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Yacht Charter Mallorca
Yacht charter at Mallorca — Palma, the Tramuntana coast and the run to Menorca.
Mallorca is the practical base of the Balearics and, on its north-west side, one of the more dramatic coastlines in the western Mediterranean. Palma has an international airport twenty minutes from the water and the best provisioning in the islands; twenty miles up the coast the Tramuntana range drops into the sea in terraces that are UNESCO-listed.
The Tramuntana coast
North-west from Palma the mountains meet the water. Anchor below Deià and take the tender to Sa Foradada, where paella is cooked over wood on a headland with no road worth the name.
Sóller, Cala Tuent and the coves under Puig Major are the anchorages worth planning the week around — deep, clear and sheltered from the prevailing wind.
South and east
The south-east coast is a series of calas — Mondragó, Sa Calobra, Cala Llombards — smaller, sandier and easier in a fresh northerly than the Tramuntana side.
Menorca is three hours east: a biosphere reserve with no high-rise development and a northern coast of red-sand coves that see a fraction of Mallorca's traffic.
Practical notes
- Palma airport is twenty minutes from the marinas; direct flights from most of Europe
- Ibiza is two to three hours south-west; Menorca about three hours east
- The Tramuntana coast is exposed to the north — the south-east calas are the fallback
- Posidonia seagrass is protected across the Balearics: buoy fields, not free anchoring
Reached from: Palma and the Mallorcan marinas
Where to dine
A table by the water
Béns d'Avall
SóllerOn the cliff between Sóller and Deià, cooking the Tramuntana's own produce with the sea a long way below.
Ca'n Costa
SóllerIn the valley behind the port, among the orange trees, and priced for the people who live there.
Palma's old town
PalmaBehind the cathedral: a serious restaurant culture that has nothing to do with the coast's reputation.
What to do
Anchorages & excursions
Sa Calobra
A gorge that comes out at the sea through a tunnel in the rock, on a coast with no road along it. Anchor off and walk in.
Cap de Formentor
The northern headland where the Tramuntana runs into the sea and stops. The anchorages under it are deep and clear.
The Cabrera archipelago
A national park an hour south, with a strict mooring limit and a night sky that explains why the limit exists.
Port de Sóller
A near-circular natural harbour behind a narrow mouth, and the best all-weather shelter on the north coast.
The fleet
Yachts available for Mallorca
Vessels that operate here, from flagship motor yachts to smaller crewed boats. Every rate is quoted on enquiry.
Itineraries
Yacht charter itineraries at Mallorca
What a week here actually looks like, day by day.
Good to know
Questions we are asked about Mallorca
- Is Mallorca a good base for a Balearics week?
- The best one. Palma has the airport, the provisioning and the berths, and both Ibiza and Menorca are within a comfortable day's sail.
- Can we do Mallorca, Ibiza and Formentera in one week?
- Yes, and it is a common itinerary. Allow the crossings — Palma to Ibiza is two to three hours — and let the captain order the days around the wind.
Destinations
Nearby destinations
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