Whitewater kayaking

Abstract

This chapter presents whitewater adventure case studies where the focus is on kayaking, and the tour operators aim to provide equipment, logistic support, local knowledge and expert guiding for experienced whitewater kayakers. The case studies are from Chile, Costa Rica, New Zealand, USA, Australia and Zimbabwe. For each of the six case studies, the place, operator, activity, equipment, accommodation, statistics, access, community, experience, environment, safety and marketing, are described.