In Catalonia you can live the water adventure. About 580 kilometers of coastline and wonderful inland reservoirs turn this land into an exceptional natural area with many quality activities and services in order to enjoy your free time. You can find an extensive range of nautical leisure activities and charter companies offering a high experienced and proved quality service.
Surfing
The Costa Brava means ‘the wild coast’, which is related to its great waves and coastal wind. Surfers profit from these perfect surfing conditions. Catalonia offers several surf spots. The most important ones are El Port de La Selva, Roses, Ampuribrava, Sant Pere Pescador and L’Escala. Windsurfing plays a very important role in the bay of Roses.
Sailing
Discover the thrilling world of sailing along the rocky coastline. A relaxing, healthy, environmentally friendly activity. While sailing from one port to another, you will see coves and the beautiful local landscape. You would like to sail for one day or more on a yacht, with you at the helm? Come to Catalonia’s coasts and sail around the Mediterranean on a chartered boat.
Catamaran
Discover breathtaking landscapes, cliffs and hidden caves as well as the fascinating underwater world in a trip on glass-bottom catamarans. Choose a catamaran and there you go! Going by catamaran means adventure! One of the best ways of enjoying the sea is by using silent, non-polluting, environmentally friendly craft that enable us to truly feel at one with the water deeps. Hire a catamaran and you’ll have the time of your life!
Jet skiing
There is no thrill that matches that of speeding freely over the waves. Have you ever enjoyed that feeling? Hire a jet ski and lose yourself along the routes of the Mediterranean.
Canoeing
Take part in one of the fantastic canoe trips to different places along the Costa Brava or Costa Dorada and discover caves and beauty spots hidden amongst the rocks. Throughout the trip, a guide and an instructor, who ensure the safety from a boat, accompany the canoeists.
Boat Trip
You have the chance to enjoy seeing some of the most typical and beautiful sites on the Costa Brava, Costa Dorada or other points along the Catalan coastline such as Barcelona and Sitges. Participate in one of the several boat trips along the coast and enjoy the Mediterranean coastal atmosphere.
Snorkeling
Snorkeling, with a mask and snorkel, is by far the most enjoyable way of discovering the sea floor. You snorkel in a wetsuit to keep out the cold and in the company of an instructor to guide you to the most interesting spots.
Scuba Diving
Diving centers, schools, dive equipments… You will find everything to do with scuba diving. Dive in the finest area in the Costa Brava: the Medes Islands Marine Reserve and the steep cliffs all around. Discover caves, wrecks, and corals of all kinds throughout the year. The flat seafloor along the coastline, with its long bars of perforated rock, will surprise you with its wealth of flora and fauna.
Fishing
Do you like to go deep-sea fishing? Then the Mediterranean is the best choice for you. Several boat trips are organized, which bring you to the best spots to fish tuna, sea bass or swordfish in the deep sea.
Catalonia’s numerous sports clubs offer to sport lovers a full range of activities and services, perfectly coordinated and thought to make them enjoy a pleasant stay. Yachting schools, sailing courses, regattas, scuba diving and fishing competitions… as well as adventure water activities as the famous banana-buses, water donuts, parasailing, water-skiing, wakeboarding, kite surfing … everything can be experienced along the coast of Catalonia.