Baunei is considered among Sardinia's most spectacular stretches of coastline, but many of its tiny coves and caves are only accessible by sea. Explore the coastal highlights with this full-day cruise, stopping to swim and snorkel in hidden bays and isolated beaches inhabited by colorful fish and dolphins. Visit the Grotta del Fico, one of the island's most famous caves, and dive into the turquoise waters at Piscine di Venere.

A full-day cruise along the coast of Baunei to admire its beauty by sea
Visit Cala Goloritzè, Cala Mariolu, Cala Biriala, and Cala Gabbiani
Drop anchor to swim and snorkel at three different beaches
A small-group boat tour for a more intimate experience

What's Included

Fuel surcharge
Live tour guide

Ecological Council contribution 1 euro.
Use of Snorkeling equipment
Grotta del Fico ticket entrance 10 euros adults 5 euros kids
Bottled water
Alcoholic Beverages
Gratuities
Lunch

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Sardinia Natural Park Tours
Porto Turistico, 08040 Santa Maria Navarrese NU, Italy
Sardinia Natural Park Tours Office nr 06. Antonello Cannas +393240949094

Start time

09:00 AM

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Cala Goloritze

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Cala Mariolu

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Cala dei Gabbiani

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Grotta del Fico

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Piscine di Venere

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Cala Luna

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation

Infants must sit on laps
Most travelers can participate
Persons under the influence of Alchool and drugs will not be admitted to the tour.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 100 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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Lisa_K

Fabulous day! Of course we visited several beautiful beaches, but we also stopped in some smaller coves and even had a swim in a hidden cave. Alessandro and Manuela took great care of everyone and provided lots of interesting facts about the area. Don’t skip the tour of La grotta del fico. Absolutely phenomenal cave!

Reviews

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Exceptional experience, highly recommended!

Mihai_B, Apr 2024

We took an exceptionally nice tour yesterday of the Costa di Baunei with this company in a fast and comfortable inflatable boat. We had 7 hours of perfect time and relaxation on this jewel of a coast. The tour was led by very professional and knowledgeable skipper Anna, a real pleasure to talk to. Everything was as advertised and booked, a fantastic experience in a place fit for any definition of "paradise": impressive mountains overlooking crystal clear turquoise waters and perfect white marble beaches. Highly recommended experience !

Loved it!

Christine_A, Oct 2023

Loved it! We visited some beautiful beaches and our guide was super friendly. Would definitely recommend.

The tour was actually...

Lara_C, Sep 2023

The tour was actually very good, with an excellent crew. However this was not a small boat experience as described. The vessel could hold up to 200 ppl. You would be better to book direct through a tour operator so you know what you are getting.

Response from Host, Dec 2023

You’re right, vessels capacity is 200, but we embark half capacity to have double as also triple the room for everyone. Thank You and we suggest to book our speed boat tour ( 12 people max onboard) or a private tour if you want less people around. Both options are available on our website. Thank you and have a good day ahead.

Wonderful beaches

Stuart_A, Aug 2023

Be prepared for a long day in the sun of over 8 hours. There is an official car park for the trips but it was full as there was a festival on. We found a car park 10 mins walk from harbour. Have phone or paper copy of booking to take to kiosk 6 on the harbour front. At the time year we went the boat called Bella Rimini was a two floor cruiser with room for over a 100 people but we had only 50 or so. The boat has a bar and toilets. Each beach has varying facilities so take your own towels, umbrella, food and water as there is plenty of space on board. One beach has a restaurant but we did not try this. The boat pulls into beach drops you off and leaves and comes back 10 mins before departure. In August the beaches are crowded but there are spaces to squeeze in. Take beach shoes as some beaches are pebbles or bolders in the sea. Snorkels are a must as the sea is full of fish. The cave trip is worth it and is on par with Chedder or Peak District caves. Also it's a nice break from sun. You buy your tickets on board at the bar.

Response from Host, Sep 2023

Thank You ❤️

Disappointed by last minute change

Lucia_O, Aug 2023

The places we visited were absolutely gorgeous but that is not a merit of this company. I was really disappointed with a last minute change they made to our booking. Our original trip was in a boat that included lunch, beach umbrellas and visits to specific places I wanted to visit. Last minute we were changed to a smaller boat that hardly fit the people in the tour, we had to buy our lunches, no umbrellas to protect ourselves from the sun, and the itinerary changed without further notice. An email was sent 2 days in advanced but once you are on vacation you are not checking emails and there is not enough time to book something alternative. They could have at least reimburse part of the cost given the difference in quality of the excursion.

Paradise awaits

Isabel_J, Jul 2023

Amazing. Nature and also the service. Everything just felt unreal. The price was worth it. A great experience! I recommend it.

Response from Host, Jul 2023

Thank You ❤️

Great day with lovely staff

Karen_S, Jul 2023

A beautiful day with a terrific guide. The beaches were spectacular especially the final beach in the late afternoon. The guides on the bot were very friendly and helpful and spoke good English

Response from Host, Jul 2023

Thank You ❤️

Very well organized boat...

Georgios_D, Jul 2023

Very well organized boat tour. Banuei coast is definitely worth visiting when in Sardinia with amazing beaches and caves.

Response from Host, Jul 2023

Thank You ❤️

Surreal imagery and secluded beaches

Adam_S, Jul 2023

This is an awesome tour. The coastline is surreal and the beaches are secluded. Only other way to reach them is varying lengths of hiking. The captain even made an extra stop at an additional beach since we had some extra time. They explain in detail various landmarks. At least one stop you jump into open ocean if you want. That’s not to be missed! The sea was a bit rough that day so porting back on the boat took some effort. I’d recommend this to those of good health and age just in case. We had a group of 8, ages 5 to 55, and it was fine. Again our crew did an absolutely stellar job dealing with a slightly angry sea. I would definitely do it again! Bring lunch but don’t over do it — you get on and off the boat on the shore line not at a dock. You bring those items with you if you’d like. I’d recommend a backpack per person to make it easier (just in case).

Response from Host, Jul 2023

Grazie ❤️

Great swim day!

Katherine_A, Jun 2023

The best part of our Europe trip! The water was absolutely gorgeous. We stopped at multiple beaches and swim spots. We had time at beautiful beaches and also jumped off the boat multiple times. Bring everything you will need for the day - water, food, swim googles, towels. The booking info used to have lunch so this is a change. They do provide an umbrella for the beaches. We were very happy we brought swim googles to see the fish at the beaches. They do stop at a beach with a bar with food and drinks in the late afternoon so bring euros if you want anything. Overall a great trip! We loved these beaches so much

Response from Host, Jul 2023

Thank You ❤️

It was so...

annamaria_h, Jun 2023

It was so amazing!!!!!Antonello was the best.!!! Being an umbrella if you dislike the sun as well as water shoes.

Response from Host, Jul 2023

Lovely! Thank You ❤️

Nice but lots of changes

ANTONIO_S, Jun 2023

Nice tour but 2 days before they change the boat and excluded drinks and food. Also they change the itinerary which we were never noticed. They were more than 30 minutes late to pick up time at one location which we could have experienced more the beach instead of being at meet up point.

Response from Host, Jun 2023

Thank You Mr Antonio for your feedback! Unfortunately on this instance we have clearly dropped the ball, apologies for the delay at the meeting point. After further investigation, the guide driver miscalculated the time to pick you at the last beach you’ve been., Cala Mariolu in this case and Instead to tell you 16pm he told you 15:30pm; again apologies to let you stay 30 min more at Cala Mariolu. About the changes, we have sent you: 1) New tickets 2) new mail within the new itinerary 3) Another follow up mail within all infos about food and beverages exclusions. 4) iMessagge has been sent too to inform you in regards. Again thank You and have you all a wonderful holiday ahead. Sincerely Antonello

Fun but because we can roll with the punches

Cathy_D, May 2023

We had a fun day on our tour, but we were very disappointed in the changes that were made the day before our tour. We were not given lunch and had to scramble to find food and water to bring with us. The boat was so small that we had to sit with our knees and feet bumping into each other. No sun umbrellas either which I was counting on. Also did not visit all the beaches in the description.

Response from Host, May 2023

We are sorry that we didn’t matched your expectations. Unfortunately we didn’t score the minimum number of participants to let sail with the big boat with lunch onboard. To keep pollution down, You’ve been upgraded to a private tour with max 12 people onboard, without lunch included. We have you informed about that and you were happy with that solution. We have you also ask to cancel the reservation and fully refund you but you didn’t want it and you proceed with the tour upgrade. If you weren’t happy within our sustainable solution why you did accept? Have a wonderful holiday ahead! Antonello

Great day to spend

Helder_B, Jul 2022

Baunei Coast is a beautiful place to visit. Our skipper was great and we had an excellent day there.

Response from Host, Jul 2022

Thank You ❤️

Gorgeous Tour

Sarah_M, Jun 2022

Really nice tour, friendly tour guide who spoke good English. We had an amazing day, the beaches they showed us were stunning! Only thing I’d say Is to make sure you bring towels an umbrella for shade and your own food and drinks because there’s not really anywhere to get some during the tour! All in all an amazing experience though

Response from Host, Jul 2022

Thank You ❤️

Great!

Michelle_V, Oct 2021

On the 1st of october we had a great day at the beautiful Baunei Coast. Antonello is a very charming and funny guide who learned us a lot about the island and the Sardinian way of live. After the tour Antonello showed us a beautiful place where we watched the sunset and we had a lovely, typical Sardinian dinner in another place. We can absolutely recommend this tour, especially during this time of the year, when you have the most beaches all to yourself!

Response from Host, Jul 2022

Thank You ❤️

Great way to explore the baunei coast

Sofia_S, Sep 2021

The baunei cost boat ride was an extremely efficient and fun way to explore multiple beaches and coves in a day. Our guide and captain, Antonello, made the entire experience safe and fun. We encountered thunderstorms that day but Antonello timed activities as much as possible so we could still enjoy our time on the beaches. While waiting out the rain in one of the caves, antonello shared two bottles of wine with us! Would certainly recommend

Great places to visit

Stefanie_D, Sep 2021

It was a perfect tour with beautiful stops and a nice and funny guide. The color of the sea was amazing. The group was small and everyone was very nice. The boat was a little bit tiny, but you spend a lot of time on the beautiful beaches. I would definitely recommend shoes for the beach, because there are little stones which are not so comfortable to walk.

Amazing day!

Sarah_P, Jul 2021

It was a wonderful experience with a great guide! Amazing day! Can definitely say that it was one of the best tours!

Nice day trip!

Claudia_M, Jul 2021

It was a very nice trip but we expected to leave the boat to also visit Cala Goloritze. Stefano was a great guide :)

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