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Watersport Things To Do in Antibes — 13 of Our Favourites

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Whatever you choose to do on your summer holiday you are sure to find a huge range of activities across the Antibes area.

Find loads of top tips and local insights in our Antibes Activities Guide.

Glisse Paradise Watersports, Saint Laurent du Var

1. Glisse Paradise Watersports, Saint Laurent du Var

Jet-ski, waterskiing, wakeboard, wakesurf, parachute, canoe and paddleboard, Glisse Paradise have it all!

Situated on the 'Cocody Beach' their team of professionals will help you enjoy every moment of your stay.

Prices vary depending on the activity of your choice and how long you wish to participate for but it is guaranteed fun for everyone, with offers for children as well, everyone can get involved in the watersport fun.

Paddle Boarding, Juan les Pins

2. Paddle Boarding Tours & Hire

Location
Antibes

Based in Antibes, their activities extend along the French Riviera and include the Iles de Lerins.

You can choose to hire a SUP or take one of their coastal tours.

They offer guided tours varying from easy trips focused on fun, to longer more challenging tours. Their main three options are:

  • Discovery Tour: This 1 hour tour will introduce you to Paddle-boarding and allow you to explore some of the beautiful coastline alone the French Riviera with a fully qualified instructor
  • Coastal Tour: This 2 hour tour is for those that want a more challenging and sporty excursion of all the magnificent sites around the Cap d'Antibes.
  • Sunset Tour: An early evening 1 hour paddle along the coastline taking in the spectacular colours cast at dusk, as the moon slowly rises.

You can also choose to take private or group lessons with one of their instructors. It is a great activity to do with friends and family or to give as a gift.

Alternatively, you can choose to simply hire a paddle board from 1hr through to a full day.

For rentals Cape Kayak have versatile SUP boards for touring, and for the more sporty the 'race' 12'6" boards.

canyoning in Provence

3. Bureau des Guides de Canyon, Castellane

Range of water sports and outdoor activities proposed by a professional guiding company.

Full and half day adventures in the rivers and streams of Provence - fun activities for everyone from the age of 7.

White water rafting, canyoning, rock climbing, via ferrata - full instruction given for beginners and experts alike.

Diamond Diving, Golfe Juan

4. Diamond Diving School

A small centre that focuses on a personal touch and offers not only beginner diving courses, but PADI certification and also instructor development courses.

Giving you great access to the fantastic dive spots of the Cap d'Antibes, the bay of Golfe-Juan and the Lerins Islands, they can offer you a variety of diving terrain from vertical drop-offs, canyons and shallow plateaus. With over 40 dive sites to choose from they are sure to be able to find something to suit your interests and your abilities.

Their aim is to provide you with a fun and memorable diving experience on the French Riviera!

Go Kayak, Antibes

5. Go Kayak

They adapt to the overall level of the group so that everyone can spend an unforgettable day together whether you are a family of beginners or a group of experienced kayakers.

They offer a range of excursions ranging from sunset cruising to a more taxing discovery of the coves an rocky outlets of the Cote d'Azur coastline. From trips out to the Leyrin Islands, or along the coastline of Cannes and Nice the instructors will take you our and show you around some of the more inaccessible areas of this beautiful destination.

Aventure Sous Marine, Saint Raphael

6. Aventure Sous Marine Diving School, Saint Raphael

Since 1994, the team at this diving school have been located in Saint Raphael in the Var department.

With plenty of dive sites to choose from and vast experience in the area, the team will help you with your diving skills, either taking you through a course for certification or just take you on an excursion to explore 'under the sea'.

Their favourite dive sites include a mix of coral terrain, wrecks and rock formations where you can explore and enjoy life below the sea with interesting creatures and colourful plant life.

From one off dives to half day experiences you can choose what suits you to make the most of your time on the Riviera. Contact using the enquiry button for more information or to make a booking.

Easy Dive School, Cannes

7. Easy Dive School, Juan les Pins

Location
Juan-les-Pins

Easy Dive is a diving shop and diving centre in Antibes. There are a range of different courses for all levels from complete beginner to advanced and instructor courses.

At Easy Dive you will find a technical room, a space dedicated to selling Aqualung, Scubapro, Cressi, Suunto and Uwatec products. A workshop to maintain equipment, two air-conditioned classrooms equipped with projectors, computers available for e-learnings and internet consulting for guests and a café area.

Their four boats allow them to always offer divers a choice of sites suitable for their level. Each boat is equipped with oxygen therapy for your safety. In season they organise up to four outings per day (09.00, 14.00, 18.00 and night) every day. In winter, outings are provided on the weekends, and on weekdays on request.

All dives are reservation only. The trained instructors will help you progress at your own pace within an extremely safe environment

Club Sous l'Eau, Saint Raphael

8. Club Sous l'Eau Diving School, Saint Raphael

Discover more than 30 dive sites with the help of this diving school, located on the Port Santa Lucia in St Raphael.

They can accommodate up to 60 divers at any one time, split between 2 boats. Group bookings are possible and welcomed, plus this company can help arranging accommodation. They also do children's lessons (starting from 8 years of age) They cover most types of diving certificate training including FFESSM and PADI.

Open all year round. In winter from 15th November until 1st of April, they will operate by appointment and during the summer months there are 2 dives a day, night dives, BBQ's, fireworks and many more events.

Contact them directly for more information by 'making an enquiry' or visiting their website.

Societe des Regates d'Antibes, Antibes

9. Societe des Regates d'Antibes Sailing School

Location
Antibes

They offer various sailing and windsurfing courses aimed at all ages, from 5 year old children to adults. There is also the possibility of renting a boat, or booking private lessons.

The club has two centres, one in Antibes and another one in Juan les Pins, both organising courses. They run weekly lessons on Optimist dinghies for children, adult catamarans and kayaks. They also have a summertime sailing school. They offer special prices for groups.

They also have equipment to rent, from small sailing boats to catamarans, kayaks and stand up paddle boards. Their professional sailing team participates in national and international boat races, some organised in Antibes.

Stade Nautique Municipal

10. Stade Nautique Municipal Watersports

If you feel like a change from the beach, take a trip to the local public swimming baths. There is a 25-metre swimming pool inside, plus an outdoor 50-metre pool with a diving board.

There is also a small café for snacks and drinks.

Some local clubs train here as well, such as waterpolo, swimming, synchronised swimming, or triathlon.

Airxkite, l'Ecole de Kitesurf, Cannes

11. Airxkite Kitesurf, Cannes la Bocca

Location
Cannes

Airxkite offers full courses on kite surfing, including theory and practical. All Airxkite classes in the water take place between April to November.

The first day is on the ground at "Base nature" in Fréjus. After, it's on the water at Cannes. All the equipment is provided and the classes are structured from beginner level to expert. They also offer rental equipment and lessons in stand up paddle boarding. The object is always to focus on safety, discovery of the activity and practice so that you can develop your skills.

Cap Kayak - Kayak Hire, Juan les Pins

12. Kayak Hire

Based in Antibes, their kayak & SUP activities extend along the French Riviera and include the Iles de Lerins.

You can choose to hire a Kayak (one or two person) and head out onto the water to discover the beautiful area and the activity for yourself. Hire is possible for a few hours, a half day or a full day, so it's up to you to plan your day!

Alternatively, you can choose to take a private lesson or try one of their group coastal tours. They offer guided tours varying from easy discovery trips, to more sporty outings and a sunset trip.

For rentals Cape Kayak use sit-on-top kayaks, for the sporty ones they also have a fleet of surfskis that are long and fast kayaks.

It is a great activity to do with friends and family or to give as a gift.

people canyoning on a river

13. Kayaking Tours, Juan Les Pins

Location
Antibes

Based in Antibes, their kayak activities extend along the French Riviera and include the Iles de Lerins.

You can choose to take one of their coastal tours.

They offer guided tours varying from easy trips focused on fun, to longer more challenging routes. Their main three options are:

  • Discovery Tour: This 1.5hr tour will introduce you to Kayaking and allow you to explore some of the beautiful coastline alone the French Riviera with a fully qualified instructor
  • Experience Tour: This 2 hour tour is for those that want a more challenging and sporty excursion of all the magnificent sites around the Cap d'Antibes.
  • Sunset Tour: An early evening paddle along the coastline taking in the spectacular colours cast at dusk, as the moon slowly rises.

You can also choose to take private or group lessons with one of their instructors. It is a great activity to do with friends and family or to give as a gift.

Alternatively, you can choose to simply hire a kayak for 1hr through to a full day.