Sailing holidays in Italy
| country: | Italy |
| departures: | This trip can be tailormade at a time to suit you and can be adapted to suit your requirements as necessary |
| price: | From €1300 - €19250 (8 days) excluding flights. Price is per group for private charter, depending on yacht choice and crew requirements. We can arrange flights from the UK |
the amazing things you'll be doing
Explore Italy from the luxury of your privately chartered yacht. We have a wide selection of yachts for you to choose from, taking up to 18 guests. If you are an experienced sailor, then you can charter your own yacht. If you are new to sailing, then you will be in safe hands with our professional crew.
Italy is a fantastic sailing ground and we have bases in the best sailing locations. From the north of Italy, you can sail along the Riviera Levante, or to the islands of Elba or Corsica. From the south of Italy, you can sail to the Aeolian islands or Sicily.
The Riviera Levante, is picturesque and rugged. From picturesque villages to stylish towns, this area has it all. Enjoy the scenery of the world heritage site, Cinque Terre, with pastel coloured houses clinging to the slopes. Elba is a favourite with many sailors, offering spectacular scenery and beautiful coves. Corsica is renown for its unique landscape - hidden coves, stunning waterfalls, sea-swept coastline, spiky outcrops and plunging canyons. This makes the island one of the most impressive in the Mediterranean for sailors.
The diverse Aeolian islands are a volcanic archipelago located just off the northern coast of Sicily in the Tyrrhenian Sea. The seven little volcanic islands are surrounded by a warm and deep sea in an out-of-time atmosphere. Enjoy Vulcano's mudbaths, the green landscapes of Salina and Stromboli's active volcano.
In a longer trip, you can circumnavigate Sicily, the island in the sun, home to beautiful beaches and majestic mountains including the natural wonder of Mount Etna. Sail to beautiful islands of Malta, under deep blue skies with reliable steady sailing winds, many natural anchorages, and protected coves. Malta's coastline is full of craggy inlets and secluded bays. Or sail to the Amalfi coast and Capri. The coast is one of Europe's most stunning coastlines. The steep rugged mountain cliffs, with picturesque villages, drop dramatically into the deep blue Mediterranean. Visit the Blue Grotto on gorgeous Capri.
See below for a sample itinerary.
Italy is a fantastic sailing ground and we have bases in the best sailing locations. From the north of Italy, you can sail along the Riviera Levante, or to the islands of Elba or Corsica. From the south of Italy, you can sail to the Aeolian islands or Sicily.
The Riviera Levante, is picturesque and rugged. From picturesque villages to stylish towns, this area has it all. Enjoy the scenery of the world heritage site, Cinque Terre, with pastel coloured houses clinging to the slopes. Elba is a favourite with many sailors, offering spectacular scenery and beautiful coves. Corsica is renown for its unique landscape - hidden coves, stunning waterfalls, sea-swept coastline, spiky outcrops and plunging canyons. This makes the island one of the most impressive in the Mediterranean for sailors.
The diverse Aeolian islands are a volcanic archipelago located just off the northern coast of Sicily in the Tyrrhenian Sea. The seven little volcanic islands are surrounded by a warm and deep sea in an out-of-time atmosphere. Enjoy Vulcano's mudbaths, the green landscapes of Salina and Stromboli's active volcano.
In a longer trip, you can circumnavigate Sicily, the island in the sun, home to beautiful beaches and majestic mountains including the natural wonder of Mount Etna. Sail to beautiful islands of Malta, under deep blue skies with reliable steady sailing winds, many natural anchorages, and protected coves. Malta's coastline is full of craggy inlets and secluded bays. Or sail to the Amalfi coast and Capri. The coast is one of Europe's most stunning coastlines. The steep rugged mountain cliffs, with picturesque villages, drop dramatically into the deep blue Mediterranean. Visit the Blue Grotto on gorgeous Capri.
See below for a sample itinerary.
day-by-day itinerary
| Day 1: | Board at 3 p.m., welcome cocktail, safety briefing, set sail for the volcanic Aeolian islands and stop for a swim on route. Arrive at Vulcano in late evening, land visit for a walk up the volcano or mudbath, dinner and overnight onboard. |
| Day 2: | Breakfast. Depart to Filicudi, swim at Valle Muria or Praia Trinci, lunch onboard, tea, arrival to Pecorini a Mare for a walk, return to Vulcano for the night. |
| Day 3: | Breakfast. Depart to Lipari, the largest island in the group, swim at Sabbie Bianche, lunch onboard, tea, arrive at Lipari for a walk or shopping, dinner and overnight. |
| Day 4: | Breakfast. Depart to the lush island of Salina, swim at Pollara, lunch onboard, tea, arrive at S.Marina Salina for a walk, dinner and overnight. |
| Day 5: | Breakfast. Depart to Panarea, swim in Cala Junco, lunch onboard, tea, arrive at S.Pietro for a walk or shopping, dinner and overnight onboard. |
| Day 6: | Breakfast. Depart to the active volcano on Stromboli, swim in Lisca Bianca - Basiluzzo, lunch onboard, tea, arrive at Scari for walk or shopping, dinner onboard, depart to the north area of the isle to see “ La sciara di fuoco “ of the volcano, return to the bay for the night. |
| Day 7: | Breakfast. Land visit and swim in Strombolicchio, lunch onboard, depart for mainland, stopping for a swim on route, dinner onboard, late night return to mainland. |
| Day 8: | Breakfast. Disembark at 9 a.m. |
how this holiday makes a difference
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We buy local produce and organic produce when available, and prefer small shops to large chains. We visit lots of small villages as we travel and restock on route, using markets wherever possible, benefiting the local economy. Trying local goods is part of the experience on our holidays. We use local shops for buying spare parts on route and for maintenance on route. We provide cultural guidance to our guests, and encourage them to learn some of the local language. We coincide our land visits with local events/festivals.
We offset our carbon emissions from flights through Climate Care and encourage our customers to do the same. We minimise waste by reusing carrier bags, having a water filter to avoid plastic bottles and by emailing brochures. We use environmentally friendly cleaning products, ask guests to minimise water use, and use a solar shower. We provide scuba diving on our trips and inform divers that they cannot touch the wildlife or coral or collect anything while diving. We support Project Aware, a PADI charity, conserving underwater environments through education, advocacy and action. We also help the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society by reporting spottings of whales and dolphins to them. |
Tourism can be good and bad for destinations & local people. We carefully screen every holiday against our criteria for responsible travel. 'Look behind the brochure' to find how each holiday makes a difference (see left). We don't claim to be perfect - there is no global accreditation - but we've lead the way since 2001 and screened 1000's of holidays. We invite every traveller to write a review about their experiences and responsible tourism. This valuable feedback is sent to the people who run the holidays. We keep a very close eye on it and take off holidays that don't live up to our standards. |