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Costa Smeralda & Porto Cervo: Private Small-Group Highlights Tour

Glide along the legendary Costa Smeralda — Aga Khan's gilded Riviera — stopping at Porto Cervo's yacht-lined marina, the hilltop village of San Pantaleo, and panoramic clifftop belvederes over emerald bays. A private, small-group format means you set the pace among Sardinia's most glamorous scenery.

What to expect

Your guide collects you dockside in a climate-controlled private vehicle and heads north through the granite macchia landscape. Porto Cervo rewards with a stroll past super-yachts and the whitewashed Stella Maris church before you wind into the hills to San Pantaleo's Saturday antiques market (or quiet lanes mid-week). Multiple panoramic stops reveal the Costa's signature acid-green shallows fading to deep cobalt. Lunch at a hand-picked agriturismo or harbour trattoria is built into the itinerary on request.

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ToursByLocals — Matteo P. (Private Olbia Guide)
From approx. USD 130 per person (small group, 5–6 hrs); private vehicle tours from USD 280–350 for the group
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Good to know

Book direct via ToursByLocals to secure Matteo or an equivalent vetted local guide. 5–6 hour duration fits comfortably within most Olbia port days. Confirm all-aboard time with your guide at the start; distances are short but coastal roads can be busy July–August.

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