How to Book

Read on or just send us a message. Our day sessions start at £38-00 per person
We take bookings for groups.
If you are an individual, by all means send us a message and we will try to help you. Keep an eye out to see if there are individual events.

Prices

Deposits
A booking will only be confirmed when the deposit has been received.
Any booking made within 8 weeks of the booked date must be paid in full to secure the booking.
Conditions of Booking:
Deposits are not refundable. However, a deposit may with the agreement of Jinaka Canoe Guides be transferred to another date.
Please note that a condition of booking is the acceptance that Jinaka Canoe Guides liability to clients is limited to the reimbursement of any money paid directly to Jinaka Canoe Guides. If it transpires that you are unable to attend after you have paid, with the agreement of Jinaka Canoe Guides you may find someone else to take your place and transfer your place to them.
Groups
You will get the best value for your money for a group of 8 (or multiples of 8) booking for a day.
An example day starts for you at 1000hrs and ends at 1600hrs. Your coach will be working for 2 hours before and 2 hours after.
Half days: Half days cost the same as full days, unless two are booked for the same day; e.g. a group of 16 want to do two activities on one day and swap over, i.e. 8 in the morning and 8 in the afternoon.
Suitable for you? Canoeing is an activity that is suitable for all ages. It provides a mode of transport that is ideal for observing and enjoying nature. Canoeing uses more coordination than strength so there will be no need for you to have anything other than a reasonable level of fitness. There are many skills that will be demonstrated and used throughout an activity/journey, some of which are canoeing skills while others are related to living with nature. A key objective for an activity/journey is to see how comfortable we can be and we shall be exploring skills that contribute to this. It is not necessary for you to have any water skills prior to an activity/journey. However, it is important that you will be able to be comfortable sitting in a canoe for from a few minutes up to an hour and a half at a time, as well as be calm in the event of an involuntary swim. We avoid getting wet as it is unnecessary, but unplanned swims do happen. If you have any doubts about this, you should reconsider the appropriateness of canoeing.
What we provide:
For a group of 8 we provide:

• One experienced BCU qualified coach with qualifications relevant to the type of environment in which you will be canoeing.
• A suitable location relevant to the groups canoeing experience with accompanying risk assessment and emergency procedures.
• Advice on canoeing safely and enjoyably.
• Open canoes which can be paddled doubles or solo.
• Buoyancy Aids, Helmets and Paddles for eight.
• If there are accompanying members of staff, they will be provided with buoyancy aids.
• We carry public liability insurance to cover the activities we offer.

Jinaka Canoe Guides are NOT AALA (the Adventure Activities Licensing Authority) licensed; therefore any child under the age of 18 MUST be accompanied by a legal guardian in the UK. If you are under 18 years old and won't be accompanied by a legal guardian, you should look for a provider certified by AALA.

What you need to bring: Remember it's easy to cool down, much more difficult to keep warm. More advice at the time of booking will be given.

**If you have opted for us to provide food, the cost must be agreed at time of booking.

Please note that a condition of booking is the acceptance that Jinaka Canoe Guides liability to clients is limited to the reimbursement of any money paid directly to Jinaka Canoe Guides. If it transpires that you are unable to attend after you have paid, with our agreement you may find someone else to take your place and transfer your place to them.

Groups and Teams

If you are considering canoeing as an activity for team building, etc., then send us a message. In common with many outdoor activities, canoeing can be used to highlight skills useful in teamwork. If you are really forward looking, why not think about a canoeing weekend or expedition in the UK, Sweden or elsewhere. Loosing track of time is just one of the benefits. It will probably cost less than many formal team building courses, be a lot more fun and more memorable.

Enjoyment:
Keeping dry and warm for as long as possible will increase the likelihood of you enjoying canoeing.

Canoeing Jinaka Canoe Guides: Your instructors/coaches are BCU Level 3 Open Canoe Qualified and can also coach kayak to BCU 2 Star.

To make an enquiry or to book, please send us a message and we will reply to you.
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