Island Odyssey, Ammouliani and Diaporos - 4 day kayaking adventure.
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Code:D00010T
Minimum number of participants 8, maximum 20.
You can choose double or single kayak according to your preferences and possibilities.
If you choose a single kayak there is no additional fee.
Discounts are not combined, the largest discount is taken into account.
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ATTENTION: Discounts are not combined, the largest discount is taken into account.
Island Kayak Odyssey is a combined four day adventure between the programs around Diaporos Island and Ammouliani Island.
You can travel free of charge with the means of transport for the kayaks and equipment, until the free places are exhausted or with your own transport, the price does not change.
PROGRAM:
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Day 1: 16.05. 2024, Thursday
- Early departure from Vasil Levski Stadium in the direction of Uranoupoli
- After a journey of about 5-6 hours including breaks we arrive in Ouranoupoli and check in at Ouranoupoli Camping & Bungalows. Here will be our base camp.
- We set up our tents and prepare for our adventure with a detailed briefing and team formation, then we go on an exploratory kayak trip to the nearby beaches of the island. Ammuliani.
We will be in the water for about 5 hours that day, covering approximately 10 km with two beach breaks.
At dusk we will return to the campsite and have dinner at a tavern.
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Day 2: 17.05. 2024, Friday
- After breakfast and making sandwiches for the day, we launch the kayaks. This time we will take a tour of the island, and enjoy the sandy beaches during breaks. For the diving enthusiasts, the underwater cliffs have prepared surprises with their colonies of inhabitants.
The paddle that day is about 18 km with four breaks.
In the evening after arrival we collect the camper and make a transfer to Vourvourou and Rea campsite.
We pitch the tents again and prepare for the continuation of our adventure.
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Day 3: 18.05. 2024, Saturday
- After breakfast and making sandwiches for the day, we put the kayaks on the water again. This time we'll take a tour of Diaporos Island, and enjoy the sandy beaches during breaks. We will visit the iconic blue lagoon of Diaporos, where blue is everywhere.
The paddle that day is about 18 km with three breaks. In the evening we will have dinner at a beachfront tavern in Ormos Panagias.
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Day 4: 019, Sunday
- We'll do a kayak trip to the infamous Talgo Beach Bar, have a drink, listen to music and beachcomb, and head back to the campsite in the afternoon. On the way we will stop for a rest and photos on a small rock island on which is located a chapel built in the water. That day we will be back in the water for about 5 hours, we will cover about 12 km with two breaks. On the way out we will stop in Nikiti for a gyros and continue to Bulgaria.
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Training and improvement:
Our goal is also to pass on our knowledge to you, so during the event everyone will learn or improve the following techniques:
- Getting the kayak in and out of the sea;
- Proper paddling forward and backward, stopping;
- Maintaining, correcting and changing course;
- Basic capsize prevention techniques,
- Self-rescue and mutual rescue.
- For the advanced there will be individual exercises.
Level of difficulty
Difficulty level according to the distance of the adventure programs:
1 out of 4
- Introduction to kayaking performed in lakes, bays with calm waters.
- Distance from shore less than 1.6 km
- Distance covered in a day - 3-6 km.
- Overall time on the water for the day - 2-3 hours
- No previous experience required
- No swimming skill required
2 of 4
- Distance from shore less than 1.6 km
- Paddling for the day - 6-14 km.
- Overall time on the water for the day - 3-4 hours
- No previous experience required
- No swimming skill required
- Participants must be able to spend at least 1hr in the kayak.
3 of 4
- Distance from shore less than 1.6 km
- Paddling for the day - 14-20 km.
- Overall time on the water for the day - 4-6 hours
- No previous experience required
- No swimming skill required
- Participants must be able to spend at least 1hr in the kayak.
4 of 4
- Distance from shore greater than 1.6 km
- Paddling for the day - 16-25 km.
- Previous experience is required.
- No swimming skill required
- At least average physical fitness required
- Participants must be able to spend more than 1hr in the kayak.
Warning:
Difficulty level may change depending on weather conditions, wind and waves.
