Costa Brava & Tossa de Mar: Private Tour with Boat Ride

★★★★★★★★★★ 4.99 (98 reviews) 99% rated it 5 stars

Free cancellationExcellent quality

1/14

Duration10h

GroupPrivate

LanguagesEN · ES

PickupAt your hotel

Private Costa Brava day trip with boat ride and medieval village stroll

You’ll start your Costa Brava private tour right from your Barcelona hotel or apartment with a friendly local guide. Cruise by boat from Lloret de Mar along hidden coves, wander Tossa de Mar’s medieval streets, enjoy a fresh seafood lunch by the sea, then swim off Sant Feliu de Guixols before heading home sun-kissed and content.

10h

Step-by-step itinerary

Costa Brava private tour and boat ride

Pick up from Barcelona accommodation
Drive to Lloret de Mar
Take boat to explore hidden coves
Swim in a beautiful beach
Drive to Tossa de Mar
Walk through medieval old town
Visit medieval castle and enjoy views
Have seafood meal in Tossa de Mar
Drive to Sant Feliu De Guixols
Stop for photos and swim at beach
Explore Sant Feliu De Guixols village
Return to Barcelona accommodation

The Experience

I’ll admit, I didn’t expect to laugh so much before 10am. Our guide, Marta, showed up at our Barcelona apartment right on time—she waved from the street like she already knew us. The drive out toward Costa Brava was quiet at first (I think we were all still waking up), but as the city faded behind us, Marta started pointing out tiny hilltop villages and the way the light hit the olive trees. She told us how her grandmother used to swim in these coves before tourism was even a thing. I could smell sunscreen and coffee in the car—someone had spilled a little on their shirt but no one cared.

We stopped in Lloret de Mar for the boat ride, which I’d been secretly nervous about (I get seasick sometimes). But honestly? The water was calm and glassy, and you could see straight down to rocks and darting fish through those funny underwater windows. There was this salty tang in the air that made me want to just breathe in deeper. Marta leaned over the rail with us and pointed out a cove where she said locals sometimes sneak away for picnics. She laughed when my partner tried to pronounce “Tossa” correctly—let’s just say we’re not winning any Catalan awards.

Tossa de Mar itself felt like something out of an old film—stone walls, tangled streets full of blue shutters, cats sunning themselves everywhere. We wandered up toward the medieval castle; it’s not a huge climb but my legs definitely noticed (maybe I should walk more at home?). The view from up there—I don’t know, it just stuck with me. You see that wild coastline stretching away, cliffs and turquoise water, and suddenly you get why artists come here for inspiration. Lunch was grilled fish caught that morning; I’m still thinking about how simple and perfect it tasted with just olive oil and lemon.

On the way back through Sant Feliu de Guixols, we stopped for one last swim—the kind where you don’t talk much because everyone’s just floating or watching sunlight flicker under the waves. By then we were sun-warmed and salty-skinned and nobody wanted to check their phones anymore. Marta dropped us back at our door in Barcelona with sand still stuck between my toes. It wasn’t what I expected from a “private tour”—it felt more like being shown around by someone who actually lives here.

What’s included

Your day includes private pickup and drop-off at your hotel or apartment in Barcelona, all transport by comfortable vehicle with your local guide throughout, panoramic boat tickets between Lloret de Mar and Tossa de Mar (with those cool underwater viewing windows), walking tours of both seaside towns including time inside Tossa’s medieval castle area—and plenty of chances to swim or just soak up that Mediterranean feeling before returning home relaxed (and maybe still sandy).

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyInfant seats availablePets welcome

Operated by In Out Barcelona Tours