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Things To Do in Cannes

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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 Cannes area.

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

Glisse Paradise Watersports, Saint Laurent du Var

Glisse Paradise Watersports, Saint Laurent du Var

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

Association Cannes Jeunesse Centre Nautique, Cannes

Association Cannes Jeunesse Water Sports Centre

Location
Cannes

With two locations, one in Cannes and another one on Île Ste Marguerite, this association organises sailing, sea kayaking and wind surfing courses throughout the year.

Diamond Diving, Golfe Juan

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.

Club Sous l'Eau, Saint Raphael

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.

Seafirst, Cap d'Antibes

Seafirst

Location
Cannes

Kayak hire and trips on offer to discover the beautiful coastline of the Cote d'Azur by sea kayak, leaving from Palm Beach on the Cap de la Croisette near Cannes.

canyoning in Provence

Bureau des Guides de Canyon, Castellane

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

A ferris wheel with the word twist on it

Antibes Land Theme Park

Open from April to September, this major amusement park includes a large range of entertainment attractions and rides such as mechanised thrill machines (Roller coasters, train rides, water ride, etc.) and carnival games.

Boat Tours to Les Iles de Lerins, Cannes

Saint Marguerite Island Boat Trip

Location
Cannes

Discover a beautiful island with beaches, walking trails, nature areas, a museum and restaurants.

Plongee Club de Cannes

Plongee Club de Cannes Diving School

Location
Cannes

Offering divers the chance to explore some of the beautiful underwater areas around Cannes. You will dive the pristine beauty of these relatively untouched, idyllic dive sites.

Mouratoglou Tennis Academy, Biot

Mouratoglou Tennis Academy, Biot

The Mouratoglou Tennis Academy, located in the heart of the French Riviera, is the world’s most advanced tennis academy.

A man is walking across a rope bridge to a tree house

Le Bois des Lutins Theme Park, Villeneuve Loubet

Great for children and adults, this adventure park has 2 hectares of games including a spectacular net walk and a village of huts perched the trees.

some skittles and a bowling ball

Warm Up Bowling

Location
Cannes

If you fancy a different and fun night out in Cannes, then head to Cannes Bowling in Cannes La Boca. There are 16 alleys and over 2,500m² of pure bowling entertainment.

Parc Zoologique de Frejus (Frejus Zoo)

Parc Zoologique de Frejus (Frejus Zoo)

Location
Frejus

Established in 1971, the Zoological Park Frejus is located in a typical Mediterranean natural landscape and enjoys the mild climate of the Riviera.

Reserve des Mont d'Azur

Reserve des Mont d'Azur

Come and see bison, deer, horses, boars and hawks roaming on 700 hectares of land, just one hour from the French Riviera

Cannes Stand Up Paddle, Cannes

Cannes Stand Up Paddle

Location
Cannes

You can rent your stand up paddle board from half an hour up to a week at a time, perfect to liven up a cruise around the Mediterranean. Their nearby surf shop also sells all kinds of gear related to surf, windsurfing and paddle-boarding.

Fishing Trip, Frejus

Fishing Trip

Sea fishing trip on a boat with a professional guide. Introduction to the techniques of fishing in the mediterranean sea in a friendly and enthusiastic atmosphere.

Golf de la Grande Bastide, Opio

Golf Course de la Grande Bastide

Situated between Nice and Cannes, the Grande Bastide golf course is in one of the beautiful parts of the Côte d’Azur.

Jets'Cool, Theoule-sur-mer

Jets'Cool Jet Ski, Theoule-sur-mer

Discover the French Riviera in a new way and try out life on the open waters on a jet ski. A boating licence is not necessary to take part in this activity.