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Watersport Things To Do in Monaco — 8 of Our Favourites

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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 Monaco area.

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

Monte-Carlo Beach Club, Monte-Carlo

1. Monte-Carlo Beach Club

Indulge in some energising or relaxing water activities for young and old alike to enjoy at the Monte-Carlo Beach Club, at the Monte-Carlo Beach Hotel.

This beach club offers a full range of activities including parasailing, jetskiing, the flying carpet and tubing. Alongside these more well known watersports is the new phenomenon of flyboarding!

Parasailing: Aboard a platform boat, take off and fly over one of the Côte d’Azur’s most breathtaking sites. Monaco and its buildings followed by Cap Martin and its villas against an Alpine backdrop.

Jet Ski; Cruising or going at top speed? Alone or with a partner? It’s all up to you!

The Flying Carpet: It may look unusual but it is well designed for effective results. With its revolutionary shape and dimensions, it quickly becomes vertical, can jump from wave to wave, jump out of the water and make extraordinary leaps. Enjoyed at any age and in complete safety, the Flyfish is a cool family activity and fun for sporty types.

Tubing: Need we say more! Jam-packed with twists, twirls and thrills!

Flyboarding: Led by qualified instructors, this turbine-based propulsion system placed under your feet will make you fly above the water!

Private Aqua Yoga, Monaco

2. Private Aqua Yoga Classes

Location
Monaco

Aqua Yoga sessions delivered at your villa pool by qualified, insured and highly experienced instructors.

This company has been providing expert private swimming tuition since 2007 and they now also offer Aqua Yoga Sessions.

These classes are open to everyone, and everyone can benefit from them. Your experience of yoga or swimming does not matter, they use supports and aids in the water so whether you are water confident or not, your confidence will grow.

Aqua Yoga adapts classic yoga postures to the aquatic environment, combining water fitness, wellbeing and relaxation while maintaining the focus on the breath. In general, the classes have an aerobic section, a fluid movement section and a relaxation section. For more intensive workouts inversions and deep water work really challenge the body and tone muscle.

Aqua yoga classes are tailored to suit you, your abilities and objectives. They offer individual sessions, couples yoga and group classes.

Club d'Exploration Sous Marine de Monaco, Monaco

3. Club d'Exploration Sous Marine de Monaco Diving School

Location
Monaco

This historical club was created in 1951, a time when diving was made more popular thanks to Captain Cousteau and his famous red cap.

The Commander was particularly well known in Monaco, where he went with Calypso for his underwater explorations, and where he served from 1957 to 1988 as director of the Oceanographic Museum.

The team at C.E.S.M.M. is ready to help you discover the underwater wonders of our region, in a safe and friendly environment. The material made available is high-end, in perfect condition, and monitored regularly for your security. A qualified instructor will be there to accompany you on your dives throughout the season.

They also organise diving weekends and guided trips.

The club house for the diving school also contains:
- A large reception room with high quality audio 7 visual equipment
- Two changing rooms with hot showers
- A physical space where you can 'rent' a space to store your equipment
- A local compressor
- Two boats close to the clubhouse
- A terrace for post- diving cocktails or parties organized within the club

To book or for more information please contact them directly via email using the booking enquiry ling on this page or by telephoning them.

Yacht Club de Monaco, Monaco

4. Yacht Club de Monaco

Location
Monaco

Many of the world’s most prestigious private yachts fly the Yacht Club de Monaco’s burgee, testimony to its unique position on the international yachting scene.

The Yacht Club de Monaco’s Sports Section offers a wide variety of courses all year round to give people a range of experiences whatever their level and learning objectives. From summer camps for children to improvement and competition courses for experienced yachtsmen, this club can provide a programme to suit your needs.

This is a course for complete beginners that runs most Saturdays and several evenings during the week. In addition, those who are passionate about yachting and classic yachts can enjoy training sessions on these magnificent boats.

The club hosts a variety of competitions throughout the year and is heavily involved in many of the larger events that are hosted in the waters of Monaco.

Aviron Monaco - Rowing Club, Monaco

5. Aviron Monaco - Rowing Club

Location
Monaco

A rowing club that supports athletes and amateurs in Monaco to reach their goals, whether they are leisure based or competitive.

Recreational rowing allows everyone to find their own interest, and as a sport it develops both physical qualities of endurance, strength and motor coordination.

On the water in port or at sea (and in the dining room!), the club is open to all, all year round from Monday to Saturday. Initiation for adult beginners runs every Saturday from 10am to 12:00. Qualified instructors will provide technical and educational monitoring on water, ergometer and fitness, as well as safety boats motors.

Rowing in the rivers, lakes and sea are also available in France and Italy. It allows participants to discover other practice sites and meet other rowers.

Centre de Sauvetage Aquatique de Monaco

6. Centre de Sauvetage Aquatique de Monaco

Location
Monaco

This facility offers an excellent opportunity for all those wishing to train and/or specialise in aquatic and underwater areas.

The Ecole Bleue is a diving school within the facility that works with both children and adults and offers the perfect setting for practising scuba diving and training, from snorkelling right through to deep water diving. They also run a specific children's introduction to diving throughout the summer. A specific and professional educational team supervises training and internships all year.

September-July: Open to schools from Monday to Friday, excluding weekends and outside school holidays. Courses are taught by instructors from the centre in training rescue and aquatic lifesaving.

June to September: Open to sea rescue and rescue training for adults and adolescents, in the form of a 1-week course.

Private Swimming Lessons, Palma de Mallorca

7. Private Swimming Lessons

Location
Monaco

Lessons delivered at your villa pool by qualified, insured and highly experienced instructors.

This company has been providing expert private swimming tuition since 2007.

They place a strong emphasis on safety both in and around the water. Gentle, caring and calm teaching methods are the basis of all lessons, which are paced to meet the needs of each individual. They offer oodles of encouragement for those who are capable, yet lacking confidence and employ express teaching methods for those who are confident swimmers but looking to refine their skills.

Whether you or your child are learning to swim for the first time or looking to build your confidence in the water, want to overcome a fear or improve a stroke, they can instruct you. The instructors teach children through play and encourage enjoyment of the sensations of being in the water. This is crucial as children’s first experiences of the water can define their relationship with it for life. They are committed to making that relationship a positive one.

They offer a wide range of services; truly something for everybody. Parent and baby swim classes from four weeks old, swimming lessons for children, adults and those with additional needs.

Private Aqua Fit, Monaco

8. Private Aqua Fit Classes

Location
Monaco

Aqua Fit sessions delivered at your villa pool by qualified, insured and highly experienced instructors.

This company has been providing expert private swimming tuition since 2007 and they now also offer Aqua Fit Sessions in your own villa pool.

Aqua fit sessions are a great way to keep a cool exercise regime in the hot summer months.

There are many benefits of a water-based workout. There is less risk of injury than working out on land as water naturally provides support, removing any stress on joints and making aqua fit ideal for anyone with restricted mobility or recovering from an injury.

They work the whole body in the sessions, strengthening your muscles, including working the core, while improving your cardiovascular fitness.

If you’re looking to diversify your training, aquafit is an excellent cross-training option. You might just be surprised at how hard you can work out in the water – aquafit classes are not just for seniors!

All sessions are tailored to your individual needs and fitness goals.