Staying Home Sucks, home
Peschiera del Garda, the port
Peschiera del Garda, the nearest town, 5 km away. Photo: Dguendel, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Mincio, Spot Monzambano 2

Kayak spot · Italy

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

68Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Mon 2: Wind 3 kn gusting 9, Air 16 °C, River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 71 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
16°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 70 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
16°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 67 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 66 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 65 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
13°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 65 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 63 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
12°C
Rain
1.2 mm

Tap a day for wind, gusts, air and rain. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 167, good
  2. Mon 271, good
  3. Tue 370, good
  4. Wed 467, good
  5. Thu 566, good
  6. Fri 665, good
  7. Sat 765, good
  8. Sun 863, good
  9. Mon 963, good
  10. Tue 1063, good

The spot in two facts

  • Grade IVat its hardest
  • Moving waterthe water

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know the river level, weirs or your skill.

Wind and weather forecast and score for each day at Mincio, Spot Monzambano 2
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov67, good2 kn10kn14°C0.6 mm
Mon 2Nov71, good3 kn9kn16°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov70, good3 kn10kn16°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov67, good7 kn15kn14°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov66, good2 kn9kn14°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov65, good2 kn8kn13°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov65, good1 kn7kn14°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov63, good2 kn7kn12°C1.2 mm
Mon 9Nov63, good4 kn9kn12°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov63, good1 kn6kn13°C3.9 mm

Wind and gusts are in knots, rain in mm. River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Best time to go

No month stands out

Good kayaking days in a typical week, each month, for expert paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May7of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug7of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep7of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov3of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
  12. Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec

Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.

Typical weather, not a forecast, and not the river's level: a month that is often good to be outside may still be low water.

Map

the spot and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Mincio, Spot Monzambano 2

A launch on the Mincio. Grade III to IV, on the international scale. Suits expert paddlers only, by its grade. 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 6.6 km away. The town to stay in is Peschiera del Garda. Within 5 km we also list 1 mountain bike area.

  • River Mincio
  • Grade Grade III to IV, 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 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 6.6 km away.

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$1,360–US$2,550 each

about US$1,360–US$2,550 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, 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 MXP, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$496–US$1,030
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$107–US$174
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$315–US$523
Food7 days eating outabout US$301–US$563
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$141–US$261
Totalabout US$1,360–US$2,550

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Peschiera del Garda

Closest

Peschiera del Garda

9 min by car · 235 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 235 places to stay in Peschiera del Garda · Booking.com

About Peschiera del Garda its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$114 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 16h 35m

About 16h 35m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → MXP, direct, then 3h 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

The nearest named schools, clubs and kayak or canoe hire within 25 km, in a straight line. Listings, not a recommendation. Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits