Gran Canaria Deportes Acuáticos

Plenty, and almost all of it on the south-west coast. With Club Canary you can ride a jet ski from Puerto Rico, go parasailing over the bay, join a coasteering tour with cliff jumps and a cave zipline, paddle a sea kayak into caves near Arguineguín, take a snorkeling boat trip from Puerto de Mogán, or try scuba diving for the first time at Mogán House Reef. Seven ways onto the Atlantic, all run by licensed local operators.

The south-west coast, between Puerto Rico and Puerto de Mogán. The trade winds hit the north and east of the island, so this side sits in the shelter of the mountains and gets the calmest sea and the most sun. Puerto Rico Harbour is the base for jet skis and parasailing, Puerto de Mogán for snorkeling and diving, and the cliffs around Taurito and Playa de El Pajar for coasteering and kayaking. Club Canary compares all of them on this page.

For most of them, yes. Jet skiing, kayaking, coasteering, snorkeling and diving all need basic swimming, even though you wear a life jacket or wetsuit. The one exception is parasailing: you take off and land on the boat, wear a life jacket the whole time and normally stay completely dry, so non-swimmers can fly. Club Canary always tells you this before you book, not at the harbour.

The age rules are strict and differ per activity. Children from 3 can join the snorkeling boat trip at a child price, and from 8 they can do the try dive with an instructor. Parasailing, jet ski passengers, coasteering and kayaking start at 12, always with an adult. Driving a jet ski is 18 and over. For families with small children the snorkeling boat is the easiest choice, and the Club Canary team is happy to help you plan the right mix.

No. Jet ski rides in Gran Canaria are guided, so you drive your own Yamaha while a monitor leads the route from a safety boat. That is why no licence and no experience are needed. What you do need is to be 18 or older to drive, to be able to swim, and to bring ID if you are under 24. Club Canary offers both a short taster ride and a full one hour safari from Puerto Rico.

It depends on the activity. Coasteering and the sea kayak tour include free hotel pickup from the south of the island. Jet skis, parasailing, snorkeling and diving meet on site at Puerto Rico Harbour or Puerto de Mogán, which are ten to twenty minutes from most southern resorts by taxi or bus. Every Club Canary product page tells you clearly which one applies.

All year. The south-west coast is sheltered and sunny in every season, so jet skis, parasailing, kayaks, snorkeling and diving run year-round. The one exception is coasteering, which pauses in winter because the swell on that stretch of coast makes cliff jumps unsafe. Mornings are usually calmer than afternoons, so first-timers should take the early slot when they can.

Yes, when you go with licensed operators. Every activity Club Canary lists is run by a registered local company with insurance, a safety briefing, life jackets or wetsuits, and a guide or monitor with you the whole time. Jet ski rides are guided rather than free-roam, coasteering jumps are always optional, and the dive is supervised from the first breath to the last. If the sea is not safe, the crew calls it off and you reschedule or get a refund.

Yes, but plan the drive. The water sports run from the south-west coast, which is about an hour from Las Palmas by car. Free hotel pickup on the coasteering and kayak tours covers the south only, so from the north you make your own way to Puerto Rico, Puerto de Mogán or the Taurito meeting point. Message the Club Canary team with your hotel and we tell you the easiest option.

Swimwear under your clothes, a towel and sunscreen. For coasteering and kayaking, shoes that can get wet, old trainers work well. Bring ID if you are under 24, because the jet ski crews check ages, and cash or card for the balance paid on the day. Life jackets, wetsuits, masks and all the technical gear are provided on every activity Club Canary sells.

Two answers, depending on what excites you. For pure speed it is the one hour jet ski safari from Puerto Rico, a real ride along the cliffs on your own Yamaha. For a full adventure day it is coasteering between Taurito and Mogán, with cliff jumps, a zipline through a sea cave and an abseil into the Atlantic. Parasailing is the calm thrill in between, high views with dry feet. Club Canary sells all three, so pick your kind of exciting.

The crew checks the sea and wind before every activity and makes the call. If it is not safe, you reschedule to another date or receive a full refund, and with Club Canary you only ever risk the small deposit, never the full amount. On the south-west coast cancellations are rare, but when they happen the local team is on WhatsApp every day to help you replan.

Because you get a real Canary Islands team, not a call centre. Club Canary checks every operator before listing them, tells you honestly what each activity is and is not, and never promises dolphins on a jet ski or turtles on a snorkel. You reserve with a small deposit and pay the rest on the day, the Best Price Guarantee applies, and the local team answers on WhatsApp every day from 08:00 to 22:00. Rated 4.8 from over 1,350 verified reviews.