Day 1 - Arrive into Olbia, Sardinia

Arrival day. There’s an evening transfer from Sardinia’s Olbia Airport to your accommodation for the next 2 nights. This is a 3* hotel in Cala Gonone, just 200m from the beach. Meet your fully qualified and experienced guide for a meet and greet session and a technical induction.

Accommodation: hotel, dinner not included
Luggage access: yes

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Day 2 - Trek to Coda Fuilli canyon, rope skills training session

Today includes a half-day rope skills training session in a rugged canyon in the Supramonte region. The series of training abseils will get more challenging, to ensure everyone is confident with abseiling procedures. Get to know your guide and each other before returning to Cala Gonone to explore on your second evening. Food options for you to try include pizza, local wine and fabulous gelato, Sardinian style. Enjoy this night of ‘luxury’ before tomorrow’s real adventure begins.

Accommodation: hotel, dinner not included
Luggage access: Yes

Activity time: 3-4 hrs

Distance: approx 4km

Altitude ascent/ descent: 50m / 200m

 

Day 3 -  Trek from Pedra Longa to Portu Pedrosu

Transfer to Pedra Longa to begin the trek. Today’s route will take us from Pedra Longa to Portu Pedrosu. It's an enjoyable and relatively non-technical day except for a short upwards scramble (may be roped but in good conditions not normally required - harnesses and ropes will be carried on this day just in case). There's also a bit of excitement when the team has to downclimb a short section via a juniper tree attached to the mountainside. Tonight we’ll sleep out (bivouac) beneath the stars, in a small clearing near rocky Portu Pedrosu. Our crew will arrive by boat to deliver water and supplies.

Accommodation: bivouac, meals included
Luggage access: no

Trekking: approx 9 hrs
Distance: 12km
Altitude ascent/ descent: 1200m / 1200m

 

Day 4 - Trek from Portu Pedrosu to Piredda (via Cala Goloritze)

Today, we’ll find juniper branches at well-placed points to aid our progress. This is living local history, as locals have engineered and worked with this hardy tree in this manner for centuries. We’ll come across Sardinian shepherds’ huts en route, called ‘oviles’ and made from versatile juniper. Going up and over Punta Salinas we'll visit the stunning UNESCO World Heritage beach, Cala Goloritzè. We'll generally have a second food stop as there's a final 2 hours' trekking today (with 2 roped climbing sections) to take us to our wild bivvy spot up on the plateau at Piredda. The crew will greet and resupply us here via 4x4.

Accommodation: bivouac, meals included
Luggage access: no

Trekking: approx 8.5 hrs

Distance: 12km

Altitude ascent/ descent: 1400m / 900m

 

Day 5 - Pirreda to Bacu su Feilau/ Padente

The more technical climbing and abseiling now begins. The first part of the day we'll trek, dropping down to the sea. There are then a good handful of short abseils scattered across the afternoon before we reach our bivouac point for the night - in a cave. The route will take us from Punta Salinas to Bacu su Felieu with some decent ascent and descent to tackle.

 

Accommodation: bivouac, meal not included (you bring a dehydrated meal with you for tonight)

Luggage access: No

Trekking: Approx 6 hrs

Distance: 6km

Altitude ascent/ descent: 660m / 1160m 

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Day 6 - Trek from Bacu su Feilau/ Padente to Cala Sisine

Today we'll abseil away from our bivouac spot, and trek for a couple of hours. 2 longer abseils (approx 40m) punctuate the afternoon and there are some chained sections, climbing sections and short abseils later on. All in day's work! Get your wildlife-spotting hat on for, if lucky, we’ll also see some local Sardinian mouflon (mountain goats), tenacious characters able to negotiate impossibly steep terrain. Gaze down over the Mediterranean’s pristine turquoise waters as we wend our way down for a locally-sourced dinner on the beach. Planned boat resupply.

Accommodation: bivouac, meals included
Luggage access: No

Trekking: Approx 6.5 hrs

Distance: 7km 

Altitude ascent/ descent: 1150m / 1150m

 

Day 7 - Trek from Cala Sisine to Cala Luna

After yesterday's exertions, today is a non-technical day. Sea permitting, the crew will arrive to take the climbing kit to make our day sacks lighter. Enjoy this morning’s final section of the trek as we hike to Cala Luna for a celebratory lunch on the beach. Kick back and relax on the spectacular boat trip over to Cala Gonone to spend the final night at a hotel. You might like to go out for a group meal (not inc.). Get a refreshing night’s sleep in readiness for your trip home tomorrow.

Accommodation: Hotel, evnening meal included
Luggage access: Yes

Trekking: Approx 3.5 hrs

Distance: 8km

Altitude ascent/ descent: 1200m / 1200m

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Day 8 - Departure day

There will be one private group transfer back to Olbia this morning after breakfast. This offers a great opportunity to explore Olbia before heading home. Those on later flights might prefer to spend the day chilling out on the beautiful beach or soaking up the local history, views, culture and culinary treats.

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Itinerary note

This itinerary aims to complete the Selvaggio Blu in a relatively self-contained fashion, with minimal resupply points, some of which are dependant on sea conditions. Please be aware that if the sea does not permit small vessels to land on beaches as planned, then more food and water will need to be carried, and Day 7 could potentially involve heavier day sacks. 

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