Boat hire in Níjar

The Cabo de Gata-Níjar natural park is the most sought-after coast in Almería for a day on the water, but it has no rental companies with a fixed base in the municipality of Níjar: San José has a harbour, but the Google Maps register returns no rental companies with an address there. The nearest are in Carboneras, 28 km by road at the park's northern edge, with 10 companies, and in Aguadulce, 36 km, with 7. From Carboneras, the Los Muertos and Agua Amarga coves are under 5 miles; from Aguadulce, the tip of the cape about 15.

What Cabo de Gata does have is an enormous demand for boat trips: scheduled departures from San José and Carboneras along the coves of Mónsul and Genoveses and the volcanic cliffs. For most visitors it is the practical way to see the park from the sea. The season runs from April to October; on a strong levante nobody goes out.

Indicative high-season prices from the directory's reference table, reviewed September 2026: a no-licence motorboat costs €120–250 a day; a RIB of 6–8 m, €250–650; a 10–12 m sailing yacht, €400–900 bareboat or €600–1,500 skippered; a catamaran, €1,000–2,500; a skippered motor yacht, from €900. Expect 20–40% less outside July and August. Deposits run from €300 to €2,000 and fuel is extra. Each company sets its own prices.