La Maddalena archipelago: frequently asked questions

No. It is protected and no trip lands on it: you see it from the boat. On Budelli you swim at the Porto della Madonna, on the other side of the island. Fee and rules.

According to the trip listings, €5 per person from June to August and €2.50 in May and September (over-6s); the cruise from Olbia states a flat €5. Paid in cash on the day, separate from the price, and it cannot be paid in advance when booking.

From Palau harbour, almost all of them. The €150 cruise leaves from Olbia with a transfer to Cannigione harbour. The harbours.

The classic trip asks for check-in from 9:45 to 10:00 in Palau and sails at 10:30. The lunch version leaves at 9:00; the speedboat at 9:30 and 13:45.

From €60 for the classic 7-hour trip, €65 with lunch and a stop in La Maddalena, €50 for the 4-hour speedboat, €135 for the sailing boat with lunch and €150 for the cruise from Olbia. Park fee extra. Comparison.

On the €60 classic, no: bring food and water, there is nothing on the small islands. The €65 one, the sailing boat and the Olbia cruise include lunch.

Santa Maria (coves), Budelli (Porto della Madonna) and Spargi (Cala Corsara or Cala Granara), depending on the trip. The Pink Beach, only from the boat.

La Maddalena and Caprera, yes, with the ferry from Palau (20 minutes, from €3.70, cars aboard). Budelli, Spargi, Santa Maria and Razzoli have no scheduled line: only a trip or your own boat.

20 minutes according to Maddalena Lines, with frequent departures (every half hour on the day we read it). Delcomar advertises tickets from €3.70. Full timetables on their websites.

The trips choose their stops by conditions: in a mistral they switch to the other side of an island or another cove. In a storm the sailing boat still went, one review says. Check the weather before choosing your day.

Yes. Under-6s pay no park fee, and each trip’s child prices show when booking. The seven-hour trips with swims at several coves work well with children who can swim.

Free up to 24 hours before on every trip, except the speedboat (up to 3 days before).

By hire car or with the cruise that includes the transfer (€150). We do not publish drive times or buses because we have not verified them.
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Another trip by boat

Another Mediterranean turquoise lagoon: Comino’s Blue Lagoon (Malta), with its compulsory free pass. Comino Blue Lagoon →

Or Kotor’s Blue Cave in Montenegro: a three-hour boat trip with a swim and Our Lady of the Rocks. Kotor Blue Cave →