Manawa

Manawa operates an online marketplace for booking outdoor and adventure activities run by local professional operators. The catalogue covers more than 10,000 curated experiences across categories including canyoning, paragliding, rafting, scuba diving, sea kayaking, via ferrata, boat tours, helicopter and scenic flights, bungee jumping, snorkelling, surfing, whale watching, hot air ballooning, caving, zip-lining, dog sledding, and a range of winter sports such as ski lessons, ski touring and snowshoeing.

Travellers browse by activity type or destination, compare listings with review counts and starting prices, and book directly on the site. The platform states that it charges no booking fee to travellers, offers free rescheduling or refunds where applicable and a weather guarantee for activities cancelled due to bad conditions, and runs an in-house customer service team reachable seven days a week by chat, email and phone, supported by a chatbot named Philippe. Additional consumer products include gift cards valid for one year across the catalogue and usable in one or more instalments. The site is published in English, French, Spanish and German.

Beyond direct consumer bookings, Manawa recruits activity providers through a partner registration channel and operates an affiliate programme aimed at content creators, bloggers, social media influencers and travel and outdoor industry professionals, offering commissions and sponsored activities. The site also publishes editorial guides (for example on canyoning spots in Corsica, ziplines and beginner surf spots) and destination pages for locations such as Moorea, Fort William and the Lofoten Islands.