Water sports and leisure activities Pyrénées-Orientales

This international diving center, in existence since 1954 and approved by the French Ministry of Youth and Sports and the FFESSM (Fédération française d'études et de sports sous-marins), offers you first-rate equipment and staff to discover the Côte Vermeille seabed. First dives take place by appointment on the rocky seabed in Collioure Bay, and daily snorkeling excursions are organized (equipment provided).

Located in Matte Forest, it brings together many activities for the summer: swimming, sailing school, pedal boats, fishing, mountain biking, sports trails, golf courses, golf courses, horse riding, horse rental, archery and adventure tours.

Diving under the ice in winter is an unforgettable experience, almost poetic for some enthusiasts: the bubbles stick to the icy ceiling, the sun makes its way through the hole dug in the lake, the light rays are almost palpable, no blue around you but green. If you are tempted by the experience, go for 20 minutes of extreme sensations, warm in a waterproof suit, secured by a life line. The diving is done with a Réderis Plongée instructor. Approved by the Federation of diving and youth and sports.

Gérard and Pascale Puig and their team will help you discover and enjoy the Grande Bleue, whether you are a beginner or an expert. The exceptional sites are always chosen according to the weather of the day. You will be able to explore the Banyuls Cerbère Marine Nature Reserve in complete safety and experienced divers (level 2 minimum) will dive on wrecks just a stone's throw from Spanish waters. In winter, the centre offers ice diving courses in the Catalan Pyrenees at the resort of Les Angles (January and February).

Kitesurfing - that is to say, gliding on the water towed by a kite - is not necessarily a violent sport and requires a lot of experience. With Benoit, you will discover that this popular sport rhymes with comfort and fun. Lessons in small groups (3 students) in shallow water on the beautiful pond of Salses, in radio link with the instructor. Nothing surprising because Benoit spent 15 years in mountain rescue. We recommend you this school because both the state of mind and the courses are top notch! Wing-foil, e-foil and paddle courses are available.

A playground for swimmers, sportsmen and lovers of aquatic leisure activities, it offers numerous infrastructures adapted to all ages and all publics. In addition to the classic aquatic offer - indoor pool and multiple outdoor pools - it offers a multi-lane pentagliss for a good dose of fun and a relaxation area with a hammam and a spa. The offer is completed by a wide range of activities all year round: swimming lessons, aquagym classes, aquabike sessions, aquababy sessions for families.

Oygen Adventure, which has set up its base camp at the foot of the Galamus Gorge in a remarkable location, offers you the opportunity to improve your climbing skills, learn about speleology, climb ferratas vias or descend canyons all year round. And there is a choice in the department! To go further and expand its activities, Oxygen also takes you to the Aude to share a friendly adventure in rafting, hydrospeed or kayaking, or to the Ariège to discover the underground world or mountain canyons. With friends, family or alone, the whole team adapts and offers you tailor-made solutions to make your experience unforgettable.

Plongée Bleue is a diving center oriented towards the protection of the marine environment through concrete daily actions and steps aimed at minimizing its impact on the environment to be in accordance with its values and ethics. The whole team is working hard to make you feel like a fish in the water. The little extra that touched us in their home is the welcome of an "extra ordinary" public: autistic youngsters, young people in reintegration activities, deaf and hard of hearing people, motor and cognitive handicaps... A beautiful philosophy!

After Paradise Aventure, Canyoning Park and the extreme tower, young and old will enjoy the Drop'in fresh water sliding games. 18 tracks to have fun with your children or your friends, Drop'in Donuts, Crazy Jump, Crazy Slide or Drop'in tracks. For the older ones, I owe you an explanation: these are sliding games on a buoy, surf, board or ski with jumps for all levels. Teenagers love it. Of course, everything is safe and supervised, so the little ones can have fun from 5 years old. Success guaranteed.

The aquatic area of the Domes, with its latest generation installations, has a 25 m pool with 4 water lines, a leisure pool (water at 29 °C), a paddling pool (32 °C) and for those over 15 years old a whirlpool bath and solarium. Many sports activities around swimming are available: aquagym, aquacycling, aquafitness, aquadance, synchronized swimming and scuba diving. For the youngest, there is a "multi-sports" club and for those over 6 years old, it is possible to celebrate their birthday at the pool with their friends. In summer, you can enjoy the sun and the 2,000 m² of beaches with its picnic area. A good atmosphere is guaranteed for the whole family.

Far from the crowd of the seaside, the lake of Escoumes of Vinça, with in panorama our beautiful Canigó, proposes you nautical activities for the children from 3 years, thanks to a mini-park especially conceived for them. From 6 years old, inflatable games on water will make the joy of the biggest with the Aquagliss. But teenagers, adults and seniors are not forgotten, paddles, kayaks and pedal boats for a lot of fun. You think the water is too cold? Then enjoy a quad bike tour from 6 years old or a game of laser-game (on reservation).

Whether you are a beginner or an experienced surfer, you will be able to surf even in the middle of winter with indoor temperatures that will make you drop your shirt. After a 5 minute briefing, you're off for 50 minutes of laughter and sliding under the eyes of your instructors who will help you to stay upright in the first moments, before "letting go" on the wave in complete safety, but only from 8 years old. On the trampoline side, if you are over 6 years old and weigh less than 100 kg, you will lose your calories during 1 hour bouncing in your space. Ideal for birthdays.

Cap Cerbère is ideally located in the heart of the marine reserve, the marine park and a few miles from the Cape Creus reserve in southern Catalonia. Exploration dives, training dives, snorkeling, but also photo courses (underwater), bio courses (underwater life), ice diving (in winter). A lot of activities for a dynamic center with a legendary welcome. In addition, you will love Cerbère, this small village at the end of France, less frequented than its brothers and sisters on the Côte Vermeille, and with such an authentic atmosphere.

It jumps, slides, bounces and splashes in the water! Welcome to the Aqua Jump at the lake of Saint-Jean-Pla-de-Corts, a fun and sporting activity for young and old. Several courses installed on inflatable modules placed on the water are proposed to you. There is something for everyone: slide, catapult (we loved it!), trampoline, moonwalk (try walking on a wet carpet that slides!) and climbing wall. Fiesta, good atmosphere and fun guaranteed under the watchful eye of two B.N.S.S.A. monitors. Very refreshing!

"Montagne Plaisir" offers, in summer, excursions in the Pyrenees on several rivers (Le Gourg des Annelles, Le Ceret...) and in the gorges of these canyons. During your way down and your journey, you will perform stunts, abseil, tobbogans and jumps on the playful passages under the rocks. Being able to swim is essential.

Each season has its own activity at Oxygen Aventure. The range of activities is vast and the team of qualified instructors offers a multitude of activities on land, underground and on the water. The company has been in existence for some time and the instructors are well versed in the sport and will be able to guide you according to your level. Whatever the activity you choose, the equipment is of course provided because you don't go into a canyon in flip-flops! Oxygen Aventure also supervises outside the department (canyoning and potholing in Ariège) and adapts to the needs of groups (schools, sports clubs, companies...).

Remember Point Break? Buddy is not dead, he retired to TSJ, and he's got it all figured out: a large, semi-covered wooden terrace just a stone's throw from the water, a tasteful decoration that combines rustic and modern, Buddha Bar-style lounge music and a nice team. And when the day falls, it's theme night all summer long. Forget about lazing around, the TSJ water park offers several activities from 4 to 77 years old: ski lift, water jump... A unique site in France thanks to the layout of the jumping modules.

The wild and rugged coast of Côte Vermeille is home to beautiful hidden coves and offers a breathtaking view from the open sea. Spectacle and relief that can only be discovered by boat or sea kayak. The latter is the perfect means of transport to blend into the scenery and marvel at the thousand hidden pleasures of our coast. Gregory and the Vermeille Kayak de Mer team offer you rentals (kayak and stand-up paddle) but also supervised walks such as contemplation of the sunset with aperitif offered! For the more enthusiastic, more or less long courses are organized to progress by discovering the Costa Brava and even the Balearic Islands.

Feeling like you're on vacation just a stone's throw from your home is possible with the municipal pool of Céret. An oasis of freshness, relaxation and an invitation to spend time alone, with friends or family when summer comes around. Residents and holidaymakers will find two supervised pools, one of 25 m equipped with swimming lanes and diving boards, the other smaller one for relaxing swimming. Near the pools, there is a solarium to relax between two dives and enjoy the magnificent view of the surrounding nature.

On the banks of the Têt river, between Prades and Eus, in a truly enchanting site, the Kap'Oupa Kap team is waiting for you at its outdoor leisure base to take you on a crazy adventure, with family or friends. There is something for all tastes, all levels and all ages: adventure course (tree climbing), deval mountain (all-terrain scooter), kap'warrior (obstacle course), paintball... On the ground or in the air, fun is guaranteed on the multi-activity leisure base (pedal go-kart, climbing, giant trampoline...).

Founded in 1956, it is the oldest yacht club in the Pyrénées-Orientales. Approved by the Ecole Française de Voile (French Sailing School), the club operates all year round, offering weekend packages such as "Sails and Gastronomy", which take you as far as Cadaquès (on a 10.50 m monohull for 4 people). The club also organizes corporate regattas. And in summer, our instructors introduce you to dinghy sailing, catamaran sailing and windsurfing, with private or group lessons by the hour or day (from age 6). The club is also "Jeunesse et Sports" approved, and can welcome school groups and vacation associations for courses on optimist or catamaran. Having moved back into permanent premises in 2015, the Yachting Club now offers a warm and friendly welcome.

In the Centre de Natation Arlette Franco, the swimming pool Europa is regularly on the front pages of newspapers from the time of Laure Manaudou and her trainer Philippe Lucas. The Centre de Natation Arlette Franco enjoys sports facilities with two pools of eight corridors. The swimming pool Europa 50 m X 21 m, uncovered but always heated at a temperature of 28 °C. The swimming pool Serandour is a state-of-the-art covered pool of 25 m X 21 m above the stands of the olympic pool. The swimmin centre is always popular with top athletes. You can also come there to sunbathe on the lawn in spring or enjoy the whirlpool bath and the hammam.

3 types of pools for 3 atmospheres: a large sports pool for swimming in water lines, a small pool for relaxing family swims and a paddling pool for the little ones. To go further than swimming, the place offers the possibility to rent an aquabike to pedal in the water intensively and to participate in group aquagym sessions with music. Parents and their babies are also invited to participate in the baby swimming activity and swimming lessons for all levels are available from the team of lifeguards.

Intercommunal swimming pool which offers many infrastructures, activities and animations all year long. People come here to recharge their batteries, to relax, to take a break from the daily grind. It offers a large pool with water lines, a relaxation pool, an area for children and a bubble bath. And for a sporty routine, there is the possibility to join swimming lessons and aquagym sessions. The team works daily to animate the center with costume parties, decoration and music. Atmosphere guaranteed!

This open-air pool is ideal for all members of the family during the summer vacations. Experienced swimmers can swim laps and swim continuously in the 25-meter sports pool equipped with water lines, children and beginners can play safely in the small activity pool and the slide, and the youngest can splash around in the paddling pool. Sports instructors and lifeguards accompany the most motivated for swimming lessons and aquafitness sessions!

A complete outdoor pool offering a refreshing break on hot days, a place to relax and keep the kids busy during the summer. It has a 25m pool dedicated to continuous swimming for experienced swimmers and a smaller pool adapted to leisure swimming for families. The youngest children can take their first steps in a safe and adapted paddling pool. Two lifeguards provide swimming lessons and sports activities are also offered outside opening hours.

Designed as a vacation spot, the Claude Badie pool welcomes its visitors in attractive outdoor spaces inviting them to spend the day there. On the program: rental of deckchairs to bask in the sun between two swims, gourmet break, sporty swimming in the deep part of the large pool, relaxing swimming in the shallow part and the small pool, splashing in the wading pool. A place of life that brings together all publics and accompanies the swimmer in his progress (swimming lessons available on request).

Central Windsurf is a multi-activity club. Rides, lessons, discovery of the Rocky Coast, swimming breaks and fun learning to ride, from the age of 5. For 2 hours, for a day or in bivouac over several days. Learn how to make your first tacks or progress on a 9 m mast. Group windsurfing courses, private funboard lessons and excursions are also available. You can also rent kayaks to go to the creeks of Porteils. Of course, you can also rent stand-up paddles.

Kite surfing has been in vogue for some time. CBCM is considered one of the best training centres in France, or even in Europe. Here you can learn in optimum security conditions because your instructor holds a professional patent, and CBCM is contracted by the French Federation of Free Flight. Internships are adapted for each level, which you are already confirmed, and at this time you will be upgrading or beginner and 3 days enough to start feeling comfortable in the discipline.

PRA 66 cultivates the family spirit, and customers love it. Try canyoning from beginners to experienced sportsmen with high quality equipment and video of your exploits offered. For quad biking, an A or B licence is required and you can go for an adventure on paths with a view of the Canigó and the Salses ponds. The children will discover the games of skill on target and the older ones will let off steam at the paint ball. Only on reservation.

Club Nautique de Collioure is a sailing club located on the Saint-Vincent beach in Collioure. It offers sailing courses for all levels, from beginner to advanced. Courses generally take place on RS Féva, 3m70 boats ideal for learning the basics of double-handed sailing. The club welcomes people from 12 to 77 years of age and offers the possibility of sailing with mainsail, jib and asymmetric spinnaker on downwind points of sail. The Club Nautique de Collioure aims to develop sailing, particularly among young people. It works with the Fédération Française de Voile, the Collioure town council and the Occitanie region to achieve this goal.

Esprit Canyon is a canyoning company founded in 2016 by Landry and Julie, who are passionate about outdoor sports. Esprit Canyon offers outings in small groups to discover the region's most beautiful canyons. The packages on offer are varied, ranging from fun to adrenaline, as well as à la carte. Outings are supervised by professionals, and the equipment used is of the highest quality and regularly checked. Esprit Canyon also emphasizes respect for the environment and local flora and fauna.

Triptik is a company specializing in canyoning and rafting activities located in Prades, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. Participants could enjoy water jumps, slides and abseiling. The wetsuits provided ensured they didn't feel the chill of the water.

Cobra Watercraft 66 specializes in water sports. They offer activities such as water scooters and water skiing. For more information, please contact Cobra Watercraft 66 directly on 04 68 61 15 68.