Shore Excursions - South Sardinia

Legend

Cultural experience: learn the history of Sardinia and visit our cities, villages and archaeological sites

Taste of Sardinia: enjoy our cuisine and our famous wines

Active: have fun with some light activities

Active – Sport: challenge yourselves with some sport

Beach Experience: time to chill out at our beautiful beaches

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harbour

Why choose F.A.Travel?

Because we have been providing ground services in Sardinia for
the last 30 years
Because we are present in the whole island with our offices in
Cagliari and Olbia
Because the most important tour operators in Europe choose
our services every year
Because we will arrange a training and free trials for your Shore
Excursion Manager on board in order to maximize the sales of
the excursions
Because by increasing the sales of excursions you will achieve
a double goal: you will cut your costs during the lunch hours and
of course you will increase your income with our commissions

Cultural Experience: Locations

Distance Cagliari harbour
1. Poetto Beach: 6 Km – 15 minutes
2. Nora: 38 Kms – 50 minutes
3. Barumini: 64 Kms – 70 minutes
4. San Sperate: 25 Kms – 30 minutes
5. Sant’Antioco: 87 Kms – 75 minutes

Cultural Experience Cagliari Sightseeing

Category: Cultural Experience
Difficulty Level: Easy
Duration: 4 hrs
Minimum Participants: 2
Meals: Not included
Guide: Included
Transportation: Minivan or Bus (depending on
the number of participants)
Recommendations: Comfortable clothing and
shoes

Cultural Experience Cagliari Sightseeing

You will find a bus and a guide waiting for you at Cagliari
harbour. An ancient city with a long history, Cagliari has seen
the occupation of several civilisations (Rome, Catalunya,
Spain, Pisa, Piedmont). It was the capital of the Kingdom of
Sardinia (which in the 1861 became the Kingdom of Italy) from
1324 to 1720 and from 1798 to 1815. Seat of the important
University of Cagliari and the Primate Roman Catholic
archdiocese of Sardinia, the city is an important regional
cultural, educational, political and artistic centre, known for its
diverse Art Nouveau architecture and several monuments. It is
also Sardinia's economic and industrial hub, having one of the
biggest ports in the Mediterranean sea, an international airport,
and the 28th highest income rate in Italy, comparable to
several Northern cities, such as Turin, Vicenza and Genoa.
The tour will start with a few stops with photo opportunities at
Poetto beach (the closest and most popular beach to Cagliari,
with its 8 kilometres of sand), Basilica of Bonaria (built in the
early 14th century) and Monte Urpinu park, with its beautiful
panorama. Then you will reach the city centre of Cagliari. Here
you have to leave the bus and continue on foot along the
panoramic area of viale Buon Cammino. Then, through the
gate Porta Cristina you will enter the historical area. You will
walk through the narrow streets of the barrio where you will
admire the tower of San Pancrazio, the Cathedral dedicated to
Santa Maria, the Vice-Roy palace and the archbishop's seat.
The last stop will be the Bastion of Saint Remy: the
monumental building realized in white limestone of Bonaria.
Right under the Bastion there is the busiest shopping area of
the town, via Manno and via Garibaldi where you will have a
shopping stop.

Cultural Experience Nora Ruins and Cagliari

Difficulty Level: Moderate
Duration: 7 hrs
Meals: Lunch included
Guide: Included
Recommendations : Comfortable clothing and
shoes

Cultural Experience Nora Ruins and Cagliari

harbour. About 45 kms far from Cagliari, on the West Coast
you will have to chance to have a fully guided tour of the ruins
of the ancient city of Nora. According to the legend , Nora was
founded by a group of Iberians led by Norax , a mythological
hero son of Eriteide and the god Hermes. It is believed to be
the first town founded in Sardinia and to have been settled by
the ancient Sherden or the Nuraghi people, however after
colonization by Phoenicians and a period of domination by
Carthage the town came under Roman control after the
conquest of Sardinia in 238 BC. At 12:30 you will be back in
Cagliari and have a nice walk for some shopping. Then you’ll
have lunch in a typical Sardinian restaurant.

After lunch you’ll enjoy a bus sightseeing tour. The tour will
start with a few stops with photo opportunities at Poetto beach
(the closest and most popular beach to Cagliari, with its 8
kilometres of sand), Basilica of Bonaria (built in the early 14th
century) and Monte Urpinu park, with its beautiful panorama.

Cultural Experience Barumini and Giara
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Duration: 7 hrs 30 mns
Meals: Lunch included
Guide: Included
shoes

Cultural Experience Barumini and Giara

harbour. After about 1 hour drive you will reach Barumini,
where you will visit the most famous Nuraghi complex. A
nuraghe (plural: Nuraghi) is a monumental tower made of huge
stones roughly worked. A nuraghe might stand as a single
tower or several nuraghi might be joined together as a complex
of many towers with connecting structures and walls. Either
form might show remnants of a village in the immediate vicinity.
This amazing type of fortress can only be found in Sardinia:
there are over 7000 examples of it on the island. The
Megolithic Towers belong to a Bronze Age Culture that lived
about 3000 years ago. The Settlement located near the village
of Barumini is called Su Nuraxi: it includes a main tower and
four smaller ones connected to each other by a containing wall
which also forms a raised courtyard; the entire complex is
protected by another wall and seven towers. After a fully
guided visit of the complex, you will have lunch at the
Restaurant next to the site. After lunch, you will leave Barumini
to reach the Giara di Tuili: a beautiful plateau well-known
thanks to its typical wild little horses with almond eyes. There
are about 600, all of them wild and free. This breed was
probably imported from the far East. Adapted on the table-
lands since long time ago, they live in small herds constituted
of a dominant male and from 4 to 10/12 females with their
respective colts. At 4:00 PM you will take the bus back to
Cagliari.

Cultural Experience Cagliari and San Sperate

Category: Cultural
Duration: 6 hrs
Meals: lunch included
Guide: Included
Recommendations: Comfortable shoes

Cultural Experience Cagliari and San Sperate

harbour.
The tour will lead us towards the ancient heart of the city, the
quarter called “Castello” (the Castle). Amongst the ancient
walls real jewels are hidden: The Portal of Santa Cristina, the
Tower of S. Pancrazio, the Tower of the Elephant, the Piazza
Palazzo with the beautiful Cathedral of Santa Maria, and the
Palace of the Prefect, once residence of the Viceroy Carlo
Alberto.
After having reached the Terrace Umberto I, that surmounts
the Bastion of S. Remy, you will descend the stairs in direction
Via Roma for a lunch break in one of the many restaurants of
the central quarter of the city. Upon leaving the city, you will
pass in front of the Basilica of Bonaria, dedicated to the
sailors’ protector.
The second destination of our tour is then the village of S.
Sperate, about 20 minutes drive from Cagliari. It is often called
the “Museum Town”, and it is a continuous discovering of
artistic expression of a population, preserved in the splendid
murals that adorn the houses and that surprise us from every
corner of the street.
Departure towards Cagliari harbour.

Cultural Experience Sant’Antioco

Category: Cultural
Duration: 7 hrs
Guide: Included

Sant’Antioco
Cultural Experience

You will find a bus and a guide waiting for you at
Cagliari harbour.
You will drive towards the south-west coast in order to
reach the small island of Sant’Antioco. All along the
way you will discover the wonderful natural landscape
of this part of the Mediterranean Sea, rich in colours.
After having crossed the isthmus, which joins
Sant’Antioco to Sardinia, our first step is the visit of one
of the most peculiar evidence of the Phoenician culture:
the Tophet, a necropolis with funeral urns. It is indeed
an open air sanctuary, but still nowadays its function
within the Phoenician religious rites is not clearly
known. Then you will go on with the visit of the
Ethnographic Museum, called “Su Magasinu e su Binu”,
in order to appreciate and learn something more about
the rural traditions of this side of the island. After the
visit you have time to see the small historical centre of
Sant’Antioco, where in the nearby you will have lunch.
In the afternoon you will visit the Sant’Antioco Basilica
Catacombs, and then you go back by bus to the
harbour.

Taste of Sardinia: Locations

Distance from Cagliari harbour
Sa Festa (Maracalagonis): 25 kms – 30 minutes
Serdiana: 25 Kms – 30 minutes

Traditional Lunch with Folk Show

Category: Taste of Sardina
Taste of Sardinia

Duration: 6 hrs
Guide: Included

Traditional Lunch with Folk Show

Taste of Sardinia

Cagliari harbour.
After a fully guided tour of the old town centre you will
take your bus and go to the village of Maracalagonis.
Here you will have the chance to enjoy a typical
Sardinian meal. The opportunity is given by a
characteristic rural house with folk music and dance,
about half an hour drive from Cagliari.
A rich lunch made of malloreddus, Sardinian cheese
and salami, suckling pig, roasted sausage, vegetables
in season, fruit, espresso and liqueur (myrtle liqueur
and fil’e ferru – the famous Sardinian Grappa) will be
served with lovely music.
Ancient Sardinian instruments, as for example the
launeddas can be heard. At the end of the lunch, nice
Sardinian girls, dressed with their characteristic
costumes, will offer home-made sweets. After lunch,
departure towards Cagliari harbour.

Wine testing at Argiolas Winery

Category: Taste of Sardina
Taste of Sardinia

Duration: 4 hrs
Meals: snack included
Guide: Included

Wine testing at Argiolas Winery

Taste of Sardinia

harbour. After 30 mns drive you will reach Serdiana.
The sun, wind, mild climate and excellent soil impart to the
food products from Sardinia original, intense and
distinctive scents and flavours of land and sea, enhancing
the exquisite matches developed by long tradition.
Argiolas Winery wishes to exalt the excellent bouquets of
its wines through appropriate matches with original typical
Sardinian dishes, and to spread the knowledge of
Sardinian cuisine. A tour of the canteen will be organized
and a guided tasting of four wines:

Is Argiolas, Vermentino di Sardegna DOC
Cerdeña, IGT white Isola dei Nuraghi
Korem, IGT white Isola dei Nuraghi
Turriga, IGT red Isola dei Nuraghi.

Visitors will be also offered a tasting of typical products
such as salami and colt cuts, cheese and bread.
Departure towards Cagliari harbour.

Active: Locations
Cooking Class – Location TBA
1. Limoncello Course (Crar’e Luna): 50 Kms – 1 hr
2. Monte Arcosu (Capoterra): 25 Kms – 35 minutes
3. Is Molas Golf Club (Pula): 33 Kms – 45 minutes

Cooking class in a typical farmhouse

Category: Active
Duration: 4 hrs
Meals: Snack included
Guide: Included
Recommendations: Comfortable clothing
Active

Cooking class in a typical farmhouse

harbour.
After 30 mns drive you will reach the Agriturismo.
This is not just a demonstration where some flamboyant Chef
gets to be king of the kitchen, but you will have hands on
practical experience (no pressure!). It doesn't matter what level
of experience in the kitchen you have – you might be a bit of a
star already, or perhaps you get to peel vegetables and wash up
– our Italian Chef School will cater to all tastes and desires.
This special master class with Sardinian chefs will involve you in
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cooking our typical Sardinian dishes and making them taste to
friends when back home. You will be given all the necessary
ingredients and instructions to prepare fresh pasta, filling for
ravioli and the renowned seadas. A the end of the activity, a
typical Sardinian snack will be served and you will have the
chance to taste the dishes prepared by themselves.
After 3 hours activity departure towards Cagliari harbour.

Limoncello course

Category: Active
Duration: 4 hrs
Meals: not included
Guide: Included
Recommendations: Comfortable clothing
Active

Limoncello course

harbour. After one hour drive you will reach the Crar’e Luna
restaurant, a very nice place near the Beach of Chia. Here the
staff will teach you how to utilize the oldest recipes and
prepare a delicious liquor. You will learn how to transform
fresh lemon into the finest limoncello liquor, made from the
skins and juice of lemons, to enjoy after dinner. This course
consists of one lesson of 2 hours cooking, in the afternoon or
in the morning.
Thanks to our course you will be able to prepare home a bottle
of authentic Italian limoncello, a divine Italian liquor, the
perfect gift for your friends. After the activity, departure
towards Cagliari harbour.
Active

Monte Arcosu

Category: Active
Duration: 4 hrs
Guide: Included, drivers.
Transportation: Jeep Land rover 4x4
shoes
Active

Monte Arcosu

You will find jeeps and drivers waiting for you at Cagliari
harbour. After about half an hour drive you will reach the Gilia
Pond and here you will have a stop for the explanation of this
natural park. Then, after another half an hour drive you will
reach Monte Arcosu. The Reserve
of Monte Arcosu or Oasis, is a protected area owned by the
WWF Italy, located near Cagliari area, about 20
Km. Among the natural oasis of the WWF is the largest in Italy.
Monte Arcosu area is situated inside mountains district of
Sulcis, one of the most beautiful naturalistic place in Sardinia.
The primary goal of the reserve is the preservation of
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the Sardinian deer and its habitat. The interest in this
oasis of nature, however, extends to other
samples of fauna, flora and landscape.
The fauna is undoubtedly the most interesting
element though less striking. The undisputed star, the
symbol of reserve and the whole territory, is the Sardinian deer.
The second main character, among the primary consumers, is
the Sardinian Wild Boar. The presence of birds in the
reserve would amount to some 70 species.
At the end of the excursion, after about 1 hour and a half , you
will have a typical Sardinian snack on the mountain and after
that departure towards Cagliari harbour.

Green Fee at Is Molas Golf Club

Category: Active
Difficulty Level: According to the player’s level
Duration: 6 hrs
Meals: Lunch at the snack bar /restaurant of the
Club House “Pevero
Guide: not included.
Transportation: Minivan or bus
Recommendations: Comfortable but elegant
clothing (no jeans) and shoes
Active

Green Fee at Is Molas Golf Club

Is Molas Golf Club is the largest golf course in Sardinia and it
is considered as one of the finest golf courses in Italy. Is Molas
Golf Club, in Santa Margherita di Pula has 27 holes: the
eighteen holes of the championship course have been created
out of a collaboration between the Cotton, Pennink & Partners
studio and Piero Mancinelli; it is considered one of the most
technically satisfying and spectacular courses not just in Italy,
but in the whole of the Mediterranean area. The nine holes of
the Yellow Course, the most difficult to play, have been laid out
by Franco Piras, Gary Player Design’s representative in Italy.
The greens and bunkers are American in size and style, while
the fairways are broad enough to forgive a slice. The presence,
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along the course, of all the typical species of Sardinia’s native
flora and the Mediterranean macchia makes Is Molas Golf
Club a beautiful garden with a view of the sea. Thanks to the
proximity of the sea and the protection of the surrounding hills
the locality of Is Molas enjoys a unique microclimate, mild and
particularly favourable for golf all year round: the temperature
reaches 20° at the beginning of the spring, rises to ov er 30°
C C
in summer time and even in December and January can easily
exceed 15° Is Molas Golf Club was a venue for prestigious
C.
competitions: it has staged 4 Italian Opens and a European
Volvo Masters. It has also given fame to Vijai Singh, who won
the European Volvo Master in 1989.

Active Sport: Locations

Quad Safari / Mountain Bike Orienteering (Loc. Su Spantu): 19 Kms – 25 minutes

Bike Orienteering

Category: Sport Active
Difficulty Level: Heavy
Duration: 4 hrs
Meals: not included
Active / Sport

Guide: Included
shoes

Bike Orienteering

harbour. You will reach a rural location, after half an hour
drive, where you will find your bikes.
With a maximum elevation of just 1842 metres, the island
might not have high mountains, but there is plenty of
rocky terrain to give even the most expert mountain biker
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a good workout. It's a great way to see the wonderful
scenery of Sardinia too. This guided trip will take you
into the heart of Sardinian landscape at a pace that is
matched to that of the small group you will be in. Bikes
are provided, as well as protective gear. All you need
are some trainers and your sense of (pedal) safari
adventure.
After 2 hours activity departure towards Cagliari harbour.

Quad Safari

Category: Sport Active
Difficulty Level: Heavy
Duration: 4 hrs
Active / Sport

Meals: not included
Guide: Included
shoes

Quad Safari

Cagliari harbour. You will reach a rural location, after
half an hour drive, where you will find your quads.
You'll have a briefing about the use of the quads and
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then we're off…
You will enjoy the beautiful views and smell the
fantastic perfume of the Mediterranean vegetation,
made of time, juniper, medical herbs and mastic
bushes, maritime pine trees and our typical cactus
pear plants. Of course you may be having too much
fun to notice this!
You may be buddied up – sharing a bike with
another member of the group – so we'll get you to
take turns at the helm. Talking of which, helmets will
be provided. Please wear suitable footwear –
trainers are ideal.
You must hold and bring with you the driving licence,
if you do forget your licence you will only be allowed
to ride as the passenger, not the driver.
After 2 hours activity departure towards Cagliari
harbour.

Beach Experience: Locations

Poetto Beach: 6 kms – 15 minutes
Costa Rei Beach: 65 Kms – 1 hour
Tuerredda Beach: 50 Kms – 1 hour

Beach Experience Poetto Beach

Category: Beach Experience
Duration: 4 hrs
Meals: Not included
Beach facilities: Not Included
Hostess: Included
Transportation: Bus
Recommendations: Beach towel, helmet, suntan
lotion, swimsuit

Poetto Beach

You will find the bus and the guide waiting for you at Cagliari
Beach Experience

harbour. After about 15 minutes drive you will reach Poetto
beach.
The Poetto Beach lies about 6 km from the city center Cagliari.
It is the longest and finest beach in the whole neighborhood.
Stretches from Sella del Diavolo (Devil's seat) to the coast
Quartu Sant'Elena. Poetto Beach is 11 km long and consists of
a beautiful fine white sand. Thanks to the beautiful local
countryside, azure blue seas and high quality facilities is a
popular place not only thousands of local residents, but
thousands of tourists every year. Swim where you go from April
to the end of October. Poetto Beach is lined with snack stands,
and ice cream shops. There are even bars, restaurants and
discos which are open till early morning hours.
After 4 hours at the beach you will go back to Cagliari harbour.

Beach Experience Costa Rei Beach

Duration: 6 hrs
Meals: Not included
Beach facilities: Not Included
Hostess: Included
Transportation: Bus
lotion, swimsuit

Beach Experience Costa Rei Beach

harbour. After about 1 hour drive you will reach Costa Reii
beach.
This stretch of coast is renowned for its crystal clear water,
golden sands and long beaches. It also has a lake system that
forms a nature reserve for rare avian species. Costa Rei is
bordered by the bays of Sant'' Elmo to the south, and to the
north by Capo Ferrato, a nature reserve where no construction
is allowed.
The beauty of the beach changes with the shifting light at
various times of day. The sun rises over the flat and motionless
sea, which glitters in an ethereal bluisy grey light. The colors of
the sea are at their most intense at noon. The luminous hues
vary from turquoise blue to emerald green in waters where the
seabed 20 meters below the surface of the water is clearly
visible. This fine sandy beach is dotted here and there with
rock formations that give way to rocky bays at Sant'' Elmo and
Capo Ferrato and extend to Villasimius and the island of
Serpentara, creating a captivating panorama.

At the beach you will find bars and beach equipment for rental
After 6 hours at the beach you will go back to Cagliari harbour.

Beach Experience Tuerredda Beach

Duration: 6 hrs
Beach facilities: deck chair and umbrella
included
Guide: Included
Transportation: Minibus or Bus (depending on
lotion.

Beach Experience Tuerredda Beach

harbour. After about 1 hour drive, through one of the best
coastal roads of the island, you will reach Tuerredda beach.
Tuerredda is an enchanting place, a treasure for Sardinian
people and not only for them…
Once you get to the beach you will find a beach club with sun
umbrellas, deck chairs and a nice kiosk. The personnel will
lead you to your umbrellas and you can start your relaxing day
on the beach, you will have 3 hours available.
After this relaxing stop, you will take the bus and you will stop
half way to Cagliari harbour for a typical snack and cheese
tasting at La Locanda, a new wonderful location inside a
vineyard. Here you will have a delicious cheese tasting with
cheese maker exhibition in front of you!
After 1 hour departure towards Cagliari harbour.

Contact Us

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