Canoe Trips in Italy: the 4 Best to Book

1.Adventure to the caves by canoe

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 84 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $54Our pick

Meet at Water Park and Blue Night near Patù at 3:00 pm for a three-hour canoe and snorkelling trip to the western sea caves of Santa Maria di Leuca. Pasquale guides the group through three caves, explaining how to avoid sharp underwater rocks. The outing depends on calm weather and returns to the starting point.

“Swimming and kayaking in the caves. Pasquale guided us safely thru 3 caves , he knows them very well and explained us specific steps to avoid bewing injured by the sharp underwater rocks . The trip with the kayak is fairly easy but can be done only in nice weather.”

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2.Capestrano: Canadian Canoe Excursion on the Tirino River

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 28 reviews · 2 hours

Canoe 5 kilometers on the calm Tirino River near Capestrano with an Italian-speaking guide, equipment, and life jacket included. You will pass the discovery area of the Warrior of Capestrano statue, hear about the valley’s past, and return to the Valle del Tirino center. Each canoe carries two adults and one small child.

“Personale molto qualificato le guide tutti ragazzi giovani che trasmettono amore per la loro terra”

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3.Lucca: escursione soft in Canoe

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 27 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $41Best value

Try a gentle packraft trip on the Serchio River, just outside Lucca’s historic center. Your English or Italian-speaking guide provides the inflatable kayak, paddle, and life jacket, then explains river safety before leading you on about an hour of paddling. You can swim along the way, and a vehicle returns you to the start.

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4.Kayak and canoe tour to Roca Vecchia and La Grotta della Poesia

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 26 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $66

From Roca Vecchia, guides Piergiorgio, Giorgio, and Nunzia lead a small English-language kayak and canoe trip along the Adriatic. You will paddle into rocky bays, visit sea caves, swim near the archaeological area, and see the famous Cave of Poetry. The tour lasts about three hours and returns to its starting point.

“Piergorgio is very interesting and kind this getaway deserves to be lived She'll make a nice holiday memoryAuto-translated”

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