OTTER AQUATICS’ SWIMming-based holidays
Many thanks to talented young Italian video maker, Luca Tassera, for this wonderful video.
What we do - and how we do it
Otter Aquatics organises and leads swimming-based holidays to great parts of the world (such as Croatia, Montenegro, Greece, Italy and Germany) as well as right here at home in Australia. Contact me if you are interested in any of these places - or have some places of particular interest to you.
We have a particular swimming-based holiday philosophy which sets us apart from the many others available these days. We aim to satisfy the ordinary swimmer with a taste for adventure, one who swims for fitness once or twice a week and who may occasionally venture into the open water, as opposed to the more elite swimmer who may be more interested in competitions and/or marathon swimming. Most of our swims are between 500 metres and two kilometres; they are all non-competitive and they are all optional – you can opt out of any swim or cut it short if you wish.
Because there are always plenty of non-swimming things to do on our tours, they also appeal to non-swimmers or non-swimming partners. For example, some of our time on our Lake Orta tour in Italy includes immersing ourselves in Italian history, architecture and art as well as dabbling in that country’s famed cuisine and our Lake Constance tour will mix up cycling and swimming.
Testimonials
We have been conducting European swimming tours since 2014, all with so much joy, satisfaction and fun that we want to keep doing it again and again. Here are some testimonials from recent years, especially concerning our fabulous Lake Orta trip in northern Italy:
Otter Aquatics organises and leads swimming-based holidays to great parts of the world (such as Croatia, Montenegro, Greece, Italy and Germany) as well as right here at home in Australia. Contact me if you are interested in any of these places - or have some places of particular interest to you.
We have a particular swimming-based holiday philosophy which sets us apart from the many others available these days. We aim to satisfy the ordinary swimmer with a taste for adventure, one who swims for fitness once or twice a week and who may occasionally venture into the open water, as opposed to the more elite swimmer who may be more interested in competitions and/or marathon swimming. Most of our swims are between 500 metres and two kilometres; they are all non-competitive and they are all optional – you can opt out of any swim or cut it short if you wish.
Because there are always plenty of non-swimming things to do on our tours, they also appeal to non-swimmers or non-swimming partners. For example, some of our time on our Lake Orta tour in Italy includes immersing ourselves in Italian history, architecture and art as well as dabbling in that country’s famed cuisine and our Lake Constance tour will mix up cycling and swimming.
Testimonials
We have been conducting European swimming tours since 2014, all with so much joy, satisfaction and fun that we want to keep doing it again and again. Here are some testimonials from recent years, especially concerning our fabulous Lake Orta trip in northern Italy:
- 'A stunning location. Seriously, one of the best in the world'
- 'The tour leader, the local coordinator and the cultural guide were all extraordinarily urbane, efficient and charming'
- 'Varied swimming opportunities, adapted to swimmers' abilities'
- 'The hotel was great. Comfortable without being over the top; right on the water and right in the centre of town'
- 'The organisation was first class - both before and during the tour'
- 'A superb mix of cultural activities, gastronomic opportunities, sightseeing and of course swimming'
- 'When the bus rounded a bend and I first saw the village and the island, my heart skipped a beat. It was so extraordinarily beautiful'
- 'The cost was very reasonable'.
For a taste of what we have done, check out Otter Aquatics on You Tube as well as the following ...
'Iconic and Historic Swimming Places of Sydney'
This is one of our most popular holidays. Every March and November, we offer a very special swimming trip to Sydney to see first hand - and swim in - where, from the 1890s to the present day, the kings and queens of Australian swimming learned their trade. Click here for a taste of one such trip ...
Contact me on 0438 652 696, email me at mark@otteraquatics.com.au or use the contact page on this website for more information and to express your interest.
'Iconic and Historic Swimming Places of Sydney'
This is one of our most popular holidays. Every March and November, we offer a very special swimming trip to Sydney to see first hand - and swim in - where, from the 1890s to the present day, the kings and queens of Australian swimming learned their trade. Click here for a taste of one such trip ...
Contact me on 0438 652 696, email me at mark@otteraquatics.com.au or use the contact page on this website for more information and to express your interest.
Our group at Lake Bohinj, Slovenia
For reports, photos and videos of some of our past trips click here
