Author: Yaroslav Hroshev, Ukraine
I'm writing this review after my first experience with the Kuluar club (kayaking on the Desna).
The organization, from talking to the manager to the trip itself, was at a very high level. The trip page on the website has a fairly complete list of what you need. If you don't have this kind of experience yet and don't know what to bring, the rafting manager answers all your questions, gives you all the information you need and a list of everything you'll need. You also get a separate email listing all the essential and recommended items.
So it's quite hard to forget something, but even if you do, they can buy it for you during the trip and bring it to the campsite.
I especially liked the "comfort kayaking" option — all the things you bring are transported in a van, and you only take the essentials in the boat. Anyone who has gone kayaking on their own knows what I mean: usually your boat is a mountain of gear that you somehow have to fit on top of. Here everything was as comfortable as possible: in the morning we got into the boats with nothing extra, and in the evening all our things were already at camp.
All the meals are provided by the club too, so the only thing you need to do is relax and enjoy the trip.
Special thanks to our team leader Yuliia for the great atmosphere, and to Oleksandr for all the comfort he created at camp for all of us "paddlers"))