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Yacht Charter Ibiza
Yacht charter at Ibiza and Formentera — the anchorages, and the quiet half of the island.
Ibiza has a reputation that its own northern half does not deserve, and a yacht is the only practical way to have both versions of the island in the same day. Fifteen minutes separates the south-west coast everyone has heard of from pine forest and empty coves where nothing is happening at all.
Ibiza, both of them
The south-west is the island of the reputation: Cala Bassa, Cala Conta, the sunset at Es Vedrà — a four-hundred-metre limestone monolith that has been drawing people for a very long time.
The north is Portinatx, Benirràs and the coves below Sant Joan: pine down to the water, clear sea, and almost nobody. Both are reachable in a morning.
Go ashore in the evening for Dalt Vila, the walled UNESCO old town above the port, which is better after dark and better on foot.
Formentera, twenty minutes south
Formentera has the clearest water in the western Mediterranean and almost nothing built on it. Ses Illetes is the beach everyone photographs; Juan y Andrea sends a dinghy out to collect you from the anchorage.
The seagrass meadows here are a protected habitat, which is why anchoring is regulated and why a properly briefed captain uses the marked buoy fields rather than dropping where he likes.
Practical notes
- Formentera is twenty minutes south; Mallorca two to three hours north-east
- Posidonia seagrass is legally protected — anchoring on it carries real fines
- Berths in Ibiza and Formentera in August are booked months ahead
- Catamarans suit these islands: shallow draught for the coves, space for long lunches
- May, June and September are the months; July and August are full and hot
Reached from: Ibiza, Formentera and the Balearic ports
Where to dine
A table by the water
Es Boldado
Cala d'HortOn the cliff facing Es Vedrà, down a dirt track almost nobody drives. Rice, fish, and the rock in front of you.
Juan y Andrea
FormenteraOn the sand at Ses Illetes, half an hour across the strait. They send a tender for you, which tells you what kind of lunch it is.
La Paloma
Sant LlorençInland, in an orange grove, and the opposite of everything Ibiza is sold as.
What to do
Anchorages & excursions
Es Vedrà
The limestone rock standing four hundred metres out of the sea off the south-west corner. Anchor off Cala d'Hort at dusk.
Cala Comte
West-facing, shallow, with islets offshore and the clearest water on the island. Best late in the day.
Benirràs
The northern bay where the drumming happens on Sundays, and which is quiet every other evening of the week.
The Formentera crossing
Half an hour south to Ses Illetes and the Trucadors sandbar. It is the reason to keep a day free.
The fleet
Yachts available for Ibiza
Vessels that operate here, from flagship motor yachts to smaller crewed boats. Every rate is quoted on enquiry.
Itineraries
Yacht charter itineraries at Ibiza
What a week here actually looks like, day by day.
Good to know
Questions we are asked about Ibiza
- Can we visit Formentera from Ibiza in a day?
- Easily — it is about twenty minutes and the two are routinely combined. Most charters anchor off Ses Illetes for lunch and swimming.
- Do we need a berth, or can we anchor?
- Anchoring is normal and often better, but the Balearics protect posidonia seagrass strictly. Your captain will use the marked buoy fields; fines for anchoring on the meadows are substantial.
- Is Ibiza only about the nightlife?
- No, and that is exactly why a yacht helps. The northern half of the island is pine forest and empty coves, fifteen minutes from the coast everyone has heard of.
Destinations
Nearby destinations
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