Boat tours in Menorca

Table of Contents

1. General Information
2. The best boat tour companies
3. Types of boat trips
4. How much does a boat tour cost
5. What to know before choosing a boat tour

General information

On this page you will find everything you may need to know to choose and make boat tours on the island of Menorca.

Are you coming on holiday to Menorca and don’t know what boat ride to do or which are the best areas? On this page we explain everything about boat tours, companies, the best excursions, the best weather to go out by boat, etc.

Here we present a selection of the best boat trips in Menorca:

Types of boat trips in Menorca

On this island you can do a wide variety of boat trips, depending on the interests and budget of each one.

Types of boats for tours in Menorca

• Boat
• Llaut
• Sailboat
• Catamaran
• Glass bottom boats

Boat tours can be divided into two large groups: open excursions and private excursions.

Open Classic Boat Tours

These are those boat trips in which the nautical company sells the places available for the excursion to different clients. This implies that open tours can have many more participants and be in more languages ​​than private tours.

Open boat tours are far cheaper than private tours.

Private boat trips

The private tours are those in which the boat and the captain are at the disposal of a single client, which is usually a group of people who have booked the boat for a few hours or for a day.

These excursions are more expensive than conventional boat trips, but they guarantee that only the group that has booked the tour participates.

Thematic boat trips

The boat tours in Menorca can have many approaches and provide significantly different experiences, such as

• sSunset from the sea
• Around Menorca by boat
• Half day or full day boat trip: What the client wishes to visit in this space of time
• Fishing trips
• Excursions by sea to historical places or places of natural interest
• Visits to beaches that are difficult to access by land

Charters and marine taxis

There is also the option of hiring the services of boats to arrive and be picked up from places of special historical or natural interest, such as islets near the coast or natural areas that cannot be reached easily by land.

Boat rental without license requirement

In many places there is the possibility of renting a small boat with a low-power motor, and exploring the area by sea, as if renting a kayak.

Prices for boat trips in Menorca

The prices for booking open nautical tours vary tremendously. Normally you can participate in open boat trips for prices ranging between €15 and €80, depending on the duration of the excursion, the capacity of the boat and what the activity includes.

Private boat tours in Menorca, on the other hand, start at around €600 for four-hour excursions in a relatively small boat.

Despite the data indicated, the cost of excursions at sea varies constantly depending on factors such as the month in which they take place, demand and fuel prices, among other reasons.

What to know before selecting a boat tour

Keep in mind that in private tours it is normal for there to be a fixed cost and a variable cost. The fixed price will be the base price of the boat tour with skipper, while the variable price will reflect the amount of gasoline consumed.

Also keep in mind that it is usual for the boat to have an awning (to protect from the sun and rain), offer soft drinks and some snacks(for stops), have metal ladders to go up and down the water, goggles for snorkeling and even paddle surf boards.

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