Day 1: Arrive in Mahón
Meet your guides in your hotel in Mahón and head to the expedition’s starting point in Cala Sant Esteve. Complete a briefing, distribute equipment and then it’s time to get in the water. Paddle to Punta Prima, a big, beautiful bay that’s a perfect place to stop for a picnic lunch and swim.
In the afternoon, paddle along the south-eastern shore, known for its uninhabited islets and blue and white stripped lighthouses. Before long, you’ll reach Cala Biniparratx, a small beach where you’ll set up your biovac for the night.
4 to 5 hrs paddling across 20 to 25km.
Day 2: Hidden Caves and Ancient Necropolises
Pack up the gear, eat some breakfast and head to the water. Today you’ll paddle past limestone cliffs and explore concealed caves only accessible by sea. Stop for lunch in Cales Coves, an ancient necropolis, before exploring Cala Sant Llorenç, a pristine cove.
Once your food has settled, spend three more hours paddling along two of the largest beaches of the island, Son Bou with its lovely, transparent waters and Binigaus, final stage. Pull ashore and explore Binigaus ravine and the Cova dels Coloms by foot. You’ll stay here tonight.
4 to 5 hrs paddling across 20 to 25km.
Day 3: White-sand Beaches and Rock Bridges
Today you’ll delve even deeper into Menorca’s off-the-beaten-track locations and explore the island’s wild south coast. Authentic and remote, you’ll explore discover pristine beaches such as Escorxada, Fustam – known for its posidonia leaf bed on the shore – and Trebalúger. Stop for lunch by a naturally formed rock bridge.
Paddle for a further three hours in the afternoon, where you’ll encounter some of the island’s most famous beaches: Macarella, Macarelleta and Turqueta. The day ends in Son Xoriguer, where you’ll head to dry land for a delicious restaurant dinner.
4 to 5 hrs paddling across 20 to 25km.
Day 4: Cross the Capes
Pack up and ready yourself for the toughest day yet: the crossing of the capes. The first, in the south-west, is home to the lighthouse of Cap d’Artrutx. You’ll then paddle north past Ciutadella, the biggest city of the island, before reaching Cales Piques where you’ll stop for lunch. From here you will depart on a 3 hour paddle along towering cliffs and past hidden caves.
4 to 5 hrs paddling across 20 to 25km.
Day 5: Red rocks and Snorkelling
Paddle east past cliffs, a rock bridge and a cave before arriving at La Vall, a big bay home to two beaches, Es Bot and Es Tencats. From here the landscape shifts from white to red, while beaches turn to wetland and fossil dune systems.
After lunch in your Lunch in Cala Pilar, head to the lonely northern beach of Cala Calderer and the Bledes islets. Experience Cala Pregonda, a stunning bay with particular islets and geology, where you’ll set up camp and do a spot of snorkelling.
4 to 5 hrs paddling across 20 to 25km.
Day 6: Paddle from Cala Pregonda to Cabra Salada
Continue westward through the north’s Marine Reserve and see its famous beaches, Platja de Binimel·là, Cala Mica and Platja Cavalleria. Then paddle onward before stopping for lunch at the remote Es Saler. Spend the night in Cabra Salada in the Bay of Fornells.
4 to 5 hrs paddling across 20 to 25km.
Day 7: Penultimate Paddle to the Cape of La Mola de Fornells
Kayak for an hour and a half along the Cape of La Mola de Fornells and its serrated cliffs. Stop for a swim in Cala Pudent, then continue past Arenal d’en Castell beach. Eat lunch at the Cala Mongofre, in the Natural Parc of Albufera des Grau.
Then it’s another two and a half hours paddling the Cape of Favàritx, where you’ll spy the final lighthouse of the trip. Set up camp and have dinner in Cala Sa Torreta.
4 to 5 hrs paddling across 20 to 25km.
Day 8: Bid Adieu to Menorca’s Blue Coastline
Wake up bright and early for the final paddle to Illa d’en Colom, an uninhabited islet swelling with history. Venture forwards towards civilisation and reach Cala Sant Esteve around 16:00, where you’ll be picked up and taken to your hotel or the airport.
4 to 5 hrs paddling across 20 to 25km.
Note: This itinerary and the duration of the activities are subject to change due to group abilities and preferences, and weather conditions and forecasts.
