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Yachts & Sailing

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French Riviera

A French Riviera Summer

The Côte d'Azur at its most abundant — Cap Antibes by vintage tender, the Cannes Croisette before the festival season, a lunch at a Mougins hillside restaurant, and the Eze village at dusk when the tourists have gone and the sea turns every shade of blue the Riviera was painted in. A private, tailored journey of 7 Days · 6 Nights in French Riviera, France, designed end to end by a Forest Travel advisor — with Virtuoso privileges at the finest luxury hotels, from US$12,500 per traveler.

French Riviera

French Riviera by Yacht

A crewed motor yacht from Antibes — Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat at anchor with the Villa Rothschild above, the calanques east of Cassis by tender, a lunch prepared from the Antibes fish market as the sea deepens to navy beyond the three-mile line. A private, tailored journey of 8 Days · 7 Nights in French Riviera, France, designed end to end by a Forest Travel advisor — with Virtuoso privileges at the finest luxury hotels, from US$18,500 per traveler.

Formentera

Formentera by Yacht

A crewed catamaran from Ibiza through the Ses Salines natural park — the Es Freus channel at low tide, the turquoise shallows of Illetes from the water, a lunch anchored above a white-sand bottom, and the evening return as the salt pans turn pink in the last light. A private, tailored journey of 8 Days · 7 Nights in Formentera, Spain, designed end to end by a Forest Travel advisor — with Virtuoso privileges at the finest luxury hotels, from US$12,800 per traveler.

Ibiza

Ibiza by Yacht

A crewed sloop from Ibiza Town through the Ses Salines channel — the uninhabited islets of the natural park, the Es Vedrà volcanic stack at sunset from the sea, and an anchorage off the north coast where the boat is the only vessel and the cliff above has no road to it. A private, tailored journey of 8 Days · 7 Nights in Ibiza, Spain, designed end to end by a Forest Travel advisor — with Virtuoso privileges at the finest luxury hotels, from US$18,500 per traveler.

Menorca

Menorca by Sail

A crewed sail through Menorca — empty anchorages and sunsets on your schedule. A private, tailored journey of 8 Days · 7 Nights in Menorca, Spain, designed end to end by a Forest Travel advisor — with Virtuoso privileges at the finest luxury hotels, from US$9,800 per traveler.

Mallorca

Mallorca by Yacht

A crewed vessel from Palma through the north-west calas — Sóller Cove at anchor, the uninhabited Dragonera island at dusk, a table set on deck as the cathedral lights come on in the distance. A private, tailored journey of 8 Days · 7 Nights in Mallorca, Spain, designed end to end by a Forest Travel advisor — with Virtuoso privileges at the finest luxury hotels, from US$12,500 per traveler.

Sardinia

A Sardinia Summer

Sardinia in June before the charter boats fill the Costa Smeralda — a crewed yacht to the Maddalena archipelago's uninhabited granite islets, lunch at anchor above white sand, and the drive into the Gennargentu interior in the afternoon to reach the stone village where the shepherd has been making Pecorino Sardo since his father taught him. A private, tailored journey of 7 Days · 6 Nights in Sardinia, Italy, designed end to end by a Forest Travel advisor — with Virtuoso privileges at the finest luxury hotels, from US$12,500 per traveler.

Sardinia

Sardinia by Yacht

A crewed vessel through the Bocche di Bonifacio — the uninhabited islets of the Maddalena National Park, granite cliffs above turquoise shallows, anchorages the charter agencies do not log, a beach dinner prepared by the yacht's chef. A private, tailored journey of 8 Days · 7 Nights in Sardinia, Italy, designed end to end by a Forest Travel advisor — with Virtuoso privileges at the finest luxury hotels, from US$18,500 per traveler.

Lake Como

Grand Villas by Boat

The Belle Époque villas and their cypress gardens, reached privately by classic wooden boat. A private, tailored journey of 5 Days · 4 Nights in Lake Como, Italy, designed end to end by a Forest Travel advisor — with Virtuoso privileges at the finest luxury hotels, from US$9,800 per traveler.

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