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North Corsica Cruise

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Deposit 30%. Balance due 12 weeks before departure
The Corsica Dream North cruise offers visits to quaint villages, water sports, and plenty of time for relaxation.
Suited to
Couples, Groups, Individuals
Difficulty
No previous experience required
Nights onboard
7
Vessel type
Lagoon 620 Catamaran
Vessel length
62ft
Skipper
Yes
Crew
Skipper & Steward/Cook
Berth Style
Modern double cabin with air-con

Explore beautiful Corsica and its incredible nature reserve on this glorious adventure 

7 Nights: Various dates available from April - September 2024

Price Per Person*:

Apr 2024: From 1,198.50GBP
May 2024: From 1,347.25 GBP
June 2024: From 1,517.25 GBP
July 2024: From 1,768 GBP
Aug 2024: From 1,950.75 GBP
Sep 2024: From 1,423.75 GBP

30% deposit.

Based on two people sharing one cabin. Prices will vary depending on the time of year and the number of people per cabin.

The Corsica North cruise offers visits to quaint villages, water sports, and plenty of time for relaxation. Beginning in Ajaccio, you’ll sail to Sagone or Cargèse, Cala di Palù, and Calvi. The Scandola Nature Reserve is a blooming Mediterranean paradise and hints at the volcanic activity that formed Corsica in ancient times. Capo Rosso and Cargese round out the list after a night in the bay of Girolata.

Day 1: Ajaccio –
Boarding in Ajaccio late afternoon. Departure around 06.00 pm (18h00), route to Sainte Barbe in Ajaccio Bay, dinner and night on board.

Day 2: Ajaccio – Sagone – Cargèse – (04h00)
After breakfast, set sail to the bay of Sagone or Cargèse (depending on meteorological conditions). Sagone is a small fisherman’s village hidden in the far end of a large bay bordered with a long white sandy beach. A few miles away, Cargèse is made of a harbour and a typical village, located in the heights. The town was long ago settled by a Greek colony. Lunch on board, nautical activities, relaxation, explore the village. Dinner.

Day 3: Sagone/ Cargèse – Golfe de Porto – Girolata- (03h00)
After breakfast, you will sail alongside the wild coast and admire its jagged heads and deep creeks, you will discover Cala di Palù and its renowned stone totems, and eventually the typical « Sugarloaf”. Mooring and lunch at the « Swimming Pool », a creek fringed with sheer rocks. You will enjoy swimming, snorkelling or kayaking. After lunch, you will set sail to Les Calanques de Piana, a sight of vast caves, red, orange and pink, granite cliffs and spiky spiralling carved into amazing animal like rock formations and then to the Gulf of Porto, a classified World Heritage site by UNESCO. You will bypass Capo Cenino before reaching one of the natural marvels of Corsica: the Gulf of Girolata, its Genoese bastion and its fisherman’s village. Mooring for the night in Girolata creek.

Day 4: Girolata – Calvi – (04h00)
After breakfast, sail to the Scandola Natural Reserve. With its wild coast, bordered with tortured reefs and islets, the protected reserve of Scandola is one of the most beautiful geological phenomenons in Corsica. Only day mooring is permitted within the reserve, which allows a temporary visit, thanks to the tender, of this reef’s labyrinth. Snorkelling will let you admire underwater cliffs and countless fish. Mooring and lunch in Scandola, then swimming and departure to Calvi.
Calvi, for centuries under Genoese domination, pretends that Christopher Columbus’s soul still inhabits the town. The quays are now crowded with lively bars and restaurants. Uptown, the narrow streets snake to the magnificent citadel. Mooring for the night in the marina.

Day 5: Calvi – Golfe de La Revallata – Girolata – (03h00)
In the morning, free time to visit Calvi and then departure to the Gulf of La Revellata: swimming; relaxation, snorkelling, kayaking. After lunch, the route to Girolata. South of Calvi, landscapes become wild, steep, and cut into a bright red granite. Sailing is the best way to discover the Natural Reserve of Scandola and Corsica’s beautiful coastal vistas. The volcanic origin of the island, as well as wind and water erosion, created breathtaking landscapes: abrupt cliffs, red rocks with tortured shapes, deserted creeks.

Further south, discover Girolata a small fisherman’s village, one of the last places on the coast that is inaccessible by roads and still inhabited. Girolata has a dreamlike quality that’s highlighted by the vivid red of the surrounding rocks. A short stretch of stony beach and a few houses are dominated by a stately watchtower, built by the Genoese later in the seventeenth century in the form of a small castle on a bluff overlooking the cove. Nautical activities and mooring for the night in Cala Muretta or Cala Vecchia.

Day 6: Bay of Girolata – Capo Rosso – Cala Di Palù – Sagone / Cargèse – (03h00)
Another call around Capo Rosso and its numerous belvederes, in order to visit the sites not seen during the first stop. Then sailing to Cargese, a typical harbour that became a famous Mediterranean seaside resort. Its history is stamped by the settlement of a Greek colony in the XVIIth century. Swimming, relaxation, nautical activities and mooring for the night.

Day 7: Bay of Sagone – Bay of Ajaccio – (04h00)
Morning sailing in the bay of Sagone, mooring for lunch then route to Ajaccio. Visit the city of Ajaccio in the late afternoon: Napoleon Bonaparte was born here, and take time to enjoy the relaxing atmosphere and wealth of cafes, restaurants and shops. Pass through the narrow streets and simply enjoy the lively quays of the harbour.

Day 8 : Ajaccio
Disembark at 09.00 am

  • Accommodation in air-conditioned double cabin with private bathroom (A/C in service from 8.00 am to 10.00 pm)
  • Full board (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
  • Drinks at meals (table wine and water), local aperitifs (punch, rum, fruit juice)
  • Service of the crew: 2 persons (captain, steward/cook) 2 sets of linen, towels and beach towels per person/week
  • Consumables for the yacht (diesel, fuel and water)
  • Insurance for the yacht and the passengers
  • Water sports on board: snorkelling equipment, sea kayak, fishing gear
  • Airfares
  • Transfers
  • Extra beverages, soft and alcoholic drinks that are not included in the full board.
  • Cash box (mandatory): 180 Euros per person per cruise payable in cash on the spot upon arrival
  • Destination fee*(Mandatory): £246.50 per person
    Includes: Custom taxes, National park fees (for the boat), Tourist taxes and landing fees on the islands, Mooring fees, Possible re-fills of water, fuel, gas, fresh products,Miscellaneous: repurchase of broken crockery, lost fishing lines or lures
  • Superior Cabin Charge: £246.50 per booking
  • Special Diet*: £102 per booking
    *Vegetarian, Gluten-free, Diabetic, Pescatarian, and Vegan Diet. Please communicate dietary requirements at least 2 weeks before the charter to adapt menus accordingly.

Ajaccio Airport

Ajaccio Airport

Day 1: Ajaccio –
Boarding in Ajaccio late afternoon. Departure around 06.00 pm (18h00), route to Sainte Barbe in Ajaccio Bay, dinner and night on board.

Day 2: Ajaccio – Sagone – Cargèse – (04h00)
After breakfast, set sail to the bay of Sagone or Cargèse (depending on meteorological conditions). Sagone is a small fisherman’s village hidden in the far end of a large bay bordered with a long white sandy beach. A few miles away, Cargèse is made of a harbour and a typical village, located in the heights. The town was long ago settled by a Greek colony. Lunch on board, nautical activities, relaxation, explore the village. Dinner.

Day 3: Sagone/ Cargèse – Golfe de Porto – Girolata- (03h00)
After breakfast, you will sail alongside the wild coast and admire its jagged heads and deep creeks, you will discover Cala di Palù and its renowned stone totems, and eventually the typical « Sugarloaf”. Mooring and lunch at the « Swimming Pool », a creek fringed with sheer rocks. You will enjoy swimming, snorkelling or kayaking. After lunch, you will set sail to Les Calanques de Piana, a sight of vast caves, red, orange and pink, granite cliffs and spiky spiralling carved into amazing animal like rock formations and then to the Gulf of Porto, a classified World Heritage site by UNESCO. You will bypass Capo Cenino before reaching one of the natural marvels of Corsica: the Gulf of Girolata, its Genoese bastion and its fisherman’s village. Mooring for the night in Girolata creek.

Day 4: Girolata – Calvi – (04h00)
After breakfast, sail to the Scandola Natural Reserve. With its wild coast, bordered with tortured reefs and islets, the protected reserve of Scandola is one of the most beautiful geological phenomenons in Corsica. Only day mooring is permitted within the reserve, which allows a temporary visit, thanks to the tender, of this reef’s labyrinth. Snorkelling will let you admire underwater cliffs and countless fish. Mooring and lunch in Scandola, then swimming and departure to Calvi.
Calvi, for centuries under Genoese domination, pretends that Christopher Columbus’s soul still inhabits the town. The quays are now crowded with lively bars and restaurants. Uptown, the narrow streets snake to the magnificent citadel. Mooring for the night in the marina.

Day 5: Calvi – Golfe de La Revallata – Girolata – (03h00)
In the morning, free time to visit Calvi and then departure to the Gulf of La Revellata: swimming; relaxation, snorkelling, kayaking. After lunch, the route to Girolata. South of Calvi, landscapes become wild, steep, and cut into a bright red granite. Sailing is the best way to discover the Natural Reserve of Scandola and Corsica’s beautiful coastal vistas. The volcanic origin of the island, as well as wind and water erosion, created breathtaking landscapes: abrupt cliffs, red rocks with tortured shapes, deserted creeks.

Further south, discover Girolata a small fisherman’s village, one of the last places on the coast that is inaccessible by roads and still inhabited. Girolata has a dreamlike quality that’s highlighted by the vivid red of the surrounding rocks. A short stretch of stony beach and a few houses are dominated by a stately watchtower, built by the Genoese later in the seventeenth century in the form of a small castle on a bluff overlooking the cove. Nautical activities and mooring for the night in Cala Muretta or Cala Vecchia.

Day 6: Bay of Girolata – Capo Rosso – Cala Di Palù – Sagone / Cargèse – (03h00)
Another call around Capo Rosso and its numerous belvederes, in order to visit the sites not seen during the first stop. Then sailing to Cargese, a typical harbour that became a famous Mediterranean seaside resort. Its history is stamped by the settlement of a Greek colony in the XVIIth century. Swimming, relaxation, nautical activities and mooring for the night.

Day 7: Bay of Sagone – Bay of Ajaccio – (04h00)
Morning sailing in the bay of Sagone, mooring for lunch then route to Ajaccio. Visit the city of Ajaccio in the late afternoon: Napoleon Bonaparte was born here, and take time to enjoy the relaxing atmosphere and wealth of cafes, restaurants and shops. Pass through the narrow streets and simply enjoy the lively quays of the harbour.

Day 8 : Ajaccio
Disembark at 09.00 am