Water Sports in Puerto de Mogán

The sea, from every angle.

The south-west of Gran Canaria has more than three hundred days of sun a year, steady light winds and a calm sea. That is why everything here runs almost all year round, and why none of it needs experience.

What you can do

Parasailing

Fly up to eighty metres above the Atlantic with the whole south coast below you. Take-off and landing are from the boat platform, so you need not get wet, and you fly in a harness and a certified life jacket. From eight years old. 50 € per person.

Snorkelling

Volcanic seabeds, tropical fish and, with luck, a turtle. Equipment is included and the stops are chosen on the day depending on where the water is clearest.

Jet skis

Along the coast at speed. No licence required.

Before you book

Everything depends on the weather, and we would rather move a booking than take you out in a bad sea. We call you if that happens — that is what the phone number is for.

Why they work almost all year

Because the south-west of Gran Canaria sits in the lee of the trade winds: the wind drops, the sea flattens and the water clears. What decides any given day is not the month, it is the forecast — which is why you can do the same thing here in January as in July.

What each one asks of you

Parasailing

You do not need to swim or to have done it before: you take off and land from the boat platform, in a harness and an approved life jacket, and up there is no sensation of speed. You can fly with someone else.

Snorkelling

The kit is included on guided trips. What decides the day is not the fish but the visibility, which changes from one day to the next, so the stop is chosen on the day according to where the water is clearest.

Jet skis

You go out with an instructor and no licence is needed. A run along the coast, and not much else to learn.

What to bring

High-factor sun cream, and put it on again: the glare off the water multiplies what reaches you, and everyone burns their back, because you are looking down and do not feel it. Goggles with a strap, and anything you do not want wet, in the bag.

If the day does not cooperate

It gets postponed. We cancel for swell, wind or calima — sometimes the same morning — and we tell you by phone, which is why the number is required when you book. We would rather move a booking than take someone out in a bad sea.

Where it all leaves from

Everything goes from Puerto de Mogán. From Puerto Rico it is a good quarter of an hour along the GC-500, and from Maspalomas or Playa del Inglés a little over half an hour by the GC-1 and the GC-500. There are also buses along that coast, and it is worth checking the times on the operator’s own site the same day, because they change with the season. Coming from the airport? See the transport guide.