From the sea Mallorca shows off its turquoise coves, the Es Pontas rock arch and Palma Cathedral above the bay. Here are the boat trips side by side, what they cost, where they leave from and the hour-by-hour weather and wind.
Budget option → · Palma and the south-east coast, Mallorca
Weather at 2:00 PM. Boat trips start from 10:00.
| Tour | From | Duration | What you see | Languages | Cancellation | Departure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our pickMotorboat with skipperGetYourGuide | €45 | 2 h 30 | Es Pontas, Caló des Moro, Cala Marmols | Skipper ES, EN | Free up to 24 h before | Caló d’en Busques (Santanyí) |
| Excursion boatGetYourGuide | €19 | 50 min | Cathedral, port and Bay of Palma | Audio guide (languages not listed) | Free up to 24 h before | Palma seafront |
| Excursion boatGetYourGuide | €39 | 2 h 30 | Marine reserve, coves in the bay | Skipper ES, EN | Check: the listing is contradictory | Palma or Can Pastilla, depending on option |
| Sailboat, max 10GetYourGuide | €95 | 4 h | Bay of Palma, swim stop | Guide EN, ES, FR, PL, RU | Free up to 24 h before | Palma: 2 meeting points, depending on option |
Our pick: Es Pontas, Caló des Moro and Cala Marmols, from €45. It is the highest-rated trip (4.8 from 904 reviews) and takes you to the finest coves on the south-east coast, with a swim and snorkelling. Free cancellation up to 24 hours before. It leaves from Caló d’en Busques, about an hour’s drive from Palma.
On Tiqets we found few Mallorca trips, with very few reviews or unavailable, so here we compare GetYourGuide.
2 h 30 · 4.8 from 904 GetYourGuide reviews
50 min · 4.3 from 349 GetYourGuide reviews
2 h 30 · 4.4 from 2,735 GetYourGuide reviews
4 h · 4.7 from 979 GetYourGuide reviews
Indicative prices, checked on November 8, 2026: they may change: the final price is the one shown by the seller.
There is no public boat in the Bay of Palma: the cheapest trip is the 50-minute cruise, from €19.
The best months are May to October: highs of 23–30 °C and warm water for swimming.
| Month | Average high | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16° | 6 |
| Feb | 16° | 6 |
| Mar | 18° | 5 |
| Apr | 20° | 5 |
| MayBest | 23° | 3 |
| JunBest | 27° | 2 |
| JulBest | 30° | 1 |
| AugBest | 30° | 2 |
| SepBest | 27° | 5 |
| OctBest | 24° | 6 |
| Nov | 20° | 7 |
| Dec | 17° | 6 |
Port of Palma 1991–2020 provisional averages (AEMET): mean daily high and days with at least 1 mm of rain. Source: table on Wikipedia (“Palma de Mallorca”).
Good
Good: partly cloudy, 21 to 22 °C, no rain, wind up to 20 km/h.
| Time | Sky | Temperature | Rain | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:00 | Mostly sunny | 22° | – | 20 km/h |
| 15:00 | Partly cloudy | 22° | – | 18 km/h |
| 16:00 | Partly cloudy | 22° | – | 18 km/h |
| 17:00 | Partly cloudy | 21° | – | 18 km/h |
Good
Good: partly cloudy, 21 to 23 °C, no rain, wind up to 21 km/h.
| Time | Sky | Temperature | Rain | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 | Partly cloudy | 21° | – | 14 km/h |
| 11:00 | Partly cloudy | 22° | – | 16 km/h |
| 12:00 | Partly cloudy | 23° | – | 15 km/h |
| 13:00 | Partly cloudy | 23° | – | 15 km/h |
| 14:00 | Cloudy | 22° | – | 18 km/h |
| 15:00 | Cloudy | 22° | – | 18 km/h |
| 16:00 | Cloudy | 21° | – | 21 km/h |
| 17:00 | Cloudy | 21° | – | 18 km/h |
The best days for a boat trip are Tuesday, November 17 and Wednesday, November 18. The rating only looks at rain and wind during tour hours.
Today and tomorrow are accurate hour by hour; up to day seven the trend is reliable; the last days give a rough idea. Above 30 km/h the water gets choppy and small boats may postpone departures. Updated every hour.
In Palma it rains mostly from September to February: 5–7 days a month; hardly ever in July.
To Palma seafront: on foot from the centre or by EMT bus. To Caló d’en Busques: by car from Palma, about an hour towards Santanyí and Cala d’Or.
From €19 in the Bay of Palma, from €39 with snorkelling, from €45 to Caló des Moro and from €95 on a sailboat with open bar.
Yes, the trip from Caló d’en Busques passes Es Pontas, Caló des Moro and Cala Marmols, with a swim stop.
Yes: on the Caló des Moro and snorkelling trips the skipper speaks Spanish and English.
Some do, many stop: check availability on the trip page.
Good: partly cloudy, 21 to 22 °C, no rain, wind up to 20 km/h.
Saturday, November 14: Good: mostly sunny, 21 to 21 °C, 0.2 mm, wind up to 14 km/h. Sunday, November 15: Good: partly cloudy, 20 to 20 °C, no rain, wind up to 24 km/h.
Reliable forecasts go about 10 days ahead: here you get the next 10, hour by hour (with wind) for today and tomorrow and as a trend after that. To choose the month, see the climate month by month.
Forecasts come from MET Norway, the Norwegian Meteorological Institute, calculated for the tour area’s coordinates and updated every hour during the day and every 3 hours at night. Tour prices and conditions are checked on the sellers’ pages, with the date.
Es Pontas, Caló des Moro and Cala Marmols · from €45
Forecast by MET Norway, the Norwegian Meteorological Institute, calculated for the tour area’s coordinates. Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0), updated every hour. Updated: November 8, 2026.