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La Maddalena Archipelago Boat Tour from Palau

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7 hours
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

While vacationing on Sardinia be sure to cruise the crystal-clear waters of the Mediterranean Sea. This boat tour takes you to the Maddalena Archipelago on the rugged northwest coast of the island, where you can spend the day swimming and shopping. The spacious vessel stops at several islands, including Spiaggia Rosa (Pink Beach) on the Isle of Budelli. Daily departures from the Palau port make this a convenient getaway.

Spend an entire day among the gorgeous landscapes of the Maddalena Archipelago
Immerse in the clear waters of the Mediterranean Sea during plenty of swimming stops
Typical lunch of pasta and drinks available at an additional cost
Included discount card offers coupons for shops in La Maddalena, with free time to explore

What's Included

A lot of passion, friendliness and kindness
Daily boat tour of La Maddalena Archipelago
VAT and passenger insurance

Municipal disembarkation fee. The fee is due from 7 years on. MUST BE PAIED ON BOARD
Food and drinks (purchase on board is optional)
Multilingual audio guide (Italian, English, French) on board is optional for purchase at 1 euro only

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Porto di Palau
07020 Palau, Province of Sassari, Italy
Departure Point: Palau Port in front of the Ferry Terminal Address: Boarding point at Palau 41°10'52.3"N 9°23'10.3"E or 41.181194, 9.38619 Return point: Palau port at 5:30pm

Start time

10:00 AM

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

La Maddalena

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Cala Corsara

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Spiaggia Rosa (Pass By)

Porto della Madonna

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Cala Santa Maria

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Porto Rafael (Pass By)

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Most travelers can participate
Children must be accompanied by an adult
In case of a bad weather or for directive of the National Park the itinerary might be changed

For those departing from the port of Palau, Check-in on board in front of the ferries Terminal from 8:45 am to 9:30 am
Heavy traffic to get to Palau, please leave well in advance. Few parking spaces at Palau. Please bring 10 euros in coins for the parking at the tourist port
In the months of May and October the boat tour takes place with a minimum number of passengers
On board are allowed just small bags and strollers
Disembarkation fee IS NOT INCLUDED in the price. It is due from 7 years on (€ 2,50 p/person in May, September and October; € 5,00 p/person from June to August). MUST BE PAIED ON BOARD
Network problems for electronic payments may occur on the islands. It is advisable to also bring cash.
The Multilingual audio guide (Italian, English, French) is optional and available to purchase on board at 1 euro only. It's recommended to bring your own earphones
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 90 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Featured review

Annika_S

Beautiful places, nice Organisation, very friendly and funny crew! I would recommend to do the big tour! Absolutely worth it 🐟☀️🇮🇹

Reviews

4.5

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Good day

Jeanette_W, May 2024

Whilst queuing it did feel as though the boat would be too cramped for everyone but it was actually ok. The crew said the boat accommodates 200 people but they only book for 150 for comfort. We managed to sit everywhere during the day as they don’t allow people to save seats which is great. After stopping at La Maddalena (a short 10/15 minute boat ride from Palau) we went onto Cala Corsara which is stunning. After that we went to Cala Santa Maria which for us was too long a stop (nothing to do and straight after a previous beach stop). Great stop for swimming after that before sailing by Spiaggia Rosa and Porto Rafael. A good day. Parking was easy at Palau but I can imagine it’s busier as the season picks up.

Paradise on earth

Anuska_K, Sep 2023

La Maddalena is a paradise. Crystal clear water and white beautiful beaches. We went in the end of Sept, so it wasn’t crowed. The crew at the boat were polite and attentive. This tour is a must if you are visiting Sardinia. I highly recommend it.

Excellent value for money!

erikawithak, Sep 2023

Staff were punctual, warm, friendly and knowledgeable. Translations across English and French. Wonderful way to explore the archipelago, tour well-timed and boat very clean. Food and beverage available to purchase on the boat.

Beautiful beaches

EMMET_R, Jun 2023

This was an excellent tour around the islands the stops were good and the beaches beautiful. The lunch provided is not worth the money and unless you sat under a speaker it was very hard to hear the guide. That said a very enjoyable day out

Fantastic!

donovan_v, Jun 2023

Great tour and visited lovely islands ! The boat is amazing spacious and well cleaned! Highly recommended for sure

Highlight of my trip

Lindsay_I, Jun 2023

boat was clean and comfortable . Some seats have tables which is great if you are going with a few friends. Boat ride is not too long which is good as it means we have more time to spend on the islands and swimming. Did not feel rushed at all. Definitely a highlight of my trip to Sardinia.

Good price for value

Monica_d, Jun 2023

It can get busy, but considering the price it's well worth it! Highly recommended if you are looking for a good price for value.

Definitely well worth doing this trip with this company.

Gary_M, May 2023

Beautiful ship, great crew and a wonderful day. Well run tour, lots of information available without needing to ask.

Excellent tour 👏

JeanAnne_R, Oct 2022

Great trip, great friendly crew Thanks for a great tour of the La Maddalena Archipelago 👍👏 🇮🇹 From Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Great trip

Eva_S, Jul 2022

Nice boat, nice crew and a beautiful tour with stop at a beautiful Beach, swimming from the boat etc. Boat lunch was surpricingly good..

Wonderful staff and a great day to see the other islands!

Paula_R, Jun 2022

We enjoyed the snorkelling, being on the boat seeing the beautiful scenery we also enjoyed a lovely pasta lunch on the bait.

10/10 would recommend

Andrea_M, Jun 2022

Friendly and helpful staff. Drinks on board were reasonably priced. It was a fantastic way to spend the day!

Sardinian trip

Anatoly_K, Oct 2021

We had a great time today. The Stuff was very nice and friendly they took us to see the places to die for just unforgettable. Thank you.

Boat trip: nice! Viator: worse company!

Tim_K, Sep 2021

The boat trip was very nice, despite the pre-specified program was not quite right. So we didn't stop at Spiaggia Rosa, but sailed past it. Along the way and during the stops you see very beautiful things. The staff on the boat is also very friendly. But you should definitely not have high expectations of Viator. What an amateurish company that is! For example, it is indicated in advance (in the advertisement of the boat trip) that the lunch is included. This turned out not to be the case, so you still have to pay extra for lunch on the boat: 5 euros per person. If you check this at Viator, you get the following response: too bad, bad luck... Parking at the harbor is also very difficult. Viator should have pointed this out. There is enough parking space, only paying is difficult: only by credit card or cash (note: no shop or catering business can exchange!). Viator also does not clearly indicate which boat you should have, so you are looking drowsy. We were just in time! Our tip: book the boat trip, but not at Viator. A cheaper tour is offered (for example by GetyourGuide). But: the boat trip itself makes up for everything, which is recommended!

Happy wife - happy life 🙂

Annika_S, Sep 2021

Beautiful places, nice Organisation, very friendly and funny crew! I would recommend to do the big tour! Absolutely worth it 🐟☀️🇮🇹

Nice day

Matteo_A, Sep 2021

Friendly staff, nice excursion, and good balance of breaks/activity. The beauty of the La Maddalena is shown in its entire range. The stop at the main island, though, seemed a bit unnecessary.

🎉🎉🎉🎉Best experience ever Highly recommended

Katherine_A, Jun 2021

Alessio (el alma de la fiesta) 🕺was super fun and funny! The tour was in Italian/English and a lil french, I noticed a super nice lady from the crew knew German and provided extra translation for the German speakers onboard which honestly I think can be categorized as a great customized service ! The food was good (pasta al dente with 🦀 and 🧀 for a fair price) you can also order drinks 🍷🍸🍺🍹and ice cream 🍦and some other items in the boat for fair prices, everything was clean and tidy, kudos to the awesome crew 👬👬👬👭👫, they were super kind and awesome, all the time checking on us to know how we were feeling, they all were super chill, helpful, fun and kind. It was my birthday and they all sang the happy birthday song in Italian to me 😍😍😍😍🎂🎉 and gave me a delicious ice cream with a candle ❤️❤️❤️❤️ It was a wonderful surprise, even more special because I was traveling alone but they never made me feel lonely which I consider a success ! One of them was specially caring and lovely, he even took some pictures of me with my phone so that I could send those to my family and friends ( you know when you're traveling alone apart from selfies is hard to make a nice picture of you with the wonderful background) . Honestly I highly recommend this crew, they all work very well together, you can feel the sinergy and great sense of humor, very respectful and above all very fun !!!!!!!!! Thanks a lot for everything, you made my day ❤️ Grazie Mile Ti amo Italia 🇮🇹❤️🎉🎉🎉

Well organised beautiful tour

Gozde_I, Jun 2021

Very professional, well planned and prepared tour, loved the beaches and stops we went to. We had enough time to chill and swim.

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AmyJ, Sep 2020

This didn't live upto expections. Could be due to covid but the journey felt really impersonal, there was no food or drinks provided, the bar was really expensive. The places they took us they didn't really provide any information about. The staff were friendly, however the tour guide had really poor English so it was hard to understand what he was saying. The views were beautiful and la Maddalena was really worth the visit.

Totally recommended

Daniela_S, Jul 2020

Awesome day trip to that beautiful archipelago. The installations are very well maintained and the staff is super nice. We went for a birthday surprise day and they sang with us Happy birthday with a nice muffin for my friend. Very easy as well to do the reservation. Please notice that the best is to bring your own food and drinks since in the boat you don't have many options for lunch (other than sandwiches and stuff like that). Very calm, not much party feeling, more relax. Wish it was longer to enjoy more the beaches!