River Start

Course Overview

A fun, hands-on introduction to river safety that teaches young adventurers how to play safely in and around the water — no swimming required.

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Course Details

Price:

$145

The course is designed to give a fun and active look into how to play safely around and in the river environment. The overall goal is to provide training or tasks for playing safe around the river.As noted earlier, participants do not need to be able to swim for the River Start course.

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