Sports and leisure activities Var

For a day or an extended getaway to combine the pleasures of the mouth with those of a relaxing stay in Provence, René Bérard, the Michelin-starred chef of the Hostellerie Bérard, introduces you to Provençal cuisine during practical classes punctuated by market shopping, the discovery of flavours and scents, visits to an oil mill and wine-growing estates, the picking of herbs in the garrigue and lunches prepared during the class. A great time for cordon bleu and Provence lovers.

This superb amusement park for children covers 4 hectares. On the program, more than 35 activities spread over two areas: Petit Kiddy, for the youngest (from 90 cm) and Grand Kiddy for the adults. The program includes rides and trampolines, as well as ponies, go-karts and quads. New in 2023! The reopening of Aqua Family, the neighboring park dedicated to water games with 12 slides and 2 paddling pools for children. The ticket is 19 € and there are combined packages (24 € for both parks) and family packs for 4 (76,80 € online).

The Coast Trail crosses the coast of Var for nearly 200 km. From the centre of Saint-Tropez, you can join it to make a very simple portion: take two hours to reach Pampelonne beach from the Portalet tower. A pleasant walk that makes you pass through the bay of Canebiers and the calanque of the Rabiou. The walk ends with the huge sandy beach of Pampelonne where you won't be able to fight a head.

Tariff: free.

Duration: 2 h.

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All the thrills in one place! Perfectly located, the Bandol Sports Nautiques base offers a range of disciplines, each more fun than the other, from the traditional towed buoy to parasailing, via jet-skiing or, more technically, the sensational flyboard. For the latter, a private instructor is imperative: ask for information to register. A film of your performance in parasailing is finally proposed to immortalize your flight.

This leisure center has a hundred karts for rent, to be used on five circuits of 700 to 1,100 meters for adults and children (from 1m20). Driving courses and competitions are also regularly offered. Beyond this main activity, children can also have fun in the Speedooland park and in the trampoline areas. Speedkart also offers birthday packages for children and privatizations for groups and works councils (different packages, ask at the reception).

If you dream of a little independence to sail on the waves in Hyères, we have the address you need! With its small fleet of 25 boats in summer, with or without a license, La Petite Flotille offers you day or half-day trips, without a guide. Some boats, equipped with a cabin, are particularly adapted to young children. For the more athletic, kayaks and paddle boats can also be rented. A second base is located at the small port of Niel. Julie and Cédric are very welcoming.

This professional diving centre, where each instructor has a state certificate and is a PADI instructor, offers international training. For beginners, the door to a different world is open. For experienced divers, thematic dives are organized. Within the limits of your training, you will discover ever stronger emotions. Diving is fun, adventure, discovery and challenge guaranteed. Original "adventure" boat trips, accessible to all, are also organized.

This club offers various ways to practice rowing with a coaching of graduate instructors. Possibility of renting a boat for half a day as well as a day or for enrolling in internships - initiation, children and development.

Present since 1995, this company allows you to fly over the bay of Fréjus in a parachute (the biggest in the world!), accompanied by state-qualified instructors. You take off and land, smoothly and safely, on the platform of the boat that tows you. In addition to tandem flights, you can fly with up to 5 people. You can also pilot a water scooter, with or without a license, under the supervision of a state-certified instructor, for an initiation or for a 2-hour tour to discover the Esterel massif from the sea.

A club for all those who want to practise a day at sea, for fishing in the bulk or to photograph dolphins and whales.

With thirty years of experience, Pierre Rambow and his team will take you to discover exceptional sites, the seabed around the Golden Island to the Lion de Mer, including the wrecks of the Anthéor barges or the Rubis submarine. The center, located on the Campéole campsite, is now open all year round. It is also accessible to non-resident divers and beginners, for a simple baptism or a real initiation.

Ride on horseback, for one hour, half a day or a full day. Ponies straps for toddlers are organized from 2 years old.

On the edge of a motorboat, go to the discovery of sports fishing and carry out cruises on the half day or at the day, towards the islands, along the coast of Var. Let's also practice night fishing.

What if you started windsurfing or foiling in Hyères? Here is a windsurf, windfoil and wingfoil school to start or improve your skills in the world famous spot of Almanarre. You can also rent paddles, kayaks, catamarans, optimits & mountain bikes or ebikes. On the spot a restaurant with a sea view overlooks the nautical base. Surfing enthusiasts can eat, relax or even take a dip. Possibility to stay at the International Camping at 50 m.

Le Robinson is the ideal place to learn kitesurfing, kitefoil and wingfoil. You'll have the chance to take advantage of two ideal locations: the bay of Almanarre and the bay of Hyères. Depending on the strength of the wind, your state-qualified instructor Thierry will choose one of these two Var spots. With 20 years' experience, Thierry runs this itinerant school between Hyères and Carqueiranne. Whether you're a beginner or an expert, come and experience the thrills with your teenagers!

This club, set up in the heart of the Maures massif in 2003, under the direction of Séverine Pellerin, a state-qualified teacher with a passion for horses and equestrian sports, offers leisure or sports riding, pony and horse riding activities, competition outings, advanced training courses during all school holidays, federal exams and summer camps. Services are offered to owners.

This activity of full nature in sea kayaking, accessible to everyone (from 7 years old), combines sport, nature, escape and discovery and allows to appreciate the riches of the Var coast otherwise, with a graduated guide. At Bandol, the departure of escorted outings takes place at the Capelin Beach.

It's the biggest mountain bike event in the world! Established in Fréjus and Roquebrune-sur-Argens since 1997, the world's premier mountain biking event is now attracting over 20,000 participants every year. Amateurs and professionals of all ages are increasingly lining up at the start of the various races on offer. For five days, numerous events are organized at the various sites of the Fréjus nature reserve. The Roc d'Azur is also a cycle show, bringing together all the major bicycle brands.

This local fishing association deals with Lake Saint-Cassian and the Siagne. Fario deplores its secteur sector on the resource of local water (AEP, irrigation, approval) and the presence of impassable works that isolate certain fish populations and gènent their breeding. Thus, the salmon farming population (river trout) is severely disturbed for growth and reproduction. For the carp or pike, no problem on the other hand.

To teach young people the methods of exploring and studying the underground world is the goal of the club. Driven by a graduate instructor of the state patent, Caving Canyon Provence provides descents in particular in the Massif du Siou-Blanc and the Baume.

Carqueiranne is home to the Galamaoud Association Spéléologique, which offers caving, canyoning, climbing, hiking and via ferrata. The club is active all year round in the karstic massifs for caving, as well as in all canyons and natural areas. If you are interested, please contact Mme MATTEOLI Laure on 06 09 09 28 12 or by e-mail.

Both sportive and cultural this guided tour, lasting about three hours, is accompanied by a certified sports coach. Through the secret paths of Hyères you will discover the main monuments. A quiz and riddles for adults and children are to be solved during the walk. Other activities are offered, such as fitness beach or sports courses on the beach of Almanarre…

For all those who love thrills and adrenaline rushes, this park located in a vineyard, in the heart of a forest of oaks and pines, offers nearly 60 workshops spread over 6 courses of varying difficulty, the first of which is accessible to toddlers from 18 months and the longest offers an exceptional zip line of 200 m above the vines. Each accrobranche course is composed of suspended workshops in height which use the natural assets of the site as support. Take advantage of your visit to discover the wine cellar.

The Verdon offers its white water and its landscapes! And there's nothing like canoeing to enjoy it. To make the most of it, Gaëtan offers you the opportunity to discover the lower gorges of the Verdon by canoe, with your family or friends. The proposed trips are easy, suitable for all levels, even if you are not sporty, and take place, in flat water, between the dam of Sainte-Croix du Verdon and the dam of Gréoux-les-Bains. It is really a moment of pure pleasure and discovery of the canoe and the landscape.

Elodie Tadon invites beginners and experienced riders to come and live their passion and waits for them with energy to share this sport. Two qualified teachers allow you to progress on horse or pony, from initiation to competition. Numerous activities are organised regularly, such as discipline discovery days. The centre also offers bio kinesiology sessions for riders and horses.

Tree climbing, paintball, speed cross, etc.: the activities in this adventure park are quite diversified. Nine courses in the trees, playful and amusing for children, sporting for the older ones, are dedicated to tree climbing as well as more than 125 workshops and games, with complete equipment provided. A nocturnal acro-branch is organized every Tuesday and Thursday in July and August. A relaxation area with a refreshment bar, under a shaded terrace, is at your disposal.

This nautical base is specialized in the renting, the initiation and the excursion in jet-ski, with or without boat license. From a 20-minute session to a half-day trip to the Var coast from Cavalaire to the fort of Brégançon or Porquerolles, the formulas are adapted to everyone's desires. Water skiing, wakeboarding, wakesurfing and towed watercraft sessions are also on the program, for beginners as well as for experienced sportsmen. Try also flyboard, flyride and jetpack, to transform yourself into a flying fish.

This new golf course, owned by the Barbero family, completes the existing offer in Roquebrune-sur-Argens and plays the card of attractive prices in order to democratize this sport, as its name indicates! Its 9-hole course, with a length of 1,441 meters (par 30), is installed on a 10-hectare plot of land, at the foot of the Roquebrune-sur-Argens rock. It has many facilities for training and a restaurant-pizzeria-bar, the Tee time, open to all, 7 days a week, every lunchtime and some evenings depending on the season or events.

The Incontournable peninsula is located in the south of Hyères. If it is a resort par excellence, the peninsula has been able to preserve unspoilt and idyllic landscapes. Its few kilometres in length still require several hours to walk on foot, so La Petite Flotilla proposes to explore its beaches and cliffs in kayaking! At the departure of the Port or Niel port, you can embark on the kayak of your choice.

Tariff: depending on the rental of equipment.

Duration: 1 h.

Difficulty: .

Inaugurated in 2013, the campsite Hyères - Îles d'Or has fourteen mountain bike circuits. These are very diverse landscapes covering these 100 kilometres of groomed trails, from family walks in the forest to steep sea trails. To better locate, four sectors were identified on the mainland: the site of the Maunière (6 circuits, 2 to 6 km), the Château site (Boucle loop: 5,4 km), the site of the Borrels (two circuits, 2,7 and 18 km) and finally the Velodrome site which includes an initiation loop, very short and slopes. But originality probably lies in the existence of four circuits on Porquerolles Island, from 6 km to 14 km. The description of each course is visible on the site of the Mairie de Hyères.

Tariff: free.

Duration: 1 a. m. to 2 p. m.

Difficulty: blue, green and red.

Do you feel like knowing the French coast from all angles? There is a lot to bet, however, that you haven't yet tried to walk through its coastline! This activity, which is all too often reserved for visitors of passage, nevertheless offers an original and new perspective on familiar landscapes. At the beginning of the Bandol base, you can rent a kayak at the time or half a day to explore Bandol Bay and why not that of Sanary? The brave can reach the Ile Rousse and the island of Bendor. Packages are even available to rent kayaks at sunset!

Tariff: depending on the rental of equipment.

Duration: 1 h.

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L'Echappée Bleue Evénementiel is an events agency based in La Valette-du-Var. The agency offers tailor-made solutions adapted to your needs. Whether it's for a wedding, an anniversary, a corporate party or any other event, the L'Echappée Bleue Evénementiel team will be there to support and advise you.

Patrice Liotier, trainer and examining board for the state diploma of jetski and towed vehicles instructor, offers you to pilot a jetski or, more original, a seakart: a machine that gives you driving sensations close to those of a karting, but on water. In this structure, you can also practice Flyboard and discover another novelty, the Flyride. For the sea kart, the 110 HP version can be driven without a coastal license. Different tour formulas are also proposed, with breakfast or lunch.

After a briefing intended to initiate you to the practices and techniques of parasailing, you will be able to fly above the waves, in complete safety, under the canopy of a huge parachute. You can go alone, but also with two, three, four and even five people. This ten-minute panoramic ride will allow you to enjoy a unique view of the Bay of Saint-Tropez from about 500 meters from the shore. New sensations guaranteed for all! New: the GoPro option allows you to leave with a nice souvenir of your flight.

The Circuit Paul Ricard has an activity park, called Xtrem Park, for young and old, alone or in groups, with multiple activities: driving simulators, quad rides, guided tours of the circuit, mini-motorcycle school, Circuit store, a restaurant and an adventure park with breathtaking zip lines between the circuit and the sea, a skydiving tower, a climbing wall, a junior course, enough to have fun all day!

This sailing school, created more than 25 years ago in the Gulf of Saint-Tropez by Yves Jean, a ski and sailing instructor, offers a range of catamarans, windsurfers, kayaks and stand-up paddles for rent. ski and sailing instructor, offers a range of catamarans, windsurfers, kayaks and stand-up paddles for rent. It offers courses on all these machines, in private lessons or in group lessons, for beginners or improvement, all this in a magical place and in a family atmosphere. So take the plunge, the material, pedagogical and meteorological conditions are all there for a successful learning experience!

Today surrounded by a beautiful posidonia meadow, the boat Michel C was 39.25 meters long and 5.75 meters wide. In the 1900's, while crossing the harbor of Hyères at night, in a thick fog that made visibility impossible, it was hit by another ship. The Michel C sank in a few minutes, leaving only enough time for 11 of its 12 crew members to jump onto the deck of another ship which managed to reach Toulon. The wreck, which extends over about fifty meters, is accessible to divers with at least Level 2.

Some believe that the ship was sunk by the German army during the Second World War. Others claim that it was wrecked during work at sea. The answer remains uncertain to this day. But the fact is that the wreck of the Cimentier is, after all, one of the few accessible to beginners (Level 1) in scuba diving. With little swell and no current, the site is submerged between 5 and 15 meters of water, offering excellent visibility. A very nice diving site in Porquerolles not to be missed during your vacations.

Located on the beach of La Courtade, the Iléo Plongée center has been taking beginners or experienced divers to the sea for 20 years. You will be able to make your first dive, to register for a training course to improve your skills, to follow instructors with a DEJEPS diploma in underwater trekking or to rent equipment to dive independently. You will be spoilt for choice and the dynamic and professional team will advise you with a smile. What are you waiting for?

Vincent Lagaf', best known for his television appearances, is also a water sports enthusiast, with the creation of the famous Cavalaire race to his credit. He decided to transmit his passion for flyboard and flyride (flying personal watercraft) to the general public, with the foundation of the 1st flyboard, hoverboard and jet pack academy in France, open to all, beginners or already initiated. Sensations guaranteed with this board connected to the turbine of a motorized watercraft (MWV) that allows you to soar through the air!

This diving center, specialized in technical diving and deep diving, nitrox, trimix and rebreather, offers exploration dives at all levels and training courses from beginner to instructor. Gwenaël Hanout, DEJEPS, will take you on half-day or full-day trips aboard the Maeva, an 11-meter boat for 11 divers, equipped with all the diving equipment, to discover the most beautiful underwater world between Saint-Tropez and the Golden Islands, and to explore the sites of your choice, as à la carte dives are preferred.

Port-Cros National Park offers a wide range of activities, including partner boat hire. Visitors can explore the island's magnificent coves and crystal-clear waters by renting a boat. What's more, the national park has launched a new digital tool, the Destination Port-Cros Porquerolles website, enabling visitors to discover all the region's ecotourism offerings at the click of a button.

Port-Cros is a town in the Port-Cros National Park. For diving and snorkeling enthusiasts, there's a company called Beach-Tours that offers boat trips to the island of Porquerolles. They are a partner of the Parc National de Port-Cros and specialize in cetacean watching, being certified for the Pelagos sanctuary. They also offer boat rental in Hyères. They are based at 31 rue Victor Micholet in Toulon.

Sail by electric boat on Lake St. Croix, starting from the village of Malartic, for a picnic, a fishing game or simply a walk, to discover the castle of Aiguines, the new village of the Salles-sur-Verdon, rebuilt following its sinking, in 1973, then the gorges du Verdon, before diving for a swim in the turquoise waters. Several boat models are at your disposal, up to 8 people on board.