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From Porto: Scandola & Girolata Tour by Boat
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From Porto: Scandola & Girolata Tour by Boat

By Nave va
4.4 out of 5
Free cancellation available
Price is CA $66 per adult
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 3h+
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
Overview
  • Explore the Scandola Nature Reserve by silent hybrid boat
  • Stop in the remote village of Girolata, only accessible from the sea
  • Look for endemic fauna, including birdlife such as sea eagles and peregrine falcons
  • Take an optional tour of the stunning rock formations of the Calanche de Piana

Activity location

    • Gulf of Porto
    • Corsica, Corsica, France

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Nave Va Promenades, Place de la Marine, Porto.
    • Ota, Corse, France

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

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Scandola and Girolata Boat Cruise
  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h3h
  • French
Language options: French
Price details
CA $66.03 x 1 AdultCA $66.03

Total
Price is CA $66.03
Scandola, Girolata and Calanche de Piana Boat Cruise
  • Activity duration is 4 hours and 30 minutes4h 30m4h 30m
  • French

Option includes a visit to the outstanding area of the Calanche de Piana in addition to the Scandola Nature Reserve and village of Girolata.

Language options: French
Price details
CA $85.11 x 1 AdultCA $85.11

Total
Price is CA $85.11

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedGuided boat tour
  • What's includedWhat's included 30-minute stop in the village of Girolata
  • What's includedWhat's included Information leaflet available in French, English, and Italian
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedSwimming in the middle of the sea

What you can expect

Depart Porto and explore the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Scandola Nature Reserve to experience one of the last Mediterranean enclaves to provide shelter for endemic flora and birdlife such as ospreys and peregrine falcons. Created in 1975, the nature reserve is only accessible by sea and subject to strict protection.

Cruise through the reserve, rich with marine life and seabirds, on board a silent hybrid boat to respect the environment. Stop in the remote coastal village of Girolata and marvel at its stunning setting surrounded by the sea. You can even swim in the sea off the coast here. During the winter, the village becomes a secluded backwater with only about 15 residents. It was nearly abandoned at the end of the war, but tourism has restored its fortunes.

Add on the option to venture into the Calanche de Piana, and discover an outstanding landscape of pink granite rocks shaped over the centuries by changes in the temperature, strong winds and sea spray. Explore the geological diversity of the rocks and originality of their locations that give a particular aspect to the area.

Location

Activity location

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    • Gulf of Porto
    • Corsica, Corsica, France

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Nave Va Promenades, Place de la Marine, Porto.
    • Ota, Corse, France
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • Nave Va Promenades, Place de la Marine, Porto.
    • Ota, Corse, France