Next “Saturday June 8” the Cluster Nautico Rías Baixas (formerly Ría de Vigo) has organized a spectacular activity to the Cíes Islands.Thanks to the sponsorship of the “Conselleria do Mar” and the involvement as organizers of SurfPaddleVigo, Fundación Translatio and our shipping company, we invite you to enjoy the #WorldOceanDay in the #IslasCíes 📸💚.
The activity consists of:– A round trip to the Cíes Islands with Pirates of Nabia– A guided visit to the Island– A seaweed workshop in the Hidria Segundo boat-museum– A visit to the Nautilus underwater...
How to obtain authorization from the Xunta de Galicia to travel to the Cíes Islands or the Island of Ons
Here are the steps to follow to obtain the authorization to travel to the Cíes Islands and Ons Island. We remind you that it is mandatory whenever you travel during Easter or from May 15 to September 15.
May 15 to September 15
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Important facts to know about this “Authorization”:
It can be taken 90 days in advance of the date you plan to travel.
You can also cancel up to 15 days before your trip.
The maximum number of places per application is 10 people.
And these are the steps to follow to have it:
1. Access the website
autorizacionillasatlanticas.xunta.gal
2....
FREE Mother’s Day Travel – May 5, 2024
Fathers enjoyed this offer in March and now… it’s the mothers’ turn!
Free trips to the Cíes Islands or Ons Island.
With this initiative, the honored mother would only have to travel with her child and another adult to enjoy her trip for FREE.
This family getaway is valid exclusively for Sunday, May 5.
How to enjoy this free trip?
The mechanics of this promotion can be defined in 2 steps:
Purchase all the tickets of the people traveling (except for the honoree’s mother) – By phone 986 32 00 48 or on this web www.piratasdenabia.com
Once purchased, request...
Where to park the car if I go to the Cíes Islands?
If your port of departure is the city of Vigo, it is advisable to leave your car in a parking lot.
The port of Vigo is located in the center so sometimes you have to be very lucky to find a space in the street.
However, in several surrounding streets you can find several parking lots just a few minutes away from our ticket offices:
A Laxe shopping center parking lot –
https://maps.app.goo.gl/BZmp2rd3GBbwLd6E9
Parking Nautico Vigo –
https://maps.app.goo.gl/qoJjeBTh2dSDM9z29
Areal Parking –
https://maps.app.goo.gl/uLkcngsxvqeVhkJC7
Another option is...
Free trips for fathers to the Cíes Islands or to Ons Island for Father’s Day
We present you the first offer of this style (because in May it will come for Mother’s Day) this offer for you to enjoy with your family exploring the Cies Islands or Ons Island with a free ticket. With this initiative, the honored parent would only have to travel with his/her child and one other adult. This family getaway is valid exclusively for Sunday, March 24.
How to enjoy this free trip?
The mechanics of this promotion can be defined in 2 steps:
Purchase all the tickets of the people traveling (except for the honoree’s father) – By phone 986 32 00 48 or on this...
SURPRISE! Special offer for the price of trips to the Cíes Islands
From today, Wednesday, March 6, through Sunday, March 17, the trips to the
trips to the Cíes Islands
will have an exclusive price to enjoy this Galician paradise.
During these 12 days, tickets to the Cíes Islands will be 22 € round trip for adults. Children between 4-12 years old can travel for 10 € while children under 3 years old travel free of charge.
To take advantage of this special offer you can book through our website, by calling 986 32 00 48 or visiting our ticket office in Vigo (Estación Marítima de Ría).
This offer will be valid exclusively between these dates.
In addition,...
Drawing January 2024 together with Prado Surf School
It has been 7 months since our Instagram account suffered a cyber attack where the old profile of the shipping company on the social network Instagram was completely hacked.
Our company was not the only one affected, as the profile of the Prado Surf school had also been affected a few weeks earlier.
After all these months we have recovered more than half of our community and we want to thank the digital support we have had. Therefore, we have joined forces and we have prepared a sweepstakes on our new Instagram account @piratasdenabianaviera so you can win a trip to the Cíes Islands and a...
Cíes Islands and much more, Easter travel offer 2023
CÍES ISLANDS AND MUCH MORE: DISCOVER ALL OUR TRAVEL OFFER DURING EASTER WEEK 2023
This Easter we have set out to make many travelers sail. We will have up to five daily departures to the Cíes Islands from the port of Vigo, but also from Moaña (linking with the regular line), from Cangas, and also from Baiona.
We will also sail to the island of Ons from the usual port of Bueu and also from Portonovo, to serve visitors and residents in Portonovo and Sanxenxo.
Finally, from Vigo (and link from Moaña) and from Cangas, we will sail the Ría de Vigo to San Simón Island and the discovery of all...
Discounts: “the world’s longest black friday”.
DISCOUNTS: Nabia presents, “the longest black friday in the world”.
Pirates of Nabia inaugurates the world’s longest black friday. From November 15 to December 15, 2022, all ticket purchases (except regular line tickets Moaña-Vigo-Moaña, will receive a 20% discount voucher to be redeemed in the 2023 season.
How to participate in the black friday campaign?
Buying your boat tickets to the Cíes Islands during the promotion days at www.piratasdenabia.com, at the Piratas de Nabia counter at the Ría de Vigo ferry station or by calling Piratas de Nabia. Regular airline tickets are...
Cíes: the 5 things you need to know if you travel in September
Now that summer is advancing we have no doubt that going to the Cíes Islands is a good plan to enjoy a little more. Cíes in September is a great plan.
We will start to have more availability of places in the islands to get authorization and from September 15 it will no longer be necessary (the islands also maintain a capacity limit, don’t get lost!).
Whether you are planning your trip as a couple, with your family, with friends or just because you are an adventurer, the Cíes Islands are waiting for you.
So prepare your towel, your trekking shoes and charge your cell phone because you’re...
CIES ISLANDS: Discover its 3 most photographic viewpoints
As you know, the Cies Islands are one of the most visited tourist destinations in Galicia. This is not surprising, since among its natural landscapes there are places capable of taking anyone’s breath away. Therefore, today we present the 3 viewpoints with which you will get the most impressive photographs and with which, if you want, you can leave everyone speechless in your social networks.
In this post we tell you more details!
Viewpoint of O Alto do Príncipe
The difficulty of the route in the Cies Islands that leads to this viewpoint is low, with a distance of 2.5 kms (round trip)...
5 curiosities about the Cíes Islands that you might not know
The
Cíes Islands
The Cíes Islands, a hidden treasure in the Atlantic, are an archipelago located in Pontevedra that is formed by three islands that keep many secrets. If you already know the islands and have fallen in love with their beauty and want to know more, or if you are planning to visit them, today we tell you 5 curiosities about the Cíes Islands that you may not know. The Cíes Islands are a fashionable destination and a must for all visitors to the Rías Baixas. So, do you want to know more?
We tell you about it here!
Islas Cíes, las Islas de los dioses
If we go back years ago,...
Boat to Cíes Islands or Ons? What you need to know to decide for one of the 2
If you have already been convinced to visit the National Park of the Atlantic Islands of Galicia, the next step is to decide whether to take a boat to the Cíes Islands or to Ons. This is the way every tourist goes before buying a ticket, so it is not surprising.
Although there are more islands , it is clear that these two are the most touristic and surprising to our eyes, and yes, we have all asked ourselves this question: Are the Cíes Islands or the Ons Islands better? We tend to compare them to decide on one to take the boat, but… wrong! Each has its own charm.
If there is something...
Easter Week 2021 to soar: Make your reservation to Cíes and Ons Islands
You can already make your reservation to visit the Cíes and Ons Islands! Prepare everything for this Easter 2021 because we set sail again. We are looking forward to bringing our islands back to life and they need you as much as you need them.
We have to go back to Easter a year ago, we can’t spend the holidays cooped up at home again. This 2021 has to come out on top and of course it will be under two conditions: enjoyment and, above all, compliance with safety and hygiene measures. So, book now on our website and don’t miss out on your place!
Security in the Islands, the priority...
Camping in the Cíes Islands: a few days in paradise
Camping in the Cíes Islands, in the National Park of the Atlantic Islands of Galicia, is much more than a simple accommodation in a campsite. The Cíes offer, to all those who dare to visit the islands, an unforgettable experience of sustainable tourism in the most beautiful of natural spaces, a place to sleep in close contact with the environment and enjoy life and nature at its best. Undoubtedly, camping in the Cíes Islands can be considered, more or less, as spending the night in the middle of paradise.
Camping on the Cíes Islands as the ancient Romans did
Camping in the Cíes Islands may...
New Starlight Cíes route from the sea!
Did you know that the Cíes Islands have the “Starlight” seal that accredits them as a tourist destination of interest for stargazing? Didn’t you know? Next Wednesday, July 24, you will be able to see for yourself and… From the sea! Our boat will anchor in front of the islands to have the best possible view of the sky. We assure you that you will not find a better plan to spend the night before the feast of Santiago Apostle.
Ah! In addition, during the route we will serve hot drinks… What more could you ask for? Click here to buy your tickets.
What will you learn?
Starlight...
The Lighthouse of the Cíes Islands, enjoy a viewpoint to paradise.
The lighthouse of the Cíes Islands, also known as the Faro do Monte do Faro, is the main lighthouse of the archipelago of the Cíes Islands and the Parque Nacional das Illas Atlánticas.
Located 178 meters above sea level and offering to all who visit it stunning views of the natural park, the Cíes Lighthouse is more than an important point of tourist interest and hiking trails destination, since today, in the middle of 2019, it continues to perform its maritime function and sending its flash from the coast as it has been doing for over 150 years.
Lighthouses of Galicia
Galicia, historic...
Do you know the Caderno de campo das Illas Cíes? We raffle two copies!!!
Caderno de Campo das Illas Cíes draw is over! Traveling to the Cíes Islands is an unparalleled experience. In Naviera Nabia we never get tired of walking along its trails, enjoying the crystal clear waters of its beaches and surprising you with its vegetation and the flight of the many seabirds that inhabit the islands.
For this reason, we are rafflingtwo copies of Caderno de Campo das Illas Cíes among our Facebook followers! 😀 This work by biologist and artist José Arcas, available in three languages, compiles the four routes of the Cíes Islands in a beautiful and careful edition of Catro...
Orienta Cíes: travel to the Cíes Islands and enjoy an authentic orienteering activity!
If you are one of those who enjoy adventures and orienteering activities… on May 5th travel to the Cíes Islands and enjoy a very special activity with your family! Organized by Naviera Nabia, Vio Viajes and Territorio Comanche, you will have to discover the most emblematic places of the islands and overcome tests of knowledge or balance, puzzles… that will surprise you! We’ll tell you more!
What does the orientation test in Cíes consist of?
This is a family educational activity, which will be carried out in groups (each group of 2 to 5 people) to raise awareness of the Atlantic...
Traveling in May to the Cíes Islands: what you need to know
If you are one of the lucky ones who are going to enjoy the (macro) May long weekend and want to travel in May to the Cíes Islands, we want to make things easier for you with a series of recommendations before traveling:
Buy tickets to Cíes: book your tickets to travel to Cíes on the date you prefer. From Naviera Nabia we will travel daily throughout the month of May, you can make a trip to Cíes and enjoy our free guided tour to discover this paradise! Between May 1 and 15, it is not necessary to request authorization to access the Parque Nacional das Illas Atlánticas. If you travel to Cíes...
Frequently asked questions about authorization to travel to Cíes and Ons Islands
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How to request authorization for Cíes and Ons Islands (Step by step guide)
If you want to visit the Atlantic Islands of Galicia and spend the day there, it is mandatory to request the authorization for Cíes Islands or Ons Island before buying the round-trip boat ticket. We bring you a step-by-step guide to easily get this authorization, let’s get started!
What to do in the Cíes Islands: a great adventure
What to see in the Cíes IslandsRoutes and excursions to do in the Cíes IslandsAlto do Príncipe RouteMonte Faro RouteMonte Agudo RouteA Porta Lighthouse RouteThings to do in the Cíes Islands if you like sportsEating and sleeping in the Cíes IslandsHow to get to the Cíes IslandsThe best things to do in the Cíes Islands
The Cíes Islands and their waters not only offer us a paradise of incalculable ecological value where we can admire nature or enjoy some of the most beautiful beaches in Spain. In addition, the Natural Park offers travelers a wide range of activities of all kinds. There are always...
Sleeping in the Cíes Islands, a night in paradise
Sleeping in the Cíes Islands is considered one of the most attractive plans offered by the National Park of the Atlantic Islands of Galicia.
It is not always possible to spend the night in a natural park, in the middle of an incomparable environment such as the one offered by the Cíes Islands, in Vigo: undoubtedly one of the best destinations to enjoy the sea and the contact with nature.
Visiting the Cíes Islands and the national park is a unique experience, as it is described in countless tourist guides or in any travel blog.
However, to let the last ship sail back and sleep in the Cíes Islands...
Discover Rodas Beach in Cíes Islands, Galicia, Spain
Rodas Beach, in the Cíes Islands (Galicia) is the living example of the paradise found in the National Park of the Atlantic Islands.
Declared as the best beach in the world by the British newspaper The GuardianIt is, without a doubt, one of the most beautiful samples of nature and life that can be found on the coasts of Spain, a spectacular rest of white sand and crystalline waters and one of the best reasons to visit the Cíes Islands.
Rodas Beach, Cíes Islands (Galicia). A privileged enclave
Rodas Beach, or Praia de Rodas, is located in the incomparable setting of the Cíes Islands, in...
Diving in the Cíes Islands Explore an underwater paradise!
Diving in the Cíes Islands is one of the greatest attractions that can be enjoyed in the National Park of the Atlantic Islands (Galicia). An activity in a unique site, since, together with the Cabrera Archipelago, it is the only maritime-terrestrial National Park in Spain. Each island is a natural paradise of unparalleled beaches, and, together, they are only a small part of the natural park of the Cíes Islands. About 85% of its surface is composed of crystalline waters that harbor a reserve of marine species full of life and an underwater environment that all divers and snorkelers should see...
How to get to the Cíes Islands
The Cíes Islands are an earthly paradise that leaves no one indifferent. Everyone who visits them is amazed by the fantastic almost wild nature of the islands, the care with which the environment is maintained and the transparency of the water that bathes its beaches. Many see in this island a reflection of the magical islands of the Caribbean, with the only difference that the days of heat are less and the water temperature is much lower.
Many travelers may wonder how to get to the Cíes Islands. Obviously the answer is: by sea.
Being an island, the only way to reach the Cíes Islands is by boat....
Vacations in the Cíes Islands
The Cíes Islands are a piece of paradise hidden in the Vigo estuary, which is why the Romans knew it as “the island of the gods”. Without as much publicity as the Caribbean islands and with much colder waters, these islands also offer transparent waters, fine white sand and the possibility of enjoying contact with nature. The weather may not always be sunny, but it is always good for enjoying this natural park to the fullest.
Vacations in the Cíes Islands should be used to keep in touch with nature, learn to value it and respect its balance at all times. Hiking is the best way to...