and...
Zach Collier

I've been running rivers since 1995 and it changed my life. I dropped out of school, travelled around the world, and now manage a rafting company, ECHO River Trips. We run Idaho's Middle Fork of the Salmon River and Oregon's Rogue River, two of my...