Become a rafting guide!

As a student job during the weekends or during the summer, as a future profession, rafting guide is an exciting job. All day long on the water, you give your clients a dream and tourists discover an activity and a region.

SOA exam preparation

In May and June, we offer preparatory courses for the Swiss Outdoor Association exam.

SOA Guide Review I

The SOA level 1 guide diploma allows you to work on class II to III rivers.

This course is aimed at people who already have some knowledge of living water and who wish to have three days of intensive training to pass the exam.

Dates: 3-4-5 May 2019
Price: 500CHF

To register for the SOA exam, you must have a valid first aid certificate and a Rescue3 certificate.

SOA II Guide Review

The SOA level 2 guide diploma allows you to work on class III rivers and higher.

This course is intended for people who have the SOA I guide diploma.

Dates: 13 to 17 May 2019
Price: 1000 CHF

To register for the exam, you must have a valid first aid certificate and a Rescue3 certificate.

Training in the "oars" system

This system is widely used in South America and is very useful on large volume rivers. If you are thinking of working in South America, it is essential to master this technique.

Dates: 17-18-19 June 2019
Price: 700CHF

Full training to become a rafting guide

You can't learn to be a rafting guide in 3 days. We offer a 2 year training course in order to be able to pass the SOA II guide exam in the second year and to train with the "oars" and the cataraft in the second year.

First year

• SOA Guide Course I
• May as a trainee for the SOA I exam
• Training as a trainee during the season.

Second year

• SOA II Guide Course
• SOA II Review
• Trainee "oars" and possibility to work as a guide during the season with the company.

Not everyone progresses at the same speed. It is therefore possible to do a season of training with us in order to improve your knowledge and to register for the exam the following year.

Price of the full courseCHF 2000 (CHF 1000 per year)
Not included in the price: the Rescue 3 course and the BLS-AED first aid course.