Chile Whitewater Kayak Trips by Skill or Month
Chile Rivers are known for clean waterfalls, turquoise blue waters, basalt canyons, and great whitewater features mostly by countless pro kayaker videos. But few realize Chilean rivers are equally safe and fun for beginner Chile whitewater kayak trips, intermediate Chile kayak trips, and advanced Chile kayak trips. Whether you are just starting to learn kayaking, want to safely master your combat roll, get media of boofing a clean waterfall, or are coming to run the basalt canyon stouts… Pucon Kayak Retreat offers kayaking options for all skills.
Beginner Chile Kayaking Trips
Class I to III
Beginner whitewater kayaking in Chile is exciting as you learn paddle skills, the whitewater roll, and get to explore rivers in your kayak. Kayakers begin with learning to roll in a lake or hot springs and daily practice your new skills on a safe river section. Whitewater skills you will learn include strokes, rolling, eddy catching, and ferrying rapids.
Intermediate Chile Kayaking Trips
Class II to III+
Intermediate whitewater kayakers have a multitude of class II to III+ river sections with remarkable eddyline, current, rapids, and boof features for safe development. Your riverside base is the heart of Chile’s most abundant whitewater. By the end of the week it’s possible to run a waterfall or advance to running class III+ to IV rapids.
Advanced Chile Kayaking Trips
Class III+ to IV
Experienced river ready whitewater kayakers with combat rolls progress and explore. River features include boofing, high speed eddy hopping and piercing, in-rapid challenges, and big water or low volume access. Trips offer a variety of rivers, cultural experiences, and personalized instruction. Did we mention there are clean waterfall options too?
Expert Chile Kayaking Trips
Class IV to V
Expert whitewater kayakers requested our infrastructure, network, and professionals to gain access and experience Chile’s most exciting rivers and canyons. For solid kayakers with creeking experience seeking to charge stouts, spouts, and boofs. Trips feature Chile’s best river canyons, fast paced rapids, and waterfalls. We’ll deal with access, safety, and logistics. You enjoy the best runs of your life.
We’ve Got You Covered
Our Kayak Trips Include
Gear
Chile’s best whitewater kayak fleet allows guests to select preferred and reliable kayak.
Lodging
Choose from unique riverside lodging options that best suit your comforts & budget.
Wining & Dining
Trips include chef cooked breakfast, lunch, appetizers, and dinner.
Transportation
Airport transfers, daily river trips, and multi-adventure activities in reliable vehicles.
Clubs, Schools &
Custom Groups
Got a group or itinerary that does not fit with our planned trips? We can customize a trip for you. If you have a dream itinerary, we have the existing infrastructure, resources, and staff to accommodate you. Not sure what you have in mind for your trip? We can help with that, too. Many clubs, schools, and groups work closely with our team to organize custom logistics.
Our Calendar of Scheduled Trips
Packraft Patagonia Rivers & Hot Springs
VIP Packraft Patagonia rivers amongst glaciers and hotsprings. Chile multi-sport adv enture with gear support via horses to remote locations. For beginner paddlers with adventure spirit.
Students Kayak Chile Rivers + AWFA CERT
Students kayak Chile rivers and earn Wilderness First Responder Certification over holiday break. Daily after WFR classes instruction for BEG-INT-ADV kayakers.
Women of Chile Rivers Kayak Trip
Chile kayaking trip for intermediate and advanced women kayakers led by kayak school owners, competitors and expedition leaders on Chile’s best whitewater.
Pucon Classics Advanced
Multiple WEEKS Available
Advanced Chile Whitewater Kayaking Trip guarantees blue rivers, waterfalls, slides, and boofing all on world class creeking and big rivers.
Rolls & Rivers Beginner Kayak Chile Trip
Multiple Dates Available
For BEGINNER (no experience required) kayakers keen to learn the combat roll and paddling fundamentals on Chile rivers. Bring a friend or meet new ones while you learn to kayak Chile rivers. All-inclusive
Fuy Plus Pucon Rivers
MULTIPLE DATES AVAILABLE
Advanced kayaking in Chiles best waterfall destinations of Rio Fuy and Pucon. Blue waterfalls with Pucon rivers and basalt canyons offers multiple sections for advanced whitewater kayakers.
Pucon Multi-Sport Adventures
AVAILABLE DATES
Pucon’s best multi-sport adventures travelers choose from raft, horse, hot springs, wine tasting, volcanos and glaciers while living riverside.
Chile Kayak y Multi-Adventure Trips Calendar
Calendar details best white water kayak Chile and multi-sport adventure trips by month and skill. Links to trip data make reserving your trip easy.
Kathy Zerkle and Friends Chile Birthday Party
Happy birthday Kathy. Over the years nurse/ranger/psychotherapist Kathy Zerkle has mended more broken river bodies and minds than all of us put together. It is with great pleasure that Pucon Kayak Retreat offers Kathy & friends a birthday week of retreat Chilean river style amongst her besties.
Pucon Classics Intermediate Chile Kayak Trip
Multiple Dates Available
15 INTERMEDIATE sections to learn self-scouting, piercing eddies, boofing, edge control, and explore Chile’s beautiful rivers. Bring a friend or bond with new ones during your daily challenges.
Week of Rivers Chile Kayaking Trip
Multiple Dates. FOR Beginner-Intermediate-Advanced Kayakers
For clubs & groups with a range of skills: beginner – intermediate – advanced kayakers. Beginners and intermediates can safely learn while advanced kayakers can challenge their skills with separate rivers and instructors. Celebrate nightly around the fire.
Pucon Creek Week (IV to V)
Multiple Dates Available
Mark Taylor/Joe Gudger/David Hughes/Staff
POPULAR… combo with Claro Plus
Kayak Chile’s best whitewater in basalt canyons, volcano drainages, slides, big water rapids, and stick your waterfall lines. A week of epic kayaking and celebrating Chile’s best whitewater region during optimal flows.
Hughes Family Goes to Patagonia
Hughes Family Goes to Patagonia! It is with pride retreat owner David Hughes announces the Hughes Family Goes to Patagonia trip. This page serves as a guide and checklist for the Hughes Family Patagonia Vacation Plan. Page does NOT detail trip itinerary or advertising...
Rio Claro Plus – Kayak Chile Waterfalls
MULTIPLE DATES AVAILABLE
Advanced and Expert Kayakers
Kayak Chiles Claro Canyon basalt waterfalls. 66,000,000 years milled and carved to kayaking perfection. Access, logistics, equipment, meals, coaching included. Bring your Go Pro and elbow pads.