Water sports on Levante beach:
Sheltered by the Sierra Cortina and offering crystal clear waters, the year round mild climate makes it ideal for a wide range of land and water sports with activities to suit all budgets and interests, for families, couples, more leisurely guests or the thrill-seeking adrenalin-junkie.
On the Levante beach; the cable-ski installation is the leader in whole Spain and it offers a fantastic beach adventure for the holidaymakers in their Benidorm holidays. Variety of boats departs from the Benidorm harbour for visits to Benidorm Island, Calpe, Altea, La Vila Joiosa and the Tabarca Island.
There are also banana-ride and parasailing tours for the holidaymakers around the Benidorm beaches. In addition, the night time party cruises with great partying, music and shows is also one of the best things to do in Benidorm.
Benidorm has two main sports centres with excellent sports facilities; the ‘Polideportivo Municipal’ run by the local council in the neighbourhood of Foietes, which boasts an Olympic swimming pool and a leisure pool, an athletics track, tennis courts, a climbing wall, football pitches and numerous other sports facilities, and the ‘Palacio de Deportes L’Illa de Benidorm’ in the area known as ‘Salto del Agua’ in the north of the city. Here you can find, among other things, an Olympic swimming pool, as well as a pool for learners, tennis courts, squash courts and a gym.
For those who prefer to be out at sea rather than on dry land, the ‘Club Naútico’ or sailing club in Benidorm harbour offers sailing courses all year round. If you fancy something a little more adventurous, companies such as Carlos Water Sports Benidorm offer you activities such as par ascending and banana boat rides at both Playa de Levante and Playa Poniente beach, and at the latter you can also try out waterskiing or wakeboarding.
Another popular water-based activity is scuba diving and the coast of Benidorm is full of wonderful spots where you can marvel at the underwater flora and fauna. Popular areas for diving are the coves Cala de Almadrava and Cala Ti Ximo. There are numerous diving clubs offering equipment rental services, the longest-running of which is Club Poseidon, near to Playa Poniente, where you can enrol on diving courses all year round.
AQUASCOPE
If you’re curious about what you might be swimming with in the Benidorm waters then you can take a fascinating journey beneath the waves to find out. Aquascope is a glass-bottomed boat offering ‘Submarine Vision’ of the waters beneath Benidorm’s shores. You’ll see colourful schools of fish and all sorts of interesting underwater life.
CABLE SKI
Benidorm’s Cable Ski centre aims to help you dominate the world of waterskiing in just one hour with no need of being pulled along behind a boat. It is suitable for both beginners and experts and the experience is bound be one of the highlights of your holiday.
SCUBA DIVING
For those who have always wanted to have a go at scuba diving, there’s no need for previous experience as Benidorm’s scuba diving centre. Scuba Diving Benidorm, supply all the professional diving gear and offer a range of courses with professional diving instructors.
Carlos watersports in Benidorm is located on both beaches in Benidorm: Levante and Poniente and provides parascending, banana boat, water skiing, wakeboarding and such watersports. |