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We love to paddle ) and you will love to paddle and you will love to paddle with us! Customize your trips to meet your party's needs.

Inquire about flatwater paddling and other whitewater river opportunities including river rescue instructional programs at contact@pvadventures.com or 772-579-0005.

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Whitewater Rafting

Whitewater Rafting Trips

Pura Vida Adventures offers unique small group rafting experiences on class II, III, IV Rivers. Cost is $100 per person and includes transportation to and from your accomodations in Brevard or Asheville, lunch and a full day of rafting. Minnimum of 4 people, Trip size does not exceed 10ppl. Duckies/Inflatable kayaks can be provided for participants who want a higher level of adventure. We also recommend USA Raft for your rafting experiences.

Inflatable Kayak Trips on the Upper and Lower Green River

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Whitewater Kayaking Instruction

ACA Swiftwater Rescue Course

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Whitewater Paddling from beginner to experienced

If you like whitewater (and who doesn't?), the Upper Green is your trip!! With class II-IV rapids, this remote gorge provides you with the opportunity to paddle a narrow river with challenging rapids and scenic beauty.

This trip is for athletic participants or people who have previously paddled inflatable kayaks and are looking for a new river adventure. Spend the day on a truly scenic river void of roads and few other paddlers.

Escape the feeling of being part of the rafting herd and be one of the few inflatable kayak paddlers who can say they have paddled the Upper Green.

These trips are limited to six participants unless your group is larger and request a bigger trip.

The Lower Green river trip offers class II rapids and is great for beginners look for a whitewater experience. It is a seperate trip than the Upper Green providing great beaches and swimming opportunities on a river environment close yet tucked away from the roadside.

We provide all boats and equipment!

Price:

1-3 people	$80/person
4-6 people	$60/person

Make it a picnic by the river!

Add lunch on the river to your trip for an additional $10-$15 per person.

Already a hard boater?

If you own a kayak (hard boat) and are looking to challenge yourself on the Upper Green we provide guided kayak trips based on skills evaluation.

Additional information on the Upper Green River:
http://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/River/detail/id/1079/

Paddle a recreational kayak on beautiful Cascade Lake minutes from Brevard. Enjoy the relaxing waters and explore the waterfalls, estuarys, and wildlife that create this magical place.
Your guide will provide you with basic instruction before your trip and lead you to all of the extraordinary areas Cascade Lake has to offer.
This trip normally lasts about 5-6 hours and can include a lunch on the Lake for an additional fee of $15 per person.

Costs for this trip:
Full Day	4-5 hours
1-2 people	$175
3-4 people	$200

This cost includes a primitive campsite for you on Cascade Lake if you would like to do some camping. (Please note your guide and boats will only be available to you during the trip).

This trip takes you down the French Broad River as it bends and turns its way between Rosman and Brevard. Explore and learn about the “third oldest river in the world” and its unique geological makeup.
This trip is offered in both recreational kayaks and inflatable kayaks and offers opportunities to learn about the river’s history as you guide shows you through this waterway known well for the birds that make their home along it banks.
This trip will also provide some excitement as your guide assists you in avoiding minor river hazards that are not found along the lakes. Tandem boats are available.

Costs for this trip:

Half Day 4	(5 river miles)
1-3 people	$150
Each additional person (up to 6)	$50

Full Day	6-7 hrs (10 river miles)
1-3 people	$200
Each additional person (up to 6)	$50

Want to learn how to whitewater kayak?
Pura Vida Adventures offers kayak instruction for beginner to intermediate paddlers. Whether your goal is to learn to do the eskimo roll or become a competent class three paddler let Pura Vida's guides help you to reach those goals through our kayak instruction programs.

Roll Clinics
1-2 people total cost $150 1/2 day
This program focuses specifically on learning how to roll, but also teaches basic paddle strokes, wet exits, braces, and self rescue.

Beginner Whitewater Kayaking Program
1 person $225 each additional person up to 4 people $75 a person
Includes half day of whitewater kayak instruction on flatwater followed by a river trip on beginner whitewater up to class II.

Intermediate Kayak Classes
Continue to develop your skills and receive instruction while exploring the class II-III rivers that surround North Carolina.
1 person $225 each additional person up to 4 people $75 a person
We supply all gear and equipment, but allow you to use your personal gearupon inspection by our instructors.

Learn the essentials of River Rescue through our American Canoe Association Certified Swiftwater Water Rescue Instructors.

One and Two Day Programs available customized to meet your groups needs. Cost varies based upon participant numbers. Please call 772-579-0005 or email contact@pvadventures.com for more info.

Rafting and inflatable kayak trips available on French Broad and Nolichucky with USA Raft.

Inflatable Kayak, ducky, and kayak rental are available for $40 a day. An additional fee to rent pfd's, paddles, and skirt applies for kayak rental. Ducky rental includes paddle and pump, but PFD rental is an additional fee. We can not rent you a boat unless you show us a pfd you own or you rent a pfd from us.

PV/A Contact Information

How to Book

Please contact Pura Vida Adventures 772-579-0005 contact@pvadventures.com if you would like more information or are interested in booking a trip.

Tips & Tricks

Sometimes paddlers sound like they are speaking another language. Here's some of our favorite paddling slang:

Burly: Big, intense and lots of holes!

Quality: Good. Used as in "That's quality!"

Sketchy: The opposite of quality and not so good! (Something dangerous).

To charge/punch: (as in "Punch that hole!") To paddle REALLY hard and power through something.

Lots more terms!

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