Boat tour of the La Maddalena Archipelago
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Boat tour of the La Maddalena Archipelago
By Consorzio Meraviglie dell’Arcipelago
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Our boats, “Orient Express” and “Paradiso” have all the necessary comforts for navigation and during the day (bar and toilet).
Departures from 1 May to 15 October every day from Baja Sardinia at 09:30, from Palau at 10:00 and from La Maddalena at 11:30.
Lowest price guaranteeReserve now & pay laterFree cancellation
Ages 0-90, max of 90 per group
Duration: 7h
Start time: Check availability
Mobile ticket
Live guide: English, Italian
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Highlights
- Transport
What's not included- Food and beverages
- Landing tax
- Start:Multiple meeting point options.
- Option 1Hotel la Bisaccia, Via Baja Sardinia, 1, 07021 Arzachena SS, ItalyDeparture at 09:30 from the pier under the Hotel La Bisaccia
- Option 2Porto di Palau, 07020 Palau, Province of Sassari, ItalyDeparture at 10:00 from Pier 5, is located opposite the Maritime Station
- Option 3Consorzio Meraviglie dell'Arcipelago, Banchina medaglie d'oro, 07024 La Maddalena SS, ItalyDeparture at 11:30 from the Gold Medals Dock, opposite the Nelson Bar
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point. - Not wheelchair accessible
- Pushchair accessible
- Near public transportation
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 343446P1- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not recommended for pregnant travellers
- Most travellers can participate
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This experience requires a minimum number of travellers. If it’s cancelled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 90 travellers
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 343446P1
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Brogan M
1 contribution
May 2024 • Couples
Good value for money, compared to other tours that are advertised - however the boat seating is not ideal for a long day of travel especially when it is busy.
People were fighting over sitting outside on the top and it is quite cramped, sharing tables etc, otherwise you have to sit inside and miss the views.
Lovely staff, English translations were good. Nice length of stops where you can get off the boat and the beaches were beautiful.
Good bar with food on board.
Not great for jumping off to swim as there is no much outdoor space by the ladders so very crowded. If you wanted a trip where you can easily swim, this may not be it.
Cheap and cheerful!
People were fighting over sitting outside on the top and it is quite cramped, sharing tables etc, otherwise you have to sit inside and miss the views.
Lovely staff, English translations were good. Nice length of stops where you can get off the boat and the beaches were beautiful.
Good bar with food on board.
Not great for jumping off to swim as there is no much outdoor space by the ladders so very crowded. If you wanted a trip where you can easily swim, this may not be it.
Cheap and cheerful!
Written 3 June 2024
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arkanoide
Naples, Italy104 contributions
Jul 2023 • Family
Classic tour of La Maddalena on the Paradiso boat. The boat is different from those of all other consortia and operators, smaller and older, but it has its positive sides. The upper deck has mattresses instead of seats, so you can comfortably sunbathe while on the move, assuming you can snag one. First stop in La Maddalena, necessary but practically nothing to see. Instead of Cala Granara or Cala Corsara where all the other operators stop, the second stop is in Cala Conneri in Spargi, small, beautiful and not crowded with only the Paradiso passengers. Second stop at Cala Santa Maria, unfortunately here together with all the other boats. The sea is always beautiful, but very crowded and the view completely obscured by dozens of anchored boats. In both coves a dinghy takes passengers to the beach. The swimming stop at the Porto della Madonna was disappointing: here each boat has a buoy reserved for stopping, the one assigned to the Paradiso is in a dark, secluded area of sea, far from the most famous area you see in the photos and videos. The day was still pleasant considering that the boat was not full, I fear that with the typical full house in August everything would have been more problematic. The places to see are wonderful, but a family of 4 spends €240 and the expense is probably not justified by the type of tour. Perhaps it is better to spend a little more and organize a personalized trip to enjoy the archipelago better.
Written 2 September 2023
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Marco T
Rome, Italy4 contributions
Small and old boat. On board they didn't even have electricity for coffee (the booking site specifies a working bar)!
- welcoming and kind staff
- path different from what is specified on the site
- considerable final delay (expected arrival 17 15/30 disembarked at 18)
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- welcoming and kind staff
- path different from what is specified on the site
- considerable final delay (expected arrival 17 15/30 disembarked at 18)
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Written 21 August 2023
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Sara Z
Mirano, Italy68 contributions
Aug 2023 • Couples
Toured in August 2023.
I would like to point out that by booking online (even from the consortium's official website) additional costs are charged compared to the on-site ticket office, which are not without this being written at the time of booking.
Furthermore, I noticed that discounts were given at the ticket office that clearly couldn't be had online.
I also discussed it with the organizers, who told me I had problems.
regarding the tour, I didn't like two things:
1) starting from Baia Sardinia, when the boat docks in the center of La Maddalena to take a tour of the centre, the boat picks up other tourists; if you haven't left your seat occupied you will have lost it forever when you get back on board.
2) several boats from other companies also make the same tour and the result is that you are "dumped" on the beaches always together with tourists from other boats, which makes those beaches very crowded and impassable for the duration of the stop.
I would like to point out that by booking online (even from the consortium's official website) additional costs are charged compared to the on-site ticket office, which are not without this being written at the time of booking.
Furthermore, I noticed that discounts were given at the ticket office that clearly couldn't be had online.
I also discussed it with the organizers, who told me I had problems.
regarding the tour, I didn't like two things:
1) starting from Baia Sardinia, when the boat docks in the center of La Maddalena to take a tour of the centre, the boat picks up other tourists; if you haven't left your seat occupied you will have lost it forever when you get back on board.
2) several boats from other companies also make the same tour and the result is that you are "dumped" on the beaches always together with tourists from other boats, which makes those beaches very crowded and impassable for the duration of the stop.
Written 7 September 2023
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Sabine K
3 contributions
Sept 2023 • Friends
The stop at La Maddalena was OK. Then we went to two islands, the first island had wild boars running around freely without warning, the second island was a 1.5 hour trip to a mediocre beach with no shade, right next to the ships for swimming. So many ships docked at the same time that it was a mass migration to the beach. On the way back we asked for the sunshade on the upper deck to be opened because the sun was so strong. The unfriendly captain just replied "not possible". Overall, the trip is not recommended. We traveled on the "Orient Express".
Written 14 September 2023
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GoPlaces181555
3 contributions
Aug 2023 • Family
The boat left even though rain had been forecast for hours. It was therefore cold and swimming was impossible.
Despite this weather, the guide said nothing more and the program was played as they would on a sunny day. We moored in the rain for more than an hour at an uninhabited island with beaches. The program was not shortened or responded to the cold and rain. So it was a very long day with a lot of waiting and annoyance!
Despite this weather, the guide said nothing more and the program was played as they would on a sunny day. We moored in the rain for more than an hour at an uninhabited island with beaches. The program was not shortened or responded to the cold and rain. So it was a very long day with a lot of waiting and annoyance!
Written 4 August 2023
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Deisy Luna
Ancona, Italy165 contributions
We opted for this excursion on Friday because we had already done that of La Maddalena with another agency. As soon as we enter the boat not if he understands where if he goes and no one gives information, the route decide at the time and up here ok, but the problem is another, from 9:45 until 16:00 we made only 3 stops of which 2 in the open sea away from everything, the only stop was in the Beach of the Island of Spargi, that is I took an excursion to turn by boat!!!! All morning he goes around slowly to spend time in the open sea, and once you have made the only stop at the beach they return very fast to Baja Sardinia. You are forced to buy drinks and eat with them because the only Beach that if stopped has nothing. I bought this excursion because if it stopped in Cala Coticcio, instead.... if stopped in the middle of the sea Cala Coticcio not if he saw why we were stopped at the open sea far behind the rocks, I only saw the boats stopped in Cala Coticcio. Absolutely No Recommendation.
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Written 8 September 2024
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Rudolf Elias H
5 contributions
Aug 2024 • Family
Good price for the tour, excluding drinks and food. Departure well located in Cannigione, parking nearby, day ticket 14 Euro:-(
Slightly older boat, made of wood, nostalgia feeling, it was not overloaded so enough space.
It unfortunately had no sunshade/solar sail system on the upper deck, so in 38 degrees and blazing sun it was easy to stay there longer. I rate that as unprofessional and deficient. All the other touring boats we've seen have been so easy. We also know this differently from other providers.
Otherwise a Nice tour, with 3 stops for bathing, two beautiful beaches but with many people quite crowded.
You have to change to the stands in a small inflatable boat which is quite adventurous.
On the way there was once an almost accidental collision with another boat could have ended badly, we were lucky.
Slightly older boat, made of wood, nostalgia feeling, it was not overloaded so enough space.
It unfortunately had no sunshade/solar sail system on the upper deck, so in 38 degrees and blazing sun it was easy to stay there longer. I rate that as unprofessional and deficient. All the other touring boats we've seen have been so easy. We also know this differently from other providers.
Otherwise a Nice tour, with 3 stops for bathing, two beautiful beaches but with many people quite crowded.
You have to change to the stands in a small inflatable boat which is quite adventurous.
On the way there was once an almost accidental collision with another boat could have ended badly, we were lucky.
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Written 2 August 2024
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Bob E
1 contribution
Oct 2024 • Family
This was a great experience helped by being out of season. The boat was only about a quarter full and the remote beaches had relatively few people on them as there were only a few boats at each one. The views from the boat were amazing including the pink beach.
We were surprised that there was no safety announcement eg regarding life jackets.
We were surprised that there was no safety announcement eg regarding life jackets.
Written 17 October 2024
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Tanja P
3 contributions
The boat was far too small and there was no decent place to sit. It was a real fight for seats, so people were holding up their bags to keep the seats free. Just like the loungers on Mallorca!
The bays and the archipelago did not disappoint us and were very beautiful with turquoise and clear water, but boat after boat was being dumped there. Mass tourism.
Next time I would spend more money.
The bays and the archipelago did not disappoint us and were very beautiful with turquoise and clear water, but boat after boat was being dumped there. Mass tourism.
Next time I would spend more money.
Written 3 October 2023
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What is the maximum capacity of the boat. I’m traveling with a group of ~20 and looking for a tour for the group. Preferably private however if not happy to be with others
Written 6 September 2022
Hi there, I just had to cancel this trip due to my partner’s illness. But I let you know yesterday he wouldn’t be able to come. So I think I should get a refund for one person.
There was no option to cancel one person but not the other. So I let you know so I could still come. How do I get my refund?
Monique Oomen
Written 24 August 2022
Bonjour les chiens sont-ils acceptés à bord du bâteau ainsi que sur toutes les plages où nous nous arrêtons ?
Merci à vous, ce serait pour demain ou après-demain.
Cordialement,
Fanny.MARGOT
Written 14 August 2022
Salve, perché sconsigliato in gravidanza?
Written 31 July 2022
Non saprei dirle, il giorno in cui siamo partiti non c'erano cani di piccola taglia a bordo.può chiedere agli assistenti dell'orient express(il battello che abbiamo preso)che sono molto disponibili.
Written 16 August 2022
leticia m
Hyeres, France
Buenas tardes, podrían informar de las paradas que realiza el Tour y cuáles son?
Muchas gracias
Written 28 June 2022
Hi.. how can I bring food from out of the boat? Or its available on bord?
Written 25 June 2022
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