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Spend a day sailing around Asinara National Park from Stintino: snorkel in crystalline bays, step ashore for a short island walk, and enjoy a seafood lunch on board. This authorized park excursion pairs easy access with strong conservation practices.
Spend a day sailing around Asinara National Park from Stintino: snorkel in crystalline bays, step ashore for a short island walk, and enjoy a seafood lunch on board. This authorized park excursion pairs easy access with strong conservation practices.
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Operated by Asinara Sailing School · Stintino, Sardinia
The hull cuts the Mediterranean as the lighthouse on Punta Scorno slides past, and for a moment the sea seems to dare you to keep up. Salt air and lemon-scented aperitif mingle as the captain draws a course along the white calcareous cliffs of Asinara, an island that spent a century as a penal colony and now moves with the slow patience of a protected park. By mid-morning the boat is anchored in a shallow crescent of aquamarine; the water invites, and a string of snorkelers slips away like silver fish.
easy.
8 hours.
Suitable for most fitness levels; able to board a small boat and swim short distances
The excursion runs about 8 hours, departing at 9:30 a.m. from the kiosk at Marina di Stintino and returning around 5:00 p.m.
Yes — snorkelling equipment is included in the excursion, though you may prefer your own mask for fit.
Yes — a planned approximately one-hour landing is included; landings follow park guidelines and are supervised by the crew.
A seafood lunch with an appetizer, first course and drinks is served on board, plus a mid-morning aperitif.
The trip is labeled easy and suitable for most fitness levels, but basic swimming ability is recommended for anyone entering the water; children should be supervised.
The operator cancels in unsafe weather; cancel at least 24 hours ahead for a full refund under the standard policy.
Asinara served as a quarantine station and later a high-security penal colony; its abandonment left a network of structures that now lie within a national park.
As a national park, Asinara enforces strict landing and anchoring rules to protect seagrass meadows and marine wildlife; operators are authorized to minimize impact.
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