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Beginners
Discover paddlesport and develop confidence.
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Bond Safari Academy
From your first paddleto your future on the water.
Build confidence, develop your paddling skills and explore a pathway from learning the basics to leading experiences on the water.
Why the Academy
Learn on the water, grow with every stroke. Whether it’s your first paddle or your first group to lead, the Academy meets you where you are.
Who is the Academy for?
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Aspiring Instructors
Explore training options for those interested in teaching paddlesport, subject to the relevant entry requirements.
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Leaders and Coaches
Discover the available progression routes for people seeking greater responsibility on the water.
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Schools and Groups
Explore structured paddling opportunities for schools, colleges and organised groups.
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Four ways to learn.
Prices are the supplied 2027 rates; final payable amounts, including tax, are confirmed at enrolment.
Start Paddling
From ₹1,200
First paddles, personal skills and safety awards for new and improving paddlers.
- Paddle Start₹1,200
- Paddle Safer₹1,500
- SUP Safer₹2,500
- Paddle Discover₹9,500
- Paddle Explore₹11,000
- Safety and Rescue₹7,500
Become an Instructor
From ₹6,500
Training for people interested in teaching paddlesport, subject to entry requirements.
View become an instructor courses
Lead and Coach
From ₹28,000
Progression routes for people taking on greater responsibility on the water.
- Paddlesport Leader₹49,000
- Open Water Canoe Leader₹54,500
- Sea Kayak Leader₹64,500
- Coach₹83,000
- White Water Safety₹28,000
Programmes
From ₹1,36,000
Longer programmes, bundles, schools and private coaching.
- Bond Paddle Guide Programme₹1,36,000
- Pathway bundlesOn enquiry
- Schools Paddle YearOn enquiry
- Private coachingOn enquiry
Qualification pathway
Your journey.Your next qualification.
Personal Awards, Instructor, Leader, Coach and Tutor: each stage has its own learning outcomes, requirements and permitted scope of activity.
- 01TryGet on the water for the first time.Personal awards
- 02LearnBuild personal skills and confidence.Personal awards
- 03QualifyTrain to teach paddlesport.Instructors
- 04LeadTake responsibility for groups on the water.Leaders
- 05CoachDevelop other paddlers.Coachs
- 06TutorHelp train the next generation of paddlesport professionals.Pathway details
Featured courses
Start where you are.
Start Paddling · Personal award
Paddle Discover
Build on your first paddles and develop personal skills.
₹9,5002027 rate
Become an Instructor · Instructor
SUP Instructor
Instructor training for stand-up paddleboarding.
₹42,5002027 rate
Programmes · Programme
Bond Paddle Guide Programme
Bond’s professional guide-training programme.
₹1,36,0002027 rate
Course calendar
Upcoming courses
Upcoming course dates will be announced soon
No Academy course dates have been published yet. Register your interest and we’ll let you know when enrolment opens.
Training campuses
Where the Academy is heading.
Three planned campuses. None is operating as an Academy campus yet; dates are planned and subject to confirmation.
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Kovalam
Planned campus
- Sea paddling
- SUP
- Instructor awards
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Muziris–Kochi
Planned campus
- Flat-water paddling
- Canoe
- Schools
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Kodenchery
Planned campus
- White-water training
Careers on the water
Bond PaddleGuide Programme
Bond’s professional guide-training programme for people who want to build a future on the water. Programme structure, schedule, entry requirements and training locations will be published once confirmed.
Explore the guide programme- Programme fee (2027 rate)
- ₹1,36,000
- Status
- Dates coming soon
Paddle UK courses from 2027, subject to approval.
Learning with the Academy
Learn on the water,not just about it.
Courses are built around time on the water, with each stage of the pathway setting out what you’ll learn and what you’ll be able to do next.
Learner stories will appear here once we have approved accounts from Academy learners, shared with their permission.
Contact the Academy
Ask us anything.
Questions about a course, the pathway or which level is right for you? Send us a message.
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