Palma de Mallorca: Hidden Coves & Cliff Jumping with Local Guide

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Duration4h

GroupUp to 8

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A Local Takes You to the Coves He Grew Up Swimming In

You spend a day swimming in small coves with a local guide who knows the coast intimately, with optional cliff jumping, snorkeling gear, and water shoes included. The group caps at eight people, which keeps the pace relaxed and the experience personal. You'll see a historic fortress, a hidden rocky inlet, and a coastal chapel with views most tourists never find. Book by telling Joan your shoe size.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore hidden coves and historic sites

Visit Fortín Militar de Bendinat fortress
Swim and explore coastal caves
Optional cliff jumping at rocky cove
Enjoy views at Mirador de Rafael lookout
Walk to hidden rocky cove in Bendinat
Visit Ermita de Portals Nous chapel

The Experience

Joan stops the van near a narrow path you'd walk past without noticing, and points down toward the water. "This is where I learned to dive," he says, and you realize the whole morning is going to feel less like a tour and more like a friend showing you around. The group stays under eight people — small enough that you're not herding through a line, but big enough that you're not alone if someone wants to sit out a swim. He's spent his whole life on this coast, and it shows in the way he moves through the landscape, knowing which paths lead somewhere and which ones dead-end into scrub.

The day moves between stops without much fuss. You start at Fortín Militar de Bendinat, an old fortress tucked into the hillside above Calvià, where Joan talks through the history while you're looking out at the water. Then you're down at the coves themselves — the kind of small, clear-bottomed inlets that don't show up on the main beach maps. Snorkeling gear is included, and the water is cold enough to wake you up but warm enough that you don't mind staying in. If you want to cliff jump, there are spots for that too; if you don't, nobody pushes. The bravest in the group usually go first, and after watching them surface laughing, a few more tend to follow.

Mirador de Rafael sits above Ses Illetes and is the kind of viewpoint where you actually stop talking for a minute — the sea spreads out in front of you, and the light hits it differently depending on the time of day. You walk to a hidden rocky cove in Bendinat after that, where the water is so clear you can see the bottom, and then the tour ends at Ermita de Portals Nous, a small chapel perched above the coast. By then you've swum twice, walked maybe five kilometers total, and seen the part of Mallorca that doesn't have sunbeds lined up in rows. Water shoes are provided — just tell Joan your size when you book — and he brings snorkeling equipment, so you're not buying or renting anything extra.

The whole thing takes a day, and you need to be able to swim and comfortable walking on uneven coastal paths. Pregnant travelers and anyone with cardiovascular concerns should skip this one. Everyone else, regardless of fitness level, tends to find their own pace. Public transport gets you near the starting point if you don't have a rental car, though Joan can probably advise on that when you reach out.

What’s included

Snorkeling equipment, water shoes (your size provided), stops at Fortín Militar de Bendinat, hidden coves for swimming, Mirador de Rafael viewpoint, optional cliff jumping at a rocky cove, and the Ermita de Portals Nous chapel. Water and snacks are not included.

Good to know

Easy physical levelPublic transport nearbyNot for pregnant travelersNot for heart conditions

Operated by Dive into Mallorca's Secrets

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to swim in small, clear coves without the crowds and prefer a guide who actually lives here over someone reading from a script — the small group size is what makes it feel like a local friend showing you around rather than a tour.