Half-day · Southwest coast
Portals Vells — sea caves and turquoise coves
The easy first bay — clear water and cool sea caves, barely half an hour from the marina.
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Twenty minutes past the marinas of the southwest and the coast softens into a run of shallow, impossibly clear bays. Portals Vells is the one nearly everyone loves first: sheltered, sandy-bottomed and calm, with the old stone sea caves carved into the headland at one end.
It is the shortest hop we make — around 35 minutes from Club de Mar — which makes it the perfect anchor for a half-day. Swim straight off the swim platform into water you can see your toes in, take the tender or a paddleboard across to the caves, and let the crew handle the rest. Because it is so close, there is no rush: a morning here and lunch on board, or a lazy afternoon and a swim as the light goes gold.
At a glance
- Trip
- Half-day
- From Club de Mar
- ~35 min
- Round trip
- 18 nm
- Depth
- 4–10 m
- Diesel est.
- 300 L
- Some of the clearest, calmest water near Palma
- The historic sea caves at the point
- Sandy bottom, easy for first-time swimmers and children
- Close enough for a relaxed half-day
Captain and crew usually reply within the hour, and always within 24 hours. Crew and VAT included. Gratuity is never expected.