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Codi, Pont de Passava sous Quenza - Barrage du Rizzanese

Kayak spot · France

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

Not for grade III paddlers. Suits expert paddlers only, by its grade.

The spot in two facts

  • Grade Vat its hardest
  • Moving waterthe water

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Not for grade III paddlers. Suits expert paddlers only, by its grade. See it for expert paddlers.

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About Codi, Pont de Passava sous Quenza - Barrage du Rizzanese

A river section on the Codi, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade IV to V, on the international scale. Suits expert paddlers only, by its grade. No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map. The town to stay in is Zicavo.

  • River Codi
  • Grade Grade IV to V, on the international scale.
  • Who it suits Suits expert paddlers only, by its grade.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map.

Spots and rivers: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Whitewater sections © Rivermap (rivermap.org), Riverzone and Jonathan Riddell, ODbL.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,380–US$2,590 each

about US$1,380–US$2,590 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, stay, food, kayak hire.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to FSC, estimated from distance and season, changing at CDG, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$516–US$1,070
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$67–US$114
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$328–US$543
Food7 days eating outabout US$315–US$583
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$154–US$288
Totalabout US$1,380–US$2,590

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Zicavo

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Closest

Zicavo

about 30 min by car · 4 places to stay

about US$121/nightcountry average

See 4 places to stay in Zicavo · Booking.com

About Zicavo its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$121 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 18h 10m

About 18h 10m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → FSC, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG), then 50 min by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

On the water

River level

River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go.

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

No paddling school, club or hire mapped within 50 km.

Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits