About

Cardigan Bay Active is an outdoor Adventure Activities Provider which delivers a wide range of outdoor activities using a variety of specialist activity providers.

We pride ourselves in delivering a range of activities for you, your family and friends to enjoy the best of what our local landscape has to offer. We provide one of the region’s largest choice of activities on the sea, on the river and on the land from our base on the Afon Teifi and out into Cardigan Bay and around the Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire coast.

Most of our activities are able to book as an introduction (2-3 hours) or up to a full day. We’ve tailored some activities for children, some for activities adults and other activities for the family. We are careful to use locally knowledgeable instructors for our activities, top quality equipment and adhere to the best safe working practices so you can get on and enjoy your adventure with us.

Most of the work we do is for families, and being a family run adventure company we understand that quality time together is precious. we pride ourselves in offering the safest of environments for your family to enjoy a new activity together, to relax and have fun.

Our activity programme is designed to offer you a wide choice, so if you do want to split up and do your own thing you can. No previous experience is required and some activities require a parent or guardian present but most of our activities are licensed by the Adventure Activities Licensing Service (AALS) for the provision of adventurous activities to unaccompanied under 18 year olds.

Hire
We also hire canoes, kayaks, stand up paddleboards, wetsuits and associated paddlesports safety gear at our riverside base for onsite hire only. No reservations are taken but are on a first come, first served basis. Our buoyancy aids are suitable for babies and children from 6 months up and adult sizes up to 4XL

Canoeing

Winding towards the sea the deep, tidal Teifi Gorge is a unique environment where fresh and salt waters meet and the species it is home to forms one of the most varied aquatic landscapes in the country.

Surfing

Learn to surf at one of our local blue flag beaches with trained and experienced instructors.

West Wales has some of the most consistent beach breaks in the country, so join us for an introduction to wave riding.

Coasteering

Coasteering was born here in West Wales, inspired by the rugged coastline of West Pembrokeshire. Coasteering is a journey along the tidal margin which combines a mix of swimming, scrambling and jumping.

Bushcraft

Learn to Survive in the Wild! Shelter Building, making tools & weapons, fire by friction, outdoor cooking and more...!

Climbing

We provide introductory lessons in climbing and abseiling using instructors qualified and endorsed by the mountain leader training board.

White Water Rafting

When the river levels increase, it’s time to blow up the raft and get some white water on falls up to grade 4. 10km of natural paddling on white and gently flowing water taking in the best drops on the Teifi.

Kayaking / Sea Kayaking

We are blessed with some of the most impressive coastline in the west. High cliffs, islands, caves and of course the resident dolphin pod makes our Sea Kayaking one of our firm favourite activities but we also do lessons in Kayaking.

Tubing

Enjoy floating down the river Teifi in white water sitting in a big inflatable tube. Tubing is a fun adventure complete with adrenaline filled moments of white water along the way.

Stand Up Paddle Boarding (SUP)

Stand Up Paddle Boarding (SUP) is a sport originating in Hawaii as an off-shoot of surfing. They enable surfers to paddle farther into the ocean than is typical or to paddle standing up as a sport unto itself.

Climbing

We run Rock Climbing at many locations, from inland next to a gorge or along the sea cliffs.

Gorge Walking

Gorge Walking is a mix of swimming, jumping, and scrambling in and along a river. Throw in some waterfalls and you have an adrenaline filled activity.

Hill Walking

We run walking sessions anywhere from Mid Wales down. Looking to learn how to navigate or just touch up on your skills? then our Mountain Leader qualified instructors will be on hand to assist you.