Cruise Port Guide
The bucket-list things to do — and the private, expert-led way to do each.
Here’s the bucket list for your day ashore: the most extraordinary thing to do at each stop, and the private, small-group, or expert-led way to make it yours — your own pace, real access, none of the crowd.
Slip away on a private dinghy to the UNESCO-protected La Maddalena Archipelago — 60+ islands of pink-granite coves and water so clear it reads turquoise. Anchor in secret bays, snorkel with sea turtles, and lunch aboard with chilled Vermentino. Pure Sardinian fantasy, completely on your terms.
Board a small dinghy from Porto Rotondo for a 3.5-hour evening cruise past the limestone monolith of Tavolara, around wild Molara island, and back along the dramatic cliffs of Capo Figari — all ending with a golden-hour aperitivo on the water.
Glide through the world's most exclusive coastline on a curated private tour of Costa Smeralda — the playground of the Aga Khan, Dolce & Gabbana, and the global super-yacht set. Porto Cervo's piazzetta, Cala di Volpe, and Spiaggia del Principe await.
Paddle a sea kayak through Golfo Aranci's crystalline bays, duck into a sea cave, snorkel over Posidonia meadows, and drift past Proratora island watching for bottlenose dolphins. A signature Sardinian appetiser rounds out this eco-friendly half-day on the water.
Venture inland to one of Sardinia's most atmospheric nuragic sacred wells, then taste your way through a family estate producing Vermentino di Gallura — one of Italy's finest white wines. Ancient mysticism meets modern Sardinian viticulture in one extraordinary half-day.
Set out by private or small-group boat to the protected marine reserve of Tavolara — a towering limestone island rising 565 metres from an impossibly blue sea. Snorkel with grouper and sea bass in gin-clear water, and step ashore on one of Italy's most cinematic beaches.
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