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Sports & Activities in Corsica

If you love the great outdoors, then Corsica really is the place for you.

There are so many sports and activities in Corsica, it is hard to believe that 5 out of 6 visitors to this beautiful island never leave the stunning golden sand and clear blue sea! But Corsica has so much more to offer from the sedate; fishing, riding, walking, to the more adventurous; abseiling, paragliding and 4x4 excursions.

Whatever you want to do, you'll find it in Corsica!

Water sports

  • Diving
  • Sailing
  • Windsurfing
  • Jet-skiing
  • Water skiing
  • Boat hire

Mountain activities

  • Canyoning (right)
  • Kayaking
  • Rafting
  • Rock-climbing
  • Mountain biking
  • Hiking
  • Trekking
  • Hydrospeed

Adventure sports

  • Quad-biking
  • Hang-gliding
  • Paragliding
  • Parachuting
  • Hunting
  • Skiing
  • Abseiling
  • Bungy Jumping
  • 4 wheel drive excursions

Relaxing pursuits

Most sports can be undertaken in any area of the island, although some such as skiing or rafting are dependent on the time of year i.e. winter and spring respectively when the weather ocnditions are right.

With all sports, it is always advisable to check the weather before setting out as even in the middle of August, storms can strand you on mountains, rivers can become torrential and changing winds can prove hazardous at sea.

Sports & Activities by area

North West Corsica Horse-riding Calvi, Ile Rousse, Monticello, Lama
Diving Calvi, Ile Rousse, Porto
Walking All areas
Canyoning Evisa, Porto, Lama, Niolo, Ponte Leccia
Hiking Balagne, Niolo, Calacuccia, Evisa, Porto, Ponte Leccia
Abseiling Ponte Leccia
Mountain Biking Evisa, Porto, Pont Leccia
Rock-climbing Niolo, Ponte Leccia
Canoe-Kayaking Niolo, Ponte Leccia
Sailing Calvi
Windsurfing Calvi
Golf Regino
Cross-country skiing Niolo
Hydrospeed Ponte Leccia
North East Corsica Walking All areas
Walking with Donkeys Olmi-Cappella
Quad Bikes St. Florent
Diving St. Florent
Hiking St. Florent
Climbing Bastia, St. Florent, Borgo
Cross-country skiing St. Florent
Hydrospeed St. Florent, Aleria, Borgo, Bastia
Mountain biking Bastia
Hang-gliding St. Florent, Bastia
Rafting Borgo, Bastia
Canoe-Kayaking Aleria, Borgo, Bastia
Horse riding Bastia
4x4 Excursions Bastia
South West Corsica Bike hire Ajaccio
4x4 Excursions Ajaccio
Diving Campomoro, Ajaccio. Porto Pollo, Propriano
Sailing Propriano
Boat hire Ajaccio, Propriano
Dinghy hire Ajaccio
Jet skiing Ajaccio
Horse riding Propriano, Sartene
Walking All areas
Hiking Bavella, Zicavu, Ajaccio
Canyoning Quenza, Levie
Climbing Quenza
Water skiing Ajaccio
South East Corsica Quad Bikes Bonifacio
Bungy jumping Bonifacio
Mountain biking Bonifacio
Abseiling Bonifacio
Diving Porto Vecchio, Bonifacio
Golf Bonifacio
Sailing Bonifacio
Walking All areas
Hiking l'Opesdale Forest
Jet Skiing Porto Vecchio
Motor boat hire Porto Vecchio
Water skiing Santa Guilia, Porto Vecchio
Windsurfing Bonifacio, Porto Vecchio

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Windsurfing and sailing
Horseriding
Canyoning
Diving
Rock climbing

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