Olbia Cruise Port

Here’s the bucket list for your day ashore: the most extraordinary thing to do at each stop, who runs it, and how to book it direct — so you can weigh it against your ship’s excursion and pick what suits you.

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Tavolara Island: Private Catamaran Sail & Snorkel Odyssey

Sail to the dramatic limestone monolith of Tavolara — one of the world's smallest kingdoms — aboard a private catamaran. Snorkel the crystalline marine protected waters, anchor in secret coves, and toast with Sardinian Vermentino as the island cliffs glow at sunset.

Book it From Olbia: Tavolara catamaran tour with snorkeling and lunch $165 per person

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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.

We have not yet verified a bookable operator and price for this one, so we are not quoting either.

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Gallura DOC Winery: Private Cellar Tour, Vermentino & Cannonau Tasting

Descend into the granite-terraced vineyards of the Gallura hills — Italy's only Vermentino DOCG zone — for an intimate guided tour of the cellar, olive groves, and estate, crowned by a curated tasting of Sardinia's finest whites and reds paired with island charcuterie and aged pecorino.

Book it Olbia: Gallura Winery Guided Tour with Tasting $66 per person

Run by Capichera Vineyards and Winery · 4.50 from 173 reviews

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Olbia Old Town, Basilica di San Simplicio & Sacred Well Sa Testa: Expert Walking Tour

Uncover 3,000 years of layered history on a private expert-led walk through Olbia — from the Nuragic sacred well of Sa Testa and the 11th-century Romanesque Basilica di San Simplicio to Roman ruins beneath the city streets and the Museo Archeologico's Punic shipwrecks.

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Sunrise Kayak, Snorkel & Espresso: Tavolara Marine Reserve Dawn Experience

Launch at first light from the shores of Porto Taverna and paddle through mirror-calm, jade-coloured waters inside the Tavolara–Punta Coda Cavallo Marine Reserve — snorkelling sea-grass meadows alive with marine life, then toasting the morning with a traditional Sardinian espresso on a secret beach.

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Dolphin Watching Cruise: Gulf of Olbia Small-Group Marine Safari

Board a small rigid-inflatable or motor-yacht for an intimate dolphin-watching expedition in the Gulf of Olbia — one of the Mediterranean's most reliable year-round habitats for bottlenose and striped dolphins — guided by a marine biologist who turns every sighting into a masterclass in cetacean behaviour.

Book it Gulf of Olbia: Dolphin watching by rubber boat $41 per person

Run by BlueSea Charter Noleggio Gommoni con Skipper Olbia e Escursioni a Tavolara · 4.90 from 252 reviews

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