First chilean company to receive the Quality Tourism Certification for
Sea kayaking and Whitewater kayaking in Chile offered by SERNATUR, the
Chilean Tourism National Office.
Our
company is registered in SERNATUR, the Chilean Tourism National Office
YAK EXPEDICIONES applies the LNT principles
In YAK EXPEDICIONES trips you will live an authentic cultural inmersion
with the local people.
Check the article "Seakayaking Patagonia" in the CANOE FOCUS
Magazine of December 2007 (the official British Canoe Union Magazine
from UK).
Check in the CANOE and KAYAK.COM online Magazine from USA (24 Jan08)
the
article "Kayaking in Patagonia" , our seakayak Expedition
in the Northern Patagonia Fjords - Pumalin Park.
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 Who
We Are
Our Experience (Certifications and Acknowledgements)
Why travel with YAK EXPEDICIONES ?
Testimonies
OUR EXPERIENCE:
Courses , Certifications and Acknowledgements
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First chilean company to receive the Quality
Tourism Certification for Seakayaking and Whitewater offered
by SERNATUR, the Chilean Tourism National Office
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Certification recognized by the British Canoe
Union that Mr.Juan Zuazo , the Director and Seakayak Headguide
of YAK EXPEDICIONES has the BCU 4 STAR SEAKAYAK AWARD
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Certification recognized by the British Canoe
Union that Mr.Juan Zuazo , the Director and Seakayak Headguide
of YAK EXPEDICIONES has the CANOE SAFETY TEST certification.
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Certificate of participation in the First River
Rescue Workshop offered by Les Bechdel (U.S.A), awarded by
the Whitewater Chilean Kayak Federation
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Acknoledgements to YAK EXPECIONES for the colaboration
in coaching the Chilean Navy Marines Team who participate
in the ECOHALLENGE PATAGONIA 1999
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Certification that Mr.Juan Zuazo , the Director
and Seakayak Headguide of YAK EXPEDICIONES has completed succesfully
the 8 days Wilderness First Responder Course offered by NOLS (2002-
2003-2005-2006-2010) , 80 hours trainning course.
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Acknoledgements from Hogar de Ciegos Santa Lucía
(Santa Lucía Blind School) , for "the
fantastic experience lived by the students" during an
unforgetable seakayak activity
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Participation in the "Evaluation
of the Environmental Impact Course ", awarded by the
Engineering Faculty at the University of Santiago of Chile
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Company recognized by SERNATUR , the Chilean
National Tourism Office
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Certification from the Lake District Regional
CONAMA Director , the chilean Environmental National Corporation,
about YAK EXPEDICIONES and it´s procedures of working
in the outdoors and with the local communities.
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Important events
| 1989 |
First Chilean Descent in kayak,
Salto de las Siete Tazas de Radal (Seven Tea Cups), TV program
-Channel 13. |
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| 1993 |
First Chilean Descent in kayak through the
"Cañón de Colca", Perú,
considered the deepest canyon in the world by the National Geographic
Magazine. - published in the REVISTAB OUTDOORS an outdoor chilean
magazine.. |
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| 1994 |
First Chilean Descent in kayak down the "Río
Zambezi", Zimbabwe, Africa, considered among the four
most famous in the world, together with the Bío-Bío,
Colorado and the Futaleufú. Program Report "Punto Deportivo"
from La Red and "Revista del Domingo" by the Mercurio.
* More than 40 complete descents in ww kayak of the
Bío-Bío River, one of the 4 most famous
rivers world wide...in those days (today dissapear because of
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| 1996 |
First Chilean Descent in kayak through the rivers of the Ecuadorian
Sierra and Jungle. |
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| 1997 |
First Chilean Descent in kayak through the "Grand
Canyon- Colorado River", USA, 18 days inside the
canyon.. |
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| 1997 |
Participation in sea kayak
expedition course between the Northern and Southern
Icefield (28 days) with NOLS. (National
Outdoors Leadership School). |
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| 1998 |
Participation in a ww kayak expedition on the Futaleufú
River, considered among some of the most difficult comercial
rivers in the world. |
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| 1999 |
Organizers of the "Gran Tour de Ríos",
in which participants travel running rivers between Santiago
and Puerto Montt. |
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| 1999 |
- Sea Kayak navigation in Juan Fernández Island.
- Instructors of the chilean NAVY Team of Marines that participate
in the ECO-CHALLENGE PATAGONIA 1999
- Member of the Rescue Team, for
the ECO-CHALLENGE PATAGONIA 1999.
- Sea Kayak expedition in Torres del Paine , paddling in those
days the unknown Rio Serrano to the Ultima Esperanza Fiord....today
a popular destination.
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| 2000 |
- Multiple rivers descended through out Chile, from Santiago
to Futaleufú.
- Seakayak Exploration in Patagonia paddling Palena River
from the border with Argentina till the Pacific Ocean and
continue till Puyuhuapi town /Lat 43º).
- Sea Kayak navigation in the Northern Islands of the Humboldt
Pinguin Natural Reserve (Lat. 29º).
- Reward for the Development of
the White Waters, OUTDOORS Magazine (May 2000).
- Until now, hundreds of students have graduated from our
sea and river kayaking courses.
-Exploration of the route "From the Andes to the Pacific
Ocean" paddling Palena River , almost from the border
with Argenina to the Pacific Ocean and continue paddling with
seakayak the channels of patagonia till Puyuhuapi hotsprings.
- Exploration and opening of more than 30 seakayak routes
from the III till XII region.
-Instructor of sea kayak rescue techniques and seakayak planning
for the Chilean NAVY in 2000 and
2001
- Columnist and official technical consultant for the chilean
Outdoors Magazine.
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| 2001 ... till today |
- Offering many Seakayak and River Kayak Courses
- Some kayak and rafting expeditions in Costa Rica and Honduras.
- Reward for the developing of kayaking
as a sport given by OUTDOORS Magazine (june 2001)
- We were selected to train the Chilean team of "Comandos
Infantes de Marina" (Marines) who participated in
ECO-CHALLENGE Nueva Zelandia 2001.
- Trained as WILDERNESS FIRST RESPONDER
course offered by the Wilderness Medicine Institute-USA.
- Reward for the develope of kayaking
as a sport, awarded by OUTDOORS Magazine (june
2002).
- In 2004 our seakayak Trip Leader was selected to be the
Kayaking Skills Management of the PATAGONIA EXPEDITION RACE
run in Tierra del Fuego.
- Invited Speaker for the Sea Kayak Georgia Skills Symposium
& BCU Week 2005 (topic: Seakayak Expeditions
in Patagonia, Chile).
- Memebers of the Sea kayak Expedition to Canal Jerónimo
and Magallanes Strait , exploring part of Alacalufes
National Reserve (XII region)
- Organizers and Tour Leaders of the Seakayak Exploration
trip from Exploradores River till San Rafael Glacier in the
Northern Icefield 2004
- Organizers and Tour Leaders 2006 International
Selfsupported Seakayak Exploration to the Northern Icefield
, San Rafael Glacier , 300km (participants from Germany
, New Zeland and Spain).
-Organizers and Tour Leaders 2007 Swiss-chilean
Selfsupported Seakayak Expedition Patagonian Channels and
Fjords , Palena Region , Palena River till Puyuhuapi village
, XI region of Aysen , aprox. 300km
- Since 1999 , more than 10 years guiding seakayak expeditions
to the Northern Patagonia Fjords of Pumalin Park , each year
, as an average, running ten 6 days trips...meaning more
than 600 days of paddling experience in this changing environment and with different kinds of clients.
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