Cruises, Sailing and Water Tours

Valley Outdoors is an experienced team of outdoor professionals based in Gangagruwan, Kangaroo Valley. Based halfway between Sydney and Canberra, they deliver unique tailored outdoor experiences with a touch of luxury at a range of locations in the Kangaroo Valley, across the Southern Highlands and further afield.

They offer a range of accessible, inclusive adventures in the natural world, including canoeing, abseiling, hiking and camping. Specialising in private small group tours from four to 40 people, with experiences lasting from a few hours to a few days.

Whether paddling through dramatic gorges, bouncing through playful rapids, discovering hidden forests or delighting in chance encounters with native wildlife, their local guides unlock the hidden wonders of this spectacular region. There’s simply no better way to slow down, connect and share time in nature together.

Services

Mindful Canoeing Nature Experience

From $195 to $295

Enjoy a complete body and soul reset on a gentle, contemplative canoe trip with an emphasis on nature connection. “The repetitive rhythm of paddling and a waterway’s natural ebb and flow are a rich metaphor for the cultivation of mindful awareness.” Enjoy a complete body and soul reset on a gentle, contemplative canoe trip with an emphasis on nature connection. Surrounded by towering sandstone cliffs, the Shoalhaven Gorge offers hidden pristine waterfalls and swimming holes, an abundance and array of wildlife, and is the most scenic flatwater paddling venue in Australia.

Your tour will involve expending a moderate level of energy while paddling, but having ample time for relaxing throughout the journey as we pause and reflect on the wonders around us. Your instructors will coach you in cultivating moment to moment awareness through the grounded activity of paddling with the aim of experiencing a magical moment: a congruence and oneness of body, boat, paddle and water. Unencumbered. Purposeful. Smooth.

No experience is required: you’ll get full support from qualified instructors. Those who are new to mindfulness will get the most out of this session. Especially marvellous in the depths of winter when we finish around sunset.

Disabled Access

Carpark Family Friendly Non Smoking