Water sports all those that are related to -you guessed it- water, from diving deep coasts to gaining momentum with our windsurf board. Activities that combine these sports with days of white sand and exotic cocktails in lounges symbolize the quintessential traveler’s leisure. Take a deep breath, pack your equipment and get ready to enjoy these top destinations for aquatic sports.
Tarifa (Spain)
The Atlantic coasts of Morocco, Spain or Portugal are known for their surf friendly nature, but if we have to choose a place we’d stay with Tarifa, the surfing mecca in the Costa de la Luz. This is where the city of Tarifa, windswept during practically the whole year, hosts numerous followers of surfing and kite surfing, schools welcome newbies and beaches such as Bologna become the best water playground during any season. Then nothing better than to continue the day with a glass of fine wine at any little beach bar in the area.
Fernando de Noronha (Brazil)
Located about 400 kilometers away from the Brazilian coast and near the Ecuador is one of the best islands in the world, limited to a few visitors who have access in order to preserve its wild beaches and marine species such as dolphins, hosts who populate the bay of the same name in which a snorkeling session is obligatory. If you seek more variety you can go to Baia do Sudeste, where you can swim with turtles, stingrays, sharks, goldfish and even talk to biologists who are still studying a unique, UNESCO world heritage ecosystem.
Everglades (United States)
After making your way through the clubs and beaches of Miami, surely you will feel thankful after spending a day in the tropical zone of the United States: The Florida Everglades are a mangrove system consisting of 10,000 islands where camping trips are enlivened with relaxed paddleboarding sessions, canoeing, kayaking and even fishing. A perfect place to practice any of these water sports in a more dynamic way, or a particularly relaxed one if we want to enjoy the swamps, palm groves and tropical birds in their best form.
Coruh River (Turkey)
Going through the rugged mountains of Kackar, in northeastern Turkey, the Coruh River has become one of the busiest and most suitable streams for rafting, especially in the months of May and June, when the melting of the ice on the mountains increases the river flow considerably. A wildlife ranging from bears to mountain goats, mountains full of pine trees and a trip that takes you under the bridges and ruins of Byzantine origins make up one of the great meccas in the world for rafting lovers.
Townsville (Australia)
In 1911, the SS Yongala departed from Melbourne to Cairns, on the coast of Queensland, northern Australia. It was during this journey that a hurricane sank the ship, killing its 122 passengers. More than a century later, Townsville companies, the village closest to the wreckage, have turned their seas into one of the best destinations for wreck diving, a type of diving that allows you to go through shipwrecks in which the past merges with colorful fish, rays, corals and sharks.
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Puerto Vallarta (México)
This is one of the most recommended places for those who enjoy water sports. There we can find many unspoilt beaches; hidden, rocky or sandy coves, ideal for practicing many activities like snorkeling, diving, windsurfing, jet skiing, parasailing, fishing or even bungee jumping over the Pacific. A complete adrenaline rush! Puerto Vallarta is a priority destination for risk and adventure sports lovers.
Bunaken Marine Park (Indonesia)
One of the most beautiful places in the world for diving, snorkeling and diving, it features beaches of extraordinary beauty, coral reefs with a high ecological value and not in vain: this area is one of the best for sports immersion, not just in Asia, but worldwide. However, it is recommended that we go always accompanied by local guides, as currents and eddies in the area are common, which could be very dangerous not only for inexperienced divers, but for anyone who is not familiar with the environment.
Miramar (Buenos Aires)
This is a good place to go fishing in Argentina, although during the summer season this can only be done at night. It is customary to venture to the edge itself in an SUV, but if you prefer to walk you can get to the nursery following a path that leads to El Remanso. In addition to the beach in Miramar you can practice sport fishing at the fisherman’s wharf or the breakwaters or jetties, from where you can fish without any swimmers around and make pitches in zones of greater depth.
These destinations for aquatic sports harbor all kinds of activities according to the tastes of different kinds of people. Here we have the energetic rafting or the almost meditative character of any snorkeling practice in warm lands; hobbies that make up the best vacation under high temperatures, in front of rivers and coastlines that are waiting to be explored.
