Boat tours in Majorca | What to know
Table of Contents
- General Information
- The best boat tour companies in Majorca
- Types of boat trips in Majorca
- How much a boat tour costs in Majorca
- What to know before choosing a boat tour in Majorca
- The best times for a boat trip in Majorca
General Information
In this article we explain everything you may want to know about boat tours in Majorca.
When you think of Majorca, you think of its coast. It is very easy to imagine yourself going on a boat trip along the Majorcan shore.
If you are on holiday and you are thinking about taking a boat trip, this is the article you were looking for.
The best boat trips in Majorca
Boat excursions in the area of Palma de Mallorca
| Traditional Majorcan boat trips in the port of Palma |
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| 9 meter charter boat for a day at sea from the port of Palma de Mallorca |
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| Barge tour from Palma de Mallorca |
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Boat excursions in the north of Majorca
Boat excursions in the east of Majorca
Boat excursions in the south of Majorca
| Excursions to the island of Cabrera | Departures from Colonia de Sant Jordi |
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Types of boat trips in Majorca
The variety of excursions that you can go on when taking a boat is incredible. After all, the experience of getting on a boat and navigating the coast of Majorca seems to be unique.
There is a wide range of types of boat trips, and you will find the most interesting ones below.
Open Classic Boat Tours
This type of boat outings are usually offered as half day tours (between 3 and 5 hours) or full day tours (between 7 and 9 hours).
The concept of this boat ride is based on selling the excursion seats to people who do not know one other. That is, the opposite of a private tour.
The number of participants in the excursion will vary depending on the capacity of each boat, since there are some boats and llauts that can only take 6 or 8 people onboard, and others called swallows, which are stable catamarans for recreational use, with capacities of more than 250 passengers.
It is common for these types of outings to include soft drinks, snacks, and even a mid-day meal, if they are full-day excursions.
It is also very common for these boat circuits to have planned stops for bathing at especially quiet points or even stops where you can disembark, so that the client may enjoy especially beautiful beaches , that are usually difficult to access by land.
Private boat trips
As in the previous case, this type of boat excursions are offered in half-day or full-day packages.
This type of outings to the sea for tourists offers a practically infinite variety of possibilities, since both captain and boat are at the clients’ disposal.
This type of outing can offer a fixed itinerary, where the client enjoys the cliffs, beaches and sea of a pre-established route, or a certain route and stops can be requested from the company or captain.
Themed boat trips
Nautical companies often offer specialized or unique experiences at sea, such as:
- Boat ride at sunset
- Romantic dinner by the sea (obviously only for couples)
- Time on lonely beaches (which are hardly reached by anyone)
- Fishing experiences
- Bachelor parties at sea
- Parties at sea (in boats of a certain size)
Charters and marine taxis
Due to the difficult access by land to many inhospitable and spectacular corners of the Majorcan coast, some companies have appeared which offer only transport to those places that are as beautiful as they are inaccessible.
These sea taxis are a great idea to avoid crowded parking lots, private roads and long walks inland or along the coast that are required to access some of these tucked away paradises.
Special excursions
Beyond the many variants of boat tours that we have already mentioned, there is always room for special experiences, such the complete tour around the island of Majorca by boat.
Obviously for such outings several days and a larger budget are required, although the experience is certainly unforgettable.
Boat rental without license requirement
Tourists also have the possibility of renting a small boat that does not require any navigation title.
This is a popular alternative, since in the space of one or several hours, the visitor can enjoy the experience of being the captain at the helm of a boat, discovering the wonders of a Mediterranean island.
Prices for boat trips in Majorca
The prices of a boat trip vary greatly from one experience to another.
From the short tours on tourist barges which sometimes hardly exceed €12, to the private excursions by sailboat or catamaran, with prices that know no limit.
A personal recommendation is the private excursions on small boats, in which you can pay from €500 for a half-day private tour, to around €900 or €1000 for a full day private boat ride.
In a sector so tremendously dependent on fuel prices, and with a variety of offerings as terribly diverse as the tourist nautical excursions sector, the best thing to do is to get in touch with the companies to receive updated quotes.
What to know before selecting a boat tour
The first thing is to know the weather forecast on the day of the boat ride.
Normally it is highly recommended to do the excursion on the side of the island that is protected from the wind. That is, if the wind is from the north, it is better to choose the southern coast, and viceversa.
It also makes a lot of sense to stop by the pharmacy and buy some sort of motion sickness medicine. It is not expensive and can save you from a bad day and rocky ride ;)
It is good to compare prices and conditions of different boat trips, to be able to choose the experience that best suits you.
The best times for a boat trip in Majorca
Majorca has an enviable climate and excellent conditions for boat trips, from its status as an island, which makes it easy to find maritime areas protected from the wind, to its more than 300 days of good weather a year.
In Majorca you can go on boat trips throughout the year, but it is especially from April to October when the weather is milder and the temperatures of the sea water are ideal for this type of tourist activity.
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