Which Neilson Beach Club is best for me?

The freedom of the open road, the amazing views after a hard climb, the sunshine on your back – what better way to spend your holiday? You can head out for a pedal at our Cosmos, Vounaki, Messini and Buca Beach Clubs, but there’s also a couple of favourites that are a dream for roadies:

• Levante Beach Club, Greece – The sun-drenched coastline of Rhodes in Greece is one of our most popular road cycling destinations. And with a huge network of smooth roads, winding switchbacks and dramatic mountain scenery, it’s no wonder.
• Baia dei Mori Beach Club, Sardinia – This beautiful Italian island is famous for its road cycling. Enjoy smooth roads and an unbelievable variety of landscapes from mountain top castellos to sweeping coastlines.

Expert guiding is an inclusive activity at both of these Beach Clubs, so let someone else do the navigating and simply soak in the best routes around.

Get the adrenaline pumping with some rugged off-road adventures. You can get stuck into some mountain biking at all of our Beach Clubs, but if you’re a keen MTBer, we recommend these beauties:

• Levante Beach Club, Greece – Beautiful coastal routes, quiet rural roads, rocky paths and dry riverbeds, fruit orchards, olive groves, sleepy villages, craggy mountain ranges and swathes of Cypress and Pine trees mean there is plenty of epic riding to be had.
• Messini Beach Club, Greece – Without a doubt one of our best biking Beach Clubs, you’ll find a fantastic variety of uncrowded trails among the Taygetus mountains, suiting everyone from novices to expert riders.

Experience the buzz of surfing the waves at speed with a couple of the most addictive water sports around. While you can also enjoy water skiing and wakeboarding at our Levante, Messini and Buca Beach Clubs, there are two clear frontrunners when it comes to ideal conditions and the best kit:

• Alana Beach Club, Croatia – Bask in that warm Croatian sunshine as you plunge into the beautiful waters of the Adriatic Sea in a lovely bay.
• Vounaki Beachclub, Lefkas – This gorgeous Greek Island is a real water sports heaven, with everything you need to progress your water skiing and wakeboarding skills to the most advanced level.

You can also have a go at the exciting new water sport on the block, wakesurfing at both of these Beach Clubs.

Harness those Mediterranean breezes for a real holiday thrill. We offer beginner and intermediate (non-planing) windsurfing at each of our Beach Clubs, but if you’re looking for something more advanced, there’s one stand-out option:

• Cosmos Beach Club, Vassiliki - Our specialist windsurfing centre for over 30 years, we couldn’t love the conditions more. Mornings are great for beginners, with gentle on-shore breezes and calm seas, while the afternoons see the arrival of ‘Eric’ – the island’s consistent thermal winds – to amp things up for the speed and freestyle windsurfers.

You can have fun on the courts at any of our Beach Clubs (except for Cosmos), as well as joining daily inclusive group coaching sessions. That said, the tennis facilities are game, set and match winning at:

• Levante Beach Club, Greece – We have 6 AstroTurf tennis courts, 1 of which is a show court and 2 padel tennis courts. All are floodlit for extended play and there’s a tennis bar for refreshments. For a little extra, we have a Premium offering for those who already play tennis regularly. With just eight places in the Premium group, we recommend pre-booking to save your spot.
• Alana Beach Club, Croatia – With 6 fantastic courts and the chance to pre-book our premium tennis package, our sunny Croatian  Beach Club on the dramatic Dalmatian Coast is a real hit with tennis players of all abilities.
• Buca Beach Club, Greece – Our chilled-out Beach Club shares an impressive 7 tennis courts with its neighbour, Messini Beach Club, and you can take advantage of that premium tennis package.

If you’re a keen player and fancy the chance to learn from a pro, make sure you join one of our Mark Petchey tennis weeks to learn from the ex-GB player, who also happens to be Andy Murray’s former coach.

Tennis expert yourself? Check out our top Neilson Beach Clubs for Tennis Pros article.

Nothing beats the wind blowing in your hair and the waves lapping at the bow of your boat, so whether you want to learn or are an experienced sailor already, don’t miss the chance to enjoy this incredible activity.

• Levante Beach Club, Greece – Rhodes benefits from the famous Meltemi winds in the middle of summer, offering the perfect playground for dinghy sailors of all levels.
• Vounaki Beach Club, Greece– This tranquil Greek Beach Club is a great base for a dinghy sailing holiday, with a wonderful large bay to explore and consistent wind conditions.

Take your passion for sailing to the next level with one of our adventurous flotilla or stay and sail holidays. You’ll discover Greece’s beautiful Ionian coastline aboard one of our Neilson yachts. 

If you want to practice your climbing skills on the climbing wall, our Alana and Messini Beach Clubs are the place to go. But if you want to experience the excitement of real rock beneath your fingers and craggy peaks towering above you, book your holiday at one of these destinations:

• Alana Beach Club, Croatia – You’ll be within 2 kilometres of one of the premier, free-climbing sites in Europe: the breath-taking Paklenica National Park. You can book sessions with a fantastic local climbing school to scale a few of the hundreds of awesome limestone routes available.
• Messini Beach Club and Buca Beach Club – Our pair of neighbouring Beach Clubs are just an hour’s drive away from the climbing at Kardamili’s limestone crags. It’s the ideal place to learn the ropes, with over 30 beginner and intermediate bolted routes.