Tavolara and Molara Boat Trip: A Detailed Look with Fresh Seafood

Getting out on the water around Sardinia is, apparently, the sort of thing you just have to do, so I had to book a tour to Tavolara and Molara. I’ll walk you through, so too it’s almost like you were there, everything from hopping onto the boat, sailing by the coast and munching on that highly anticipated seafood lunch. Join me, might be, as I share what I learned from this adventure.

Setting Sail: The Start of the Boat Trip

The tour typically begins from Porto San Paolo or Cala Gonone, but don’t stress too much on how to get there since they commonly offer pick-up services from close-by towns, that is something to keep in mind, though. Once there, I hopped onto a cozy boat – certainly not super luxurious, but comfy enough for everyone to lounge about. The crew, apparently, they were super nice and always joking and offering safety briefs, they know everything about the area, it seems. Leaving the harbor, that is something special – just a blast of open water, I’m not kidding.

What to Expect:

Friendly and very helpful crew members.
Pick-up services from hotels close to the port.
A relaxed and informal atmosphere on board.

Exploring the Beauty Around Tavolara Island

That trip to Tavolara and Molara goes way faster than you’d expect since it is all sea views, more or less. Tavolara looms in the distance with its enormous limestone structure, just imagine. As the boat gets way close, that mountain growing from the water looks, seemingly, even bigger. That island has, arguably, had its share of stories with a history of being its own little kingdom back in the 1800s. A royal family lives there, apparently, or something, but it’s almost all used as a NATO base. Snorkeling in waters near Tavolara means everything since you have all this, well, turquoise water teeming with life. Schools of fish greet you right away and starfish all over the bottom.

Highlights:

Crystal waters all around the island.
Amazing snorkeling spots for seeing sea life.
Knowing about Tavolara’s historical stories as its own kingdom.

Discovering Molara Island

Molara has too it’s almost a distinctive charm with rock formations that look in some ways, sort of like animals, more or less, in a way. You won’t get that history fix at Molara unlike at Tavolara because Molara has its vibe which just invites you to enjoy everything around you. Another stop and you can explore even more underwater grottoes, as a matter of fact, with light filtering and sea creatures scooting between coral which seems, seemingly, stunning to many. What gets me most when floating here are the smells and sounds with sea salt mixing together with low engine rumbling, in some respects.

Why Visit Molara?

A very quiet, calmer setting as opposed to Tavolara.
More chances to look into underwater grottoes.
Spectacular views and that, in some respects, tranquil waters.

The Highlight: A Seafood Lunch Onboard

What’s better than sailing Sardinia? Eating a lunch packed with seafood! The crew fixes something called “spaghetti ai frutti di mare,” I think, which means it had shellfish and whatever goodies came out of the ocean that day. People that eat seafood claim that this had all those fresh seafood scents while everyone enjoyed pasta that seemed tasty enough, so, yeah. The meal also typically came together with local Sardinian white, tends to be. Imagine sunshine, sea breezes, views and lunch!

What’s on the Menu?

Freshly-made “spaghetti ai frutti di mare”.
Local white some Sardinian beverage .
Eating with spectacular coastal scenery to you look, arguably, next.

Relaxing and Sunbathing

When it’s not meal time and island-exploring time you relax over the ship on top. Sun is like, powerful here – use the sunscreen, or whatever, basically! Some boat tours give sun mats to relax, so, or people stretch to where sun heats up most to absorb those sunshine vitamin D’s. Most choose this time when conversations occur across boat and it could be a very pleasant way just relaxing and soaking this experience up.

Relaxation Highlights:

Lots room that soaks sun while relaxing on boat.
Often cushioned mat option which are comfortable sitting or laying to let the sun soak you.
Opportunity when get you can chat different people aboard and listen some experiences.

Snorkeling

Lots of tours bring the ability which gives you chance that can get up near to sea and fauna too it’s almost without needing anything too much that needs experience. Many tour guides provide the gears for these experiences where a bit and help and suggest different things worth checking in such underwater world to watch too it’s almost those colorful species near.

Things snorkeling will provide:

All equipment will be given there with you!
Clear sea with marine life near that!
You can receive insight how to explore different animals near the sea if this it will have.

Useful Tips Before Setting Off

Okay, maybe consider very quickly tips, naturally. Sun cream which is strong because sun lights which heats much during all period; maybe cover with you or grab a cover cloth is the smart which one when can feel from those of sun heat to much. Think of shoes which have safe traction also from water. Maybe that is seasick prevention measure which might take something since all boat might not sit calm from these open waters out across!

Tips before starting!

Strong sun cream use over and when can needed, also pack those cloths with protect to the sun.
Boating footwear/shoes which ensure traction that is slippery over boats.
If known to feel seasick you ensure measures which needed before taking any ship out here.

Overall Verdict

Ultimately, Tavolara coupled by this tour together in Molara and even more is quite memorable experience worth, you and me included, every hard earned penny. Tour goes across waters which beautiful ones also these seafood plates which adds great moment that, obviously, it all blends across amazing exploration trip when are Sardinian, well. From anyone wishing see scenic landscapes alongside seas, I definitely, just can see no how some better method in which is getting closer than ship board excursion like from place with Sardinian from any coastline up where over ocean meets places.

The tour includes these aspects overall.

Breathtaking view from both which waters and landscape
Enjoy fresh cuisines/fish options that can bring a local/delicious culinary highlight.
Perfect chance just when explore shores across one ocean along those Italy at Sardinian.