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A turquoise Costa Brava cove below a rocky headland covered with pines

Costa Brava tour

A Costa Brava tour delivers a full day of kayaking and snorkelling from Barcelona. We compared 12 tours, prices from $34, free cancellation, the top tour rates 4.9 from 3,156 reviews. The outing includes lunch, with time to kayak, snorkel and cliff dive.

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$34

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48

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Shortest to longest

2–115h

Shortest: Sea Caves Kayaking
Longest: Montserrat & Girona

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All twelve, from Barcelona days to coastal kayaks

Eight of these run as a day trip to Costa Brava from Barcelona, eight to eleven and a half hours. Four more start on the coast itself, in Sant Feliu de Guíxols and Tossa de Mar, and last two to two and a half hours. Long days first.

Red kayaks paddling in a line under tall coastal cliffs
Most booked3,156 reviews
8 h

Costa Brava Tour: Kayak, Snorkel & Cliff Jump from Barcelona

★ 4.9 · 3 156 reviews

  • 8h, Kayak, snorkel and cliff dive on one day
  • Small group
  • Likely to sell out
  • Free cancellation
Kayakers in a narrow passage between high rock walls
1,396 reviewsOn the coast
2 h

Costa Brava: Sea Caves Kayaking and Snorkeling Tour

★ 4.7 · 1 396 reviews

  • 2h, Coves, caves and channels by kayak
  • Small group in S’Agaró Bay
  • Water activity
  • Free cancellation
Two paddlers in a yellow kayak on open blue water
Lowest price hereOn the coast
2 h

Costa Brava: Kayak & Snorkeling Tour — Sant Feliu de Guíxols

★ 4.7 · 562 reviews

  • 2h, Paddle past cliffs, coves and small islands
  • Starts on the coast, not in Barcelona
  • Bestseller
  • Free cancellation
A dark green vintage four-wheel drive parked by a red building
Tossa de Mar533 reviews
2 h

Vintage 4x4 Tour Costa Brava: Lloret de Mar & Hidden Gems

★ 4.9 · 533 reviews

  • 2h, Scenic viewpoints around Lloret de Mar
  • Small group
  • Two hours, starts on the coast
  • Free cancellation
A diver underwater above the rocks, one hand towards the camera
Tossa de Mar515 reviews
2.5 h

Tossa de Mar: PADI Discovery Scuba Diving in Costa Brava

★ 4.8 · 515 reviews

  • 2.5h, Your first dive, no experience needed
  • Guided, two and a half hours on the coast
  • Bestseller
  • Free cancellation
Small boats anchored in a blue bay, framed by pine branches
1,531 reviewsBus and boat
9 h

From Barcelona: Costa Brava Day Tour with Boat Trip

★ 4.8 · 1 531 reviews

  • 9h, Bus and boat day along the coast
  • Skip the line
  • Stops at Lloret de Mar and Tossa de Mar
  • Free cancellation
The rock pinnacles of Montserrat above the monastery buildings
1,972 reviewsLongest day here
11.5 h

Barcelona: Montserrat, Girona & Costa Brava Guided Day Trip

★ 4.8 · 1 972 reviews

  • 11.5h, Montserrat Monastery, Girona and the coast
  • Three stops on one guided day
  • Likely to sell out
  • Free cancellation
Kayakers at the foot of pine-covered rocks, seen from the water
Max 8 people602 reviews
10 h

From Barcelona: Costa Brava Kayak with Tim — Max 8

★ 4.9 · 602 reviews

  • 10h, Guided kayak and snorkel in hidden coves
  • Small group
  • Group capped at eight; lunch and photos
  • Free cancellation
The coloured houses of Girona standing along the river
Small group449 reviews
9 h

From Barcelona: Small Group Tour to Girona and Costa Brava

★ 4.8 · 449 reviews

  • 9h, Girona old town and a beach stop
  • Small group
  • The village of Peratallada on the way
  • Free cancellation
A railed viewpoint on the rocks above deep blue sea
2,098 reviewsPrivate option
10 h

Barcelona: Girona & Costa Brava Small Group Tour with Pickup

★ 4.8 · 2 098 reviews

  • 10h, Whitewashed villages and medieval Girona
  • Hotel pickup included
  • Bestseller
  • Free cancellation
Whitewashed village houses standing right on the beach
By van407 reviews
10 h

From Barcelona: Girona and Costa Brava Day Tour

★ 4.7 · 407 reviews

  • 10h, Girona old town and a swim in the sea
  • Round-trip by van; the village of Pals
  • Must book at least 1h in advance
  • Free cancellation
A turquoise cove below a pine-topped headland with white houses
Highest price here1,229 reviews
10 h

From Barcelona: Costa Brava Day Tour with Lunch

★ 4.8 · 1 229 reviews

  • 10h, Cliff-top botanical gardens on the way
  • Lunch in a local restaurant
  • Likely to sell out
  • Free cancellation

Two questions

Which Costa Brava day is yours?

Twelve tours, and they split in two. Eight are long days out of Barcelona, eight to eleven and a half hours with the drive in both directions. Four are short — two hours or so, and you need to already be on the coast to take them. Pick what matters and we point at one.

See it before you pay

What the coast actually looks like

Four frames from the water and one town inland, so you know what you are booking. Costa Brava cliff jumping is the rock and the drop in the third one. The sea here moves; these were shot on ordinary days, not perfect ones.

A line of sea kayaks on green water below a split in the Costa Brava cliffs

Under the cliffs

Orange kayaks in a line below the pines, where the rock splits.

Kayakers paddling through a dim sea cave towards the light at the far end

Inside a sea cave

The group paddles into the dark and out the far side.

A swimmer in mid-air leaving a red rock face above choppy green sea

The jump

A swimmer leaving the rock, green water and swell underneath.

Painted riverside houses and the cathedral tower in Girona, framed by the red iron bridge

Girona, from the red bridge

The painted houses on the river, on the long days inland.

Side by side

Two hours on the coast, or the whole day from Barcelona

The twelve tours split in two. Eight are full days out of Barcelona with the drive inside them; four are short trips you join on the coast itself — a Costa Brava kayak tour among them. These three show the difference.

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 Costa Brava: Kayak & Snorkeling Tour — Sant Feliu de GuíxolsTOP PICKCosta Brava Tour: Kayak, Snorkel & Cliff Jump from BarcelonaBarcelona: Girona & Costa Brava Small Group Tour with Pickup
Price per person$34$96$111
Total trip length2 hours8 hours10 hours
Cost per hour$17.00$12.00$11.10
Where it startsSant Feliu de GuíxolsBarcelonaBarcelona, pickup available
What you doKayak and snorkelKayak, snorkel, cliff jumpGirona, villages, coast
CancellationFree up to 24 hoursFree up to 24 hoursFree up to 24 hours
Rating4.7 · 5624.9 · 3,1564.8 · 2,098
Best forAlready staying on the coastOne day in the waterOld towns rather than swimming
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TOP PICK

Costa Brava Tour: Kayak, Snorkel & Cliff Jump from Barcelona

$96
Total trip length
8 hours
Cost per hour
$12.00
Where it starts
Barcelona
What you do
Kayak, snorkel, cliff jump
Cancellation
Free up to 24 hours
Rating
4.9 · 3,156
Best for
One day in the water
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Costa Brava: Kayak & Snorkeling Tour — Sant Feliu de Guíxols

$34
Total trip length
2 hours
Cost per hour
$17.00
Where it starts
Sant Feliu de Guíxols
What you do
Kayak and snorkel
Cancellation
Free up to 24 hours
Rating
4.7 · 562
Best for
Already staying on the coast
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Barcelona: Girona & Costa Brava Small Group Tour with Pickup

$111
Total trip length
10 hours
Cost per hour
$11.10
Where it starts
Barcelona, pickup available
What you do
Girona, villages, coast
Cancellation
Free up to 24 hours
Rating
4.8 · 2,098
Best for
Old towns rather than swimming
Check dates
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Verdict

Book the kayak day from Barcelona

It is the most booked tour here by a wide margin — 4.9 from 3,156 ratings, where the next listing has 2,098 — and at $96 it puts you in the water on the coast instead of looking at it through a coach window. Eight hours from Barcelona and back, with lunch included.

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Before you book

Four of these never leave from Barcelona

Eight of the twelve are full days out of the city, 8 to 11.5 hours with the drive inside them. The other four — two kayak and snorkel trips from Sant Feliu de Guíxols, a vintage 4x4 and a first PADI dive at Tossa de Mar — run 2 to 2.5 hours and start on the coast. Book one of those and you need to be there already.

Two-minute check

Which one actually fits your day?

Three things decide it: where your day starts, how much of it you can give, and what you want out of it. Answer them and you get one listing, with the catch named.

Where does your day start?Eight tours leave Barcelona; four run on the coast itself

How much of the day can you give?The long tours take eight hours and up, door to door

What do you most want out of it?This is the one that changes the answer

Answer the three questions above

You’ll get the one that fits your answers, and the thing about it that catches people out.

Six ways to see the coast

14,450 reviews across twelve listings here

Every rating here is the operator's own live figure, shown as published. We do not write reviews and we do not average other people's into a score of our own.

4.8

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Costa Brava Tour: Kayak, Snorkel & Cliff Jump from Barcelona

From $96 · 3,156 reviews

★★★★★

The full day most people book

Eight hours out of Barcelona: kayaking the coast, snorkelling over the rocks, and jumping off them if you want to. Lunch is included. Rated 4.9 across 3,156 reviews — the most reviewed of the twelve here.

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Costa Brava: Kayak & Snorkeling Tour — Sant Feliu de Guíxols

From $34 · 562 reviews

★★★★★

The cheapest way onto the water

Two hours from the beach at Sant Feliu de Guíxols, paddling past cliffs, coves and small islands, then snorkelling in clear Mediterranean water. You need to be on the coast already: this one does not leave Barcelona.

The coves these trips reach →

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Barcelona: Montserrat, Girona & Costa Brava Guided Day Trip

From $89 · 1,972 reviews

★★★★★

Monastery, old town and coast in one

Eleven and a half hours: the monastery at Montserrat, medieval Girona, then the Mediterranean at the end of it. The longest day on this page, and the one that gets the most into it.

Montserrat, and the day that fits it in →

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From Barcelona: Costa Brava Day Tour with Boat Trip

From $64 · 1,531 reviews

★★★★★

Bus one way, boat the other

Nine hours taking in Lloret de Mar and Tossa de Mar, which the listing calls the Pearl of the Costa Brava, with part of the day done from the water rather than the road.

Seeing the coast from the water →

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Tossa de Mar: PADI Discovery Scuba Diving in Costa Brava

From $84 · 515 reviews

★★★★★

Your first breath underwater

Two and a half hours at Tossa de Mar for a PADI Discover Scuba dive, with no experience needed and a guide beside you the whole time. Another one you have to be on the coast for.

What a day on this coast covers →

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Vintage 4x4 Tour Costa Brava: Lloret de Mar & Hidden Gems

From $39 · 533 reviews

★★★★★

The coast from a vintage 4x4

Two hours around Lloret de Mar in a vintage 4x4: viewpoints, historic sites and the corners you would otherwise drive straight past. Small group, and it starts at Tossa de Mar.

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What it really costs

Two kinds of day, two kinds of price

One name covers two different days. Eight listings are full days that leave Barcelona and run 8 to 11.5 hours. Four are short trips that start on the coast itself and run two. Here is what each one asks for.

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What you bookPriceHow longWhere it starts
Kayak and snorkel from the coast$34–$382 hoursSant Feliu de Guíxols
A vintage 4x4 along the coast$392 hoursTossa de Mar
A first dive, no experience needed$842.5 hoursTossa de Mar
A full day out of the city$64–$1118–11.5 hoursBarcelona
The same day with lunch in it$12910 hoursBarcelona
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Costs the listing doesn't show you

  • Getting to the start. The four short trips begin in Sant Feliu de Guíxols and Tossa de Mar, not in Barcelona. You need to be on the coast already.
  • The road is part of the day. A full day out of Barcelona runs 8 to 11.5 hours door to door, and the drive north and back sits inside that number.
  • Lunch, unless the listing names it. Three listings put a meal in the price. On the other nine you buy your own, wherever the group happens to stop.
  • Swimwear and a towel. The paddling, snorkelling and diving trips put you in the sea, and what you change into afterwards is your own to pack.

What is genuinely included

  • Guided paddling on both Sant Feliu de Guíxols kayak trips
  • Snorkelling stops in the coves, channels and sea caves
  • Lunch on the two kayak days and the day tour with lunch
  • The road out of Barcelona and back on the full-day listings
  • A first dive with no experience, guided, from Tossa de Mar

The honest answer

Is a Costa Brava tour worth it?

Yes — but which half of this page you book changes the answer entirely. Eight listings spend 8 to 11.5 hours taking you out of Barcelona and back. Four spend two hours on the coast itself. The first buys the coast and a town with it; the second buys the water, from $34.

What makes it worth it

  • Coves, channels and sea caves that no road on this coast reaches
  • Costa Brava cliff diving and snorkelling stops on the full-day kayak trip
  • Medieval Girona on four listings, and Montserrat on one of them
  • Lloret de Mar and Tossa de Mar by bus and by boat on one day
  • A first dive, no experience needed, for $84 and two and a half hours

Keep in mind

  • A full day out of Barcelona takes 8 to 11.5 hours of it
  • The four short trips do not start in the city — be on the coast
  • Kayaking and diving depend on the sea, and no listing promises it
  • The $129 day costs twice the $64 one for a similar length
  • Lunch sits in three of the twelve prices, and not in the rest
Twelve tours compared by what the day gives you →

How the day runs

A Costa Brava day trip itinerary, hour by hour

  1. Out of Barcelona

    The full-day listings leave the city in the morning and drive north to the coast. Eight of the twelve work this way, and the road is counted inside the 8 to 11.5 hours.

  2. A town on the water

    On the bus and boat day that means Lloret de Mar and Tossa de Mar, which the listing calls the Pearl of the Costa Brava. On the Girona days it is a whitewashed village.

  3. Into the water, or into the old town

    The kayak day swaps the coach for a paddle: coves, sea caves, snorkelling and a cliff jump. The Girona days spend these hours in the medieval centre instead.

  4. In the price, or on you

    Three listings include a meal — the two kayak days and the day tour that eats in a local restaurant. On the other nine, lunch is bought wherever the group stops.

  5. The second half of the day

    Montserrat sits on one itinerary, Girona on four, a swim in the Mediterranean on another. The 11.5-hour day is long because it takes the monastery and the coast in one go.

  6. Back in the city

    The shortest full day is eight hours, the longest 11.5, so the evening is gone. If you want this coast without the driving, the two-hour trips below are the other half of the page.

The two-hour trips that start on the coast →
A Costa Brava bay seen through pine trees, with yachts anchored in turquoise water

Best time of day

The long days start early, the short ones fit anywhere

Two things decide this, and neither of them is the weather. The eight full days out of Barcelona run 8 to 11.5 hours, so one of them is your whole day and the drive sits inside it. The four short trips last 2 to 2.5 hours and start on the coast itself, so a kayak at Sant Feliu de Guíxols or a first dive at Tossa de Mar leaves the rest of the day to you. Staying in the city, you book the long day. Already on the coast, you book the short one.

On the ground

What this coast actually looks like

Kayaks floating inside a narrow rock channel where the daylight stops

Into the sea caves

Kayaks in a rock channel the road never reaches.

A small sandy cove with parasols and swimmers below steep cliffs

A cove from above

Sand, parasols and clear water at the foot of the cliffs.

A medieval stone tower on the headland above the beach at Tossa de Mar

Tossa de Mar

The old walls stand straight above the town beach.

The wide stone staircase leading up to the cathedral front in Girona

Girona

The cathedral steps, in the old town the day tours stop at.

What it's like

Two different days, one name on the ticket

The twelve listings on this page share a name and almost nothing else. Eight of them are full days that leave Barcelona and give you back the evening. Four are two hours long and start on the coast itself. Knowing which one you are looking at is most of the decision.

The long version begins with a road. You leave the city in the morning, head north, and the driving is inside the eight to eleven and a half hours the listing quotes. Nobody enjoys that part, and it is the honest reason a day out here costs between $64 and $129.

What it buys is a coast of coves rather than a beach. The bus and boat day takes in Lloret de Mar and Tossa de Mar, which the listing calls the Pearl of the Costa Brava, and puts part of the day on the water so you see the cliffs from below as well as above.

The kayak day is the one people book most. You paddle the coastline, stop to snorkel, and jump from the rocks into the sea, with lunch in the price. It carries 3,156 reviews at 4.9, more than any other listing here, and it runs eight hours from Barcelona.

Then there are the town days. Four listings stop in Girona, where the medieval centre and the Roman history are the point, and one of those adds the monastery at Montserrat before the coast — which is why it runs eleven and a half hours and why it is the fullest day on offer.

The short half of the page is a different holiday. From Sant Feliu de Guíxols two trips paddle out into the coves, channels and sea caves of S’Agaró Bay for two hours, from $34. From Tossa de Mar a vintage 4x4 climbs to viewpoints above Lloret de Mar, and a guided first dive takes people underwater who have never done it.

Across the twelve, 14,450 people have left a review and the average sits at 4.81. That is a lot of evidence for a coast most visitors give a single day. The second-busiest listing, the Girona small-group day, holds 2,098 of those reviews on its own.

So the choice is geography, not quality. Staying in Barcelona, you book a full day and accept the road. Staying on the coast, you book two hours and keep the rest. Tours run from roughly March to October, so the calendar decides the rest for you.

While you're here

Two hours on the coast, without the coach

These three start on the coast itself, not in Barcelona. Two hours, or two and a half, and you need to be down here already.

Practical

What to know before you pick a day

Four things decide which of the twelve suits you: where you are staying, how many hours you will give it, whether you want to be in the water, and what the season allows.

Full days out of Barcelona

Eight listings, 8 to 11.5 hours, $64 to $129. The drive north and back is inside that time.

The kayak day

Coves, sea caves, snorkelling and a jump from the rocks, with lunch in the price. Eight hours, $96.

Girona, and Montserrat

Four listings stop in medieval Girona. One of them adds the monastery at Montserrat on the same day.

Bus and boat

One day sees Lloret de Mar and Tossa de Mar, the listing’s Pearl of the Costa Brava, partly from the water.

Two hours on the coast

Four trips start in Sant Feliu de Guíxols or Tossa de Mar: kayak, snorkel, a vintage 4x4, a first dive.

Twelve tours, compared →

Best time

When these tours run

Tours run from roughly March to October. That is the calendar of the region, not a promise from any operator, and it tells you about dates rather than weather.

Mar – May

The season opens

The calendar starts around March. The further back you look, the thinner the dates get, so the live listings are the only honest guide.

Jun – Aug

Everything running

The middle of the window, when both halves of this page are on sale: the full days out of Barcelona and the two-hour trips on the coast.

Sep – Oct

The window closes

The last of the season. Dates are still there in October, and the listings start dropping off the calendar after it.

Nov – Feb

Outside the window

Outside roughly March to October, expect little. Check the live listings before you plan a day around any of them.

The coves these tours actually reach →

Worth knowing

Six things that aren't in the listing

01

Two kinds of day share one name. Eight listings are full days out of Barcelona. Four are two-hour trips that start on the coast and never go near the city.

02

The cheapest trip is $34, and it is a two-hour paddle from Sant Feliu de Guíxols. Compare it with the other short trips, not with a day out of Barcelona.

03

Lunch sits in three prices only. The two kayak days and the day tour with lunch, which eats in a local restaurant. Everywhere else the meal is yours to find.

04

The sea decides, not the forecast. Paddling, snorkelling and diving happen on the water, and nothing on this page promises you a calm one.

05

One listing shows a range of one to ten hours. It is one of the Girona days, so check which departure you are actually booking before you pay.

06

Montserrat is a mountain, not the coast. The 11.5-hour day puts the monastery and the sea into one trip, which is exactly why it is the longest.

Common questions

Costa Brava tours, answered

How much does a Costa Brava tour cost?

$34 buys the cheapest trip here: two hours of kayaking and snorkelling from Sant Feliu de Guíxols. The eight full days out of Barcelona run from $64 to $129, the top of that range being the ten-hour day with lunch. The four short coastal trips sit between $34 and $84.

Is a day out of Barcelona worth it?

It depends on your hours. A full day takes 8 to 11.5 of them, with the road north and back inside that, and gives you the coves, a town like Girona or the monastery at Montserrat. If you are already staying on the coast, two hours and $34 put you in the same water.

How long do these tours take?

Eight hours to eleven and a half for the full days out of Barcelona, and two to two and a half for the trips that start on the coast. One Girona listing shows a range of one to ten hours, so check which departure you are booking.

Do these tours include lunch?

Three of the twelve do. The eight-hour kayak day from Barcelona has lunch in the price, so does the small-group kayak trip, and the ten-hour day tour with lunch eats in a local restaurant. On the other nine, the meal is yours to buy.

Where do the short coastal trips start?

Two kayak and snorkel trips start in Sant Feliu de Guíxols; the vintage 4x4 and the guided first dive start in Tossa de Mar. None of the four collects you in Barcelona, so they suit a stay on the coast rather than a day out of the city.

Can you kayak and snorkel on the same trip?

Yes. Both Sant Feliu de Guíxols trips paddle out to coves, channels and sea caves and snorkel there, for two hours. The eight-hour day from Barcelona does the same thing at a longer length and adds a jump from the rocks, with lunch.

When do these tours run?

Tours run from roughly March to October. That is the calendar of the region rather than a promise from an operator, and outside it the dates thin out. The live listings are the only place the real calendar shows.

Which tour has the most reviews?

The eight-hour kayak, snorkel and cliff jump day from Barcelona: 3,156 reviews at 4.9. The Girona small-group day is next with 2,098. Across all twelve listings there are 14,450 reviews and an average of 4.81.

Why trust this page

How we put this together

Read off the live listings

Prices, durations, ratings and review counts come from each tour’s own listing and are refreshed when this page is rebuilt.

How we pick

All twelve bookable Costa Brava tours are on this page, including the short ones that start on the coast. Nobody pays to be featured.

Where the day starts

Eight tours leave Barcelona and four begin in Sant Feliu de Guíxols or Tossa de Mar. We never blur the two.

What we do not promise

Kayaking and diving depend on the sea, and the operators state that in their own listings. We repeat what they say and add nothing.

A guided group paddling orange kayaks under the cliffs of the Costa Brava

The answer

Kayak the coast on your day out

If you have one day out of Barcelona, book the kayak, snorkel and cliff jump tour at $96: 3,156 travellers rated it 4.9, where the next listing has 2,098, and lunch is included. Already on the coast? The two-hour kayak from Sant Feliu de Guíxols is $34.

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Costa Brava Tour: Kayak, Snorkel & Cliff Jump from Barcelona

★ 4.9 · 3 156 reviews · Free cancellation 24 h

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