Sa Calobra cove on Mallorca's Tramuntana coast at golden hour — Puig Major's granite cliffs falling into turquoise water

Alquiler de Yate en las Islas Baleares

Yates con tripulación — catamarán y lancha motora — por Mallorca, Ibiza y Formentera: el único viaje en yate del Mediterráneo occidental con dos costas en una semana, con la bahía de acceso restringido del Parque Nacional de Cabrera como jornada estrella.

Por qué las Baleares

¿Por qué hacer un viaje en yate con tripulación por las Baleares?

Las Islas Baleares se encuentran a ciento cincuenta kilómetros de la costa oriental de España — cuatro islas agrupadas con la suficiente proximidad como para recorrerlas en una sola semana. Lo que las distingue del resto del mapa de viajes en yate del mediterráneo es su variedad. La costa oeste de Mallorca es agreste: las montañas caen directamente al mar, y las mejores bahías no son accesibles desde ninguna carretera. Ibiza y Formentera, a una hora al sur en barco, son todo lo contrario. El agua clara se vuelve poco profunda sobre arena blanca. Puertos en activo que aún recuerdan al sur de Francia de 1985. La cena es en tierra, no a bordo.

La semana alterna entre dos ritmos diarios muy distintos. Los días en Mallorca son días de mar abierto — el barco fondeado bajo acantilados marinos, la carretera de la costa trescientos metros más arriba. El almuerzo es en un restaurante sobre los acantilados, al que se llega en lancha auxiliar desde el yate. Los días en Ibiza y Formentera son más tranquilos. El agua poco profunda es de una transparencia de piscina. Los trayectos entre calas duran treinta minutos. La cena es en tierra, en un restaurante de puerto en activo, casi todas las noches. A mitad de semana está Cabrera, un parque nacional exclusivo para yates donde el barco fondea bajo una atalaya medieval. Sin carretera de acceso. Sin pueblo. Sin combustible.

Las Baleares son para quienes ya han hecho un viaje en yate por el Mediterráneo y buscan más variedad la próxima vez. No es la semana indicada para grupos que esperan la vida nocturna de la Costa Azul. Sí es la semana perfecta para grupos de cuatro a doce personas que prefieren amanecer fondeados antes que amarrados en un puerto deportivo. Los viajes en yate se realizan de sábado a sábado desde finales de mayo hasta principios de octubre.

Tramuntana coast cliffs framing a small bay — yacht at anchor below
Port d'Andratx fishing harbor at evening with crewed yachts at the quay — Mallorca SW coast
Port d'Andratx en la costa suroeste de Mallorca — el puerto pesquero en activo que es también el punto de partida hacia el oeste para la semana por la Tramuntana y la travesía de Mallorca a Ibiza. La infraestructura de superyates de Palma queda a veinte minutos hacia el este; los acantilados de la Tramuntana comienzan a dos horas hacia el norte.

Qué hace especial un viaje en yate por las Baleares

Cuatro razones por las que una semana en las Baleares no se parece a cualquier otra semana mediterránea.

Tres islas, una misma zona de navegación

Tres islas, una misma zona de navegación

Dos costas en una sola semana — la costa oeste agreste de Mallorca el lunes, las aguas más claras de Ibiza el miércoles. La travesía intermedia es la navegación más larga de la semana. Dentro de cada isla, los trayectos son cortos — media hora entre la mayoría de las bahías.

Cabrera: la bahía de acceso restringido

Cabrera: la bahía de acceso restringido

Cabrera está a once kilómetros de la costa sur de Mallorca — un parque nacional sin carretera, sin pueblo, sin combustible. El camino que sube desde el puerto lleva a una atalaya medieval. El baño que hay debajo es como era el Mediterráneo hace cincuenta años.

Almuerzo en lancha auxiliar, cena en tierra

Almuerzo en lancha auxiliar, cena en tierra

El lado ibicenco de este viaje en yate es de cenas en tierra, no de circuito de discotecas. Almuerzo en un beach club de la costa sur, llegando en lancha auxiliar desde el yate fondeado en la cala. El atardecer llega sobre el agua desde la popa. La cena es en el pueblo.

La costa que la carretera no alcanza

La costa que la carretera no alcanza

La costa oeste de Mallorca es Mediterráneo de montaña. Acantilados de seiscientos metros caen directamente hasta el barco fondeado abajo. La famosa carretera de cornisa discurre trescientos metros más arriba, pero se adentra tierra adentro en cada cala que merece la pena. Los acantilados solo se aprecian en toda su magnitud desde el mar.

Cabrera National Park's Cova Blava sea-cave with tender at the entrance and snorkelers inside
La Cova Blava de Cabrera — la cueva marina de cuarenta metros en la costa oeste del parque nacional, accesible únicamente en lancha auxiliar desde una boya de amarre nocturno en Port de Cabrera. El primer parque nacional marino-terrestre de España limita el acceso a cincuenta embarcaciones por día y a cascos de hasta treinta y cinco metros; el capitán tramita el permiso con veinte días de antelación. Sin acceso por carretera, sin tiendas — lo más parecido a una naturaleza salvaje mediterránea con un yate fondeado.

Sample Balearic Islands Crewed Charter Itineraries

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Crewed Itinerary · Balearic Islands · Mallorca

Sailing Mallorca: A 7-Day Tramuntana Coast Charter from Palma

Most yacht charters in the Mediterranean stay on the southern, easier side of Mallorca. This one doesn't. The week runs west and north up the island's rugged Tramuntana coast. Granite mountains drop straight to the water. The best anchorages can't be reached from any road. The fishing harbors haven't changed character since the 1920s. Cabrera National Park closes the week, south of Mallorca and accessible only by yacht.

The route is a 180-nautical-mile round-trip from Palma. Sailing yachts and modern catamarans both work it well; motor yachts cover the longer Tramuntana legs in less time. Embarkation is at Palma, fifteen minutes from the airport. Prime season runs late May through early October.

Duration
7 days / 8 nights
Base
Palma de Mallorca
Palma marina with Cathedral La Seu in the background — embarkation morning.
Port d'Andratx fishing harbor at evening — first-night overnight on the Tramuntana week.
Sa Foradada rock peninsula with tender approaching from anchored yacht — Mallorca's Tramuntana coast.
Cabrera National Park's permit anchorage at evening with the castle on the headland.

Sailing Mallorca: the week that owns the Tramuntana

The Mallorca week stays on the island's west side — the Tramuntana, Mallorca's mountain coast. Granite cliffs drop straight to the water. The famous coast road runs along the top but turns inland at every cove that matters. The best anchorages along the west reach only from the sea. A handful of working fishing harbors stage the overnights along the way.

The week starts in Palma and runs west to a fishing-village harbor for the first night, then turns north along the cliff coast. Lunch arrives by tender at a cliff-top fish restaurant. An overnight follows in the Tramuntana's only natural harbor. A day under Mallorca's tallest mountain anchors in a slot-canyon cove. Then north to the island's tip, and finally south to Cabrera National Park — the yacht-only marquee day — before the run back to Palma.

Two other Balearic weeks run alongside this one. The Ibiza-and-Formentera round-trip is the lighter half of the same charter ground — clearer water, sand bottoms, dinner ashore most nights. The full-Balearics one-way runs both coasts in seven nights with the open-water crossing in the middle. The Mallorca week is the right call for groups who want the cliff coast, not the club coast.

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Day 1 of 7 · Palma → Port d'Andratx

Palma Embark — West Coast to Andratx

Anchorage: Port d'Andratx
Palma's main marinas sit at the foot of La Seu, the cathedral that defines the city's skyline from the water. Embarkation is fifteen minutes from the airport.
Palma's main marinas sit at the foot of La Seu, the cathedral that defines the city's skyline from the water. Embarkation is fifteen minutes from the airport.

The week starts in Palma. Fifteen minutes by road from PMI airport, the city's three main yacht facilities — Marina Port de Mallorca, Real Club Náutico de Palma, and STP — sit along the western arc of Palma Bay under the Cathedral La Seu. Your crew meets you at the slip with cold drinks and the chart briefing. The galley is already stocked, the steward settles your luggage into cabins, and the chef walks you through the welcome plate while the captain readies the boat to leave.

By late afternoon the captain is slipping lines. A twenty-two-nautical-mile run west around the headland past Magaluf and Santa Ponsa to Port d'Andratx — the working fishing harbor at the western tip of Mallorca, the staging port for any Tramuntana week. The anchorage in front of the harbor sits in 8 to 15 meters of sand; the captain anchors offshore or picks up a stern-to mooring inside the harbor depending on availability. Tender ashore for dinner — the quay-side restaurants along the Andratx waterfront run from working sailors' grills to the gastronomy of Restaurante Layn at the end of the breakwater. The first night is the captain's call; the rhythm of the week starts here.

Day Highlights

  • Embarkation at Palma — fifteen minutes from PMI airport.
  • Twenty-two-nautical-mile evening run west to Port d'Andratx.
  • Anchored or stern-to in Mallorca's working fishing harbor.
  • First night dinner ashore at the Andratx quay.
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Day 2 of 7 · Port d'Andratx → Sa Dragonera → Sa Foradada

Sa Dragonera Reserve and the Tramuntana Cliff Coast

Anchorage: Sa Foradada cove
The pierced-rock peninsula on Mallorca's northwest coast — anchored below, the rock frames the cove like a portal.
The pierced-rock peninsula on Mallorca's northwest coast — anchored below, the rock frames the cove like a portal.

A morning's reach west to Sa Dragonera, the uninhabited islet that's been a Natural Park . Visitor cap on the island is ~150 at a time; charter yacht parties tender ashore at the official dock at Cala Lladó for a walk to Far de Llebeig — the SW lighthouse, on a four-kilometer round-trip path — or just a swim in the strait between the islet and Mallorca's coast. Sa Dragonera takes its name from the silhouette: from the mainland the islet looks like a sleeping dragon along the horizon.

By midafternoon the captain points the bow north along the Tramuntana coast — twenty-five nautical miles of granite-and-limestone cliffs falling six hundred meters into the water under Puig Major. The cliffs are the protected mountain coast; the cruising-coast view of them is the half of Mallorca most visitors don't get to see. Sa Foradada sits roughly halfway up — the L-shaped peninsula with its famous through-hole near the tip, the open paella restaurant on the cliff above (operational status varies — verify with your captain before counting on the day-of dinner ashore), reachable by tender from the cove or by a forty-five-minute hike up to the Ma-10 coast road. Anchor in the cove, swim under the through-hole, dinner ashore or on board depending on what the captain finds open.

Day Highlights

  • Morning at Sa Dragonera Natural Park — tender ashore at Cala Lladó, walk to Far de Llebeig.
  • Twenty-five-nautical-mile afternoon along the Tramuntana cliff coast.
  • Anchor in Sa Foradada cove — the iconic through-holed peninsula.
  • Tender or hike to the cliff above; swim under the famous through-hole.
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Day 3 of 7 · Sa Foradada → Port de Sóller (via Cala Deià)

Cala Deià at Lunchtime, Sóller for the Night

Anchorage: Port de Sóller (the only natural harbor on the Tramuntana)
A cliff-top fish restaurant above a cove the road can't reach. The day's catch comes up from the family boat moored below, the table set on the cliff above.
A cliff-top fish restaurant above a cove the road can't reach. The day's catch comes up from the family boat moored below, the table set on the cliff above.

A short run north and east to Cala Deià, the rocky cove below the village of Deià where Robert Graves lived and the literary expat circle of the 1960s settled. Anchor in the cove (the captain reads the swell — the cove is exposed to NW so on settled days only); tender ashore for lunch at Ca's Patró March, the cliff-top restaurant the same family has run for three generations. Fish of the day comes up directly from the catch boat moored below; the tables sit at the cliff-edge under awnings; the captain books the table the morning of arrival.

By midafternoon the captain repositions the yacht ten nautical miles north into Port de Sóller — the only natural harbor on the entire Tramuntana coast, 605 berths, the Tren de Sóller wooden train running up to the village square through the orange groves . Stern-to in the marina or anchored in the outer bay. Sóller's town square hasn't changed character since the 1920s; dinner is at one of the quay-side restaurants or up in the village. The town is the operational base for the entire Tramuntana week; the captain refuels and re-provisions if needed before the next day's run north.

Day Highlights

  • Anchor at Cala Deià, tender to Ca's Patró March for cliff-top lunch.
  • Fish from the family catch boat — three-generation kitchen on the cliff.
  • Reposition fifteen nautical miles to Port de Sóller for the night.
  • Sóller — only natural harbor on the Tramuntana, 605 berths, the historic wooden train to the village.
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Day 4 of 7 · Port de Sóller → Sa Calobra → Cala Tuent

Under Puig Major — The Torrent de Pareis Day

Anchorage: Cala Tuent
A stone-and-sand cove at the base of Mallorca's tallest mountain. The cliff walls rise straight from the water on both sides of the cove.
A stone-and-sand cove at the base of Mallorca's tallest mountain. The cliff walls rise straight from the water on both sides of the cove.

A twelve-nautical-mile run east-northeast under the highest stretch of the Tramuntana — Puig Major's 1,445-meter summit (closed military zone) and Puig de Massanella's 1,364-meter accessible peak both rising directly off the bow. Sa Calobra sits at the foot of the cliffs — the stone-and-sand cove where the Torrent de Pareis ravine debouches into the sea. The ravine is a Spanish Natural Monument designated 2003, three kilometers of limestone slot through the Tramuntana, hiked in from the beach (scrambling and sometimes wading) for guests who want it.

By midafternoon the captain repositions a short hop west into Cala Tuent — the quieter sister cove on the other side of the Morro de sa Vaca headland, sheltered from the NW swell, deeper water for anchoring (8 to 11 meters on a rock-and-sand bottom). Cala Tuent has a small chapel above the cove (Ermita de Sant Llorenç, founded 1230) reachable on a half-hour walk from the beach. Dinner is on board — there's no taverna on Cala Tuent, no quay, no village — just the cove and the cliffs and whatever the chef has put together from the morning's market stop in Sóller.

Day Highlights

  • Twelve-nautical-mile run under Puig Major's 1,445-meter granite.
  • Sa Calobra — Spanish Natural Monument, the Torrent de Pareis ravine debouches at the cove.
  • Hike or scramble up the slot canyon from the beach (settled weather only).
  • Reposition to Cala Tuent — sheltered, quieter, chapel walk above the cove.
  • Dinner aboard at anchor — no taverna, just the cliffs and the chef.
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Day 5 of 7 · Cala Tuent → Cap Formentor → Pollensa

Cap Formentor — Mallorca's Northernmost Point

Anchorage: Pollença Bay (Cala Figuera)
Mallorca's mountain coast from below — granite and limestone falling straight to the water along the island's northwest face.
Mallorca's mountain coast from below — granite and limestone falling straight to the water along the island's northwest face.

A thirty-nautical-mile run east along the Tramuntana coast to Cap Formentor — the northernmost point of Mallorca, the lighthouse built in 1863, the eastern terminus of the Sierra de Tramuntana. The cape projects into the open Mediterranean like a knife; the cruising-water view of the cliffs from below is genuinely different from the famous overlook road view from above. The captain reads conditions before committing — Cap Formentor takes the full force of any northerly weather, and the lee side at Cala Figuera (the small protected cove on the SW face) is the standard overnight in any condition that isn't dead-calm.

Cala Figuera below the cape is a deep, dramatic cliff-rimmed anchorage in 15 to 30 meters of water — the kind of bay where the yacht swings on a long scope and the swimming is straight off the swim platform into very deep blue. Overnight here on settled days; alternatively the captain runs another six nautical miles into Pollença Bay for the larger sheltered anchorage at Puerto de Pollensa, with quay-side restaurants in the town and an easier early-morning departure for the next day's southern run.

Day Highlights

  • Thirty-nautical-mile coastal run east along the Tramuntana.
  • Cap Formentor — Mallorca's northernmost point, lighthouse 1863, NE terminus of the range.
  • Cliff-rimmed anchorage at Cala Figuera in 15–30m of water.
  • Pollença Bay alternative for sheltered overnight and quay-side dining.
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Day 6 of 7 · Pollensa → Cabrera

The Long Run South — Cabrera Permit Anchorage

Anchorage: Cabrera National Park (permit anchorage)
The natural harbor at Cabrera National Park. A medieval watchtower stands on the eastern headland, a short walk up from the dock.
The natural harbor at Cabrera National Park. A medieval watchtower stands on the eastern headland, a short walk up from the dock.

The longest day of the week. A fifty-five-nautical-mile run south down Mallorca's east coast — the captain reads the morning wind and decides whether to round the coast inside or jump offshore. Cabrera National Park sits seven nautical miles south of Mallorca's south coast; the permit anchorage opens at 18:00 on the day of arrival and the captain has booked the buoy twenty days in advance through https://www.caib.es/rescabfront/. The reservation system caps fifty boats per day across the three mooring fields at Port de Cabrera, Es Burrí, and Sa Coveta Roja, and the park enforces a limited charter quota when oversubscribed — peak July/August Saturdays carry a twenty-boat waitlist in practice.

The afternoon at Cabrera is the marquee yacht-only-access moment of the week. Tender ashore to the dock at the harbor, then a short walk up to the medieval watchtower on the eastern headland — free, self-guided, climbed for the panoramic view. Swim in the harbor basin in water that looks like the Mediterranean did fifty years ago. Dinner is on board at anchor. The island has no shops, no fuel, no restaurants. Cabrera's silhouette under stars is the kind of view that stays with people.

Day Highlights

  • Fifty-five-nautical-mile run south down Mallorca's east coast.
  • Cabrera permit anchorage — fifty boats/day across three mooring fields; ≤35m yacht cap.
  • Tender ashore to the castle on the eastern headland.
  • Swim in Port de Cabrera — the basin looks like the Mediterranean did fifty years ago.
  • Dinner aboard at anchor — no on-island services.
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Day 7 of 7 · Cabrera → Cova Blava → Palma

Cova Blava and the Run Home

Anchorage: Palma (disembarkation)
A forty-meter sea-cave on Cabrera's west coast, reachable only by tender. Mid-morning light fills the cave with shafts of electric blue.
A forty-meter sea-cave on Cabrera's west coast, reachable only by tender. Mid-morning light fills the cave with shafts of electric blue.

An early start. The captain pulls off the buoy before breakfast and runs the tender or repositions the mother yacht three nautical miles north to the Cova Blava — the forty-meter sea-cave on Cabrera's west coast, the visual money shot of any Balearic charter. The cave entrance is six meters high; inside the natural arch climbs to twenty meters and the noon-hour light comes in through the opening to turn the water electric blue. Visit windows run typically before 11:00 to beat the commercial day-boat surge from Colònia de Sant Jordi.

By midmorning the captain points the bow north for the forty-five-nautical-mile run back to Palma. The afternoon is the long, slow re-entry into the bay — the Cathedral La Seu growing from the horizon, the marina taking the boat back at the slip mid-afternoon. Disembarkation is typically 09:00 Saturday morning, but guests who want one more night on board can extend at anchor in Palma Bay, with the captain returning the boat to the marina the morning of departure. The week ends with the chef's last plate and a final aft-deck sundowner on Mallorca's southern bay.

Day Highlights

  • Early-morning Cova Blava — forty-meter sea-cave, tender entry, swim inside.
  • Forty-five-nautical-mile run north back to Palma.
  • Re-entry into Palma Bay — Cathedral La Seu from the water.
  • Disembarkation Saturday morning at Marina Port de Mallorca or Real Club Náutico.

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Ca's Patró March on the cliff above Cala Deià with tender approaching the cove from anchored yacht
Un restaurante de pescado sobre los acantilados, encima de una cala a la que no llega la carretera. La captura del día sube desde el barco familiar amarrado abajo; en lancha auxiliar directo a la cala desde el yate fondeado.

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Cuándo navegar por las Baleares

Temporada alta (jul–ago)

Julio y agosto. Máximas diurnas de unos 32 °C, temperatura del mar rozando los 26 °C a finales de agosto. Una brisa térmica marina llena la bahía la mayoría de las tardes a 10–15 nudos desde el sur. Ibiza está en su momento más animado. Los beach clubs de la costa sur tienen listas de espera de seis meses para sus tumbonas. El famoso circuito de clubs del lado oeste de la isla alcanza su punto álgido a lo largo de agosto. La costa de la Tramuntana en Mallorca se mantiene comparativamente más tranquila. Los yates de gama premium en Marina Ibiza se reservan con seis a nueve meses de antelación a tarifas de temporada alta.

La mejor ventana (finales de may–jun y sep–oct)

De finales de mayo a junio, y de septiembre a principios de octubre. El agua se mantiene entre 22 y 24 °C, con máximas diurnas de unos 27 °C. La brisa térmica marina sigue llegando casi todas las tardes. Septiembre es el mes más destacado del año. Para entonces, el frenesí del agosto europeo ya se ha disipado. La intensidad de Ibiza baja a un nivel más llevadero, y los capitanes están más relajados. Los permisos para Cabrera son más fáciles de conseguir en temporada baja. Principios de octubre es ideal para quienes buscan las aguas más tranquilas — antes de que la flota se traslade a Antibes o empiece la travesía atlántica hacia el Caribe. Las tarifas bajan entre un quince y un veinticinco por ciento respecto a la temporada alta.

Formentera Ses Illetes aerial — long white-sand crescent stretching toward Espalmador with yachts at anchor
La larga lengua de arena de Formentera — una amplia playa blanca con fondos de arena a ambos lados. El almuerzo es en el restaurante de paella de la playa, llegando en lancha auxiliar desde el yate fondeado.

Cuánto cuesta un viaje en yate con tripulación por las Baleares

$25,000–$100,000 per week

Una semana en yate con tripulación por las Baleares oscila entre $25,000 y más de $100,000, según el tamaño del yate, el año de construcción y la tripulación. Se aplica el modelo mediterráneo de gastos adicionales: la tarifa base cubre únicamente el yate y la tripulación. Todo lo demás — comida, bebidas, combustible, amarre y tasas portuarias — se gestiona a través de una APA (Asignación Anticipada de Provisiones) prefinanciada al 30–35% de la base. La propina, del 10 al 15%, se entrega directamente al capitán en el desembarque. El IVA del yate en España es del 21% sobre la tarifa base. Los viajes en yate se realizan de sábado a sábado desde Palma o Ibiza Town.

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How to get to the Balearic Islands

Gateway airports
Dos puertas de entrada. Palma de Mallorca (PMI) es el aeropuerto principal para los itinerarios que comienzan en Mallorca; los huéspedes estadounidenses conectan a través de Madrid, Barcelona, Londres, Ámsterdam o Lisboa — con vuelos directos de temporada desde JFK y PHL durante el verano. Ibiza (IBZ) es la puerta de entrada para los viajes de ida y vuelta desde Ibiza Town y para el desembarque en los itinerarios de un solo sentido, con la misma red de hubs europeos y servicio directo estacional desde EE. UU. durante los meses de mayor demanda. Ambos aeropuertos están a 15–20 minutos de los puertos deportivos. Para aviación privada, PMI es uno de los aeropuertos de jets privados más transitados del Mediterráneo durante el verano, con servicio FBO para tráfico de Gulfstream completo; IBZ gestiona operaciones de jets de gran tamaño con apoyo FBO estacional.
Embarkation ports
Palma es el principal punto de embarque en Mallorca. Marina Port de Mallorca (200 amarres, ubicación central en el Paseo Marítimo) y el Real Club Náutico de Palma (946 amarres, sede de la Copa del Rey de vela) acogen la mayor parte del tráfico de catamaranes de vela y yates a motor de tamaño mediano. STP Palma, el astillero de refit de superyates en el extremo oeste de la bahía de Palma, dispone de amarres técnicos y embarque directo para yates de hasta 120 metros. Port d'Andratx, a veinte minutos al oeste de Palma, es la alternativa de embarque en la costa suroeste — un puerto deportivo en un pueblo pesquero más pequeño para yates de hasta 35 metros. Ibiza Town cuenta con dos puertos deportivos en la dársena: Marina Ibiza para superyates de hasta 110 metros, y Marina Botafoch para yates de gama boutique al otro lado de la bahía.
Airport transfers
Un SUV privado reservado con antelación de PMI a los puertos deportivos de Palma cuesta entre €60 y €100, según el tamaño del grupo. De IBZ a los puertos deportivos de Ibiza Town, entre €50 y €80. Ambos trayectos duran 15–20 minutos. Para los viajes en yate de un solo sentido, los huéspedes regresan a casa desde IBZ en lugar de volver a Palma — las conexiones directas a Madrid y Barcelona salen cada hora durante el verano, con vuelos de enlace hacia EE. UU. a última hora de la tarde y por la noche. El capitán gestiona todos los traslados privados como parte de la preparación estándar del viaje. Para las noches previas o posteriores al viaje en yate, el capitán puede recomendar un hotel en Palma o en el casco antiguo de Ibiza y encargarse del traslado entre el puerto deportivo y el hotel.
Customs & immigration
España pertenece a la UE y al espacio Schengen — entrada con pasaporte estadounidense, sin visado para estancias inferiores a 90 días, sin trámites de aduana entre las islas. El IVA del yate (21%) está incluido en la cotización del agente y lo liquida el operador. Comparado con el procedimiento de bandera extranjera desde Kos en Turquía o con el IVA reducido del 13% en Croacia, el marco regulatorio español es sencillo para los huéspedes estadounidenses — sin papeleo complicado, sin cambios de licencias del operador que afecten a las reservas de 2026. Viajar aquí es trámite mínimo.

Frequently asked questions

About chartering in the Balearic Islands.

What's included in a Balearic Islands yacht charter, and what's not?
The base rate covers the yacht and crew. Everything else — food, drinks, fuel, dockage, harbor fees, and permit fees at Cabrera — flows through an Advance Provisioning Allowance (APA), pre-funded at 30 to 35 percent of base, with itemized accounting and any unused balance refunded at trip end. A 10 to 15 percent gratuity goes to the captain on disembarkation. Spanish charter VAT (21 percent) is included in the broker's quote. The Mediterranean cadence is breakfast and lunch with the chef onboard, dinner ashore most nights.
What's the difference between Mallorca, Ibiza, and Menorca?
Mallorca's west coast is mountain Mediterranean — granite cliffs above the boat at anchor, anchorages the road can't reach, Cabrera National Park to the south as the yacht-only marquee. Ibiza and Formentera are the lighter half — clearer water, sand-bottomed coves, dinner ashore in working port towns, the famous offshore cliff-stack for sunset. Menorca, further north, is the quieter sister, with a deepwater natural harbor and a calmer cruising character; it works as an add-on on a longer week, not inside a typical seven-night charter.
What is APA, and how much should we expect to spend?
APA is the Advance Provisioning Allowance — the operating fund the captain manages for everything that isn't yacht and crew. On a Balearic week that covers food and drinks, fuel, marina dockage, harbor fees, and Cabrera permit fees. Thirty percent of the base rate is the floor; thirty-five percent is the right sizing for groups that eat and drink at the upper end of the European Mediterranean. Itemized accounting at trip end. Any unused balance comes back to the guest.
Can we visit Cabrera National Park on our charter?
Yes — Cabrera is the marquee day of any Balearic charter. A yacht-only national park seven miles south of Mallorca with no road, no town, no fuel. The captain handles the permit booking and the day's logistics. In peak summer the stay is one to two nights; in shoulder it can stretch to a week.
When's the best time to charter the Balearics?
Late May through June and September into early October are the strongest weeks of the year — water in the low-to-mid 70s, daytime highs in the low 80s, harbors quieter than peak. July and August are full intensity, especially in Ibiza: superyacht-dense harbors, six-month wait lists at the south-coast beach clubs, the famous club circuit at its peak. The Mallorca Tramuntana side stays comparatively quiet through peak. Charters run Saturday to Saturday.
Can we do Ibiza nightlife on a yacht charter?
Yes, the captain can arrange a club night and a slower day at anchor the next morning. But the week itself is built around the days on the water and dinners ashore — beach club lunches, sunsets at anchor off the southwest cliff-stack, dinners in town. Nightlife is available if the group wants it; it isn't the spine of the trip.
The 413-meter Es Vedrà cliff-stack at sunset, viewed from a yacht anchored off Cala d'Hort
Es Vedrà al atardecer desde Cala d'Hort — el farallón de caliza de 413 metros en el extremo suroeste de Ibiza, la imagen icónica de la isla por algo. Elijas el viaje que elijas, esta es la zona de navegación por la que viniste.

Other Western Mediterranean Charter Destinations

We charter across the Western Mediterranean. Here are some other excellent alternatives.

Italy

Four cruising grounds in one country — the Amalfi Coast, Sardinia & Corsica, Sicily and the Aeolian Islands, the Italian Riviera south to Tuscany. The hardest part of an Italy yacht charter is choosing which week to take first.

The Amalfi Coast

Cliff-stacked villages and long lunches the tender reaches — the Italian summer the boat makes possible, anchored under the Faraglioni at sundowners and tied up in Amalfi by midnight.

Sardinia & Corsica

Costa Smeralda granite coves and Bonifacio's white-cliff citadel six miles apart, the Strait between two islands cruised in a single afternoon — the Mediterranean the Italians and French keep mostly for themselves.

Sicily & Aeolian Islands

Stromboli erupting off the anchorage at Panarea, the Greek theatre at Taormina with Etna smoking behind, and the Cappella Palatina at Palermo's Norman Palace — the Mediterranean's only active-volcano cruising ground and the Italian week most guests book the second time they come.

The Italian Riviera & Tuscany

Portofino's harbor amphitheater, the Cinque Terre's cliff villages, Portovenere's painted waterfront, and the Tuscan islands south to Elba and Argentario. The quieter Italian week for guests who want village character, harbor restaurants, and lower-density anchorages without Amalfi's August intensity.

The French Riviera

Monaco's Port Hercule, Cap Ferrat's villa coast, Cannes and Antibes in the central corridor, and Saint-Tropez at the west end. The French Riviera is the western Mediterranean's maximum-glamour yacht week: shorter passages, premium dockage, Michelin density, and the visible harbor theater guests are usually booking on purpose.

How to Book Your Balearic Islands Yacht Charter

1

Share Your Vision

Fill out our quick form and we'll dive into your unique preferences — from adventure-packed itineraries to pampered escapes. Whether you're a seasoned voyager or new to charters, we'll tailor recommendations just for you.

2

Choose the Perfect Yacht

With over fifteen years of experience, we'll match you with the yacht that fits your style, group, and itinerary. We work directly with the captains and crews across our list — so the recommendation is built around the right boat-and-crew fit for your week, not whatever's easiest to book.

3

Relax While We Handle the Details

Once your yacht is booked, we'll take care of logistics: paperwork, reminders, and personalized resources to help you plan. From arrival planning to must-visit spots, we'll make your charter as seamless as it is unforgettable.

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