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Vydra, (Prohibited!). Photo: Stepan.hasek, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Vydra, (Prohibited!)

Kayak spot · Czechia

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

Not for grade III paddlers. Suits expert paddlers only: a river with no grade stated, which we never offer a new paddler.

The spot in two facts

  • Moving waterthe water
  • 7.6 kmthe section

Full forecast

every day, every number

Not for grade III paddlers. Suits expert paddlers only: a river with no grade stated, which we never offer a new paddler. See it for expert paddlers.

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.

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put-in, take-out, its town

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Photos of Vydra, (Prohibited!)

341 92 Srní, Czech Republic - panoramio
Photo: Eva Rešová, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Vydra, (Prohibited!)

A river section on the Vydra, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 7.6 km along the river. Suits expert paddlers only: a river with no grade stated, which we never offer a new paddler. None within 10 km, the nearest 13 km away. The town to stay in is Srni. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • River Vydra
  • Grade No source states its grade: check a guidebook before you paddle it.
  • Length 7.6 km along the river.
  • Who it suits Suits expert paddlers only: a river with no grade stated, which we never offer a new paddler.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire None within 10 km, the nearest 13 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$1,110–US$2,120 each

about US$1,110–US$2,120 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 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to MUC, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$497–US$1,030
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$101–US$168
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$195–US$329
Food7 days eating outabout US$188–US$356
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$127–US$235
Totalabout US$1,110–US$2,120

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Srni

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Closest

Srni

about 10 min by car · 19 places to stay

about US$74/nightcountry average

See 19 places to stay in Srni · Booking.com

About Srni its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$74 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 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 16h 30m

About 16h 30m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → MUC, direct, then 2h 55m 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

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