Formentera's water from your own boat
Boat rental in Formentera
- Boats from
- About €285 a day in summer
- Motorboats from
- About €400 a day in summer
- From Ibiza
- About 10 NM to La Savina
- Licence
- None needed with a skipper
- Prices back
- Within 2 hours, free to ask
Your own boat on Formentera
A small-boat island, a short hop from Ibiza, and water you'll want to photograph from every angle.
We have plenty of boats for rent in Formentera at every price: sailboats from about €285 a summer day, motorboats from about €400, RIBs from about €425 and catamarans from about €930. Send your date and group, and available boats and prices reach you within 2 hours in business hours, free and with no obligation. The typical boat here is about 6 metres long and takes 7 people, just right for a small group.
This is the water people cross the Mediterranean for: very clear turquoise shallows over pale sand, and the seagrass meadows between Ibiza and Formentera that UNESCO made World Heritage in 1999. Your own private boat puts you right in the middle of it, with your group only, your music and a skipper included, so nobody needs a licence.
Hire at La Savina and skip the crossing, or come over from Ibiza town, about 10 nautical miles (NM) from off Botafoch point. Stay for the evening too: off Ses Illetes the sun goes down over open sea. Tell us your date and headcount, and we'll find you a boat.
What a boat costs on Formentera
Summer day prices for the whole boat, from a small sailboat to a catamaran.
| Boat | Price | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Sailboat | From about €285 a day | The easy, quiet way round the island, and the lowest price here for a whole boat with a deck to stretch out on. |
| Motorboat | From about €400 a day | Enough boat for a small group to get round the island and over to s'Espalmador in a single day. |
| RIB | From about €425 a day | Quick, simple and made for hopping between swim stops, with the spray on your face and the sand in sight. |
| Catamaran | From about €930 a day | Room for the whole group, level at anchor, with a big deck to lie on above that famous water. |
| Motor yacht | On request | For a yacht day on Formentera, tell us the size you'd like, or look at charter from Ibiza town. |
Typical summer prices on public listings for Formentera, September 2026; your final price comes from the charter company.
Where you hire, swim and stop
Distances are approximate. Your skipper's track will fit the day.
La Savina
The island's harbour and your way in from Ibiza, home of the Marina de Formentera. Board here and the swimming starts close by, with no crossing to fit into your day.
The crossing from Ibiza
From off Botafoch point it's about 10 NM to La Savina, threading the Freus west of s'Espalmador; from inside the marina, about 12 NM. At 20 knots that's 30 to 36 minutes of open water and rising excitement.
Ses Illetes
The name everyone wants, about 9 NM from off Botafoch to its west side. Your skipper finds clear sand where you can stop, and in the evening the sun goes down over open sea.
Caló de s'Oli
An official buoy zone in the southern part of the bay on Formentera. Your boat ties up to a buoy, and all that's left to do is jump in.
Bahía de s'Alga, s'Espalmador
The official buoy field on s'Espalmador, the one islet in the park where you can go ashore, by its entry and exit channels. It feels a long way from anywhere.
Playa de Ses Salines
The third official zone, on the Ibiza side, and a superb first stop if you're crossing from Ibiza town. Tie up, swim, then carry on over the channel.
No licence? No problem
A skipper comes with every offer, and the small boats here make the short course worthwhile too.
Nobody in your group needs a licence, because a skipper is included in every offer. They drive, they anchor, they know the sand from the seagrass, and you get the whole day in and out of the water. Searching for boat rental in Formentera without a licence? This is the answer.
Rather drive yourself? Any rented motorboat needs a licence at any size, so tell us what you hold in your request. Your offer shows what you can take out on your own ticket.
The licencia de navegación is a course of about 6 hours: 2 of theory and at least 4 of practice, for boats up to 6 m, by day, within 2 NM of a port, a marina or shelter. That matches the small boats on this island nicely, though the crossing from Ibiza is one for your skipper.
Good to know
Your skipper finds the sand
Boats here anchor on sand, and your skipper reads the bottom so you don't have to. You get a clean swim stop, and the seagrass that keeps this coast famous stays as it is.
Buoys make it easy
Official buoys at Caló de s'Oli, Bahía de s'Alga and Playa de Ses Salines are booked through the Ports IB platform. Ask your skipper who's booking if a buoy stop is part of your day.
Bigger groups take two boats
Boats carry up to 12 guests, with crew on top, and most here take about 7. A larger group adds a second boat and shares the anchorage.
Best months on Formentera
May to October is your window, with highs averaging 30.3 °C in August at nearby Ibiza airport. High summer brings the warmest days and the longest evenings off Ses Illetes, with the sun going down over open sea.
Either side of the peak, prices fall and the anchorages have more room, with motorboats from about €300 a day and RIBs from about €330 off-season. Send your date in any of those months and see what it costs.
What you get
All this from one short request.
- Your pick of boats at every price, sailboats to catamarans
- A reply with boats and prices within 2 hours in business hours
- Free to ask, and no obligation to book
- A private boat for your group, with your music on board
- Skipper included, so nobody in your group needs a licence
- A choice of departure: La Savina, or over from Ibiza town
Formentera boat hire: questions
Tell us your date and group size in one short request. You get available boats and prices within 2 hours in business hours. Choose the one you like, and your skipper takes care of the rest.
Yes. Asking is free, with no obligation at all. You pay only if you decide to go ahead with a boat.
Yes, with a skipper, and one is included in every offer. Nobody in your group needs a licence. To drive a rented motorboat yourself you'd need one, at any size, so say so in your request if you hold it.
From about €285 a summer day for a sailboat, €400 for a motorboat, €425 for a RIB and €930 for a catamaran, on public listings, and less off-season. The offer you get gives the full price for your date, skipper on board.
Professional skippers from local charter companies, who know these sandbanks and channels.
About 10 NM from off Botafoch point to La Savina, and about 12 NM from inside Marina Botafoch: 30 to 36 minutes at 20 knots. Your skipper takes the channel through the Freus, west of s'Espalmador.
Staying on Formentera, hire there: no crossing, lower prices and small boats that suit the island. Staying on Ibiza, or wanting a catamaran or yacht for a bigger group, start from Ibiza town and make the crossing part of the fun.
Yes. Your skipper finds clear sand off Ses Illetes where stopping is allowed, and if a spot is busy there's another close by. Stay for the evening if you can, for the sun going down over open sea.
Yes, by its entry and exit channels. It's the one islet in the park where you can go ashore, and your boat can use the official buoy field at Bahía de s'Alga.
Yes, it's a classic day with a skipper from the Ibiza town side. Allow about 24 NM there and back from inside Marina Botafoch, plus all the swim stops you like. The Ibiza boat trips page has other days to compare it with.
Sources
- RD 1188/2025: licence now required to rent, from 1 Oct 2026 (BOE)
- RD 875/2014, consolidated: the licencia de navegación (BOE)
- Decreto 44/2025: tourist rental of boats (BOIB)
- Ses Salines Natural Park: anchoring, islets, s'Espalmador (CAIB)
- Official buoy zones: names and mooring rule (CAIB)
- Buoy booking platform (Ports IB)
- Decreto 25/2018: posidonia and anchoring chains (BOIB)
Send us your Formentera date
Whole boat, your group, skipper included. Say when and how many, and get available boats and prices within 2 hours in business hours, free.