welcome to the world-famous
OTTAWA kayak school at Wildernss TOurs
est. 1980
2024 Pricing & Programs
Designed for adult intermediate/advanced paddlers, this program follows the same fast-tracked progression used in our world-famous Keener Program.
Designed for women, Anna’s Signature Week is a progression that builds confidence so you can stop being an eddy flower and start throwing down!
Our beginner 2-day program is our most popular program and is also the best way to introduce yourself to the world and culture of whitewater kayaking!
Our beginner 3-day program has just the right amount of days to jump-start your paddling career. Gain confidence on the water through additional repetitions of the third day.
Start your kayaking career off the right way with 5 straight days of instruction. Gain confidence in your newly learned skills through repetition and feedback from your instructor!
Come spend a week with me on the Ottawa River for a freestyle focused week of instruction. My goal is to increase your skills and understanding in the discipline of freestyle kayaking!
Do you want to dial in your “combat roll” and gain confidence kayaking in big water? This week is designed to provide you with the tools you’ll need to become a confident kayaker.
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Isn’t it time to join me on the Ottawa River for a week long paddling camp and vacation? This is as good as it gets for a learning environment here at Ottawa Kayak School!
My goal for this week is to use the skills I’ve learned from all over the world combined my experience from working with Keeners to help you achieve your kayaking ambitions!
Challenge by choice followed by analysis, practice, and video feedback is the recipe for success in this program. The only requirement is a reasonable roll. We’ll help you “bombproof” it.
Spend 3 days on the ‘mighty Ottawa River’ improving your whitewater kayaking skills and techniques with our incredible instructors. Set daily goals and we will help you achieve them!
Immersing yourself in a topic is the best way to learn. Spend 5 days working with our coaches to develop your whitewater kayaking skills so you can step up with confidence!
The Keener Program is WT’s top “youth development through kayaking”. This program graduates fine young men and women all while producing world class paddlers!
Kayaking is no longer just an adult sport. Because kids learn at different rates and in different ways than adults our instructors tailor your little kayakers’ experience with this in mind.
This program will take children with a roll and a understanding of whitewater and help them step up their game through freestyle coaching on the Ottawa river’s world-class whitewater.
Tailor your class to your needs from bomb proofing your roll (or teaching first-timers to roll) to advanced freestyle kayaking our instruction team has you covered.