Great canoe and kayak trips around the world: readers´ travel tips
(The Guardian Travel News)

Sea kayaking off Mallaig is a very different experience to gliding down a river in tropical Nicaragua but our tipsters have encountered wonderful scenery on all these adventures Ometepe island, in Lake Nicaragua, must be one of the few places in the world where you can kayak between two volcanoes. After a fairly strenuous paddle across the lake (or a tow by motor boat if you´re feeling less energetic), you enter the calm estuary of the rio Istian, dissecting the unusual island´s narrow isthmus. Spend a peaceful couple of hours drifting through the swamp spotting caiman, turtles and howler monkeys, accompanied by birds including hawks, herons and jacanas. The most popular kayak tour operator in the area is Caballito´s Mar ($22.50pp), based in Mérida on the island.cr7364 Continue reading...