Sailing: Our 15 Favourites

1.Ft. Lauderdale Mini Powerboat Rental. Canal, Yacht, Mansion Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 494 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) Our pick

Rent a mini powerboat in Fort Lauderdale for a self-guided hour of yachts, mansions, canals, and easy waterfront sightseeing.

“We had a great time on the mini speed boats. My husband and daughter rode together, and me and my son. Husband hoped they could go a little faster. I felt they were great for the intention of sightseeing and enjoying the beautiful water. We got a little lost getting back to the location, but the map helped a lot. Over all would absolutely do it again.”

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2.Saona Island: Catamaran/Speedboat Tour to a Dream Beach

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 315 reviews · 7 - 10 hours · from $89

Review of the Saona Island catamaran and speedboat tour, with beach time, buffet lunch, open bar, natural pool, and practical tips.

“They made sure I had somewhere safe to park my rental car. Pleasant and nice from the beginning. Very Punctual the bus ride was very safe. The tour guide Paulda was very nice, funny and help as to was the person who I was messaging to set up the pick up time. Very fun experience”

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3.Benagil Cave Boat Tour – Catamarans or Rib – 2 H From Portimão

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 288 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $21

Review of the Benagil Cave boat tour from Portimão, with cave views, a swim stop, practical tips, value, and honest drawbacks.

“Our tour stayed English tour guide however there was no tour guide. They were loading 3 boats at one time calling names our name was last we didn’t event get seats. The skipper claimed people will move around but no one did. We were on a wooden make shift shelf. Poor experience. The caves were phenomenal thou.”

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4.Saona Island Excursion by Catamaran and Speedboat

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 197 reviews · from $95

Review of the Saona Island catamaran and speedboat tour from Punta Cana, with beach time, natural pool, BBQ lunch, drinks, and practical tips.

“This was a fun tour. It really is beautiful there. We met some fun people as well. Don't expect to see starfish as they claim. Go for the fun of the boat tour and lovely sandbar. Food buffet was very good as well.”

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5.PHI PHI & MAYA & BAMBOO Premium Catamaran Max 28 pax

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 87 reviews · from $114

Review of Phuket’s Phi Phi, Maya Bay and Bamboo Island catamaran tour, with snorkeling, lunch, hotel pickup, practical tips and value advice.

“We had an amazing family trip. Andy, our guide, and the entire team were wonderful hosts and made us feel truly welcome. Everyone was looked after like a friend in their own home. Thank you so much—it was the best day!”

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6.Open Bar Sunset Cruise in Catamaran or Speedboat (Best Deal)

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 68 reviews · from $20Best value

Compare Cartagena’s sunset speedboat and catamaran cruises, with open bars, music, skyline views, port fees, meeting tips, and honest advice.

“This tour was a true overstated, over exaggerated, false advertising. Do not book this tour. This is NOT a party boat. No open bar and an ugly fishing boat.”

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7.Phi Phi Khai or Maiton Island by Speedboat/Catamaran

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 47 reviews · 8 hours · from $86

Review of Phuket’s Phi Phi, Khai, or Maiton Island tour, with snorkeling, Maya Bay, lunch, transport details, costs, and honest advice.

“We had some fun, but this was far from a “lazy trip.” The original driver was rude, yelled at us for being five minutes late, and even took photos without consent, very unprofessional. The trip itself was rushed with too many unnecessary stops (snorkeling, swimming, quick sightseeing, short lunch). There was no time to relax, and the buffet provided was terrible, so we went to another restaurant. The slide was nothing like the pictures, instead of a nice long pink one, it was an orange, sharp, painful slide. Everything felt stressful and poorly organized. The only positive was the friendly staff. Overall, this trip was misleading and disappointing. Would not…”

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8.Phi Phi Islands Speedboat or Catamaran Tour One day

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 40 reviews · 7 hours · from $53

Review of the Ao Nang Phi Phi Islands day trip, with speedboat or catamaran, snorkeling, beaches, lunch, fees, timing, and practical tips.

“Guide, variation i aktiviteter i løbet af turen, smuk natur”

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9.Coron: Private Island-Hopping Tour on a Yacht or Speedboat

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 36 reviews · 9 hours

Review Coron’s private yacht or speedboat tour, with Kayangan Lake, Twin Lagoon, beaches, snorkeling, lunch, costs, and practical tips.

“This was amazing! Our tour guides were wonderful, and really cared about us. They wanted to make sure we had the best time ever, and we did! We will go back!”

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10.Saona Island Tour All Inclusive Speedboat and Catamaran

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 33 reviews · 10 hours - 630 minutes · from $70

Review of Saona Island from Punta Cana: speedboat, natural pool, lunch, catamaran, costs, timing, transport, and practical tips.

“Very enjoyable tour Guide was good- we were the only English people and he was talked over by Spanish speakers while doing any descriptions in English Fun on the speedboat and catamaran - it was quite full on way back with extra passengers Felt quite pressured into buying photos on the day- a negative Plenty of drinks all day Food was nice on island Disorganised on way home a journey that should have took about 50 min turned into 1 hr 45 ish but that’s really being picky Overall 9/10”

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11.Phi Phi Island Adventure Day Tour from Phuket Speedboat/Catamaran

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 29 reviews · from $70

Review of Phuket’s Phi Phi Island day tour by speedboat or catamaran, with Maya Bay, snorkeling, lunch, transfers, and practical booking advice.

“Let’s start with the biggest scam of the day - Maya Bay. Extremely disappointing that the tour company did not inform anyone that Maya bay was closed on the day of our trip. Surely they would have known but only told passengers mid trip Read more”

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12.Saona Island Catamaran and Speedboat …

★★★★★★★★★★3.7 · 16 reviews · 10 hours · from $57

Review of the Saona Island catamaran and speedboat tour from Punta Cana, with beach lunch, natural pool, transport tips, and honest value advice.

“Federico est un guide au top qui s'est très bien occupé de nous et une superbe organisation. Je recommande vivement de passer par lui nous étions en petit comité (8 personnes) dans le transport vers bayahibe depuis l'hôtel. la journée s'est très bien passée nous sommes aller à Saona en famille 2 adultes et 3 enfants de 5,6 et 12 ans en ce samedi 18 octobre 2025. Merci Federico.”

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13.Full Day Tour to Saona Island by Catamaran and Speedboat

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 13 reviews · from $80

Review of the Saona Island tour from Punta Cana, with catamaran or speedboat rides, buffet lunch, open bar, and a natural pool stop.

“The whole trip was sketchy. Felt unorganized. Felt unorganized. Felt unorganized. I don't want to say more this is enough to say about a trip that was not worth it”

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14.Saône Island in Catamaran and speedboat (blue lagoon) swimming pool.

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 12 reviews · from $75

Review of Punta Cana’s Saona Island tour with Blue Lagoon swimming, speedboat, buffet lunch, catamaran music, drinks, and pickup.

“t was not a good excursion. Too much time spent for picking up and dropping off. It took more than 12 hours and almost 9 hours spent on transportation. It’s not good at all and wasting so much time at 2 beautiful places. We only stopped at tRead more”

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15.Speedboat Sailing with Snorkeling Experience in Punta Cana

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 12 reviews · from $90

Review of Punta Cana’s $90 speedboat and snorkeling tour, with hotel pickup, coral reefs, small groups, value, timing, and booking advice.

“Best excursion of our holiday by far. Communication prior to trip was good. Small group ment quick transfers. Visited 5 locations on fast speed boat with different activities at each stop. Guide was informative, attentive and fun, he also took Read more”

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