A week in Mallorca works out at four days of plan, one day on the water and two days with nothing. The day routes run four or five hours and cost between €550 and €940; a crewed yacht starts at €1,936 a day. What decides the week is not what you do, but the order you put it in.
01The seven days, one line each
**Day 1 — arrival.** Transfer from Son Sant Joan to the villa, and nothing else in the diary. **Day 2 — Palma:** four hours around La Seu, the Almudaina Palace and the old town, closing with a cocktail at Bar Ábaco, from €550. **Day 3 — yacht**, a full day, with the course decided that morning according to the wind. **Day 4 — Serra de Tramuntana:** Valldemossa, Deià, Son Marroig and the Torre des Verger viewpoint, five hours from €830.
**Day 5 — no plan.** Villa, pool and a lunch with no time attached. **Day 6 — the southern coves:** Cala Mondragó, Cala Figuera and Es Trenc, with paella at the water's edge, five hours from €840. **Day 7 — sunset:** Sa Foradada, Deià and dinner by the sea at Port de Sóller, five hours from €820. Fly home the next day, in the afternoon, so the week does not end on an alarm clock.
02Why the yacht does not go on day one
Arrival day goes on logistics. You land, you reach the villa, someone does the shopping, someone sleeps for two hours. A day at sea starts early and either gets used in full or does not get used: putting it on day one means paying for a whole day to use half of it.
The deeper reason is different. The yacht is the one piece of the week the weather decides: the skipper reads the forecast and says whether you sail. With the yacht mid-week you have four days behind it to move into; with the yacht on day one, a bad sea deletes it. If a day is cancelled for weather, it is rescheduled to another available day or the proportional amount refunded — but rescheduling needs free days behind it, and those are built into the order, not found afterwards.
03Why the Tramuntana and the coves cannot share a day
They sit at opposite ends of the island. Valldemossa, Deià and Sóller are in the north-western range; Mondragó, Cala Figuera and Es Trenc are on the southern coast. Each route takes five hours on its own, hotel pick-up to hotel drop-off. Combining them means crossing Mallorca twice in one day and arriving late to both.
The other reason has nothing to do with the map. The Tramuntana is winding road, stone streets and being on your feet; the coves are swimming, eating and doing nothing. Chain the two and you cancel both. The day with no plan goes between them, and if a particular day is worth stretching, the extra hour costs €110.
04The empty day is what holds the week together
All seven routes in the catalogue run four or five hours with a fixed pick-up time. Five of them back to back is five alarm clocks, and by the fourth the group starts arguing in the car. Whoever plans the trip in January deletes that day because it looks wasted; in July it is the one they are grateful for.
It is also where the things that do not fit a five-hour route go. A private chef cooks at the villa from €110 per guest in groups of eight or more, with no evening transfer and no restaurant sitting. And anyone who cannot sit still has Cabrera: twelve minutes by helicopter against roughly three hours by sea, from €4,800 return for up to four passengers. Or nothing at all, which is usually the most welcome option mid-week.
05What it costs, and what to lock in first
The four day routes in this itinerary — Palma, Tramuntana, coves and sunset — come to €3,040 for a group of one to three, and €3,340 for a group of four to six, which is the maximum per vehicle. The crewed yacht is counted separately, from €1,936 a day. A full week with villa, yacht, routes, transfers and tables runs from €15,000 to €60,000: the villa and the yacht open that range, not the day routes.
For a week between June and September, get in touch four to six weeks ahead, particularly if you want a specific villa with a specific yacht. Out of season, or for single days, one or two weeks is usually enough. The booking is confirmed with a deposit of 30 to 50 per cent, with the balance paid before the week starts. The concierge team works in Spanish, English and native German.
How many days do you need in Mallorca?
Seven days covers the mountains, the southern coast, Palma, one day at sea and two days with nothing booked. With four or five days you have to choose between the Tramuntana and the coves, because they are at opposite ends of the island and each route takes five hours.
How much does a week in Mallorca cost?
A full week with villa, yacht, day routes, transfers and reservations runs from €15,000 to €60,000, depending on the villa, the yacht and how many days you sail. For the individual pieces: day routes run from €550 to €940 depending on the route and group size, and a crewed yacht starts at €1,936 a day.
What order should the days go in?
The yacht mid-week, never on day one: it is the only element the weather decides, and in the middle it has days behind it to be moved into. The Tramuntana and the coves on separate days. And one day with no plan between them, which is what stops the rest of the week becoming hard work.
How far ahead should you book?
Four to six weeks for a week in high season, June to September, especially with a specific villa and yacht in mind. For single days or low season, one or two weeks is usually enough. The booking is confirmed with a 30 to 50 per cent deposit, with the balance before the start.
