Corsica · CALANQUES DE PIANA BOAT TRIPS
The red porphyry between Porto and Piana looks unreal from the road and better from underneath it. These 15 trips differ mainly in where they leave from and whether they push on to Scandola — Porto is the quick one, Sagone and Cargèse add a swim, Ajaccio makes a day of it.
Boat trip from Porto Ota to Calanches de Piana and Scandola, with a 30-minute Girolata stop, small group, English guide.
“Het werd geannuleerd en ik kon zelf achter mn refund aan. Geannuleerd vanwege slecht weer. Concurrent voer wel gewoon en met hen hebben we een super middag gehad. Zonder slecht weer.”
Semi-rigid boat cruise from Porto through Scandola Reserve and Calanches de Piana, often with dolphin sightings and sunset views.
“Des paysages somptueux, un équipage jeune et dynamique guidant la balade parfaitement . Moment inoubliable malgré un temps pluvieux et sableux . Mais inoubliable par là visite surprise des dauphins 🐬. Je recommande cette excursion avec ce groupe .”
3-hour boat trip from Porto to UNESCO Scandola, then Calanches de Piana, with photos and a swim stop at Girolata.
“Le confort du bateau sièges trop durs par rapport à un confrère et un petit en cas lors de l’arrêt sur l’île car pas grand chose à faire”
Boat tour from Porto to UNESCO Scandola and Calanche de Piana, with Girolata village stop and a swim break, small groups.
A 7-hour boat day from Sagone to Scandola, Girolata, Porto, Piana, and Capo Rosso, with swims and UNESCO coast views.
“Superbe journée...vraiment à recommander...paysages fantastiques avec un équipage au top...le capitaine vous donne de très bonnes explications ... A noter :à midi nous avons déjeuner au restaurant "le bon espoir" avec un personnel très jovial et une restauration exceptionnelle Superbe expérience!!”
Porto boat tour to Calanques de Piana and Capo Rosso, with a quiet hybrid ride, close-up granite cliffs, Capo Rosso views, and the Natural Pool.
“Superbe activité, magnifique. Les calanques mais surtout la visite de la réserve naturelle sont à faire. Nous avions la compagnie Naev va, génial. Beaucoup d'explication et d'humour de la part de l'équipage.”
3h15 Corsica boat cruise from Marine de Porto with guided views of Calanches de Piana and Scandola Reserve, plus a weather-based swim stop.
“To start, could not open tickets in the email. The day before the planned excursion we messaged asking for tickets to be resent. We were told they had no email associated with our number even though we had received the previous email. We disembarked the ship at 0830 as planned with a meeting time of 0900 at the port. When we couldn't find the meeting place we tried to reach both Viator & the tour company without success. After finding cell service enough to investigate, we found the port to meet at was 1hr 45min from our ship WITHOUT PROVIDED TRANSPORTATION. Clearly we could not have made a 2hr trip…”
Semi-rigid boat day trip from Ajaccio or Porticcio: Scandola, Girolata, Piana calanques and a swim at Capo Rosso in 8 hours.
“Email sent the morning of the excursion had a link to a meeting point that was not near where we were supposed to be and we almost missed our excursion because of it. Also, the Whatsapp phone number included in the same message had no service. The tour operator lady gave us heck for not being on time and she never tried calling me on Whatsapp just through regular cell service which for most people from North America will have turned off because Whatsapp is cheaper. Views, ride and guide were great though but that front end experience sucked”
7-hour Corsica boat cruise to Scandola and Piana with a sea-only stop in Girolata, plus swimming in turquoise coves.
“Lovely experience. Beautiful scenery. Fun time . Would have liked some of the commentary to be in English”
Small-group boat trip from Porto through Calanques de Piana and Scandola Reserve, with sea-only views, plus a swim stop.
“Équipage très sympathique, ponctuel Sortie en bateau très agréable en famille, apéro avec l’équipe à l’arrivée et repas au Robinson . Superbe journée”
Small-group boat cruise from Sagone or Cargèse to UNESCO Scandola, Girolata, and Piana’s red cliffs, with snorkeling breaks.
“magique. super activité qui permet de somptueuses découvertes.”
A 1.5-hour boat tour from Porto Marine Evasion through Piana Calanques, marine caves, and a swim at Capo Rosso, with UNESCO context.
1.5-hour boat cruise from Porto to Calanques de Piana in Corsica, UNESCO views, clear water, possible dolphins, swim time.
“Booking on site exenle , very clear information on arrival, captain (Samson) smiling with humor , good sailor who has good spasm 🤣 walk and swimming very nice superb outingAuto-translated”
5-hour Cargèse boat tour to Scandola, Girolata and Piana, with red-rock caves, a swim stop, and sunset color on the ride back.
“Une vue à couper le souffle, l’équipage au top en prime un joli couché de soleil sur le bateau juste dommage on n’a pas croisé de dauphins🥺 Merci pour tout🤩”
Half-day zodiac boat from Ota to UNESCO Scandola and Calanche de Piana, with caves and a natural swim stop. English, max 12.
“Very nice excursion. Beautiful scenery. Very interesting guide. Length of the ideal excursion. Thank you!Auto-translated”
Boats, tastings and mountain tracks — the best of each.
