Viajes Isla Tabarca

Viajes Isla Tabarca is a family company in Santa Pola founded in 1972, according to its website, which carries passengers to Tabarca under the name Catamarán Nueva Tabarca. It has three glass-bottomed catamarans, for 750 people in total, which leave from the Santa Pola Fishing Port, at Avenida de los Baños, 1.

The boat and the crossing

The crossing takes about 25 minutes. On the way out, the catamaran stops for about ten minutes in the marine reserve so you can see the seabed through the four glass viewing windows in the hull, without getting wet or putting on any equipment; with the stop, the full journey is 35 to 40 minutes. The boat admits pushchairs and sets no luggage limit.

Tickets and times

The return ticket costs €15 online for over-8s and €12 for ages 4 to 8; under-4s and dogs travel free. It is open: no fixed return time and valid for the whole season. If bought online, you board with the QR code through the priority queue. In July and August there are departures from Santa Pola at 10:00, 11:30, 13:00, 15:30 and 17:00, and returns from Tabarca at 10:45, 12:15, 13:45, 16:15 and 17:45. It operates every day, public holidays included, from 2 March to 31 October.

If the weather is bad

The boat sails whenever the sea allows. If it cannot sail, it notifies anyone who bought online and lets them change the date or ask for a refund. For same-day questions, call or write on WhatsApp to 623 526 591.