Paddle100 blog
Top 10 most beautiful paddle (canoe, kayak, SUP) destinations
10- Mondego River, Portugal (4 in the global 100 list)
The magnificent Mondego is the longest river in Portugal that doesn’t cross a border and runs only through the country itself. It weaves down from the Serra da Estrela mountains, through several districts of the Centro region to the funky Atlantic surf town of Figueira da Foz. A number of dams along its course have created wide...Read more
Top 10 most exciting paddle (canoe, kayak, SUP) destinations
10- Okere Falls, North Island, New Zealand (12 in the global 100 list)
Emerald depths turn to rushing white water at the Okere Falls, a fun drop for progressing paddlers to tackle that’s tucked into the northern corner of Lake Rotoiti in the Bay of Plenty. This area of the North Island is a centre of rafting and kayaking, with awesome paddles to the natural Manupirua geothermal hot...Read more
Top 10 places to visit and paddle (canoe, kayak, SUP) in UK and Western Europe
10- Leipzig, Saxony, Germany (27 in the global 100 list)
The beautiful city of Leipzig impressed the judges as a super easy destination for even the wobbliest novices to take to the water. Sightseeing by paddle power is always more fun, and tours here along the White Elster river take in parks, stunning architecture and industrial zones, or lead out through forestland to pretty Lake ...Read more
Top 10 places to visit and paddle (canoe, kayak, SUP) in Eastern Europe
10- Velenjsko Jezero, Slovenia (87 in the global 100 list)
This little lake in central Slovenia, near Velenje, is a popular recreation site, recognised as one of the country’s best natural swimming spots, with inflatable obstacle courses, beach volleyball and other activities that make it a hit with families. Anyone with an oar in hand can escape to the quieter treelined shores....Read more
Top 10 places to visit and paddle (canoe, kayak, SUP) in Central and South America and Caribbean
10- Perito Moreno Glacier, Patagonia, Argentina (50 in the global 100 list)
Like a moving ice mountain, the awesome Perito Moreno Glacier is a gobsmacking 250-square kilometres of frozen water, 74-metres high, which can shift a metre or two a day. That’s some ice lolly. While others view it from afar, kayak excursions allow travellers— even those who’ve never paddled before—to get up...Read more
Top 10 places to visit and paddle (canoe, kayak, SUP) in Canada, North America and Mexico
10- Newport Beach and Santa Barbara, California, USA (60 in the global 100 list)
America’s three times national surf-ski champion and sprint kayaker Renae Angelique, and her buddy high performance sprint kayaker Hayley Plante, like to train on this sunny stretch of the Pacific, speeding over the calm waves between the two resorts on still days, then chilling on Laguna Beach, watching...Read more
