Mark Warner offer fantastic family holidays with watersports.

Best Family Holidays with Watersports Lessons

Family holidays including sailing, windsurfing, diving and/or other watersports tuition for adults and kids alike are increasingly popular. Take the Family are a UK-based travel agent specialising in family holidays, which gives us the knowledge and experience to find the perfect watersports holiday for you and your kids. Below, we’ve shared our hand-picked recommendations for resorts and holiday villages where learning watersports is all part of the fun, whether it’s as part of your package or at extra charge.

Who Choose a Family Holiday with Watersports Lessons? 

Family holidays that include watersports lessons a great way for all the family to embrace new challenges while making the most of being by the sea. Watersports lessons on a family holiday can: 

  • Build kids’ confidence and swimming skills in a safe environment
  • Encourage family adventure together
  • Allow access to certified instructors
  • Introduce sailing, paddleboarding, and kayaking
  • Foster lifelong water safety skills  

The Best Watersports for Kids by Age Group 

Toddlers and young children 

  • Snorkelling in shallow bays
  • Calm kayaking with adult support 

Primary school children 

  • Sailing basics
  • Paddleboarding (SUP) 

Teens 

  • Windsurfing
  • Introductory or child-friendly diving lessons

Choose Take the Family to Turn Your Family Holiday into an Adventure 

From paddleboarding and sailing to windsurfing, we can help you find the perfect destination to keep your children active, safe, and having fun. You can relax knowing they’re in expert hands. Talk to us about finding a family holiday destination that includes watersport lessons. 

See also our tips on learning to dive with kids.

The Best Destinations with Watersport Lessons for Kids

Phokaia Beach Resort

Izmir
A Mark Warner resort on Turkey's west coast, with water sports, top-notch childcare and exclusive discounts for our readers.

Club Med Gregolimano

Euboea
An all-inclusive resort on a white-sand beach, with free activities ranging from waterskiing to flying trapeze.

Lemnos Beach Resort

Lemnos
A laid‑back slice of Lemnos where families can get active and enjoy easy days by the sea

Neilson Baia dei Mori Beachclub

Sardinia
A fabulous property in an unspoilt region of Sardinia, well suited to active family holidays with all ages; cycling and watersports are included.

Sani Club

Halkidiki
Set on the edge of Sani Resort, this wonderful hotel combines luxury with great service, family-friendly facilities and an amazing array of activities.

Elix

Greece
A beautiful, luxurious, family-friendly hotel with watersports, a bike center, childcare from tots to teens and so much more.

Neilson Messini Beachclub

Peloponnese
The Messini Beachclub offers all the usual Neilson activities in a lovely rural location on the Peloponnese coast

Hillside Beach Club

Fethiye
Hillside Beach Club in Turkey has so much to offer, including a sailing school and a watersports centre with motorised and non-motorised watersports.

MarBella

Corfu
A luxurious all-inclusive in lush gardens with facilities for the whole family, from childcare and water sports to tennis coaching and mountain biking

Paleros Beach Resort

Greece
On mainland Greece, this baby- through to teen-friendly resort offers activities, water sports and childcare within a stunning commplex offering villa style accommodation

Neilson Levante Beach Club

Rhodes
Head to Rhodes for an activity-filled holiday at Levante Beach Beachclub with Neilson. Watersports, cycling, kids' clubs - all the fun you would expect from Neilson Active Holidays.

Neilson Alana Beachclub

Croatia
A great location on Croatia's Adriatic coast, adjacent to a National Park. All the usual Neilson activities and childcare included, perfect for families.

Club Med Palmiye

Antalya
A wonderfully welcoming all-inclusive resort with childcare, especially good for teens with its beach movie nights and camp-outs.

Paradis Beachcomber Golf Resort & Spa

Mauritius
One of the best luxury family hotels in Mauritius, with a top class kids club, stunning beaches, beachside golf course, a great choice of restaurants and attentive staff.

Shandrani Beachcomber Resort & Spa

Mauritius
A luxurious all-inclusive family holiday resort in Mauritius with 2-bedroom family apartments and suites, baby, kids, and teen clubs and a luxury spa.

Trou Aux Biches Beachcomber Resort & Spa

Mauritius
This is luxury hotel is set in one of the best spots for snorkelling in Mauritius and offers a host of watersports as well a kids' club, a dedicated space for teens and childcare for babies too.

Mauricia Beachcomber Resort & Spa

Mauritius
A 4* family hotel in north-west Mauritius with fun kids' club, family apartments and villas and all-inclusive facilities, and within walking distance of the bustling centre of Grand Baie.