Benalmádena Catamaran: Sunset, Dolphins or Party

The $34 per person cruise is the Benalmádena catamaran with the most reviews: 768, rated 4.3. The boat takes up to 41 people, and the crew walks you on board; after that the plan is music, the deck and views of the coast.

The listing offers two options. The first is a 2-hour sail with dolphin watching, and it puts the chance of spotting dolphins at 80%. They are wild animals, so it is a chance, not a promise. The second is the whole catamaran booked privately for your group, with one drink per person included and the details shaped around you. The price shown here is per person; check the private option on the listing.

On either option you can swim if the weather and sea conditions allow, and the bar sells drinks. The description does not name the boarding point and describes the route as the coast of Málaga, so check the meeting point on the listing before you book.

At $28 per person, the sunset sail is the lowest price of the three and the best rated, 4.7 from 114 reviews. It leaves Puerto Marina in Benalmádena and spends an hour and a half along the coast while the sun goes down over the Alboran Sea.

The price includes a welcome cocktail. Children, and anyone who would rather skip the alcohol, get a non-alcoholic version. On board: background music, a bar, sound on both decks and a 75-inch screen. The listing pitches it at couples, families and groups of friends.

Two honest notes. How much of the sunset you see depends on the weather on the day. And the trip is only called off if sailing is not safe; then you are offered a new date or a refund.

The party is the third Benalmádena catamaran, and the only one on our home page list: $95 per person for 3 hours on a two-deck catamaran with a DJ, one drink and a swim stop if the sea is ok. It is for adults 18 and over, and you need to bring ID. Rated 4.0 from 51 reviews.

Naomi from the United Kingdom booked it for a hen party: «Very enjoyable for the hen do. Great entertainment and views from boat.»

$95 per person is also the lowest price among the six boat trips on this site; it applies to adults only.

Book the sunset sail. If you take one Benalmádena catamaran, make it the $28 per person sunset trip: the lowest price, the best rating and a cocktail as the sun goes down.

Here for dolphins? The shared catamaran at $34 per person is the one that looks for them. A hen or stag group? The party catamaran is built for it.

A catamaran is a shared deck; a private boat is yours. Our top pick, the private boat with drinks and snacks, costs $191 per group, up to 10 people and stays out for 1 to 6 hours. Compare it with the other trips from Puerto Marina in our list of six boats.