THE RIVERS Ottawa River, Beachburg Ontario The Ottawa is renowned across the globe as one of the best paddling rivers in the world. With two distinct channels (the Middle and Main), it has everything from small, friendly play spots and class 2/3 rapids, to big waves, holes and juicy class 3/4 runs. Warm water, large eddies, pool-drop rapids, easy access and spectacular scenery characterize this whitewater gem. Upper Gatineau River, Maniwaki Quebec The Gatineau is a pristine wilderness river that offers great play boating and fun class 3/4 pool-drop rapids. It is large volume with warm water, roller-coaster wave trains and fairly straightforward lines. It is more likely that we'll see wild life than other paddlers on this river! Rouge River, Hawkesbury Quebec The Rouge is a classic whitewater run and could be considered the Ottawa River of Quebec. It has three sections - the Canyon, the Seven Sisters and the Waterfalls -offering everything from easy class 3 to spectacular cascading drops. With a mixture of pool-drop rapids and some more continuous sections, the Rouge provides a fun day of river running and playing for all levels of paddlers. The Black River, Watertown New York Our token US stop finds us on one of the best all-around rivers that we know of. The river passes right through the city of Watertown, providing easy access to the dream wave, "Hole Brothers". Hole Breathers is composed of a pair of pocket waves worthy of a full day's attention. Above and below the wave are fun class 3 wave trains and one class 4 rapid. At the halfway point on the river, a dam attendant is waiting for us to climb over the obstruction and get in our boats before releasing enough water to get us through the canyon. With water trickling down its vertical walls, this breathtaking section has numerous class 3 rapids to finish off the day. The Petawawa, Petawawa Ontario The "Pet" is a great way to end the road trip, offering fun creek-style drops, small play holes and easy access. The Pet's three class 4 rapids provide a great forum to test the skills you have been practicing all week. Emphasis will be on scouting, picking lines, boofing and catching micro-eddies, though there will always be free time to play along the way! About Kayak International Our Instructors Kayak Futaleufu - Paddle adventures in Chile (www.kayakfu.com) Chilean River Experience - A Chilean road trip Ottawa Valley Experience - The Ottawa River and 5 other classic rivers in 1 week! HOME BC River Experience - Kananaskis, Kicking Horse and others ... to the Skookumchuk Tidal rapids!

Chad Hitchins on one of our phenominal destinations!