Outcage Tailor Made: Sail, Celebrate and Make the Best
Out of your boat trip AEOLIAN ISLANDS
Your tailor-made holiday!
Our small cruise in the Aeolian Islands is a MUST for sailing enthusiasts. Where else in the world can you find seven beautiful islands so close to each other? The tour of the Aeolian Islands will literally take your breath away… Alicudi, Filicudi, Salina, Lipari, Vulcano, Stromboli and Panarea are waiting for you and will make your holidays impossible to forget!
Join us and sail among the waves cradled by the god Aeolus. Contemplate in silence the fire of the Stromboli volcano fueled by the god Hephaestus and seeks among the rocks the traces of the mythical Cyclops…
Sailing tours in Sicily have never been so fascinating! Give yourself a sailing break in the Aeolian Islands and you won’t regret it.
Contact the booking office to make sure that there are places available.
Choose FULL YACHT or CABIN, fill in the form with all the data of the participants.
Make the down payment by bank transfer or credit card.
The Booking Office will send you a booking confirmation email.
Within 30 days of departure you will have to pay the balance.
7 days before departure, you will receive the convocation email with the travel details. Your vacation is upon us!
Itinerary
Day 1 – Portorosa (Messina - Sicily)
The day you’ve been waiting for months has finally come! The trip in the Aeolian Islands is about to commence!
Did you prepare all the necessary? I recommend you to free some space in your smartphone! You will need it for the pictures you are going to take. At 16.00 we will be leaving. Let’s meet a couple of hours before to prepare everything for this fantastic tour of the Aeolian Islands!
Day 2 – Pomici di Lipari and Panarea
The lighthouses of Panarea do not need presentations: they will welcome at the beginning of your trip and greet you at your departure. I know, you already want to go back there… Don’t worry, it’s just a goodbye!
Remember to make room for some obsidian stones… If you don’t take home some you won’t be able to prove that you visited Lipari! Collect them before or after taking a swim in the waters of Porticello. The choice is yous.
Day 3 – Lisca Bianca (Panarea) and Stromboli
Who doesn’t know Stromboli and its renowned volcano? During the day we will snorkel in Lisca Bianca, massaged by the bubbles of its waters… But the real attraction is at night. How about attending the volcona eruptions at night? It’s not something you see every day…
Day 4 – Salina
Moving from a paradise to another, we get to Salina. A joy for the eyes and the spirit.
Then we will head to Pollara and enter a moovie set… Here one of the most touching scenes of “The Postman” by Massimo Troisi.was filmed.
In the late afternoon, we will circumnavigate half of the island to reach the sunset in front of the village of Santa Marina, where the main port is.
Day 5 – Filicudi
Our sailing trip in Sicily continues with Filicudi, the oldest island of the Aeolian Islands. What is that? A Moai? Impossible… We are in Filicudi, not on the Easter Island!
In the afternoon we will reach the destination that all crews are waitinbg for: the cave of Bue Marino, where we will be “blinded” by the light effects created by the sunlight that hits the seabed.
Interesting day, don’t you think?
Day 6 – Lipari
Our “Aeolian Islands Tour” continues! Today we will return to the beautiful Lipari! Why not to enjoy the social side of this island too?
All those typical bars are waiting for you…
Day 7 – Vulcano
The last stage planned for this trip in the Aeolian Islands, is the island of Vulcano, sacred to the mythological god Volcano.
We will visit the Cave of the Horse (or Cave of the Hermit), characterized by galleries, wells, ponds and stalactites and stalagmites. I told you would have needed LOT of space for pictures, right?
In the evening we will return to Portorosa.
Day 8 – Portorosa (Messina)
The trip to the Eolian Island have been an awesome experience! It is 9.00 am and it’s time for checking-out.
What is included?
The fee does not include
Life on Board
Once boat and destination have been chosen, here is how a typical OUTCAGER day may be. For some days the boat will be home to you. In the morning, we will start the day with a rich breakfast on board, with local food when possible. After that we will give up the moorings. We will tend to leave all together. The journey is the result of a long experience of navigation. The route will be provided to the participants previously. However, itineraries are not binding for security reasons, may vary depending on weather conditions and will be at the commander’s discretion to decide whether to maintain or change the route. Your safety is a must for us. Boats will travel 2-4 hours per day and will move together from one stage to the next, sailing in sight of each other. Crews may compete against each other and the fastest boat could win” a prize ” at the end of the day. Most of the time, we will sail from 2 to 4 hours a day, except in special cases. Once the new destination is reached, we will stop in the harbor to snorkel, swim, take pictures or simply relax on inflatable mattresses. Depending on weather and according to captain’s advice we will consider if sleeping out rather than going back to the harbor.
Paperwork Management fee: €. 40.00 per person. The fee includes health insurance and baggage loss “AIG”. It offers medical and legal assistance, interpreter, return of the traveler and family members, medical expenses coverage, etc. It also covers against theft/fire of baggage up to 1000.00 Euro. For details see the POLICY CONDITIONS
Travel cancellation/interruption insurance and further warranties: travel cancellation/interruption and further warranties must be signed within 7 days from the date of confirmation (Cost: 4% of the amount). It is a cover, specially designed for boat trips, which provides the following guarantees:
- Complete Individual cancellation
- Passenger liability
- Reimbursement of the travel quota in the event of a trip interruption. For details see POLICY CONDITIONS
Life on Board
Once boat and destination have been chosen, here is how a typical OUTCAGER day may be. For some days the boat will be home to you. In the morning, we will start the day with a rich breakfast on board, with local food when possible. After that we will give up the moorings. We will tend to leave all together. The journey is the result of a long experience of navigation. The route will be provided to the participants previously. However, itineraries are not binding for security reasons, may vary depending on weather conditions and will be at the commander’s discretion to decide whether to maintain or change the route. Your safety is a must for us. Boats will travel 2-4 hours per day and will move together from one stage to the next, sailing in sight of each other. Crews may compete against each other and the fastest boat could win” a prize ” at the end of the day. Most of the time, we will sail from 2 to 4 hours a day, except in special cases. Once the new destination is reached, we will stop in the harbor to snorkel, swim, take pictures or simply relax on inflatable mattresses. Depending on weather and according to captain’s advice we will consider if sleeping out rather than going back to the harbor.
The boats
The sailboat is a cozy floating house that allows you to visit places otherwise inaccessible by land and allows you to experience the sea from a completely different perspective. It is not just a mean to get to places otherwise inaccessible, it is a life style.
All boats are equipped with double cabins with double beds or bunk beds. This means that if you are not travelling with someone you know you will share the cabin with a new friend. The cabins are generally homogeneous by gender (men with men and women with women). Alternatively, you will have the opportunity to book the entire cabin for yourself or the whole yacht with all your old friends. Every boat is equipped with 2, 3 or 4 bathrooms. The kitchen includes a hob, oven and a large fridge. All Outcage boats guarantee the highest standards of safety and comfort. Throughout the winter, we select our boats carefully from certified shipping companies. Each boat is always newly built and has all the available options for cruising. Our itineraries are created paying the utmost attention to the locations, to ensure the right mix of fun, relaxation and breathtaking views.
JUST SIT DOWN, RELAX AND HAVE FUN!
The Crews
Whether you are an expert or a novice, crews are prepared previously to departure, and informed about essential rules concerning safety in particular.
We place the utmost attention in creating heterogeneous crews by gender and age of participants. Once you get on board, the skipper will take the lead.
For those who show interest in learning about navigation, there will be the chance to learn some notions of sailing and some essential sailor’s knots!
Skippers
Our commanders, coordinated by a skipper who is familiar with all the destinations, are top level professional. Each of them has plenty of navigation experience and has attended a training course lasted all winter in order to get ready to welcome and guide you through this unique experience! The skipper is the most experienced and the highest authority on board. He is in charge of leading the boat and is responsible for everything that happens on board. They will be available for helping you out in every situation. Every day the skippers will coordinate the routes to be taken, always keeping in mind the needs of the members of the crews on board. Each choice will be made to ensure the highest degree of safety for all members of the crew.
