A private yacht charter in Ibiza costs between €1,699 and €13,999 for the boat for a full eight-hour day in low season. Divided by the group that fits on it, that is roughly €191 to €1,167 per person. The cheapest seat in our fleet is on the Chiara 37: €2,100 shared between eleven guests.
Almost every price you will see advertised in Ibiza is a price for the boat, not a price for a person. That is the right way to sell a private charter and the wrong way to compare one, because the boat that looks expensive on a listing is often the cheapest one on the water once your group is standing on it.
Why the per-person figure is the one that decides it
Two boats, same day, same marina. One is €1,699 and takes eight guests. The other is €2,100 and takes eleven. The first looks four hundred euros cheaper and is in fact twenty euros a head more expensive. Nothing about the listing tells you that; only the division does.
This matters more in Ibiza than in most charter markets because our boats sit close together in capacity. The fleet runs from seven guests to twelve across twenty-one boats, so the divisor barely moves while the price moves a lot. Get the divisor right and the whole shortlist reorders itself.
The per-person price across the fleet
Low season is May and October. Every figure below is the full eight-hour day with a skipper, insurance and Spanish VAT at 21% already in it. The right-hand column is simply the left-hand column divided by the guests the boat is licensed to carry.
| Boat | Guests | Low season, 8 h | Per person |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiara 37 | 11 | €2,100 | €191 |
| Von Dutch 40 | 9 | €1,799 | €200 |
| Pardo 39 | 8 | €1,699 | €212 |
| Bambina 44 | 11 | €2,690 | €245 |
| Pardo 52 | 10 | €3,599 | €360 |
| Sunseeker 64 | 12 | €5,190 | €433 |
| Riva Venere 75 | 12 | €5,700 | €475 |
| Leopard 107 | 12 | €13,999 | €1,167 |
The interesting part of that table is the top four rows. Four boats, four very different hulls, and the whole spread is fifty-four euros a head. Choosing between them is a question of what the deck feels like, not what the day costs.
What the season does to the number
There are three seasons and they move the per-person figure by roughly half again. The Chiara 37 is €2,100 in low season, €2,700 in mid and €3,300 in high — so €191, €245 and €300 a head. The Pardo 39 runs €1,699, €1,999 and €2,399, which on eight guests is €212, €250 and €300.
Low season is May and October, mid season is June and September, high season is July and August. Nothing else about the boat changes; the sea in late September is warmer than it is in June. If your dates are movable, moving them is the single largest saving available to you, and it is worth more than any change of boat. The Ibiza charter guide sets out the full seasonal picture.
Where the per-person price stops falling
At twelve. Spanish rules cap a private day charter at twelve guests, whatever the hull is, so twelve is the largest number you will ever get to divide by. That is why the Leopard 107 at thirty metres and the Sunseeker 64 at twenty both say twelve, and why the per-person figure climbs so steeply through the larger boats: you are buying deck, shade, cabins and crew, not seats. We set the rule out in full in the twelve-person rule, explained.
Above twelve people the arithmetic starts again on a second boat, which is a different calculation and usually a better one than the number in your head. If that is your situation, read hiring a boat in Ibiza for twenty people instead of this page.
What the per-person figure already includes
- The skipper, and additional crew on the larger yachts
- Insurance
- Spanish VAT at 21% — not added at the end
- The full eight hours, not a shortened version of them
- Towels and snorkels
- On most boats: water, soft drinks, beer, wine and cava, plus fruit and snacks
- On most boats: a stand-up paddleboard
That last pair is worth pricing out, because a per-head comparison against a boat with a bare fridge is not a fair one. If drinks for eleven people are already aboard, the €191 is doing more work than it looks like.
What it does not include
Fuel. It is metered by what you actually burn and settled at the end of the day, which is the honest way to charge for it and the reason no one can quote you a fixed number in advance. A boat that spends most of its day at anchor in one cove uses very little; a boat that runs to Formentera and back twice uses a great deal. Lunch ashore, anything we hire in for you, and any berthing away from home are also separate and always agreed before the day.
The cheapest sensible way to put a group on the water
Fill the boat. A boat priced for eleven and carrying seven is the most expensive charter in Ibiza and nobody advertises it that way. If you are seven or eight, take a boat sized for seven or eight — the Pardo 39 at €1,699 works out at €212 each and gives everybody a place to sit. If you are eleven, the Chiara 37 at €191 each is the lowest per-head figure in the fleet.
Then move the date before you move the boat. Then, and only then, start looking at the larger yachts, where you are no longer buying a cheaper day but a considerably better one. Browse the full boat rental fleet or tell us your group size and date and we will do the division for you.
Common questions
How much is a yacht charter in Ibiza per person?
Between about €191 and €1,167 per person for a full eight-hour day in low season, depending on the boat. The lowest figure in our fleet is the Chiara 37: €2,100 for the boat, shared between eleven guests. The highest is the Leopard 107 at €13,999 for twelve.
Which boat gives the lowest price per person?
The Chiara 37, at €2,100 in low season for eleven guests — about €191 each. The Von Dutch 40 is close behind at €1,799 for nine, or €200 each, and the Pardo 39 is €1,699 for eight, or €212 each.
Is the price per person or per boat?
Per boat. You charter the whole vessel and nobody else joins you, so bringing one more friend costs nothing extra up to the boat's licensed guest number. The per-person figures on this page are simply the boat price divided by that number.
Does the per-person price change in July and August?
Yes. There are three seasons: low is May and October, mid is June and September, high is July and August. The Chiara 37 runs €2,100, €2,700 and €3,300 across them, which on eleven guests is €191, €245 and €300 each.
Is VAT included in the price?
Yes. Spanish VAT at 21% is inside every figure we quote, along with the skipper, any additional crew, insurance, towels and snorkels, and the full eight hours.
What is not included in the per-person price?
Fuel, which is metered by what you actually use and settled at the end of the day. Lunch ashore, anything we hire in for you and any berthing away from home are also separate, and always agreed with you before the charter.
