Galicia · Miño mouth
Boat hire in A Guarda
Boat hire in A Guarda: one company registered, the Miño water taxi and ferry to Caminha, with nearly 2,000 Google reviews, and bareboat rental 24 km away in Baiona, with 6 companies. With phone, website and Google rating. No commission.
- Companies
- 1
- water taxi and ferry
- Price
- €250 – 4,000 / day
- indicative
- Licence
- No licence needed up to 5 m and 15 hp
- Season
- June – September
- peak July and August
We do not yet have boat hire companies with a complete listing in this destination. Check the nearby destinations.
Hiring a boat in A Guarda
A Guarda is the last town in Galicia before Portugal, at the mouth of the Miño below Monte Santa Tegra, with the lobster fishing harbour and the river border with Caminha, and its boating is the water taxi and ferry crossing the Miño between A Guarda and Caminha, with nearly 2,000 Google reviews, used by pilgrims on the coastal Portuguese Camino. There is no bareboat rental registered: for that, Baiona, 24 km away, has 6 companies, and Vigo, 35 km, 19. From Baiona, the Oia and A Guarda coast is covered by sea in good weather, with Santa Tegra as the landmark.
The season runs from June to September. The Miño mouth has a bar, current and shifting banks: you cross with the local boats. Outside, open Atlantic with swell.
Ports and departure areas
Porto de A Guarda
Fishing harbour below Santa Tegra; no bareboat rental companies.Cais da Mota (A Guarda)
Jetty of the Caminha ferry on the bank of the Miño.Types of boat you can hire in A Guarda
Skippered
- Requirement
- None: the skipper is in charge
- Companies
- 1 company (ferry and water taxi)
- Price
- boat price plus €50 – 250 per day (indicative)
Motorboat or RIB
- Requirement
- ICC or a Spanish PNB/PER licence
- Price
- €250 – 650 / day (indicative)
How much does it cost to hire a boat in A Guarda
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.
They also hire boats
Companies whose main activity is something else (school, chandlery, trips) but which also offer hire.
Xacobeo Transfer Ferry & Taxi Boat CAMINHA - Caminho Português da Costa
Boat trips and excursions
Xacobeo Transfer Ferry & Taxi Boat A GUARDA - Portuguese Coastal Way
Frequently asked questions
Can I hire a boat in A Guarda?
The A Guarda company is the Miño water taxi and ferry to Caminha, with a skipper. For bareboat, Baiona (6 companies, 24 km) and Vigo (19, 35 km).
Do I need a licence?
The Miño crossing goes with a skipper. To sail this coast bareboat, with swell and the Miño bar, an ICC or Spanish licence, or a skipper from Baiona.
How much does a boat cost in A Guarda?
The Caminha crossing is paid per person; a RIB with licence from Baiona, €250–650 a day; a motor yacht with skipper from €900. Indicative high-season ranges; fuel and deposit are extra.
What is the Miño mouth like?
Wide, with a bar, current and sandbanks that shift with the floods; the crossing between A Guarda and Caminha is done by the local boats with the tide. Upriver, as far as Tui, there are navigable stretches at high water.
Are there boat trips in A Guarda?
Yes, the water taxi to Caminha and trips on the Miño and along the Santa Tegra coast in summer. They are listed under the boat trips category.