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Ibiza sits 80 kilometres east of the Spanish mainland in the Balearic Islands, 572 square kilometres with a population of 158,000, and a working day-charter calendar that runs from late April to late October with the peak window from 15 June to 10 September. A 15-metre motor yacht with crew for a Formentera day loop in July runs €4,500 to €8,000 with fuel, IVA, gratuity, and provisions on top. The working day-charter inventory operates from three bases: Marina Ibiza at Ibiza Town (working slip inventory to 80 metres, premium 18m+ band), Marina Botafoch at the eastern Ibiza Town front (working 15m to 40m band), and Sant Antoni Marina at the west coast (working west-coast and Es Vedra rotation band). Ibiza Airport (IBZ) handles seasonal lift from Barcelona, Madrid, London, Manchester, Geneva, and the working European charter calendar from May through October.
The point of an Ibiza day charter on a 7 to 10 hour loop is the Formentera anchorage cluster (Illetes, Espalmador, Cala Saona, the working clear-water Balearic anchorages 10 nautical miles south of Ibiza with the cleanest single swim water in the western Mediterranean), the Es Vedra rock anchorage (the 380-metre limestone island 2 kilometres off the southwest coast of Ibiza, the working sunset position with the canonical Es Vedra silhouette), and the Ibiza south-coast beach club rotation (Blue Marlin Ibiza at Cala Jondal, Experimental Beach at Es Cavallet, Beachouse at Playa d'en Bossa, El Chiringuito at Es Cavallet, Cala Bassa Beach Club at the southwest coast). The working day-charter pattern combines the morning Formentera transit, the lunch anchor at Illetes or Espalmador, the afternoon return via Es Vedra or Cala Bassa for the beach club stop, and the sunset window at the Es Vedra anchorage or the Cap des Falco position.
When to day-charter Ibiza
May. Pre-season. Water 18 to 21 degrees Celsius, air 22 to 27 degrees. The working shoulder window with full operator inventory online by 1 May, reduced rates at the €1.5K to €4K band running 25 to 35 percent below July-August peak. The opening week parties at Ushuaia and Hi Ibiza run from late May through the canonical Opening Fiesta calendar at Pacha and Amnesia. Working Formentera anchor calendar at low utilisation.
June. Peak begins. Water 21 to 23 degrees, air 25 to 29 degrees. The working day-charter calendar at 70 to 80 percent of peak rates through 15 June, climbing to full peak from 20 June. Working club calendar at full operating strength from mid-June; the working Formentera anchor calendar at 60 to 70 percent utilisation. Working summer-resident calendar opens at the working Marina Ibiza yacht-owner inventory.
July and August. Peak. Water 25 to 27 degrees, air 28 to 33 degrees. The working Formentera anchor calendar at 90 to 100 percent utilisation at Illetes through August with the working anchor permit system (the Balearic Posidonia seagrass protection program running enforced no-anchor zones on the seagrass meadows) restricting the working anchor positions to designated sand patches. The Illetes anchor inventory at 200 to 300 yacht-and-day-charter positions on peak August Saturday and Sunday with the working tender congestion at the Juan y Andrea and El Pirata tender docks. Rates at peak; book 6 to 10 weeks out for premium inventory.
September. Late peak. Water 24 to 26 degrees, air 26 to 30 degrees. The cleanest single shoulder window with full operator inventory through 25 September, reduced anchor congestion at Formentera, the working closing-week club calendar at Pacha, Ushuaia, and Amnesia from 5 to 25 September, and rates at 70 to 80 percent of peak from 20 September. The cleanest single window for the working repeat-Ibiza day-charter visit.
October. Shoulder. Water 22 to 24 degrees, air 22 to 27 degrees. Operator inventory reduces from 15 October with most premium boats moving to winter base by 30 October. The working closing window for the year with rates at the €1K to €3K band on the available inventory. The Closing Fiesta calendar runs at Pacha, Amnesia, and DC10 from late September through early October.
November to April. Offseason. Limited operator inventory, closed beach club calendar, closed Formentera resort inventory at Es Pujols and Migjorn, and the working Ibiza winter pattern at the year-round Ibiza Town restaurants (Lio, Heart Ibiza, La Brasa, Es Boldado at Cala d'Hort, Calma at Marina Botafoch).
The Ibiza day-charter zones
Formentera (the canonical day-charter destination). 10 nautical miles south of Ibiza across the Es Freus channel. 83 square kilometres, population 12,000, working ferry connection at La Savina port and the working day-charter anchor calendar on the north and west coasts. Illetes (the working north-coast anchor on the 4-kilometre Illetes peninsula with the canonical white-sand beach, depths 3 to 8 metres on sand patches in the designated anchor zones, the working tender approach to Juan y Andrea, El Pirata, and Es Molí de Sal restaurants), Espalmador (the uninhabited islet 1 kilometre north of Formentera, depths 4 to 10 metres at the south anchor, the working swim-and-skip anchor with no restaurant inventory), Cala Saona (the working west-coast anchor with Beso Beach at the south end, depths 5 to 12 metres on sand, the working west-coast wind protection on north and east wind days), and Cala en Baster and Es Calo (the north and east coast anchors with limited restaurant inventory).
Es Vedra and the southwest coast. 2 kilometres off the southwest coast of Ibiza. The 380-metre limestone island as the working sunset position with the canonical Es Vedra silhouette photographed from the north anchor at depths 20 to 40 metres on a sand-and-rock bottom. The Es Boldado restaurant at Cala d'Hort holds the working lunch position with the Es Vedra silhouette view; the Cap des Falco anchor 4 nautical miles south of Es Vedra holds the working alternative sunset position with the Es Vedranell islet at the centre of the view.
Cala Jondal and Blue Marlin. South coast of Ibiza, 10 kilometres southwest of Ibiza Town. The Cala Jondal beach holds the Blue Marlin Ibiza working beach club from 2005 with the canonical Ibiza day-club product from May through October. The anchorage absorbs day-charter inventory at depths 8 to 18 metres on sand-and-weed bottom; the working tender approach at the Blue Marlin tender dock at the centre-east of the beach. Blue Marlin reservations run separately of the day charter; minimum spend €1K to €8K depending on table position, day of week, and time.
Es Cavallet and Playa d'en Bossa. South coast of Ibiza, 6 to 10 kilometres south of Ibiza Town. Es Cavallet (the working naturist-and-mixed beach with Experimental Beach Ibiza at the north end and El Chiringuito at the centre) holds the working day-charter calendar at depths 6 to 12 metres on sand. Playa d'en Bossa (the working 3-kilometre south-coast beach with Beachouse, Ushuaia Beach Hotel, and Bora Bora) holds the working club-calendar anchor with limited swim quality given the high-volume working pattern.
Cala Bassa and Cala Conta (west coast). 12 kilometres west of Ibiza Town. Cala Bassa (the working west-coast bay with the Cala Bassa Beach Club from 2010 at the south end) holds depths 5 to 12 metres on sand. Cala Conta (the working west-coast double bay with the Sunset Ashram bar at the north end) holds the working sunset position with the Es Vedra silhouette to the south-southwest. Both anchorages absorb the working west-coast Sant Antoni day-charter calendar.
Sant Antoni and the west coast. Sant Antoni de Portmany (the working west-coast town with the working Cafe del Mar, Cafe Mambo, and Sunset Ashram sunset-bar calendar at the canonical Sant Antoni sunset window) holds the working west-coast day-charter base. The working sunset return calendar from a Sant Antoni day charter runs through the Cala Bassa or Cala Conta anchor with the working tender access to the sunset bar cluster.
Ibiza Town (Marina Ibiza, Marina Botafoch, Dalt Vila). The working east-coast charter base with Marina Ibiza, Marina Botafoch, and the Dalt Vila UNESCO World Heritage upper-town fortifications (the 16th-century Spanish fortifications, the Cathedral of Santa Maria, the working tapas and restaurant cluster). The working sunset window at the Dalt Vila walls absorbs the working evening cocktail calendar from the day charter via tender to Marina Ibiza and the working car or walk to the Dalt Vila restaurant cluster.
A standard Ibiza day charter (9 hours)
| Hour | Position | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00 | Marina Ibiza or Marina Botafoch board | Boarding at the slip, provisioning check, departure briefing |
| 10:30 | Southbound to Formentera | 45-minute run south across the Es Freus channel to Formentera |
| 11:15 | Espalmador anchor | Swim, paddleboard at the Espalmador south anchor (90-minute window) |
| 12:45 | Cross to Illetes | 15-minute cross south to the Illetes anchor |
| 13:00 | Illetes lunch | Tender ashore to Juan y Andrea or El Pirata for the working Formentera lunch (2-hour window) |
| 15:00 | Cala Saona | 30-minute cross west to Cala Saona, swim and beach time, Beso Beach option for late lunch |
| 16:30 | Northbound to Es Vedra | 90-minute run north to the Es Vedra anchor on the southwest coast of Ibiza |
| 18:00 | Es Vedra anchor | Sunset window at the Es Vedra north anchor, swim and watersports |
| 18:45 | Cala Jondal stop | 20-minute cross north to Cala Jondal for the Blue Marlin sunset (optional) |
| 19:30 | Return to Marina | 30-minute return to Marina Ibiza or Marina Botafoch |
This is the canonical Ibiza full-day rotation on a 15 to 18 metre motor yacht with 6 to 10 guests. The structure adjusts for the wind calendar (south wind days reverse the Formentera and Es Vedra order to the morning for the south-coast Ibiza first), for the Blue Marlin lunch booking (which forces the Cala Jondal stop into the 13:00 to 17:00 window), and for the Sant Antoni sunset booking (which runs from the west-coast base with a Cala Bassa or Cala Conta lunch and the sunset cluster at Cafe del Mar from 7pm to 9pm in summer).
Ibiza day-charter boat size guidance
8m to 11m RIBs and motorboats. €1.5K to €3K per day, 6 to 10 guests, working Formentera day-loop at full speed (28 to 40 knots). No on-board chef; lunch by stop ashore at Juan y Andrea or El Pirata. The clean fit for groups of 6 to 8 prioritising the working Formentera visit and the south-coast beach club stops.
12m to 18m motor yachts and catamarans. €3K to €6K per day, 8 to 12 guests, crew of 2 to 4, working on-board lunch service with a chef on the premium operators (Sea Master Charter, Charter Marine Ibiza, Ibiza Yacht Charters, Goldfish Boats Ibiza). The working day-charter midmarket and the cleanest single band for the standing Ibiza product.
18m to 25m motor yachts. €6K to €12K per day, 10 to 14 guests, crew of 3 to 5, full chef and stewardess, working overnight extension capacity, working tender garage with watersports inventory (paddleboard, jet ski, wakeboard, Seabob). The working premium day-charter band with the structured Formentera and beach club calendar.
25m to 30m motor yachts. €12K to €25K per day, 10 to 12 guests, full crew of 5 to 7, multi-day flexibility, full overnight option. The working extension-charter band for clients combining Ibiza day product with the working Mallorca or Menorca overnight rotation.
Ibiza day-charter cost math
| Line item | Range (15m motor yacht, 9-hour day, July peak) |
|---|---|
| Boat day rate | €4.5K to €8K |
| Spanish IVA (21% on the boat rental) | €0.95K to €1.7K |
| Fuel (Formentera + Es Vedra loop, 70 nautical miles) | €0.5K to €1K |
| Crew gratuity (10% to 15%) | €0.5K to €1.3K |
| Formentera anchor permit (peak August, designated zones) | €0.05K to €0.15K |
| Provisioning add-on (lunch on board, drinks, snacks) | €0.5K to €1.5K |
| Juan y Andrea Illetes lunch (per person, 8 guests) | €0.2K to €0.4K |
| Blue Marlin Ibiza lunch (per table of 8, minimum spend) | €1K to €5K |
| Working full check (Formentera + Blue Marlin) | €8K to €18K |
| Working full check (Formentera + on-board lunch) | €6.5K to €12K |
The Ibiza day-charter cost runs at the upper end of the Mediterranean day-charter market on a per-day basis given the working chef-and-crew inventory on the 15m+ band, the 21% Spanish IVA on the boat rental, and the Blue Marlin and Formentera restaurant minimum-spend calendar. The working cost-control move is to book the day charter at the €4.5K to €6K band, take the working Formentera Illetes lunch at Juan y Andrea or El Pirata (€0.2K to €0.4K per person) rather than the Blue Marlin afternoon minimum-spend table, and run the working sunset return to the Es Vedra anchor or the Sant Antoni cluster.
Operator ranking (the working day-charter inventory)
We rank rather than list. The working Ibiza day-charter operator inventory we would book runs at the following band:
Sea Master Charter holds the working premium band at Marina Ibiza with the 18m to 30m motor-yacht inventory (Sunseeker, Princess, Pershing, Pardo). Working crew quality, on-board chef on the 18m+ inventory, working Blue Marlin and Beso Beach coordination, and the cleanest single chartered fleet at Marina Ibiza. [VERIFY: 2026 fleet additions pending operator confirmation].
Charter Marine Ibiza holds the working motor-yacht charter band at the 15m to 25m bracket from the Marina Botafoch base with the working Sunseeker Predator and Manhattan inventory. The working operator for the working performance-motor-yacht day-charter at the €5K to €10K band. [VERIFY: 2026 fleet additions pending operator confirmation].
Goldfish Boats Ibiza holds the working performance-RIB band at the €1.5K to €4K day rate on 11m to 13m Goldfish and Anvera RIBs from the Marina Botafoch and Sant Antoni bases. The cleanest single band for the working Formentera speed-rotation and the working Es Vedra sunset at 35-knot transit.
Ibiza Yacht Charters holds the working midmarket motor-yacht and catamaran charter band at the 14m to 20m bracket with the working Lagoon and Bali catamaran inventory for the larger-group day-charter product (10 to 14 guests).
We pass on the high-volume mass-aggregator listings on GetMyBoat, Click and Boat, and Borrow A Boat for Ibiza peak-season bookings. The working operator-direct booking at the four named operators above runs cleaner on cancellation, on weather-call discretion (the working west-wind calendar at Ibiza can force a Formentera no-go, with the working operator-direct switch to the Es Vedra and Sant Antoni rotation), and on the working beach club coordination. The aggregator product runs the working day-charter for shoulder-season bookings (May, late September, October).
What we would change
The working Illetes anchor calendar at Formentera runs congested at peak August Saturday and Sunday with 200 to 300 yacht-and-day-charter positions on the working anchor zones. The cleanest single fix is the weekday Formentera visit (Monday through Thursday) or the working early-morning arrival (anchor down by 10:30am) before the working day-charter inventory from Marina Ibiza arrives at the noon window. The working Formentera Saturday and Sunday calendar runs cleaner from the Marina Ibiza early-departure operator-direct booking.
The Blue Marlin minimum-spend calendar runs aggressive at peak season with the front-row Cala Jondal tables at €5K to €15K minimum on the August Wednesday and Saturday calendar. The working cost-control move runs the lunch booking before 1pm (€1K to €3K minimum) rather than the working afternoon DJ-set table (€3K to €8K minimum) with the same Blue Marlin service and food product at half the peak-window cost.
The Spanish IVA at 21 percent on the boat rental adds 21 percent to the headline day rate; the working operator-direct quotes at Marina Ibiza include the IVA in the displayed rate, while the aggregator listings often show the pre-IVA rate with the working tax-add at booking confirmation. The cleanest single move is to confirm the IVA-inclusive total at quote stage to avoid the working 21 percent surprise at booking.
The rest of the trip
VillasForKings covers the Ibiza private villa inventory at Es Cubells, Vista Alegre, San Jose, Roca Llisa, and the Cap Martinet east-coast cluster with the working private-pool and direct-marina-access inventory. HotelsForKings covers the Six Senses Ibiza at Cala Xarraca, the Nobu Hotel Ibiza Bay at Talamanca, the Ibiza Gran Hotel at Marina Ibiza, the OD Talamanca, the 7Pines Resort at Cala Codolar, and the Hacienda Na Xamena. RestaurantsForKings covers Heart Ibiza at Marina Ibiza, Lio Ibiza at Marina Botafoch, La Brasa at Ibiza Town, Es Boldado at Cala d'Hort, Juan y Andrea at Illetes Formentera, Beso Beach at Cala Saona Formentera, Blue Marlin Ibiza at Cala Jondal, and Experimental Beach at Es Cavallet. BarsForKings covers Cafe del Mar at Sant Antoni, Cafe Mambo at Sant Antoni, Sunset Ashram at Cala Conta, Hostal La Torre at Cap Negret, and the Pacha working calendar at Marina Botafoch.
FAQ
Do I need to book an Ibiza day charter in advance? For July and August peak, yes. Book 6 to 10 weeks out for the premium 15m+ motor-yacht inventory at Marina Ibiza; the working RIB and small-motorboat band at €1.5K to €3K from Marina Botafoch and Sant Antoni opens 1 to 2 weeks out at the working operator level. May, June, late September, and October open inventory on 48 to 72 hour notice with full operator selection.
Can I day-charter from Ibiza to Mallorca? Not cleanly as a working single-day rotation. Mallorca sits 90 kilometres east of Ibiza with the 2.5 to 4 hour transit each way; the working day-charter rotation absorbs the 9-hour day at the Formentera-Es Vedra cluster, not the cross to Palma or Andratx. The cleanest single Mallorca extension is the 2-day or 3-day overnight rotation on the 18m+ motor-yacht band. We cover the Mallorca day-charter on the Mallorca day charter page.
What size group fits an Ibiza day charter? 6 to 10 guests on the 12m to 15m motor-yacht band, 10 to 14 on the 18m to 22m catamaran or motor-yacht band, 14 to 20 on the 25m+ inventory. Groups above 12 should book the catamaran inventory at Ibiza Yacht Charters or the larger-motor-yacht band at Sea Master Charter for the stable deck space and the working chef-and-crew capacity.
Is Formentera worth the cross? Yes, for first-time Ibiza day-charter clients. The Illetes and Espalmador anchor cluster holds the cleanest single swim water in the western Mediterranean with the canonical white-sand-and-turquoise Balearic anchor product. The 45-minute transit each way absorbs cleanly inside the 9-hour day-charter window. For repeat Ibiza day-charter clients prioritising the Ibiza south-coast beach club rotation, the Formentera stop runs as a shorter morning-only anchor with the afternoon shifting to Blue Marlin and the Es Vedra sunset.
How does Ibiza day-charter cost compare with Mykonos? Comparable at the working 15m motor-yacht band, both running €4K to €7K at peak per day before extras. Ibiza runs slightly higher on the working 21% Spanish IVA add (Mykonos VAT at 24% on the boat rental sits comparable but the IVA structure visibility differs); Mykonos runs higher on the working Nammos and Scorpios minimum-spend calendar. We cover the comparison on the Mykonos vs Ibiza day charter page.