Water sports and leisure activities Les Sables-D'Olonne

Nathalie and Ronan will share with you their passion for surfing and their love of the ocean. In addition to tips and technical "extras", Ronan will explain how waves, tides and dunes work, and why it is important to protect this environment. Surfzone is a surf school, but also a way for children to learn how to surf safely in the ocean. Surfzone has the label of the French Surf School and offers a reliable pedagogical progression, whatever your level. Also handi-surf lessons.

Dive with Romain Stoki, independent state-certified instructor and PADI instructor. Diving courses and baptisms from age 8 (adapted equipment), at sea or in the pool, with special facilities for children. Level 1, 2, 3 and PADI Open-Water courses, 3-session discovery courses, à la carte refresher courses, supervised exploration dives. Prices include loan of all equipment, dive passport, logbook, international certification and insurance. Lessons are for individuals or a maximum of 2 people of the same level.

Jet ski rental with or without a license, hikes, sunset rides. Another activity for thrill-seekers: the flat towed buoy (between 4 and 8 people): you lie down, you sit down, and above all you hang on! Or the "sofa" buoy (from 4 to 12 people), for a family audience. Duration between 15 and 30 minutes. Let's go for a rodeo of sliding in complete safety. Choose your "mount": the 10-person banana, suitable for adults and children aged 6 and over (starting with a minimum of 5 people).

Matthieu Babarit and Caroline Angibaud, both world champions in waveskiing, own 2 "multi-skiing" schools: in Les Sables-d'Olonne with Octopus, and in Brem, with Octosup. Group and private lessons, and courses, for adults and children. On the programme: surfing, bodysurfing, kneeboarding (ideal for children and beginners), waveskiing, stand-up paddling and, what's new, they also offer Hawaiian pirogue rides! For the paddle, trips on the marshes of La Gachère. The equipment is provided for the lessons and the rides; the supervision is assured by instructors.

Discover the Olonnes marsh in a different way: by renting a canoe or a paddle! This rental company is located just before arriving at Les Salines, and besides, a combined ticket of the two sites is proposed including the visit of the Salt Adventure Park and a 1h canoe ride on the Olonne marsh. Departure of the hikes at the place called L'Aubraie. By canoe or paddle, alone or with your family, you will appreciate the diversity of the fauna and flora of a preserved wild site. Family outing with the Adventure package that we recommend you to do.

Built in Les Sables-d'Olonne in 1955, the boat sailed to tuna fishing. Today the Kifanlo, classified as a historic monument in 1984, offers exits of 2 h 30. Discovery of the profession of fisherman. Walk at sea to discover the craft of fishermen and their fishing techniques. This trawler offers sea exits and makes an approach to the fishing of fishermen and different fishing techniques, including trawl.

Mathieu Mercier welcomes 6 months of the year on the beach of Sauveterre, Olonne-sur-Mer, for surf/bodyboard lessons in homogeneous groups allowing an initiation and a fast improvement with the element, ensuring a secure approach of the marine environment. Equipment adapted to the size and level of each person is provided. This beach offers waves suitable for this practice, the sandy bottom allows to evolve safely. Since 2020, a foil school in Les Sables-d'Olonne, called Ohana Foil, to fly over the waves and practice foiling!

Friends surfers, you are here at the surfing specialist since many years, to equip you or repair your board, if you want to enjoy the beautiful waves of the beach of Tanchet, surfing spot of Sablais. Here, you will find everything you need for sale and for rent: surfboards, body-boards, neoprene and textile wetsuits, which can also be used for the practice of longe-côte, a very fashionable discipline, much practiced by women. Bahia surf also teaches surfing from 8 years old.