School and Outdoor Ed Programs
By the Canoes Plus Adventure Experience Team (updated 2/9/2026).
Canoes Plus Kayak School is an outdoor education provider with an extensive background in watersports. Canoes Plus Adventure Experience run school camps and excursions involving kayaking, canoeing, and rafting across Victoria, with more than 30 years of experience in outdoor education programs. Canoes Plus can organize anything from day based excursions to multi-day journey based programs encompassing hiking, biking, climbing and more, but are highly experienced in providing a tailored bespoke experience for your school group or organization; all with qualified instructors and guides.
Our Programs
Canoes Plus Adventure Experience can tailor make anything to suit your specific needs, whether it be Kayaking, Canoeing, Rafting, Hiking, Mountain Biking or a combination. We even do abseiling and canyonning. We have more than 30 years experience. Talk to us to plan your personalized Outdoor Programs.
Program Type | Locations | Activities | Year Level |
Half day Technique Based | Local | Yarra or Maribynong | Rafting, Sports Rafts, Kayaking, Whitewater kayaking, Kayak Slalom, Canoeing, Hiking, Mountain Bike, Caving | P-Y12 |
Half Day Excursion | Local | Yarra or Maribynong Regional | Goulburn River, Big River, King River | Rafting, Sports Rafts, Kayaking, Whitewater kayaking, Kayak Slalom, Canoeing, Hiking, Mountain Bike, Caving | P-Y12 |
Full Day Excursion | Local | Yarra Regional | Goulburn River, Big River, King River | Rafting, Sports Rafts, Kayaking, Whitewater kayaking, Kayak Slalom, Canoeing, Hiking, Mountain Bike, Caving | P-Y12 |
Multiday Journey or camp | Local | Yarra Regional | Goulburn River, Big River, King River, Glenelg, Thomson, Mitchell, Mitta, Snowy | Rafting, Sports Rafts, Kayaking, Whitewater kayaking , Canoeing, Hiking, Mountain Bike, Caving | Local P-Y12 Regional Y7 – Y12 |
Multiday Multidiscipline Journey or camp
| Local | Yarra Regional | Goulburn River, Big River, King River, Glenelg, Thomson, Mitchell, Mitta, Snowy | Rafting, Sports Rafts, Kayaking, Whitewater kayaking, Hiking, Mountain Bike, | Local P-Y12 Regional Y7 – Y12 |
Tailor Made Programs:
Don’t see the outdoor excursion or camp you need? Talk to us to organize a bespoke excursion or camp to meet the desired outcomes for your class. Canoes Plus will:
- Tailor your outdoor excursion or camp to suit your preferred aims and outcomes
- Work with you to provide an experience in the venue you desire
- Provide a program which can be a day excursion or multi-day
- Provide all water-based activities requested
- Provide a program that includes hiking, biking and more
- Provide a safe and nurturing environment for the students
- Foster personal growth, self-sufficiency, confidence, self awareness and team building
- Increase resilience and forward thinking
- Make sure each program is fun
- Exceed all safety standards and industry standards for instructor ratios and risk management
We tailor each program to meet what you want your students to experience on camp. All programs are designed and created to meet the exact aims and outcomes of each individual school. We supply highly qualified instructors for your program, from environmentally based programs to journey based excursions, or even certification of instructors within your outdoor education program. All gear hire and costs are included in any program, and we are competitive on price.
What does a kayaking program cost?
The cost of a program varies according to the length or time ( 1/2 day, day or multi-day) and the number of participants. Additionally, whitewater is a higher cost than flat water, as more experienced and more highly qualified instructors are needed to safely run the program. Canoes Plus Adventure Experience only use instructors ( not guides) to facilitate our programs. Costs can range from $100 per person for a day trip, to $950 per person for a multi-day journey. There are also various inclusions, such as food and gear hire that change the costing.
All our instructors are the most highly qualified and recommended in the business, with many having more than 20 years experience in Outdoor Education and Kayaking. You can meet our instructors and check out their qualifications and history.
Where are School Programs typically run? We run programs locally on the Yarra and Maribynong in Melbourne, in the Yarra Ranges, on the Glenelg River, Gippsland Lakes, and longer programs on the Mitchell River, Thomson River and Mitta River. Programs can be flatwater based, or moving water and whitewater.
We have served many Schools including Scotch College, Geelong Grammar, Lilydale Heights and Tintern with both day trips, technique sessions and journey programs on the Yarra, Thomson and Mitchell, over the past few years. One of our latest innovations is expedition packrafting for schools in a journey program. The program was designed and implemented by Dita Pahl, our highly PA qualified lead instructor and coordinator. Pahl ranks as one of the highest qualified instructors for watersports with a PA senior instructor qualification in kayaking, canoeing, Packrafting; and holds certifications in Abseiling, climbing, canyonning, hiking, rafting, swiftwater rescue, wilderness first aid and more.