Where to go on the water? We bring you 8 interesting tips...
Boaters, beware! But you could also improve your skills if you just want to try rafting. Boating is a beautiful hobby that you can enjoy you will enjoy nature to your heart's content and you might even take an unplanned bath from time to time. Watered rapids are not just a matter of French or Ukrainian rivers. After all, wild water is commonly seen in our country too. Water tanks they are one thing, majestic rivers are another. So, where to go on vacation?
1. The Vltava is popular practically all year round
The navigable river below Lipno is popular both at the beginning of spring and during the autumn weeks. There are quite a few rapids, but they are not that demanding. Drivability is very good and attracts thousands of boaters every year. Will you try to taste our most famous river too?
2. Sazava is intended for more experienced players
If you already are seasoned sea wolf, try the Sázava River. The rapids here are very difficult to pass successfully. Even so, the river flowing through the Central Bohemian region and Vysočina is very popular, the total length of the stream is a respectable 226 kilometers.
3. Ploučnice on Liberecko is a great romance
Without an iota of civilization, just you, the boat and the wild rapids? That's exactly what Ploučnice will do for you, the length of the stream over one hundred kilometers guarantees fun for several days. The river flows into the Elbe near Děčín, flows through the Liberec Region as well as the Ústí Region...
4. Ohre is really perfect for boaters
You will also get to know a bit of history because you will sail past the majestic castle Elbow. The fourth longest river in the Czech Republic it has its source in Germany, flows through Cheb and ends in Kynšperk. Frequent meanders equals fun taken care of!
5. Lužnice, a popular river flowing into the Vltava
A lowland river with lots of weirs. A gentle slope that only accelerates when it rains a lot. Lužnice is one of the most popular Czech rivers, in the area between Suchdol nad Lužnicí and the mouth of the Vltava has prepared a wonderful boating experience!
6. Whiteness? The beginning of the Ore Mountains and the end of the Elbe
Fifty kilometers for paddlers, that's exactly what the river, which bears the same name as a town in the Ústí Region, offers. Bílina really only has a few weirs, you won't have to carry the boat practically at all. And don't forget to drink the famous unnamed mineral water...
7. Romantic Berounka, with whom Ota Pavel fell in love
Left bank tributary to the Vltava, almost 140 kilometers, the former name was simply Mže. Berounka has something up her sleeve, even the famous writer Ota Pavel knew that. It flows through the Plzeň and Central Bohemian regions all the way to Prague, rises in the Šumava...
8. Jizera – so be sure to watch out for it!
The river that practically offers the greatest difficulty in our country. Maybe it wouldn't hurt if he went for it just a really seasoned paddler. A mountainous area that is inaccessible to ordinary boaters, the length of the stream is 165 kilometers, the Liberec and Central Bohemian regions...
You choose? Of course, we could mention other rivers, such as the Ottawa, but this list is certainly enough for inspiration. If you want to navigate wild water, you have interesting options already in the country, there is no need to necessarily go abroad...
