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Activity Holidays

Outdoor activities have a large following in Spain ranging from yoga to rural trekking, and adventure to extreme sports. Whatever you want from an activity holiday, Spanish Rental Holidays can organize it for you.

Hire equipment is provided and full checks are carried out by all organisations we use to meet international safety requirements.

If you want something more from your time in Spain than beaches and restaurants, we can provide a holiday that will fulfil your passions, enable you to try new activities and let you explore Spain off the beaten track.  For information on rural and eco-tourism click on Activity Holidays.

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Popular Activity Holidays

These are some of our most popular activities available on our holidays. Many can be mix-and-matched according to your preferences, or you may want to concentrate on one activity throughout:

• Golf: With more than forty clubs, this is one of the best golf locations in the world.
• Tennis: Most large hotels have their own courts.
• Paddle: An increasingly popular variation of tennis, most of the world's leading players live locally.
• Squash: Many clubs and hotels hire courts.
• Aerobics, Step Aerobics and Gymjazz: Available in most sports centres.
• Swimming: Hundreds of pools throughout the coast.
• Windsurfing: You can hire windsurf boards on most tourist beaches.
• Sailing: The Mediterranean is normally calm. The wind near the Straits of Gibraltar provides challenging sailing.
• Water Bike Excursions: Available at coastal water sports clubs.
• Horse Riding: There are equestrian centres throughout the region.
• Trekking and Mountain Biking: The most popular activities amongst visitors with many spectacular coastal and inland locations that take in beautiful landscapes and historic sites.

Other Activity Holidays

A variety of additional activities are available, including beach volleyball and extreme sports:

• Beach Volleyball: Many beaches have designated volleyball areas.
• 4x4: Many companies round Marbella can organize routes and hire out vehicles.
• Karting: Try Funny Beach near Marbella - one of many circuits along the coast
• Trial Biking and Motocross: Many clubs hire bikes for use on private circuits.
• Bowls: You can play in Benavista, Torremolinos or Fuengirola.
• Ten Pin Bowling: Visit La Cañada shopping mall - 365 days a year.
• Judo and Taekwondo: Judo and Taekwondo are very popular in Spain. Many centres organize professional and beginners' courses.
• Paragliding: The valley of Abdalajís is one of the best locations in Europe.
• Canyoning: There are exceptional opportunities in the region.
• Caving: There are many different caves throughout the region. The best is Hundidero-Gato with over four kilometres of spectacular galleries and subterranean rivers.
• Climbing and Abseiling: The most impressive location for the experienced enthusiast is the Garganta del Chorro, with its spectacular 400 metre gorge.
• Diving: There are many locations that hire equipment, run training courses and organize diving trips.
• Parascending and Water Skiing: Available in Marbella.
• Ballooning: In the mountains surrounding Ronda.

Please let us know when you make an enquiry about extreme sports what experience you have of the activities you are interested in, and at what level you will be starting.