# A night in Xàbia: kayak, an introductory dive and coves beneath the Montgó

On Saturday, kayaking with snorkelling from La Granadella and the afternoon at the lighthouse; on Sunday, an introductory dive or a boat trip with a swim, and the Portitxol cove before heading back.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/valencian-community/xabia-javea/itineraries/one-night-diving-and-coves-xabia · Revisado: 2026-11-13

Dónde: Xàbia (Jávea)

Xàbia fits into a day, but with a night you can fit in what needs calm: kayaking on Saturday in the morning sea, and on Sunday a first scuba dive or a boat trip with a swim, with no rush to go back. Everything is under half an hour by car between the port, the Arenal and the southern coves.

## Where to sleep

AccommodationWhereWho for

Hotel VillaNaranjosOpposite the Arenal beachFamilies: 25 m pool and free cots

Hotel JáveaCalle Pío X, 100 m from the beachCouples: breakfast in the penthouse with views over the bay

Hostal CarrióCalle Virgen de los ÁngelesThose looking for something small: five doubles

## What changes with the season?

From June to September the southern coves have paid parking and a barrier: arrive before 10:00 or use the Granadella tourist train, which in 2026 ran from 3 July to 13 September. In May, June, September and October the water is already pleasant and access is easier. The Cova Tallada requires authorisation in season; if you want to see it, swap the Granadella kayak for the Cova Tallada one, with the same company.

## With children

The kayak is from age 14 and the boat introductory dive from 10. With younger children, the plan is the bay boat with a swim (free up to age 3), the lighthouse and the Arenal, and the VillaNaranjos, with a pool and the beach in front.

## El plan

### Saturday · 9:30 · Kayak and snorkel from La Granadella
With Kayak Javea, two and a half hours to the Cova del Llop Marí and the Isla del Descubridor. €50, from age 14 and able to swim.

### Saturday · 12:15 · A swim at La Granadella
With the parking already paid for, stay at the Blue Flag cove.

### Saturday · 14:15 · Rice at Mezquida
Cooked over vine-cutting fire, on the road to Cabo de la Nao.

### Saturday · 16:00 · Cap de Sant Antoni lighthouse
An interpretation space next to the lighthouse, free, until 17:00.

### Saturday · 21:00 · Dinner at the port or the Arenal
Noray, at the port, or La Perla de Jávea, on the Avenida de la Llibertat.

### Sunday · 10:00 · Introductory dive
From a boat at 12 m with Buceo Cabo la Nao (€150, from age 10) or at shallow depth with Diving Javea (from €90). With small children, the bay boat trip with a swim from Mundo Marino.

### Sunday · 13:00 · Cala de la Barraca or Portitxol
A swim facing the island, 300 m from the shore, and home in the afternoon.

## Un consejo más

Book the kayak and the diving for different days: that way you have leeway if the state of the sea forces you to change an outing.

## Cuándo no ir

Going up to La Granadella or Portitxol at midday in August without a plan B: with the car park full, the barrier does not open.

## Dónde dormir if you're driving
- **Hotel VillaNaranjos Jávea**: Seven floors above the Arenal
VillaNaranjos is at pasaje Génova, 12, facing Arenal beach, Xàbia's fine-sand, shallow-water beach, with the Montgó in view. It is a large hotel: 150 rooms spread over seven floors, with gardens, a pool and an entertainment programme that runs almost all year. Reception is staffed 24 hours and the hotel is open all year. For a beach holiday with children, in which the day is split between the sand and the pool, it is designed for exactly that; anyone looking for silence or a small hotel will find another atmosphere in the village.
A terrace in every room
The rooms are single, double or triple, and all have a furnished terrace. Beds are 90 cm, 1.05 m or double. They have air conditioning and heating, a desk, parquet floor, satellite television with international channels, free wifi, fridge and minibar; the bathroom, with bath or shower, has a hairdryer and toiletries. The safe is charged separately. There are family and non-smoking rooms, and cots are free if you ask.
Pool, buffet and entertainment
The 25-metre outdoor pool is seasonal, with solarium, sunbeds and garden; beside it, a summer bar that opens from spring to the end of summer. For winter there is a heated bar and a glassed-in terrace with café. The restaurant is a local and international buffet, with rice dishes, salads, fish, meat, cheese, cured meats, pastries and fruit; if you go on an excursion, they prepare packed meals. The website does not publish buffet hours or whether it sells half board: ask when you book.
In summer the entertainment includes sports tournaments, archery, children's and water activities, theme nights, a disco and excursions, plus aqua gym in the pool. In winter it comes down to theme nights, contests and dance classes. There is a reading room, a television room and a board games room, laundry, lift and luggage storage. At reception they speak Spanish, English, French and German.
Car, dog and prices
The hotel has private paid parking; the website does not say how much it costs. Pets are not allowed. It also does not publish stars, check-in and check-out times or fixed rates; it does offer special prices from seven nights. Book on its online engine, on 915 31 22 94 (central reservations) or on 965 79 00 50.
From the Arenal you have La Perla de Jávea on foot, a rice restaurant from 1984 on avenida de la Llibertat. By car, the Cabo de la Nao road leads to La Barraca and the Portitxol and to the Granadella, and the port, from which the boat around the bay leaves, is on the other side of the bay.
- **Hotel Jávea**: On Calle Pío X, a step from the harbour
The Hotel Jávea is at number 5 Calle Pío X, in the harbour area of Xàbia and about 100 metres from the sea. It is a 24-room hotel, open all year, and its trump card is the top floor: that is where the Attico restaurant is, with an air-conditioned dining room that looks over the whole bay. From the door you can walk to the fish market, the tourist office and the boats that leave for the coves; by car, the AP-7 is close.
Interior and exterior
The rooms are singles and doubles, and are divided into interior and exterior: the price changes according to where they are and what you see from them, so if you want a window onto the street or the sea, ask when you book. All have individual heating and air conditioning, television, telephone, safe, hairdryer, fridge, minibar, wooden floors and free wifi. In the bathroom you can choose between a shower or a bath.
In the common areas there is a lounge with café bar, a terrace bar, room service and left-luggage. Reception arranges car and bicycle hire. The hotel has no parking of its own, but points to a free car park nearby. The website does not publish stars, rates, check-in and check-out times or pet or children policy: write to info@hotel-javea.com or phone 965 795 461 or 965 796 457.
Breakfast and dinner at the Attico
Breakfast is continental and is served in the Attico, facing the sea. The same dining room works as a Mediterranean market-cuisine restaurant, with set menus and à la carte; the website gives no prices or hours, and booking is on a separate phone, 653 339 698. The tourist office includes it in its list of local-cuisine restaurants.
What you have on foot from here
The harbour is the district of Duanes de la Mar: the arrival of the fishing boats, the fish market and the church of Loreto. In the same area leaves the boat trip around the bay with a swim and, for rice dishes, Noray is on the harbour front. The harbour tourist office is open all year. For the rest of the coast, from Cap de Sant Antoni to the southern coves, you need a car or the bike you hire at reception.
- **Hostal Restaurante Carrió**, desde 35 € / night: Three generations of Carrió
Don Juan Carrió opened the hostal in 1970 at calle Virgen de los Ángeles, 31, in Xàbia's old town. In 2000 his son Federico renovated it, and he runs it today with his wife, Ana, and his sister, Naci. It is a small place, with rooms above an eatery, in the upper village and not on the coast: the port and the Arenal are a few minutes by car. For anyone looking for a cheap place to sleep in Xàbia, with the car parked and home cooking downstairs, it fits; for anyone who wants to step from the room onto the sand, it does not.
Rooms and what they cost
The website talks of five fully equipped doubles and its price table adds single rooms. All have a private bathroom, television, air conditioning and heating. The published rates are per night:

Low season (January to May, October and November): single €35, double €60.
High season (Christmas, Easter and June to September): single €50, double €75.

The rates appear under the heading "rooms with breakfast", but the website does not detail what the breakfast includes: confirm when you book. There are special prices for companies. The hostal has private parking, which in Xàbia's old town saves driving round in circles. It does not publish check-in and check-out times or whether it admits animals: ask before arriving.
The kitchen downstairs
The restaurant serves traditional Valencian cooking with seasonal local produce. From Monday to Friday at midday there is a €14 menu, with three starters and three mains to choose from; on public holidays there is no set menu. There are also recommended menus from €19 to €23.50 and a menu, with lobster rice, paella, fideuà and arroz a banda. Xàbia's tourist office includes it among restaurants serving local cooking.
It is open from 9:00 to 18:00 and closes on Tuesdays, the staff's rest day. It does not serve dinner: for the evening you will have to go down to the port, where Noray serves dinner on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, or to the Arenal, where La Perla de Jávea serves dinner Tuesday to Sunday.
Getting there and booking
Book directly, by phone on 965 79 12 19 or on the mobile 618 596 361, or by email at info@hostalcarriojavea.es; the website also has a contact form. With a car, the hostal works as a base for the southern coves: the Cabo de la Nao road leads to Cala Granadella, and in summer it is worth checking beforehand how the barrier access to the coves works.