Kayaking trips for the weekend

Goa Kayaking will be conducting kayaking trips this weekend with a free lunch included after the morning's exertions.

The trips should finish between 11-11.30 am. after which we'll all collect at the local taverna for some welcome chilled beer, loads of fried fish, squids, prawns, mussels and lotsa of sparkling conversation!

Book your fun spot early!

Call Prakash 9422056037 goakayaking@gmail.com

The Sal River Paddle - November 2010

Kayaking on a small tributary of the Sal river - this was a trip put together at short notice.

It was nice to see Mike and Sam again with Lauren in tow.

Vivek, Gayatri and son, Omkar were our guides who took us thro' this wetlands' paradise to experience a part of Goa we had never seen!

Rohan, back on land after months at sea, got his feet wet again.

Warren joined us after a long gap and we hope to see him on the waters more often. Mitaxi and Megh(our youngest kayaker) did a double in a single!

 

A lazy, up and down 2 hour paddle on flat waters, is something you must see and experience in Goa.

Goa Kayaking Daily Kayaking Expeditions on November 18, 19, 20, 21, 2010

Goa Kayaking Daily Kayaking Expeditions on November 18, 19, 20, 21, 2010

Sky above and water below!
Total meditation – let your spirits soar!
Have fun and explore!


 


Goa Kayaking will conduct Daily Kayaking Expeditions on November 18, 19, 20, 21, 2010, in the Mandovi, Zuari and Nerul rivers.
Detailed itinerary http://www.goakayaking.com/

BOOKING
Call Goa Kayaking +91-9422056037 or +91-832-2541715 goakayaking@gmail.com

Happy Diwali!

Here's wishing all our readers a very happy and prosperous Diwali 2010!

Goa Kayaking - Trip of the Month October 2010 - The Nerul River Paddle

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The Nerul River Paddle - Overcast sky to start with - 8 kayakers booked and paid up, stay back to watch the cricket match happening at Fatorda Stadium - the match that never was!

Nine of us take to the river - a slightly late start, nevertheless it was into the mangroves exploring, seeing and experiencing this tropical wonderland, ONLY accessible by a kayak!

The pics' tell the story - till the pull out at the quaint Aah Goa Restaurant on the Nerul river banks.

For the full story - check the link above!

Learn Kayaking with Goa Kayaking!

Trip of the Month - October 2010

Trip of the Month - November 2010

Goa Kayaking’sTrip of the month - October 24,2010

October 24, 2010 – The Nerul River Paddle

The small and fast flowing Nerul river is one of the most scenic in Goa.

Emptying into the Arabian Sea at the famous Coco beach, the thick green mangroves, birdlife and unique river bed fishing nets make it a must see trip for all ages.

As we paddle up river on a incoming tide, watch the early morning sunrise make an orange glow on the waters!

Hear temple bells as early morning prayers rise upwards with the rising sun – a new day!

Silently glide into the mangroves with your experienced trip leader and guide as you take in the breathing views and vistas that continually open in front of you.

Bird calls and the chirping of the young wet ones signals wake up as the mangroves come alive with bird and marine life at handshaking distance.

In total silence, glide along marveling at the different birds, small river bank dwellers and the early morning fishermen, laying their crab nets.

The river winds its way past paddy fields, ripening with yellow grain, fishing villages and moorings, quaint riverbank dwellings, some monstrous but unbelievable sights.

Oohs and Aahs! - a photographers’ paradise, we almost always finish late waiting for that one last picture, the right angle, a bungled pic’ or just plain soaking in the sun!

The Nerul river paddle – be there!

October 24, 2010(repeat Oct.26, 2010)

Advance booking essential

Call Prakash

Goa Kayaking No.6, Plot No.721/A Airport Road, Chicalim Goa 403711 India

Phone: +91-832-2541715 Mobile: +91 9422056037(Prakash)

www.goakayaking.com goakayaking@gmail.com

Goa Kayaking's 8th and 9th Introduction to Kayaking and Training Program

Goa Kayaking's 8th and 9th Introduction to Kayaking and Training Program will take off in November, during the Diwali holidays.

Vasco at Hollant Beach November 07-10, 2010

Panaji at Vainguinim Beach, Dona Paula November 12-15, 2010

Expert, experienced trainers, will make you a confident kayaker in just a few days!

Just 12 slots in each place.

In Panaji, reserve your slot at Angleys Opp. the Municipal Garden.

In Vasco, reserve your slot at the VTTA, Mehta Hall, Opp. Pick stand, Vasco da Gama.

For details call: Prakash 9422056037 or mail goakayaking@gmail.com

Its Open Season now!

Guys n Gals its Open Season time!

After being cooped up all through the monsoons, time to get up and go rambling or rather kayaking!

Our first two trips to check the new vegetation, growth and the little birdies and minor hatcheries.

Join us on the Nerul river as we do two all new routes into the mangrove hatcheries among the hatchlings of the wet ones!

Trip dates : October 09, 2010 & October 10, 2010

Take off poiont : Sinquerim Jetty

End point : Nerul village

Approx. Distance : 04.70 km.

Time taken : 2.5-3.0 hrs.

Difficulty level : Easy paced - Beginner to advanced

Book Early: Call Prakash +919422056037 goakayaking@gmail.com

Monsoons don't seem to be easing off!

View from my back balcony, above

Its been a wet, wet, September till now. The rains don't seem to be stopping anytime soon.

As I write, its pouring outside.

The only thing interesting is this bulbul, (picture below) which has made a its nest on my clothes drying lines, on my back balcony.

Both mother and father bulbuls' take turns sitting in the nest.

Expect the chicks - baby bulbuls soon! maybe just in time for the kayaking season?

Goa Kayaking waiting to go!

Goa Kayaking Safari

Silver Strings Goa Kayaking Experience

October 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 2010

November 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 2010

04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 2010

20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 2010

December 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 2010

20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 2010

26, 27, 28, 29, 2010

4 DAYS 5 NIGHTS

Day1(arrival for lunch) Day 2, Day3, Day 4, Day 5, Day 6(Good byes after breakfast)

Check actual package dates on Calendar

Highlights

Kayaking training program, accommodation on twin sharing basis, all meals, sight seeing, one coastal beach safari, three daily morning 2.5/3.5 hr. expeditions in 3 different rivers, North/South Goa coach tour, visit to all major towns, visit to Big Foot and Ancestral Goa, Rachol Seminary, the Latin Quarter, 400 year old Portuguese Mansion in Loutolim, Old Goa Churches, museums, South/North Goa coach tour, Ayurvedic Wellness Massage, Ayurvedic Lunch, visit to Spice Plantations, local distillery, jazz joints, local markets, saturday night market, night clubs, local watering holes, pubs, lunch at the spice plantations, Visit to Panaji/Margao and three evening dinners on the beach/ 1 dinner on the riverbank.)

Includes all transport, tickets to museums, all meals, entry fees for monument and bird sanctuary visits, all kayaking equipment and safety gear.

Simply the best that Goa has to offer put together by Goa Kayaking!

Check the itinerary at http://www.goakayaking.com/ and book in advance.

Just a month left of the monsoons!

Hi everyone!

Its been a long time - 3 months since I last posted here.

We, at Goa Kayaking, are just itiching to get our feet wet and start kayaking in the glorious sunshine expected from next month.

Its been a wet season now for sometime - though Goa Kayaking members did venture out in the Zuari river - twice last month.

Had to turn back once due to high wind speed and heavy rain.

So do check the blog and keep in touch - we intend to start at the earliest.

Goa Kayaking has lots of surprises in store - 14 new routes in the Mandovi, 3 in the Zuari, 2 new passages thro' the mangroves in the Nerul river.

All this in addition to our regular 16 trips in the rivers and back waters of the state is what makes Goa Kayaking the best way to see and experience Goa!