Discover Nantes through unusual, original and fun activities. In this article, I will give you the best places and activities to have fun and spend unforgettable moments with your family or friends.
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Unusual Activities
A Self-Guided Urban Rally in the City Center
Thanks to your smartphone, you will be able to leave for 2 hours of urban rally in the streets of Nantes.
You will have the choice between 3 different rallies:
- The City Discovery Rally: city photo race: Find checkpoints, solve riddles, beat the score to win.
- The City Challenge Rally: locate checkpoints by solving puzzles in a combined orienteering and photo rally. Aim for the highest score and finish before time runs out to avoid penalties.
- The City BP Rally: Offer fun challenges to the future groom or bride, with the chance for them to strike back! Featuring 3 wacky challenges and 5 photo rallies in Nantes, perfect for a bachelor/bachelorette party or group outing.
Price: from €39 per group (for 2 hours)
Guided bike ride
13 Rue la Tour d’Auvergne, 44200 Nantes
Explore Nantes on a 2.5-hour guided bike tour with friends or family.
Discover iconic landmarks like the Castle of the Dukes of Brittany and the famous Machines of the Isle of Nantes. Choose between classic or electric bikes.
Price: from €35/person for a regular bike
Planète Sauvage
La Chevalerie, 44710 Port-Saint-Père
Explore 210 acres of nature with 1100 animals from 120 different species, either on foot or by car on the longest Safari Track in France.
Admire large mammals in their natural habitat and enjoy unforgettable experiences for both children and adults.
Tickets are valid all day with free cancellation up to 48 hours before. Free for children under 3.
Price: starting at €28.50 per person
Quad biking
44750 Quilly
As the weather gets warmer, enjoy a sunny afternoon and go for a ride on a quad bike.
Located in the middle of nature, the Quilly recreational area is the ideal place to practice quad: mud, rocky terrain, and greenery.
Price: from €79/person
Beer Bike
Belle rivière, 44980 Sainte-Luce-sur-Loire
This large bike, accommodating up to 14 people, allows you to pedal, chat, and enjoy a drink while exploring the surroundings.
Accompanied by Gregory for your safety and comfort, you’ll enjoy a ride along the Loire, with two stops to enjoy complimentary appetizers.
Price: from €25/person
Rent a boat
For a truly original activity, rent a boat and discover Nantes like you have never seen it before.
Several rental options are available:
- With a skipper: if you’d like to enjoy an authentic excursion, board the 17-meter-long wooden boat that can accommodate up to 14 people. Let yourself be carried on the water in this traditional flat-bottomed boat, accompanied by two crew members.
- Without a skipper, with a license: if you feel more adventurous and have a boating license, Nathan’s 5-seater motor boat will allow you to discover the Loire River with a fast and maneuverable boat.
- Without a license: a little away from Nantes, moored at the Quai de la Jonelière in the port of Sucé-sur-Erdre, discover the Courlis sailboat. Quiet and easy to handle, it can accommodate up to 6 people for a day trip, and 4 people for a night.
Price:
- With a skipper: from €350 for a half-day trip
- Without a skipper, with a license: from €63 for half a day
- Without a license: €70 for a half day
A Trip in a Doggy Kart (Like in Lapland)
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You are not dreaming, this activity is not reserved for the great expanses of snow in Lapland.
Doggy-karting blends karting excitement with canine companionship. Explore scenic routes guided by friendly dogs, discovering Douessine’s beauty.
Learn about sled dog breeds and enjoy a safe, nature-filled journey, fostering a special bond between humans and dogs.
Price: from €40/person (2 adults and 2 children per sled maximum)
Booking and information (in French)
Unique DIY Workshops
Floral Creation Workshop
34 rue Fouré, 44000 Nantes
If the weather is not good, you can always put some sunshine in your stay thanks to Brice’s floral workshops.
You will have the choice between 3 activities:
- Wall wreath: create a wall wreath to beautify your home.
- Decorated mirror: create a mirror with beautiful flowers (the shape and size of the mirror being to your choice).
- Party ornaments: create a head crown or a comb-bracelet-buttonhole to complete your outfit.
Price: €50/person (for all activities)
Booking and information (in French)
Workshop to create your own cosmetics kit
14 rue des 7 Maires Charette, 44100 Nantes
For the most sassy of you: the cosmetic workshop.
Thanks to Sandrine, you will be able to create 2/3 products which will be 100% natural and fully adapted to your skin.
During this 2-hour workshop, you will learn all the tips you need to make products that fully respond to your skin’s problems (balm, mask, creams, anti-aging serum, etc.).
Price: from €49/person
Beer tasting workshop
Nantes
Discover the world of beer in a friendly tasting workshop, led by a certified Zythologist.
Learn the basics of tasting, describe flavors and aromas, and explore ingredients and the brewing process.
Over 1.5 hours, enjoy tasting 4 to 5 selected beers, receive tips on recognizing styles and engage in lively discussions.
Price: from €30/person
Perfume creation workshop
14 rue des 7 Maires Charette, 44100 Nantes
In the same spirit, live a 100% sensory and olfactory experience (always under Sandrine’s supervision) during this perfume creation workshop.
You will learn how to notice the different notes of fragrances and will be introduced to the main categories of scents (floral, woody, amber, chypre…) in order to create the perfume of your dreams.
Price: from €80/person
Create your Kokedama
Nantes, Downtown
During a 1.5-hour workshop, Julien will teach you how to craft these stunning potless bonsais.
The technique involves keeping the plant in an invisible moss ball, allowing it to thrive freely.
A superb decorative asset for your home, right?
Price: from €45/person
Booking and information (in French)
Make your own leather sandals
Center of Nantes
Craft your own unique sandals with Hugo and his team of leather artisans.
Choose from over 200 colors and exotic patterns like python and leopard. Learn cutting, stitching, and assembly techniques in a one-day workshop.
Walk away with sandals that tell your story with every step. Perfect for any style, whether casual, chic, or bohemian.
Price: €180/person
Booking and information (in French)
Pottery workshop
La Chapelle-sur-Erdre
Discover pottery techniques with Gwen in her studio near Nantes.
In this workshop, you’ll create two unique bowls using both wheel throwing and hand-building methods.
Enjoy the tranquil setting and expert guidance as you shape your creations. After firing and glazing, your pieces will be ready to use for your breakfasts!
Price: from €75/person
Booking and information (in French)
Pottery wheel introduction workshop
38 rue Jean Jaurès, 44400 Rezé
Discover pottery with Sarah, a ceramic artist, during this 2-hour workshop.
Learn to handle the potter’s wheel, shape your clay creation, and even make a second piece if time allows. Sarah will then take care of firing and glazing your works, ready for later pickup.
This workshop is a great opportunity to explore the art of pottery.
Price: from €55/person
Chocolate making and tasting workshop
11 rue Saint-Léonard, 44000 Nantes
Embark on a gustatory journey to Mexico with a chocolate-making and tasting workshop!
Explore the origins and ancient production of cocoa, inherited from the Mayans.
Craft your own chocolate bar in the style of ancient Mexican civilizations, then taste various varieties, from raw to 100%. Finish off with a traditional Maya hot chocolate.
Price: from €49/person
Fun Sports Activities
Towed buoy
Les Fontenelles, 44750 Quilly
Price: from €22/person
Enjoy 10 minutes of excitement on a 600-meter-long lake, guided by a team of professionals.
Suitable for ages 8 and up, for groups of up to 4 people.
Hold on tight aboard a 350 HP Master Craft boat specially designed for towing, and brace yourself for laughs and unforgettable memories!
Axe Throwing
18 bis rue Marie Curie, 44230 Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire
At Frères Jack there is no jokes, but there is axe throwing. In complete safety and accompanied by an instructor, you can take on the role of Ragnar for one or two hours.
You start the competition in a team or solo. Several game modes are offered and will be explained to you by the instructor on site.
The principle is to throw the axe as close to the center of the target as possible to score as many points as possible (a bit like darts).
Price: from €18/person/1h
Lamborghini Huracán driving experience
Circuit Fay de Bretagne: 20 km northwest of Nantes
Drive a Lamborghini Huracán during a full 8-hour driving course at the Circuit Fay de Bretagne.
Start with a theoretical briefing, followed by a reconnaissance lap as a passenger, before taking the wheel yourself.
With guidance from a professional instructor, learn advanced driving techniques on this fast and technical circuit.
Finish the day with a diploma in hand, certifying your driving prowess.
Price: from €178.62/person
Booking and information (in French)
Treetop Adventure Park
Lac de la Vallée Mabille, Route du Lac, 44260 Savenay
Put yourself in Tarzan’s shoes in this treetop adventure park! Suitable for birthdays and family days out, this course offers thrills for all ages.
With routes designed for kids aged 4 to 6 and varying difficulty levels for older participants, it’s a guaranteed day of fun.
Special packages available for events like bachelor parties and corporate seminars.
Price: from €21.50/person
Jet Skiing Session Near Nantes
44750 Quilly
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For the thrill seekers, you can enjoy a little jet ski session on the site of Quily.
Alone or with a passenger in the back, you can choose between two secure circuits which will make you live new sensations.
The sessions last 10 minutes (but you can, of course, get multiple).
Price: from €30/person
Koh-Lanta Olympics in Nantes
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But for your greatest pleasure, you have the possibility to take up the challenges of one of the most-watched shows in France. “Koh-Lanta” is a French reality TV show where contestants compete in challenges on exotic islands, forming alliances and facing eliminations each week.
Get ready for an exciting adventure ideal for team-building or bachelor/bachelorette parties! This activity combines physical and mental challenges, emphasizing teamwork and determination to succeed. From insect challenges to rope activities, you’ll tackle 3-5 tasks in 1.5 hours or 7-10 activities in 2 hours. Stay tuned for customized program details based on your group’s size and preferences!
Please note that we advise you (or not?) to bring appropriate clothing.
Price: from €30/person
Booking and information (in French)
Outdoor Laser Tag
La Vallée des Korrigans
This game combines the excitement of paintball and laser tag in a futuristic setting, with infrared shots having no physical impact.
After a safety briefing, you’ll compete in 2 or 4 rounds of 10 minutes each.
Price: from €24/person
Archery Game (a Robin Hood Style Paintball)
44230 Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire
Just like Robin Hood, you will be able to compete as a team on an archery game field.
Equipped with bows and arrows you will have to hit the maximum number of targets of the opposing team.
The game ends in three different ways:
- all members of an opposing team have been hit
- the 5 spots of the target of one of the teams have been eliminated
- the time limit has expired (too bad)
A new game that will require dexterity and speed.
Price: from €200/group/1h
Booking and information (in French)
Ultralight Aircraft Introductory Flight
Aérodrome Roland Garros, Rue Charles Lindbergh, 49300 Cholet
Like a stork, fly away thanks to a microlight. This small ultra-light plane allows you to fly in comfort, protected from the elements (and with a heating system for the most chilly ones).
Each microlight carries the pilot and his passenger.
In this activity, you have the possibility to choose your itinerary according to the duration of the flight (from 15 minutes to 2 hours).
A true moment of intense freedom.
Price: from €50/person/1 hour
Original Indoor Activities
Virtual reality experience
14 rue du Chapeau Rouge, 44000 Nantes
For all the Sunday sportsmen who don’t want to sweat but who also want some thrills, we have found the ideal activity.
Come and test your fears, your agility and your reflexes during a 100% geeky experience in the world of Virtual Reality.
Here, you can familiarize yourself with VR headsets through several high-definition scenarios.
During one hour, live, feel, smell, and, above all, let yourself be carried away.
Price: from €25/person/60 min
5 Senses Course
44230 Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire
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Come and put your senses to the test through a destabilizing journey in darkened rooms.
Test your taste, your touch, your hearing, your smell, and your sight through playful and unusual workshops that will delight the young and old alike!
A 100% family-friendly activity.
Price: from €22/person
Booking and information (in French)
Investigations and Games
Treasure hunt “L’Affaire du trésor disparu”
Jardin de la Psalette, impasse Saint Laurent, 44000 Nantes.
Dive into the intrigue of the “Lost Treasure” at the Psalette Garden.
In teams of up to six people, you have 2.5 hours to solve the mystery of the stolen treasure.
Armed with your investigator’s kit and a roadbook, explore key sites in the city, covering 3 km, solving puzzles, and catching the thief. Succeed, and you could win a prize, but most importantly, prevent the next theft!
Price: from €15/person
Escape Game “Verne”
6 rue du Gesclin, 44000 Nantes
Immerse yourself in a unique escape game session!
In the “Verne” scenario, help Jules Verne finalize his latest invention and send it to the other side of the world in less than an hour.
Perfect for birthdays or events with friends and family, this experience for 2 to 5 players guarantees an unforgettable time.
Price: from €25/person
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