Boat trips around Cabo de Gata

We start in Las Negras beach direction to La Isleta del Moro, there we’ll visit El cuervo’s and Las Palomas’ caves whilst contemplating the amazing cliffs of La Molata and the San Ramón castle. We pass through El Playazo, a beautiful beach in front of the Rodalquilar valley with clear waters and sand from the ancient coral reefs. Rodalquilar is known for its abandoned gold mines (maybe we’ll tell you where the gold is). After El Playazo the landscape changes and we enter the volcano where we are able to see columns of crystallised lava that were used for cobblestones. Then we enter the Bergatín fully reserve cove. From there we’ll find magic cliffs with weird forms and colours that make us appreciate the geological wealth of this landscape. We finish our trip in La Polacra, scenery of one of the oldest shipwrecks from where the place name comes. As the background La Isleta del Moro, Los Escullos and the old Los Frailes’ volcanic domes.
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We start in La Isleta direction to San José. La Isleta is a fishers’ quarter where the millennial fishing techniques are still in use. Sailing to San José we see the Arco’s beach and the Embarcadero’s cove. Next we have San Felipe’s castle, built on ancient reef beaches that have created a soft calcareous rock that has been transformed by the wind into whimsical and magical figures. We turn the esparto’s and rocket’s points where the first Spanish rocket was launched; this was due to the depopulation of the area and the low risk of accidents. We go through the Escullos’ cliffs, name that comes from the shoals (in Spanish escollos) that complicated sailing for those who didn’t know the seabed. In the itinerary we find several hidden coves, such as Piedra Galera’s beach , Cortada’s cove, Chica’s cove and Tomate’s cove, a shelter from the winds where we’ll have the opportunity to jump into the water to take a peek of the wonderful under water.
Behind the mountain, we find the Bentonite quarries, a volcanic ash of interesting texture that has several industrial uses. We finish the ride in Higuera’s cove and San José, an old fishermen population that has now become one of the main touristic places of the Park.
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From La Isleta we can also go to the East, direction to Las Negras. As soon as we get away from the village through the fishermen’s boats, we are able to admire the promontory barely connected to the land that names the village. The seagulls flying playfully with the airflow and the Frailes’ mountains as the perfect background. Next, we have the Peñón Blanco’s beach.
On the way we pass through Los Toros’ cove where a little pine forest surprises in the driest weather of Europe. In the background we can see the Amatistas’ viewpoint under which we can see the amethyst (amatista in Spanish), the amazing rose quartz.
We continue to El Carnaje, a beach with lava “bowls” surrounded by the sea. At the back, La Polacra or dark stone and above it, Los Lobos’ hill. From that point starts La Polacra fully reserve and we enter the other itinerary: Las Negras and volcanoes; arriving to El Playazo and going through the coves of La Polacra and Bergatin.
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From Las Negras we can also go to the villages of Agua Amarga and Carboneras. We first pass through the Black hill and Hernandez’s cove. And then, we arrive to San Pedro’s cove, only spot with sweet water next to a beach. Watching over the cove, we find San Pedro’s castle and in front of this paradise, we see San Pedro’s small island, Javana’s point and Montoya’s and Chumba’s coves; all of them corners that we cannot access by land and that conceal rocks with beautiful and whimsical forms. We finish in Puente’s cove where we can swim and snorkel before heading back to Las Negras.
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