NOLS courses travel on the world’s best rivers and oceans for learning paddling skills, from the wild whitewater of the Salmon River to the Yukon’s pristine Hess River, all the way to the Kimberley coastline of Australia. You'll scout rapids and practice rescue techniques and learn lining and portaging skills as well.



Home to some of the world's most remote and exciting rivers, the Yukon Territory provides a visually stunning, adrenaline-pumping classroom for learning to whitewater canoe.
Photo: Pascal Beauvais

Rocky Mountains

• Semester in the Rockies (some sections)

Southwest

• Semester in the Southwest

Alaska

• Semester in Alaska (some sections)
• Brooks Range Backpacking and River

Yukon

• Semester in the Yukon
• Yukon Outdoor Educator: Backpacking and Whitewater Canoeing
• Yukon Backpacking and Wilderness Canoeing

Australia

• Semester in Australia