Itineraries for Your Trip to Menorca
3 Days in Menorca for First Timers
While visitors tend to flock to Menorca for its beaches first and foremost, this pocket-size Balearic gem offers plenty more. With three days at your disposal, there’s time to enjoy its pretty towns, prehistoric relics, and sleepy countryside, as well as sailing trips and water sports. Here’s how to get the most out of 72 hours on Menorca.
Devote day one to Menorca’s top draws: the sandy coves and turquoise waters that offer up all manner of water-sports opportunities and the chance to simply lounge in the sun. Take a Jet Ski tour to whiz past beaches and bays, join a boat trip, or choose a kayaking tour to learn how to paddle and follow a guide to hidden coves and swim stops. In the afternoon, take a catamaran trip—it’s a relaxing way to enjoy the coast and access bays perfect for snorkeling. Alternatively, swap the beach for a spot of culture at the Binissues Natural Sciences Museum. Set in the countryside, this indoor-outdoor attraction showcases traditional life with craft demos, re-enactments, and food tastings. Come dusk, view the sunset and the island from the water on an evening sailboat cruise.
Devote day one to Menorca’s top draws: the sandy coves and turquoise waters that offer up all manner of water-sports opportunities and the chance to simply lounge in the sun. Take a Jet Ski tour to whiz past beaches and bays, join a boat trip, or choose a kayaking tour to learn how to paddle and follow a guide to hidden coves and swim stops. In the afternoon, take a catamaran trip—it’s a relaxing way to enjoy the coast and access bays perfect for snorkeling. Alternatively, swap the beach for a spot of culture at the Binissues Natural Sciences Museum. Set in the countryside, this indoor-outdoor attraction showcases traditional life with craft demos, re-enactments, and food tastings. Come dusk, view the sunset and the island from the water on an evening sailboat cruise.
Menorca’s beaches and water sports beckon again today. Go all out for thrills with a high-in-the-air flyboarding session, or try snorkeling with a motorized sea-scooter to expand your exploring range and speed effortlessly through the water. Alternatively, book a stand-up paddleboarding tour—learning the technique from an instructor and discovering coves inaccessible from land—or opt for luxury on a private catamaran cruise along the island’s rugged coast. For family fun, make tracks for Menorca’s water parks. If you haven’t already taken a catamaran trip, save it for tonight—cutting through the waves and watching the sunset over drinks and nibbles. Alternatively, go restaurant-hopping at Menorca’s seaside towns—perhaps hitting Mahon or Ciutadella for the pick of harborfront eateries.
