I love to bring my packraft on trips. The Sacred Valley near Cusco, Peru is a good destination as paddling goes. It's not a wilderness experience but does offer immediate tranquility and great views. I am in the valley for 5 weeks (dry season July/August 2015) and have been using my packraft to floa...

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Packrafted Rio Grande through White Rock Canyon, NM near Santa Fe at 650 cfs, 2 Alpaca packrafts, 11-13 August 2014. Carry your water as water may contaminated from Los Alamos National Lab (Radioactive materials and heavy metals). Put in at end of Old Buckman Rd (Otowi Bridge is closed to boaters). ...

Several other options in the bay including a launch under bridge on Thung Muang river. Watch out for strong tides and winds. Got really close to spending the night out in the mangroves. Go prepared.

I also took my packraft out around several karst islands in Phang Nga bay. Awesome!. Great way to avoid the crowds. Watch out for strong winds and tidal currents. Be ready to spend a night stranded on an island if need be. Great caves, coves and beaches.

Sawadee I'm in the Khao Lak area during February 2014 putting in hiking, diving and packrafting time. I brought 2 boats with me. If anybody is around the area let me know and you join me on our second yak. I am planning an open water trip around some islands of Phang Nga bay next week and there are ...

I paddled the Mae Wang river 3 times while staying a month in Chiang Mai in Jan/Feb 2014. Water level was dropping fast each week I went back. It made for a different run every time. Water was quite low early Feb and I dragged in a few spots. Watch out for bamboo strainers. You can add river time by...

There are lots of rivers to paddle around Chiang Mai. I don't care much for the city of CM I would stay in the hills near Doi Saket. Anyway! Info from January 2014: Spent my time paddling the Mae Wang river (see post) very fun and scenic class II-III or more depending on water levels. My favorite. P...

I've been experimenting with umbrellas as a sail on my yak and it has been really good fun. Cheap umbrellas didn't work as they fold back up but I got this sturdy one here in Thailand that has a rigid frame. I use my paddle as a rudder and off I go. It has been working great at sea and on bays but t...

I love this open flat water/hike combo south of Khao Lak. About 16kms of water and land. Check for currents, tides and winds before you go. Look at google maps satellite. Bring snorkel equipment. Avoid monsoon season (rough seas) or just opt for a paddle in the bay to the incredible 15k long undevel...

Beautiful day trip down the Mae Wang an hour drive south of Chiang Mai. 10 river Kms. Drove to Elephant camps in the national park, put in below cable bridge that leads to Eco-Lodge. First 4 kms are fairly flat then 5 kms of whitewater through rock gardens. Class II-III+ of continuous rapids. Beauti...

Spent some time near Ao Nang, Andaman Sea, Krabi Province, Thailand in November 2013. As most of coastal Thailand is overrun by tourism I took our packrafts to get away from the crowds. (Go to Myanmar/Burma if you want a last glimpse at SE Asia as it was before the economic boom.) I suggest launchin...

Spent November/December 2013 on Ko Lanta, Thailand, an area lacking in rivers so I opted to take our packrafts in the mangroves and around surrounding islands. What a great decision! Ko Lanta is a large island in Southern Thailand on the Andaman Sea. Ko Lanta is too touristy and crowded in my opinio...

We just spent a month in Myanmar (Dec/Jan2013/14) and put in some paddle time packrafting Lake Inle and packraft on the Irrawaddy river or Ayeyarwady River near Bagan. Highly recommend it. We spent 10 days packrafting through small lake towns on lake Inle to the great amazement of villagers. Just re...