Asinara Island Full-day Off-road Tour
The Asinara National Park is one of the most suggestive corners of Sardinia. On board comfortable 8-seater off-road vehicles, you will be able to admire all its beauties and not miss even a curiosity that the expert exclusive guides of the Park will be able to tell you. Between wild nature, the history of the island and wild animals such as horses, mouflons and the famous white donkeys of Asinara, it will be an intense and memorable excursion. The tour includes several stops to contemplate the landscape and take unique photographs: there will be the opportunity to visit the Sea Turtle Recovery Center (CRAMA) and of course there will be a break to contemplate the crystal clear waters of the splendid inlets of the island. Reserve your seat for a unique experience!
Itinerary:
Stintino
9:00 am Meeting at the pier of Tanca Manna in Stintino 9:30 am Embarkation on the motor ship Ausonia 9:50 am. Arrival at the Fornelli Asinara pier.
Transfer Stintino-Asinara
The transfer to / from Stintino / Asinara will be made with 12-seater dinghies. Starting from April 1st, it will be carried out with the motor ship Ausonia, with a meeting place at the Marina di Stintino.
Asinara Island
The excursion continues to discover the Park, its naturalistic treasures and structures that still testify to the ancient and recent history of the island. The next stop is on the narrowest point of the island, Cala di mackerel from within, where you can admire the outcropping rocks called "the dwarfs", a place chosen for the nesting of different species of water and sea birds. Once in the central part of the island, another stop is made in Campo Perdu, a former prison branch, where today there is a riding school where you will have the opportunity to see horses, goats, white and gray donkeys up close. Compatibly with the state of health of the hospitalized animals, there will be the opportunity to visit the Park's Marine Turtle Recovery Center, managed by the C.R.A.M.A. Once you have passed the next branch of Campo Faro, you will arrive in Cala Reale, the former quarantine maritime station, operating from the late 1800s until the early 1940s. The last stop on the concrete road is the small village of Cala d'Oliva, with the Central Branch, a prison converted into an Environmental Education Center, for school groups and others. The excursion finally includes the arrival at Cala Sabina beach, one of the most beautiful beaches on the island, where fans of the marine world can swim and snorkel. The return to the pier of Fornelli is scheduled around 17.00 to embark from 17:00 - 17:15. Expected arrival in Stintino at approximately 5:45 pm.
Highlights: Asinara National Park, Park's Marine Turtle Recovery Center, Cala Sabina beach, off-road safari.
Departure: daily.
Includes: driver-guide, off-road vehicle, return transfer Stintino-Asinara.
Not included: lunch, water.
Please note: The payment of a Municipal Landing Tax on Asinara Island is expected. This payment is made directly on site. Porto Torres residents, children under 6 and people with disabilities greater than or equal to 65% are exempt from paying the tax. From 1st October to 31st May: € 2.50 From June 1st to September 30th: € 5.00.Please, book 2 days in advance. The price for children (3-9 years old) is 110€.
