The 8 Gran Canaria Sailing Tours We Would Step Aboard

1.From Puerto de Mogán: Sailboat Trip with Food and Drinks

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 293 reviews · 4 hours · from $100Our pick

Set sail from Puerto de Mogán for four relaxed hours with Marek and Dagmara. You can help steer, watch the sails fill, enjoy lunch with beer, wine, and soft drinks, then snorkel from a quiet southern beach. Hotel pickup is available across Gran Canaria’s main resort area.

“It was a wonderful experience,very well organized and very good food,,Aur guide of New Karolka (both,husband and wife) were amazing, from sailing to all the details about the area includind history of the place,they made aur trip a very pleasant and memorable experience. If you go to Canary Islands you have to take this trip! I was with my husband and friends,and we enjoyed every minute of the trip. Thank you!”

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2.Sailing Trip and Snorkeling (max. 8 people)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 181 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $92Best value

Join Marek and Mara aboard the eight-person yacht New Karolka for four hours off Gran Canaria’s southwest coast. You can help hoist the sails or steer, then stop in a quiet bay for swimming, snorkeling, and stand-up paddleboarding. Lunch, beer, wine, and soft drinks are included, with hotel pickup available.

“It isn't a party boat with 80 people crammed in, just 8 people. My third time taking this trip, each time I go to Canary Islands I will be doing it, a great couple, sailing along the coast etc. Clean, safe, and a load of fun. The couple whose boat it is are friendly, knowledagble etc. I highly recommend it!! You stop halfway and if you want go swimming in the ocean.”

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3.Maspalomas Sunset Sailing Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12 reviews · 150 minutes - 3 hours · from $395 whole boat, up to 6

Join Maria and Christoph aboard a private sailboat from Pasito Blanco for a relaxed cruise past the Faro of Maspalomas and its famous dunes. You’ll receive cava, water, island cheese, multilingual service, and sunset music. Choose 150 minutes of sailing or three hours with a possible swim stop, weather permitting.

“We had an excellent time! Christoph was so knowledgeable about Gran Caneria and about the coastlines we saw (as well as an excellent captain). Maria was so kind and attentive- took some lovely photos for us throughout and made the experience really memorable! 10/10 would recommend you choose this experience!”

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4.Pasito Blanco : Private sailing tour with food & drinks

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · 3 - 7 hours · from $524 whole boat, up to 6

Join Christoph and Maria of Blue Dream Sailing for a private trip from Pasito Blanco, with pickup from Bahia Feliz to Puerto de Mogan. Your captain chooses the best route for the weather, then serves cava, drinks, and tapas while you swim, snorkel, sunbathe, and watch for marine life. The boat suits groups of up to six.

“The hosts were so nice and did everything to make it a special day. The boat is absolutely stunning. The food and drinks were excellent. especially the spread of food”

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5.From Puerto de Mogán: Private Sailing Trip & Snorkeling

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · 3 hours · from $577 whole boat, up to 8

Set sail from Puerto de Mogán on a private three-hour trip around southern Gran Canaria with the New Karolka crew. Help raise the sails, try the helm, enjoy tapas, wine, beer, and soft drinks, then stop at a quiet bay for snorkeling and stand-up paddleboarding. Hotel pickup is offered from selected southern resorts.

“We spent a wonderful afternoon on the sea with a lovely crew”

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6.From las Palmas : Day sailing experience along the coast

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · from $204 whole boat, up to 3

Set out from Las Palmas Marina with a professional skipper and deckhand for a private coastal cruise. You can take the helm under supervision, swim or snorkel from the boat, and enjoy views of Las Palmas from offshore. Snorkeling gear, fuel, mooring fees, and insurance are included. Confirm the exact duration before booking, as the details mention 2, 4, and 7-hour options.

“I loved it. she was a very nice lady with us today. he was informative and let us steer. an experience of a lifetime.”

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7.Puerto Rico: Sailing excursion with swim, drinks and tapas.

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 6 reviews · from $606 whole boat, up to 6

Join Keep Sailing from Puerto Rico for four hours among Gran Canaria’s quiet coves and cliffs. Stop to swim and snorkel, enjoy tapas with beer or soft drinks, and ask the skipper for a short sailing lesson. Vanessa and Carlos have been praised for friendly, capable guiding, though sailing depends on wind and weather.

“Vanessa and Carlos did a lovely tour with us. The wind wasn't strong enough to set the sails, but we still had fun and saw some beautiful bays.”

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8.4-hour Private Sailing Tour in the South of Gran Canaria

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · from $984 whole boat, up to 8

Join Juan Vicente Cardet Borillo for a private sailing trip along southwest Gran Canaria. Your group of up to eight will pass the Tasarte and Tasartico valleys, pause in a natural cove for swimming and snorkeling, and enjoy food, drinks, and open-water views away from built-up resort areas.

“We had a great day sailing yesterday. Our captain was funny and made our trip a great one. He was full of knowledge of the area and it felt like was was sailing with a freind. Perfect day with great company.”

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