Par. Giannitson 4, Kalamata. A working office, a planning room and a drying loft for the kayaks, harnesses and bikes — five minutes from the seafront, twelve from the airport, forty from the start of the Mani.
Kalamata · MS 24134Kalamata is the working capital of Messinia — a port city of 70,000 with its own international airport. Our office is on a quiet side-street, two blocks back from the long seafront promenade.
Kalamata airport (KLX)
8 km · 12 min by car
Direct seasonal flights from London, Munich, Vienna, Zurich, Paris and a dozen other European cities. We pick up.
The Messinian seafront
600 m · 7 min on foot
Walk down Aristomenous to the harbour for an espresso. Most of our paddle days launch a short drive west of here.
The Mani peninsula
40 min south by car
Stoupa, Kardamyli, the stone villages of the Inner Mani.
Athens · ATH
2 h 30 by motorway
Direct down the A7. All our multi-day trips start in Athens.
A long oak table, paper maps of the Peloponnese on every wall, and a kettle that runs all day. Where every itinerary is sketched out by the guide who will run it.
Wetsuits, drysuits, harnesses and ropes — washed, hung, inspected and logged after every trip. Bikes serviced in-house between groups; nothing leaves the building unchecked.
Where guests collect rental kit, get a 15-minute briefing on the day ahead, and — usually — accept a freddo espresso while they listen.
A working fleet, replaced and rotated on a four-year cycle. Every boat is rigged for guided trips: deck lines, day hatches, towlines, deck-mounted compass. Most are singles; the Prijon Excursion EVO is our two-seat workhorse for mixed-ability groups.
United Kingdom
British-spec sea kayaks for our coaching programme — fast, neutral, well-mannered in chop.
Germany
Our backbone fleet — bombproof HTP plastic, beloved by every guide. Prijon kayaks tend to outlast the people who paddle them.
Our family-friendly water programme — stable inflatable touring boards used on flat days in Kalamata Bay and on short coastal tours from Stoupa and Kardamyli. Easy to learn, easy to land.
Singapore · Germany
Stable inflatable touring boards — forgiving for beginners, fast enough for a coastal cruise. Pumped, rigged and rolled into the van the night before.
Two distinct fleets in two different rooms: an e-bike fleet — eighteen assist-on-tap bikes for the longer mountain routes above Kalamata — and a trekking fleet of thirty for our coastal and olive-grove rides.
Germany · e-bike
Our e-MTB fleet — Bosch Performance Line CX motors, the workhorse of European e-bike rentals. Long range, predictable assist.
Switzerland · e-bike
Swiss-designed e-hardtails with a Bosch mid-drive motor, for the mountain routes above Kalamata.
Greece · e-bike
Greek-built e-trekking bikes with the EP600 mid-drive motor — long range, comfortable upright geometry. Our coastal and olive-grove e-fleet.
Greece · trekking
Greek-built, locally serviced. Our trekking and crossover fleet for road days, the Methoni-coast ride, and family routes around the bay. Bombproof.
Run with full PPE and traceable hardware. Every harness, descender and helmet carries a serial number and a service log; nothing goes out past its retirement date.
Spain
Canyoning-specific neoprene — reinforced knees and seat, articulated cut, designed for the descents in Polylimnio and Neda.
France
The reference brand for vertical work. Harnesses, descenders and helmets — all on a documented retirement cycle.
We do not chase the new colourway. The brands below have been on our shelves for a decade or more — chosen because they survive a Greek summer, a rocky launch and 200 trips a year, and because their spare parts are easy to find on a Tuesday afternoon in Kalamata.
Prijon
German kayaks · since 1973
Wave Sport
British / EU sea kayaks
Hiko
Czech paddle apparel & PFDs
Carlisle
Touring paddles
Petzl
Vertical & canyon hardware
Seland
Canyoning neoprene
Edelrid
Canyon rope
Haibike
German e-MTBs
Scott
Swiss e-MTBs
Bosch eBike
Performance Line CX motors
Ideal Bikes
Greek-built trekking bikes
Aqua Marina
Inflatable SUP fleet
Par Giannitson 4 - Mpouloukou 26
Kalamata 24134, Messinia
All our multi-day trips start in Athens. The kit for every one of them is packed and checked here at HQ before departure. Browse the trips, or send us a note about a date.
