Climbing with a Mountain Guide on the Cala Gonone Walls

What it is

Around Cala Gonone, the Supramonte limestone falls to the sea in grey and yellow walls, and that has made the Gulf of Orosei one of the sport-climbing destinations of the Mediterranean. The rock has good grip and is stable, and many routes face the sea. There are sectors for beginners and multi-pitch walls for experienced climbers.

If you have never climbed or do not know the area, the way to do it is with a guide. In Cala Gonone, the agency Prima Sardegna works with mountain guides who organise climbing outings and introductory courses, as well as via ferratas, abseils, canyons and the Selvaggio Blu, the multi-day trek along the Baunei coast.

What an outing is like

With a guide, the day is adapted to your level:

• If you have never climbed: a first outing or course at an easy sector, with the guide setting up the rope from above, to learn how to tie in, move on the wall and come down.
• If you already climb: the guide takes you to the sectors that suit your grade and saves you the time of finding the approaches, or accompanies you on a multi-pitch route.

Prima Sardegna does not publish on its website the duration or programme of each outing. Ask when booking what is included: equipment (harness, helmet, climbing shoes), transfer to the sector and number of people per guide.

Where you climb

Sardegna Turismo, the region's tourism website, highlights some places in the area:

• Buchi Arta: a sector near Cala Gonone reached by car from Dorgali following the Cala Luna sign, through dense woodland and then up the bends of the scala s'Arga.
• La Poltrona: grey slabs at the most panoramic point above Cala Gonone.
• Millennium: a route that crosses the cave of the same name.
• Arcadio: an amphitheatre of grey limestone with fifteen routes that drop towards yellow overhangs.

If you climb on your own, get a climbing guidebook to the area: it will tell you approaches, grades and the orientation of each sector.

When to go

You can climb all year thanks to the mild climate, but spring and autumn are the best seasons, with temperatures of about 15 to 25 °C. In summer the sun on the rock is very harsh: if you go in July or August, climb first thing or on shaded walls and leave the afternoon for the sea. In winter, on good days, there are very pleasant sectors in the sun.

Price and booking

Prima Sardegna does not publish the climbing fee in its 2026 price list: you ask. Book by phone, email or at its office, at Viale Lungomare Palmasera 32 in Cala Gonone. In high season book several days ahead, because the guides also go out on the Selvaggio Blu and canyons.

Who it is for

The introduction is for anyone in good shape, without fear of heights and keen to try. Teenagers usually enjoy it; for small children, ask the guide whether they work with that age. If you already climb, Cala Gonone is good for several days.

Combine it with

After a morning on the wall, in the afternoon you can go down to the sea with the kayak from Cala Gonone or relax at Cala Luna with the boat to the Grotta del Bue Marino. If you prefer walking, the Gola di Gorropu is a canyon in the same Supramonte.