14-day route
Route · 14 days · round-tripYacht charter route · Ibiza

Marina Eivissa via Cala Vedella & Formentera.

Two weeks from Marina Eivissa around Ibiza and Formentera: Ses Salines, Es Vedrà, the Illetes buoy fields, and the quiet north coast at Portinatx.

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Day 1

Marina Eivissa → Platja de ses Salines

A short first leg south from Ibiza Town to the salt-pan beaches, easing the crew in before the real distance begins.

Distance

4 NM

Sailing

~0.8h at 5 kn

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Best season

May – mid-October (peak Jun – Sep)

Duration

14 days

Departure

Marina Eivissa

Sailing area

Ibiza

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Day 1 / 14
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Day 1

Marina Eivissa → Platja de ses Salines

Only five miles separate the marina at Ibiza Town from Ses Salines, so there's no rush to slip lines. We usually top up water, sort the fridge, and clear the harbour by late morning. Once past the airport headland the salt flats open up behind the dunes, and the water shades from navy to that pale green the Posidonia gives it. Drop the hook on clean sand, well off the meadow, in five to seven metres. Ashore, Sa Trinxa still runs the same loose beach-bar rhythm it has for years, and Beso Beach does a proper Basque-style lunch if you book. The bay stays busy through the afternoon, then empties as the day boats leave. Swim before dinner, watch the light go soft over the salt pans, and let the trip settle.

Things to do

Beach lunch at Sa Trinxa chiringuito

Cocktails on the sand at Beso Beach

Walk the salt pans at sunset

Snorkel the Posidonia off the sand patches

Mooring tip

Anchor only on the bright sand patches, not the dark Posidonia, in five to eight metres. The bay is open to the south, so if a southerly is forecast overnight, move round to Es Cavallet or into Formentera instead.

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Day 2

Platja de ses Salines → Puerto Formentera

The hop across Es Freus is short but wants attention. The channel between the islands is shallow and scattered with islets, Es Penjats and s'Espardell among them, so keep to the buoyed line and watch for day-tripper ferries running hard between Ibiza and La Savina. Reckon on four or five miles, an hour under sail if the breeze cooperates. La Savina is Formentera's only real harbour and it fills fast in July, so call ahead or book a berth well before you leave Salines. Once tied up, the island is yours by scooter or bike: a flat run out to the lighthouse at Cap de Barbaria, or east to the wine bars around Sant Ferran. Provisions are easy here, fuel too. Handy to stock up before the anchoring days that follow.

Things to do

Scooter to Cap de Barbaria lighthouse

Sunset drinks in Sant Ferran

Bike the flat road to Es Pujols

Provision and refuel before the anchorages

Mooring tip

La Savina books out in high season and walk-in space is rare in July and August. Reserve a berth in advance, and note the marina is exposed to westerlies that can send a chop across the outer pontoons.

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Day 3

Puerto Formentera → Formentera

Barely three miles separate La Savina from Ses Illetes, and the payoff is immediate. This is the postcard everyone comes for: a low sand spit with water so shallow and bright you can count the ripples on the bottom. The whole area sits inside the Ses Salines natural park, and the rules are strict. Take one of the ecological buoys rather than dropping anchor, either in the Illetes field or up towards Espalmador, and book it through the park's system or on VHF 77. Once you're settled, the day looks after itself. Wade the sandbar to the far side, swim the gap to Espalmador at slack water, or walk the islet's low dunes. Simple grilled-fish spots run along the beach for a lazy lunch ashore. By evening most boats thin out and the anchorage goes quiet.

Things to do

Wade the Illetes sandbar toward Espalmador

Grilled-fish lunch on the beach

Snorkel the shallows off Illetes

Walk Espalmador's low dunes at dusk

Mooring tip

Anchoring on the Posidonia is banned and patrolled here; take an ecological buoy in the Illetes or Espalmador field, up to 25 metres length, booked via the park system or VHF 77. Grab one early, they go by mid-morning in summer.

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Day 4

Formentera → Cala Vedella

This is the first proper passage of the trip, around twenty miles back across the Freus and up the south-west coast. Leave by nine to beat the afternoon breeze building on the nose. The reward comes off Cap Blanc, where Es Vedrà rears up out of the sea, a bare limestone pyramid that dominates the whole run north. It photographs best in late-afternoon light, so time your approach if you can. Cala Vedella itself is a narrow, well-protected inlet with a sand beach at its head and a scatter of villas up the pine slopes. Anchor in the middle in six to ten metres, sand and weed mixed. There's a family-run restaurant right on the sand doing honest paella, and the bay faces west, which means the sunset lands straight down the water at your transom.

Things to do

Photograph Es Vedrà off Cap Blanc

Paella at the beachfront restaurant

Sundowners facing west from the cockpit

Swim the sheltered head of the bay

Mooring tip

Cala Vedella is tucked in and holds well in the prevailing sea breeze, but it's tight and popular, so arrive by mid-afternoon for a spot near the middle. It's exposed to a westerly swell, so check the forecast before committing for the night.

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Day 5

Cala Vedella → Sant Antoni de Portmany

Short day, maybe eight miles up the coast, so there's time for a stop before you reach port. Cala Bassa and Cala Conta both sit on the way in, wide sandy bays where you can anchor in five to eight metres and swim off the boat before lunch. Both open to the west, so they're fine in a light morning but get rolly once the breeze fills. Sant Antoni's bay is huge and the marina at Club Nàutic is well run, though berths aren't cheap in season. Tie up, walk the front, and stake out a spot along the Sunset Strip. Café del Mar and Café Mambo have been playing the sun down over the Conejera islands for decades. It's touristy, no argument, but the light off that stretch of water earns the crowd.

Things to do

Anchor and swim at Cala Bassa

Sunset set at Café del Mar

Walk the S'Arenal promenade

Provision at the Sant Antoni market

Mooring tip

Club Nàutic Sant Antoni takes larger yachts but books up in July and August, so reserve ahead; expect roughly 130 to 150 euros a night for a mid-size boat. Anchoring in the outer bay is possible but exposed to the west and to constant day-boat wash.

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Day 6

Sant Antoni de Portmany → Portinatx

The run up and around the north-west corner is the most dramatic of the loop, roughly fifteen miles of high cliff and almost no development. Past Cala Salada the coast turns sheer and the anchorages thin out, so carry enough fuel and water for the day. Portinatx sits at the top of the island, three linked coves that make up its most sheltered corner. The main bay, S'Arenal Gran, has good holding on sand in four to six metres and stays calm in anything but a hard northerly. This is the laid-back side of Ibiza, all pine and low white houses, a world away from the west-coast clubs. Ashore there are a few honest beach restaurants and a short walk out to the old lighthouse. We usually stay two nights here when the schedule allows.

Things to do

Anchor in the calm of S'Arenal Gran

Walk to the Portinatx lighthouse

Snorkel the rocks at Cala Xarraca

Sunset drinks above Cala Xuclar

Mooring tip

Portinatx is the north coast's best shelter, holding well on sand, but the three coves crowd with day boats by noon. Come in earlier for a spot, and only trust it overnight if no northerly is forecast.

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Day 7

Portinatx → Santa Eulària des Riu

The east coast is softer than the north, greener and lower, and the sailing down to Santa Eulària runs about twelve miles with the wind usually behind you. Worth a stop at Cala Sant Vicent or off Tagomago, the private island where the water runs deep and clear over sand. Santa Eulària itself is the most relaxed of Ibiza's three towns, built around the mouth of the island's only river. The marina is modern and calm, a good place to reprovision and do laundry mid-charter. Ashore, the palm-lined promenade and the restaurants along Carrer Sant Vicent make for an easy evening. If it's a Wednesday, the old hippy market at Punta Arabí in nearby Es Canar is worth the short taxi. Quieter than Ibiza Town, and better for it.

Things to do

Anchor off Tagomago island for a swim

Stroll the palm-lined seafront promenade

Punta Arabí hippy market on Wednesdays

Dinner along Carrer Sant Vicent

Mooring tip

Puerto Deportivo Santa Eulària is sheltered and well equipped, a good mid-trip stop for water, fuel and laundry; book ahead in peak weeks. Anchoring is possible off the town beach but it's open to the south and east.

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Day 8

Santa Eulària des Riu → Marina Eivissa

An easy last leg of the first week, about eight miles south with a stop or two if you want them. Cala Llonga is a deep, protected inlet just down the coast, good for a morning swim, and Sol d'en Serra below it has a decent beach restaurant on the rocks. From there it's a straight run past Talamanca into Ibiza Town, with the ramparts of Dalt Vila filling the skyline as you close the harbour. The old town is a UNESCO site and worth the climb, up through the Portal de ses Taules to the cathedral for the view back over your own masthead. Marina Eivissa puts you a short walk from the port-side bars and the tangle of streets in La Marina. A good night to eat well and swap the anchorages for cobbles.

Things to do

Morning swim in Cala Llonga

Lunch on the rocks at Sol d'en Serra

Climb Dalt Vila to the cathedral

Evening in the La Marina backstreets

Mooring tip

Marina Eivissa sits right below the old town and is in demand, so confirm your return berth before you leave. For a quieter, cheaper option, Marina Botafoch across the harbour is a short water-taxi from the same nightlife.

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Day 9

Marina Eivissa → Ses Salines

Second week, same short hop south, but there's no reason to rush it or to anchor in the same spot. This time we tuck round the point into Es Cavallet, the long beach on the eastern side, which is usually calmer in a light southerly and a shade less busy than Salines proper. The working salt pans behind the dunes are the reason the whole park exists, still harvested today, and in the right season you'll see flamingos stalking the shallows. Anchor on sand in five to seven metres and take the dinghy in. Walk the path between the pans, or drift down to Sa Trinxa at the far end of Salines, where the DJ has been easing the same sunset crowd along for years. A gentle reset before the crossing to Formentera again.

Things to do

Anchor off the quieter Es Cavallet beach

Look for flamingos on the salt pans

Sunset session at Sa Trinxa

Walk the path between the salt flats

Mooring tip

Es Cavallet, just east of the point, is a calmer alternative to the main Salines beach in a light southerly. Anchor on the sand patches only; the same Posidonia rules and patrols apply across the whole park.

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Day 10

Ses Salines → Formentera

Rather than repeat La Savina, cross the Freus and pick up a buoy at Espalmador, the uninhabited islet off Formentera's northern tip. The big anchorage here is S'Alga, on the sheltered eastern side, part of a field of ecological buoys that runs down towards the Illetes sandbar. It's protected from the prevailing westerlies and holds a crowd of boats through the day without feeling packed. Take the tender ashore and walk across to the ocean side, where a shallow lagoon sits behind the beach. The old mud baths there are fenced off now for conservation, so admire and move on. Otherwise it's swimming, snorkelling the eelgrass edges for the fish that hang there, and a long lazy afternoon on a bare island with not a building in sight.

Things to do

Pick up a buoy in S'Alga bay

Walk across Espalmador to the lagoon

Snorkel the eelgrass edges for fish

Beach a tender on the ocean side

Mooring tip

S'Alga on Espalmador's east side is the calmest buoy field in a westerly, up to 25 metres length; book it through the park app or VHF 77. If everything's taken, drop back onto clean sand well clear of the meadow and buoy lines.

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Day 11

Formentera → Cala Vedella

The passage back up to Cala Vedella covers the same twenty-odd miles, so start early and use the flat morning water. Cala Saona, on Formentera's west coast, makes a fine first stop, a red-cliffed bay with a sand bottom that holds an anchor well for an hour's swim. From there it's out past Es Vedrà again, and it never gets old; the rock looks different in every light and from every angle on the approach. If the sea's kind, ease in close under it before turning north. Cala Vedella will be busier by the time you arrive, so aim for the mid-afternoon and take whatever room is left in the middle of the inlet. Same honest paella on the sand, same clean west-facing sunset. Some places earn a second night.

Things to do

Swim stop under the cliffs at Cala Saona

Ease in close beneath Es Vedrà

Anchor mid-inlet at Cala Vedella

Second sunset dinner on the sand

Mooring tip

Cala Saona is a good lunch anchorage but wide open to the west, fine only in a calm morning. At Cala Vedella, arrive by mid-afternoon in the second week's traffic and set the hook clear of swimmers near the beach.

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Day 12

Cala Vedella → Sant Antoni de Portmany

A short leg again, but swap the stop. Today it's Cala Comte, the string of low rocky islets and sandbanks a little south of Sant Antoni. The water over the bars glows an improbable pale blue, and you can anchor off in five to seven metres and swim between the islets. It's one of the best swimming spots on the island, though it fills with day boats, so come mid-morning while it's still yours. When you've had enough, it's a couple of miles into Sant Antoni for the night. If you skipped it last time, this is the evening for the Sunset Strip and a drink at Mambo, then a proper meal in the streets back from the marina. The town's harbour is also your last easy provisioning before the long run east.

Things to do

Swim between the islets at Cala Comte

Anchor over the pale sandbanks

Sunset drink at Café Mambo

Final provisioning in Sant Antoni

Mooring tip

Cala Comte is stunning but wide open and shallow near the islets, so anchor outside the swim zone in five metres plus and watch your swing. For the night, the Club Nàutic berth is safer than the exposed outer bay.

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Day 13

Sant Antoni de Portmany → Santa Eulària des Riu

This is the longest run of the fortnight, close to twenty-five miles right around the top of Ibiza, so it's an early start and a full day's sailing. Clear Sant Antoni bay, pass Cala Salada's twin coves, and settle in for the cliff-lined north-west coast you saw on day six. Break it at Portinatx if the crew wants a swim and a bite, then push on east past Cala Sant Vicent and the offshore hump of Tagomago. The wind on this stretch tends to fill from the east by afternoon, so you may be hardening up for the last few miles into Santa Eulària. Come in tired and grateful for a marina berth, a shower, and a still cockpit. It's a big day, but rounding the wild end of the island in one go is the kind of sail that sticks with a crew.

Things to do

Morning swim at Cala Salada's twin coves

Lunch stop back at Portinatx

Pass close under Tagomago island

Berth and unwind at Santa Eulària

Mooring tip

This is a committing passage with few bail-out anchorages on the north-west cliffs, so leave early with fuel and water topped up and an eye on the afternoon easterly. Book the Santa Eulària berth ahead so a tired crew has a guaranteed spot.

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Day 14

Santa Eulària des Riu → Marina Eivissa

Only eight miles left, and no need to hurry the last morning. Most crews take a slow breakfast at anchor, then make one final stop, either back into Cala Llonga or round to Talamanca just outside Ibiza Town, for a last swim off the transom. From Talamanca you can already see Dalt Vila's floodlit walls, and the run into Marina Eivissa takes twenty minutes. If the charter ends the next morning, tie up early and spend the evening ashore, one more climb through the old town and a table somewhere in La Marina. Two weeks and roughly a hundred and forty miles later, you've circled both islands, worked the wild north and the busy west, and learned which coves are worth the second look. Rinse the salt off, settle the fuel, and raise a glass to the loop.

Things to do

Final swim off Talamanca beach

Slow breakfast at anchor in Cala Llonga

Farewell dinner in La Marina

Last walk up through Dalt Vila

Mooring tip

Head in by early afternoon to secure your Marina Eivissa berth and leave time for fuelling and a proper hose-down before handover. If the marina's full on your return date, Marina Botafoch across the water is the reliable fallback.

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