Activities in St Tropez
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Coastal Walks
Ramatuelle tourist office organises balades nature (guided nature walks) to Cap Camarat, Cap Taillat and elsewhere on the peninsula.
Additionally, a scenic coastal path wends its way past rocky outcrops and hidden bays 35km south from St-Tropez, around the Presqu'île de St-Tropez to the beach at Cavalaire-sur-Mer and beyond to Le Lavandou (60km). In St-Tropez the coastal path, flagged with a yellow marker, starts at La Ponche, immediately east of Tour du Portalet at the northern end of quai Frédéric Mistral. From here, trails lead to Baie des Cannebiers (2.7km), La Moutte (7.4km), Plage des Salins (8.5km) and Plage de Tahiti (12km). Alternatively, drive to the end of rte …
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La Ponche
Shrug off the hectic hustle of the Vieux Port in the charming old fishing quarter of La Ponche, northeast of the Vieux Port. From quai Suffren, walk to the northern end of its continuations, quai Jean Jaurès and quai Frédéric Mistral, and at 15th-century Tour du Portalet, turn right (east) to the sandy fishing cove. From here, a coastal path snakes around the peninsula.
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Les Bateaux Verts
April to September Les Bateaux Verts runs various trips departing from quai Jean Jaurès at the Vieux Port including around the Baie des Cannebiers, Calanques de l'Estérel, Caps Camarat, Taillat and Lardier, Cannes, Îles de Lérins, Port-Cros and Porquerolles. The company also runs shuttle boats between St-Tropez, St-Raphaël, Ste-Maxime and Port Grimaud.
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Polo Club de St-Tropez
Yes, wealthy old St-Tropez even has its very own polo club, the Polo Club de St-Tropez with a state-of-the-art club house designed like a ship, a restaurant and several pro instructors who can help aspiring players saddle-up and have a bash at the royal game. The polo season runs April to September.
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La Pouncho
Boat trips around the glamorous Baie des Cannebiers - dubbed the 'Bay of Stars' after the many celebrity villas dotting the coast - are advertised on boards along quai Suffren: La Pouncho runs four or five one-hour trips a day around the bay, March to October.
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Excursions Maritimes St-Tropez
Excursions Maritimes St-Tropez runs weekly trips departing from the embarcadère, accessed from Parking du Port, at the Nouveau Port: Caps Camarat, Taillat and Lardier; and Port-Cros and Porquerolles.
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Guided Walking Tours
The tourist office organises 1½- to two-hour Guided Walking Tours in French; call to check departure times and to see if an English-speaking guide is available.
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Octopussy
Discover St-Tropez's underworld with diving school Octopussy, with a kiosk in the Parking du Port car park at the Nouveau Port.
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European Diving School
Discover St-Tropez's underworld with diving school European Diving School, at the Kon Tiki camp site.
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Bill Aout Sports
For water sport fun Bill Aout Sports rents canoes/pedalos/wind surfs by the hour.
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