Spain Itineraries: Multi-Day Yacht Routes Across Spain
The Balearic Islands reward both the long weekend and the extended voyage. The itineraries below are designed to be combined: a guest looking at the 3-day and 4-day routes can stitch them together into a full 7-day Balearic circuit without repeating a single island or anchorage. Every itinerary is fully customisable – your Boatcrowd charter specialist and onboard captain will tailor stops, pacing and activities to your group’s interests and the conditions on the day.
3-Day Spain Yacht Charter Itinerary: Mallorca’s Tramuntana Coast and Cabrera
Day 1: Palma to Port d’Andratx via Portals Vells
Board your yacht at Palma’s Club de Mar or Port Adriano by mid-morning. After a welcome briefing and a champagne toast on the flybridge, cruise south-west along Mallorca’s sun-drenched coast to Portals Vells – roughly 10 nautical miles, a relaxed 40-minute run. Anchor in the sheltered triple-bay system for a morning snorkel over rocky reef and Posidonia meadows, then visit the medieval cave chapel carved into the clifftop – a grotto used by Genoese sailors in the 15th century.
Your chef lays out lunch on the aft deck: grilled gambas, pa amb tomàquet with local olive oil, and a chilled Binissalem white. After lunch, continue 14 nautical miles west to Port d’Andratx, one of Mallorca’s most picturesque fishing harbours, where terracotta-roofed houses tumble down pine-covered hills to a calm, deep-water anchorage. Stroll the waterfront galleries, pick up a few provisions at the harbourside market, and settle into a restaurant for fresh grilled prawns and Mallorcan tumbet as the sun turns the surrounding hills to copper.
Day 2: Tramuntana Coast to Port de Sóller
This is the headline day. Depart early and cruise north along the Serra de Tramuntana – Mallorca’s UNESCO-inscribed mountain spine, which drops almost vertically into the sea for 50 nautical miles. The cliffs here are sheer, the water below is so deep it looks almost black, and the hidden coves can only be reached from the sea. Pause at Cala Deià – a tiny turquoise pool of a cove, barely 70 metres wide, beneath the clifftop village where the poet Robert Graves swam every day. Take a tender ride in and swim between the rocks as the morning light turns the water electric. Continue past the Torrent de Pareis – a gorge 400 metres high and only 30 metres wide, its mouth visible from the sea as a dramatic cleft in the rock face – and the jaw-dropping cliffs of Sa Calobra.
Round Cap de Sóller into the horseshoe bay of Port de Sóller, the only harbour on the entire north-west coast for 50 nautical miles. Tie up or anchor in this stunning natural harbour surrounded by citrus groves and Tramuntana peaks. Ride the vintage wooden tram (running since 1913, still using the original cars) through orange groves to Sóller town for a late-afternoon wander through its art-nouveau main square, and return to the yacht for a chef-prepared dinner on the aft deck – arros brut (Mallorca’s “dirty rice”, fragrant with saffron, cinnamon and wild mushrooms) and a local red from Binissalem – as the mountains glow pink in the fading light.
Day 3: Pollença Bay, Cabrera National Park and Return to Palma
Rise early for the cruise east around Cap de Formentor – Mallorca’s dramatic northernmost point, where a lighthouse built in 1863 perches 210 metres above the sea and the limestone pinnacles plunge into deep blue. Anchor briefly off Cala Sant Vicenç for a morning snorkel in clear, calm water, then set course south for Cabrera National Park – a protected marine archipelago roughly 30 nautical miles from Palma. Your crew will have secured a mooring permit in advance (anchoring is strictly prohibited; the park limits access to 50 yachts at a time).
Snorkel the extraordinary Cova Blava (Blue Cave), where sunlight refracting through a submerged entrance turns the cave interior an electric sapphire – time your visit for late afternoon when the effect is most vivid. Hike up to the 14th-century castle (built in 1400, attacked by the pirate Barbarossa in 1531) for panoramic views of the archipelago, and keep your eyes open for Eleonora’s falcons and Balearic shearwaters. Your chef prepares a farewell gourmet lunch on the aft deck as the yacht departs for Palma – roughly 30 nautical miles, arriving by late afternoon, bronzed and thoroughly spoilt.
4-Day Spain Yacht Charter Itinerary: Ibiza, Formentera and Southern Mallorca
Day 1: Ibiza Town and Dalt Vila
Board your yacht at Marina Botafoch or Marina Ibiza (Ibiza Magna) by mid-morning. Settle in with a glass of cava on the flybridge as your captain cruises south past the old harbour walls to Ses Salines beach, where turquoise shallows meet a salt-pan nature reserve thick with flamingos. Anchor for a swim and a light lunch – your chef might have stopped at Ibiza’s fish market earlier that morning for the catch of the day. Return to Ibiza Town for an afternoon exploring Dalt Vila, the UNESCO-listed Old Town: 2,500 years of history layered into a single hilltop, from Phoenician foundations through Moorish walls to Renaissance ramparts and a 13th-century cathedral at the summit.
Walk the cobbled ramps past whitewashed houses draped in bougainvillea, browse the galleries and leather shops in the old lanes, and climb to the Baluarte de Santa Lucía for panoramic views over the harbour and the distant shimmer of Formentera. As the sun drops, the ramparts turn to gold and the whole town seems to glow. Descend to La Marina quarter for grilled sea bass and chilled Ibizan rosé at one of the harbourside restaurants, or try Es Tragón in San Antonio – Ibiza’s first Michelin star, awarded in 2020.
Day 2: Formentera
A 25-minute cruise south (10 nautical miles) brings you to Formentera – the smallest inhabited Balearic island and home to some of the clearest water in the Mediterranean. Drop anchor off Ses Illetes, a 450-metre stretch of powdery white sand that slopes into shades of turquoise and aquamarine so vivid they look retouched but are entirely real – the clarity comes from the vast Posidonia oceanica meadows offshore, a UNESCO-protected ecosystem that purifies the water and gives it that Caribbean glow.
Spend the morning swimming, paddleboarding and snorkelling over the seagrass beds. Lunch at Juan y Andrea (family-run since 1971, tables on the sand, lobster in garlic sauce the house speciality) or ask your chef to set up on the aft deck. In the afternoon, cruise south to Cala Saona – a small horseshoe bay where ochre-red cliffs contrast with unreal turquoise water – for a sundowner swim and a moment of perfect solitude. Back to Ibiza’s western shore for an overnight anchorage.
Day 3: Ibiza’s Western Calas and Es Vedrà
Today belongs to Ibiza’s most beautiful coastline. Start at Cala Salada on the north-west shore – a pair of pine-fringed coves (Cala Salada, 200 metres long, and its smaller neighbour Cala Saladeta, just 80 metres) with crystal water over sand at 4–5 metres depth and a local, unhurried feel. Cruise south to Cala Conta for a swim in the famously multi-toned turquoise shallows, with views across to the small islands of S’Illa des Bosc. Continue to Cala d’Hort, where the mystical rock formation of Es Vedrà – 382 metres of raw limestone rising from the sea like a Mediterranean cathedral – dominates the horizon.
Anchor in the sheltered bay in 5–8 metres over clean sand, snorkel along the rocky base where grouper, octopus and barracuda are common, and settle in for one of the most spectacular sunsets in the Balearics as the last light catches Es Vedrà’s face and the entire rock glows amber. Your chef serves dinner on the aft deck as the stars appear over the Mediterranean – perhaps bullit de peix, the traditional Ibizan two-course fish stew with saffron-scented rice. Set course for Mallorca overnight, or depart at first light for the 81-nautical-mile crossing.
Day 4: Southern Mallorca and Return to Palma
Arrive on Mallorca’s southern coast by mid-morning. Anchor off Cala Pi – a narrow, fjord-like inlet flanked by low cliffs and fringed with golden sand. Snorkel the rocky edges, then cruise east to Es Trenc, Mallorca’s longest undeveloped beach: nearly 3 kilometres of white sand backed by dunes and salt pans, with not a high-rise in sight. Your crew sets up a farewell gourmet lunch on the aft deck – sobrasada crostini, grilled local fish, ensaimada pastry and Mallorcan wines – as you soak in the final Balearic views. In the early afternoon, cruise the remaining 18 nautical miles back to Palma, arriving in time for a sunset stroll through the old town, a final shop on the Passeig des Born, or a last supper at Adrián Quetglas (arguably the best-value Michelin restaurant in Europe, with views over the Torrent de Sa Riera).
Guests looking for a longer voyage can combine the 3-day Mallorca route with the 4-day Ibiza–Formentera–Mallorca route for a comprehensive 7-day Balearic charter covering three islands, two UNESCO sites and dozens of world-class anchorages – without repeating a single stop.
