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Who we are and what do we do?

Welcome to the Soča Rider Rafting and Kayaking Agency (Reka 2010 d.o.o.), a small family-owned and operated business in Bovec, Slovenia. Petra and Gyula (Chasi) started Soča Rider in 2010 with many years years of experiences.

Petra, Chasi, and an awesome group of well-trained, competent, and caring staff, keep a nice, familiar atmosphere in their rafting, canyoning and kayaking trips, and fulfill your personal wishes of maximizing the enjoyment you need for an ultimate White Water experience. When you raft with Soča Rider, you will be directly in touch with the owners.

Our passion for adventure and love for rivers, encourages us to make whitewater rafting- kayaking comfortable, safe, fun, and accessible to our guests here in the amazing Soča valley!

Whether you are a first-time river runner or an experienced whitewater enthusiast, we invite you to experience the Soča river with the Soča Rider Team!

Why choose Soča Rider?

From the moment you contact Soča Rider to book a tour, till the last goodbye after your adventure, you have direct contact with Petra and Gyula, the owners as they are part of every tour. You can feel this personal touch in every single trip, this sets us apart from others.

The stuff and the guides, we are working for long time with, are professional, whitewater enthusiats, Soca valley fanatics, highly trained and licenced people with a good local knowledge.

Soča Rider’s repertoire

Best whitewater adventures in Soča valley

Rafting

Rafting in Soča Valley is a must do activity on one of the most beautiful river in Europe. Soča river offers great adventure for all generation in big, inflatable boats where you sit together with a river guide. Refresh yourself in the warm summer days!

Whitewater kayaking

Soča river is a perfect place to try whitewater kayaking on an inflatable kayak tour or to learn whitewater kayaking on a course as beginners as well as advanced paddlers can find the appropriate section to extend their knowledge or just to enjoy the emerald rapids.

Canyoning

100% adrenaline and a great fun what you can expect from Soča valley’s wild canyons. Picturesque waterfalls and crystal clear pools await you to jump off, abseil and slide. during your walking tour, accompanied with a Soča Rider expert.
Meet our friendly and professional guides and crew.

Experience the beauty of Soča River with some of the best guides

Gyula Császár

Founder, River guide since 2010 at Soca Rider

Gyula Császár

Founder, River guide since 2010 at Soca Rider
Csaszi is one of the owner, working every day on the river, part of every tour, so definitely you will meet him! He has more than 24 years of guiding experience. He was working as raft guide and kayak instructor in Slovakia, Austria, Slovenia, and as a safety kayaker in Chile. He loves kayaking. He was kayaking in many European countries, and recently made Kayak Expeditions in Peru (Rio Cotahuasi - 5 days, Rio Colca - 2 days, Rio Apurimac 3 days, and Rio Maranon 10 days.) He has a good sense of humor and very patient with our guests. In his freetime (when he is not kayaking:) he goes mountain biking (his brand new passion), canyoning, hiking with his family or sewing professional canyoning bags.

Petra Vasadi

Founder, Contact person since 2010 at Soča Rider

Petra Vasadi

Founder, Contact person since 2010 at Soča Rider
Petra is the other owner, making all the logistics in the company. When you write an email, she will reply, when you make a call, she will answer, Definitely you meet her in Soca Rider Base. In her freetime (as a mum of 2 kids, there's not a lot of it..) she goes hiking up to the mountains, riding a bike, ski touring and ski running in the winter. She also does kayaking on Soča river, but her main passion is sea kayaking. She made longer tours in Indonesia (Raja Ampat, Papua) and in Europe (Croatian, Italy, Albania)

László Bimbó

River guide, since 2013 at Soca Rider

László Bimbó

River guide, since 2013 at Soca Rider
Laci is a master of rafting. Friendly, enthusiastic, well trained guide. He was a flatwater canoe competitor in his childhood, later collected guiding experiences in Austria, Slovenia and India (Ganges). He made many bike tours all over the world, and he was also an athlete in rafting competitions. When he has a couple of free hours, he goes kayaking or mountain biking or just checking air plane ticket prices:) With more freetime, he does canyoning, here in Slovenia or in Italy ( Belluno, Friuli Dolomites). He likes visiting beautiful (like Maggiore), as well as really technical canyons (like Arsino) to extend his knowledge. In his freetime We are glad to know him in our team.

Milan Koletič

Driver, since 2019 at Soča Rider

Milan Koletič

Driver, since 2019 at Soča Rider
Milan is our main driver. He is very helpful, has a lot of knowledge of Bovec area, also likes to share it. He speaks more languages, you can ask him any time. He is known for his sense of humor and endless supply of Jokes but don't let it fool you, he is an excellent and responsible driver. He used to be a reputable police officer in Bovec and now he is an indispensable member of Soča Rider team.

Máté Császár

New whitewater generation

Máté Császár

New whitewater generation
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