Activity Snapshot
Activity description
Go on a sea kayaking adventure for a day and experience a thrilling moment in the Calanques National Park of Marseille!
The Calanques National Park of Marseille is known for the beauty and richness of its nature. With its creeks, beaches, coves, turquoise waters and varied vegetation, it is the ideal environment to spend a day sea kayaking! The colourful houses of Cassis, its cliffs and pebble beaches, make you dream? Imagine yourself crossing this heavenly setting while feeling the sun and the sea wind on your skin!
This is possible thanks to this one-day sea kayaking activity along the Calanques National Park! So meet in Marseille, where your guide will decide with you the day's itinerary according to the weather, the level of your group and the flow of visitors to the sites. You can go to the Côte Bleue or to the Riou archipelago, in the Calanques Marine Park. In any case, in one day of kayaking, you will have the opportunity to really feel your mastery and technical progress. The guide will be there to help you throughout the trip and his constructive advice will help you to become autonomous quickly. When you do, you can look up and enjoy the incredible view and feel the fast gliding sensation on your sea kayak!
During this sea kayak tour in the Calanques National Park of Marseille, your guide will also be able to tell you about the fauna and flora of the sites on your itinerary as well as their geology. There are of course breaks to allow you to take full advantage of the viewpoints, and even to swim! The Côte Bleue and the Riou archipelago are full of wild sites that are just waiting for you! You will also have the chance to discover Cassis, its colourful port and its castle overlooking the coast. So get in your sea kayak and paddle along the transparent waters of the Marseille coast!
Book your sea kayaking day trip from Marseille or Cassis and discover the Calanques National Park!
- Meeting at the youth hostel and briefing.
- Loading of the kayaks and departure by minibus to the boarding site (Marseille or Cassis).
- Once there, the guide gives an introduction on land and at sea to technical paddling and safety manoeuvres.
- Departure for an adventure in a sea kayak!
- Lunch break and swimming.
- Return to the sea kayaks.
- Rinsing of the kayaks.
Minimum weight: 45kg.
Maximum weight: 100kg.
Ability to swim and immerse.
Be in good health and practice sport regularly.
Special terms
Your personal belongings not used for the day will remain in your backpack in the minibus during the trip.
Note that in the group there will always be a double kayak or two. Real sea kayaking is mostly done in a single kayak, as it is more interesting to navigate. The double kayak makes the group safer: if someone is not feeling well or feels tired, it will be good for him or her to be in a double kayak with someone who is fit. If everyone is doing well throughout the activity, the double kayak will rotate between the participants.
Please do not bring any electronic equipment without personal waterproofing.
- Transport from the base to all areas and back
- Kayak, paddles, life jacket, skirt and waterproof bag
- MANDATORY: A pair of closed shoes for walking in the water (Neoprene shoes or small tennis shoes)
- 2 litres of water per person + snacks
- Picnic
- A technical top or long-sleeved T-shirt, an old fleece and a solid waterproof jacket (depending on the season)
- Change of clothes
- Swimming costume and towel
- Sunglasses with cord, headgear, sunscreen
- Your waterproof or non-waterproof camera equipment (bring a Ziploc or Tupperware)
- Fins, mask and snorkel (if you have them)
