Sailing Trekking & Mountain Bike to the Aeolian Islands

with Nicola O. 58 years old

FLEXIBLE CANCELLATION.

Stress-free booking: you can cancel up to 24 hours before departure!

Departure on 13 April 2023
3 days 3 nights

Aeolian Islands
Italy

Travellers of all ages are welcome!

3 more travelers and this holiday will be confirmed.

1 person is interested

8 spots available

This is a holiday dedicated to

Brief description of the holiday

What holiday is more dedicated to nature than this one?

THURSDAY – Portorosa
Check-in from 19.00
The boat is moored in the port of Portorosa located near the town of Furnari (ME), reachable from Catania airport by car - via the highway - by train or shuttle service.

FRIDAY – Lipari
Purchase and boarding of the galley, bow to Lipari (about four hours of navigation). Lipari is the largest island of the Aeolian Islands and here trekking or biking enthusiasts can reach observation points from which to enjoy panoramas of rare beauty, making excursions in the hilly hamlets, to then climb Mount S. Angelo, and visit the quarries of "kaolin". There is also the possibility of circumnavigating the island, arriving as far as Porto Pignataro, the place where we will spend the night, located in the opposite direction to that of departure. For those who love history, Lipari also has a museum of extraordinary interest, full of finds that testify that since prehistoric times the island and the entire archipelago were inhabited by primitive peoples, often at war for the conquest of precious territories rich in raw materials to be marketed.

SATURDAY - Saline
After a coastal navigation, we will arrive in Salina. Here off-road bike enthusiasts will be able to climb the "Fossa delle Felci" peak, a slope that is almost 1,000 meters high. The ascent takes place on a path surrounded by ferns and lush woods. An incredible panorama awaits you at the top: the entire archipelago of the Aeolian Islands, nestled between sky and sea.

SUNDAY - Volcano
Last stop, we will arrive on the island of Vulcano. Here the ascent to the crater (not particularly demanding), the visit of the Levante bay, characterized by its sulphurous waters and the walk to the black sands, a wide bay made up of very thin black volcanic sand, will be of considerable interest.
We leave again in the afternoon, three hours to reach Portorosa, check-out at 18.00 .

Ah! I forgot ... those who want to find the bikes on site for the excursions planned both in Lipari and in Salina there is the possibility of renting them directly on board by reservation.

The program described may undergo variations due to weather conditions.

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The boat

Sun Odyssey 42,2 Jeanneau

cabins: 4
toilets: 2

length: 12,88m
year: 1997

Length 12.88
Width 4.10
Cabins 4 (3 doubles + 1 bunk)
Sleeps 8
Bathrooms 2 (electric toilets)
Water 440l.
Fuel 190l.
Yanmar 68 HP engine
Furling mainsail and genoa
gennaker
Bimini tops
Rigid keel tender with Mercury 3.5 HO outboard engine
Inverter, TV, cockpit cushions, bow sundeck.
Air conditioning, spinnaker, generator, watermaker, sprayhood

Our itinerary

Our trip starts here

Furnari, ME, Italia
Thursday 13 April from 19:00 until Thursday 13 April at 20:00

Our trip ends here

Furnari, ME, Italia
Sunday 16 April from 18:00 until Sunday 16 April at 19:00

Reviews of Nicola

47 reviews
10 / 10

Very nice sailing trip. Nicola is both very nice and professional. He makes hosts feel very confortable. What I really appreciated is that he leaves us some space, while being very attentive to our needs. Very good experience.

Nicola is an attentive and prepared skipper. We had a wonderful week my family and I despite the weather conditions changing abruptly. He has always managed to make us live the holiday serenely preventing and avoiding the looming bad weather in the area. Clean and equipped boat and great company

I have been traveling for 20 years on a sailing boat and during this holiday with Nicola I found myself extremely well! His boat is very well kept: well-kept, clean, impeccable. Nicola is a capable, kind and attentive skipper, who organized everything to the fullest. Just during our week of vacation there was the tornado in Stromboli that he was able to manage at best because prepared for every weather condition. In short, kind skipper and great holiday!

Beautiful experience, on the wonderful and tidy Iaia, our captain Nicola showed us the most beautiful places of the Aeolian Islands and even when unfortunately in some islands the bad weather also did damage, he, with his experience and wisdom, changing plan, made sure to avoid bad weather and we did not take even a rainy day. Thank you????

It's not my first sailing experience, but finally a proper holiday! Of those that you would like not to end and make you leave reluctantly so much you have been fine, but at the same time they already exalt you for the desire that they leave you to do another one .... in this case then strictly with the same skipper who undoubtedly makes the difference. Nicola's skill, experience, patience and sympathy make the concept of time set aside and on board his boat laugh, sing, rejoice, eat, share moments of idleness and amazement, tranquility and euphoria and live in symbiosis with the sea and the wind in a family atmosphere and sometimes ... if you abandon yourself completely, you can also hear the voice of the boat that sails unfurled swings you on the waves ... until you lose your senses... Here, so I would summarize this holiday ... an experience that makes you lose your senses... So thanks to Nicola and his boat for all this! I really hope to come back soon to sail together! Elizabeth

We put 5 stars just because more can not be given. We would like to assign many more, as many as we have seen shine in the beautiful nights in the bays of the Aeolian Islands. It was our first sailing holiday, however our super captain Nicola and his beautiful boat erased our uncertainties, making us spend an unforgettable and emotional week. Nicola is a prepared, attentive, helpful, patient, kind and above all EXPERT captain, because it is the experience, his in particular, that makes the difference when sailing by sea. We will never stop thanking him for the magnificent places visited, for his advice and for making this week nothing short of fantastic! We were not customers, but his GUESTS, because Nicola treats his crews as if they were family people! Thank you for everything Nicola and good wind, hoping to be able to return soon to sail new seas together! Gianni and Flavia

Nicola is a great skipper and he helped us join the sailing community in the Aeolian Islands. Every day was great. We met many fellow lovers of sailing. Nicola knows the Islands well and he gave us great advice on things to see on each island. We are trying to figure out how to back for another sail. You can't see it all in a week. The Islands are epic. Nicola can take us on many more adventures.

WONDERFUL experience! Funny travel companions, but my thanks go above all to the competence of the skipper Nicola who guided us to discover enchanting places with patience, experience, sympathy and professionalism. The boat is equipped with all the necessary comforts. We will be back soon, Simona&Simone

Nicola is a great connoisseur of the Aeolian Islands. He took us to unexplored places among hidden caves and out of the common routes and wild coves where we had the opportunity to have lunch with the famous Attilio, an islander who lives in an enchanted place perched on a hidden beach of the beautiful Lipari. A poetic and romantic journey with an excellent group balanced and compacted by the multitude of bottles of prosecco that the minibar of the splendid nick boat could accommodate but also by the charisma and irony of the skipper. Grazi ????

Although the climatic conditions have changed the program forcing us to limit the movements at sea, the experience, the sympathy and generosity of Nicola have made the holiday very pleasant and absolutely to be repeated! To color the experience the maritime stories of Nicola and Salvatore who have been able to excite and entertain the entire crew! Absolutely to be repeated!!

It was my first experience of a sailing holiday. I therefore had some doubts, but Nicola managed beautifully to dissolve them all, managing to amalgamate a very heterogeneous group. Beautiful landscapes, great food and a skipper full of resources and sympathy. Experience absolutely to be repeated!

What can I say? Beautiful holiday, especially thanks to Nicola: not only a good skipper, but above all a helpful and nice person, who knows how to be an integral part of the crew and put everyone at ease, generous in sharing his knowledge about the islands and.... on the sail!!!!

I confirm all the previous reviews: A seventh na to remember and, above all, to repeat. Nicola excellent skipper who manages, which is not always easy, to amalgamate a heterogeneous crew. To recommend absolutely

Just returned from a week around the Aeolian Islands with our fantastic skipper Nicola. Our first sailing holiday with our little girls was a wonderful experience thanks to the pleasant guide of Nicola, who introduced us and admired these islands. We had planned this holiday last year in August 2021. Then covid forced us to give up at the last minute but not Nicola, who helped us and allowed us to recover everything and in a big way last week in July 2022. 1 year of waiting which made the experience even more special. Thank you Nicola for your humanity and generosity, we will always be grateful. Dear travelers you read, do not miss the sunset in Ginostra, for the lucky like us, the Stromboli erupting at night, the starry sky and the granita from Alfredo to Salina! Thanks again Nicola! Riccardo, Martina, Maria Teresa, Daniele the chef, the 3 little mermaids Federica Elena and Eleonora

Holiday in 8 friends. The skipper makes the difference. That's right. Nicola is prepared, alert and always ready to take you to different places, in short, one never boring. The boat is equipped and well livable. Highly recommended, both for experts and newbies.

What can I say ..... everything great ! Nicola is a polite person but above all super tidy and clean. After a period of great stress, I really relaxed and enjoyed it. I highly recommend everyone a nice holiday with Nicola ????

Perfect boat, perfect Nicola and perfect holiday. Professionalism and friendliness. Great connoisseur of the sea and the land, Nicola put everyone at ease and was very careful to satisfy everyone's wishes. 5 stars and even more!

We could not have happened to be a better skipper, kind, friendly, professional, nice and helpful ... qualities enclosed in Nicola!!! Thanks to his knowledge of the Aeolian Islands we were able to discover corners of paradise, admire nature and dive into the crystal clear waters. On board always everything perfect, nothing is left to chance, Everything perfectly organized and nothing is missing. In addition to being an excellent skipper, Nicola is also a good speaker, able to capture your attention with stories and myths about the Aeolian Islands. I highly recommend this experience with Nicola ??

Organizational skills and knowledge of the sea. Skipper NIcola always manages to recommend the best solutions to make your sailing holiday even more enjoyable. I spent a week on the boat and he always managed to maintain his professionalism trying to invade the less passable our spaces, but at the same time with his sympathy and spontaneity he brought the group together making us feel at home. We discovered unspoiled corners of paradise... The perfect holiday!!!! absolutely recommended

We had a great week with Nicolas and the crew who were very nice! The sites visited were magnificent! And the erupting stromboli seen from the sea, an unforgettable moment. We highly recommend this cruise. Thanks again Nicolas!

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Other important information

For single travellers, there is the possibility of having a double cabin for exclusive use, paying a 30% supplement (generally a 50% surcharge applies).

A cheap holiday, immersed in the glitter of the sea, far from crowds, noise and constraints, in the much-needed relaxation like never before in this unusual period.

STARTER PACKS
The cost of the Starter Pack is:
€90 per person for Single Rate bookings
€300 per whole boat booking
It will be payable upon boarding and includes:
- Overnight stay in the port of Lipari and Portorosa
- Diesel for the boat and petrol for the outboard of the tender
- Tender and outboard engine
- Cooking gas
- Sheets and towels (face & guest)
- Using the paddle

BOAT EQUIPMENT:
The comfortable and generously equipped boat supplies, for the more "demanding": watermaker (no limitation for service water), generator (no problem for recharging utilities, such as mobile phones, laptops and hairdryers) and air conditioning (to avoid the heat in the ports).
For the more "sailors": gennaker and spinnaker, for the more "comfortable" ones: cockpit with cushions and bow sundeck and, for the more "technological" PC-TV-WIFI.

WHAT TO BRING:
I recommend soft luggage and clothing that includes a hat, sweatshirts, a waterproof jacket and specific equipment for trekking and mountain biking.

HOW TO REACH THE PORT:
The Marina di Portorosa (Furnari), inside a tourist village, is located in a strategic position and can be easily reached both from Catania airport and from Palermo airport with shuttle bus service.
Catania airport: about 2 hours
Palermo airport: about 2 hours and 30
Or by car along the A20 motorway

NB FOR THOSE WHO HAVE PROBLEMS FOR DEPARTURE AT THE END OF THE HOLIDAY, THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF ALSO SPENDING SUNDAY NIGHT ON BOARD.
For any kind of information, do not hesitate to contact me!

Cancellations and Refund

What's included

Knowing what expenses are included and excluded from your booking fee will enable you to have a good idea of the total cost of your chosen experience.

Included in the price.

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To be paid onboard.

In addition to the price, there will be some additional expenses that you will incur during your trip. Expenses have been listed below.

The estimated expenses for the rest of the holiday are approximately 50-150€ per person.

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