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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Golf du Claux Amic

Claux Amic Golf Course, Grasse

Location
Grasse

This golf course is located on a charming old private hunting estate dating back to the 17th century.

SWZ Team (Ski & Wake Zone), Cannes

SWZ Team Ski & Wake Zone

Location
Cannes

With all their years of experience in water sports you can be assured that you are in safe hands whichever one you choose to try!

Airxkite, l'Ecole de Kitesurf, Cannes

Airxkite Kitesurf, Cannes la Bocca

Location
Cannes

Airxkite offers full courses on kite surfing, including theory and practical. All Airxkite classes in the water take place between April to November.

Go Kayak, Cannes

Go Kayak

They adapt to the overall level of the group so that everyone can spend an unforgettable day together whether you are a family of beginners or a group of experienced kayakers.

Valescure Golf Club, Saint Raphael

Valescure Golf Course, Saint Raphael

The course was designed by the renowned architect Harry Colt.

Riviera Nature, Adventure Park, Grasse

Riviera Nature, Adventure Park, Grasse

Location
Grasse

Try these tree top adventures, all with various levels of difficulty and with plenty of adrenalin pumping fun!

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.

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.

Old Course Golf

Old Course Golf Course, Cannes-Mandelieu

The Cannes-Mandelieu Old Race golf course was drawn and traced by Harry Colt in 1891 at the request of Grand Duke Michel of Russia.

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.

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.

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

Aventure Sous Marine, Saint Raphael

Aventure Sous Marine Diving School, Saint Raphael

Since 1994, the team at this diving school have been located in Saint Raphael in the Var department.