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Isola del Giglio: 4 days on foot around the granite island, coves and vineyards above the sea
Porto Santo Stefano•4 days · 3 nights•Travel + trekking · 496 m
Experience
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INTERMEDIATE PLUS
Where?
Italia, Italia
On your own?
No problem
Points
+31
Overview
Is it for me?
Included & extras
Good to know
Itinerary
Getting there
Packing
Coordinator
Reviews
Questions
WHY THIS TRIP
Twenty-one square kilometres of granite in the middle of the Tyrrhenian
Giglio is a block of granite risen from the sea: twenty-one square kilometres, three villages and a network of mule tracks farmers used to reach vineyards hanging over the water. Outside the two summer months the island empties and goes back to itself: silence, Mediterranean scrub and a sea that is already clear in April.
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Is this trip for me?
Five vibes, an effort level and a type of trip: so you can tell in ten seconds if it's for you.
Party & nightlife
Relax
Nature & adventure
Cities & culture
Monuments & history
Physical effort
Intermediate
Type of trip
Trekking · Mare · Isola
Group
Max 12
Accommodation
B&B e affittacamere a Giglio Porto
Four days to walk all of it: Giglio Castello with its Pisan walls at the island's top, the terraces of ansonaco wine clinging to the rock, the Caldane beach reachable only on foot, and the full coastal circuit. You sleep in Giglio Porto and eat fish and panficato cake.
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What's included
Overnight
Ferry
Certified Guide
Transport for excursions (van or minibus)
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What's not included
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Meals
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Train
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Travel to the meeting point (car-pooling with the other participants)
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Anything not listed under «The price includes»
Good to know
Documents, accommodation, transport and the ground rules before you book.
Documents
REQUIRED
Siamo in Italia: basta la carta d'identità. Porta la tessera sanitaria.
Carta d'identità
Tessera sanitaria
Accommodation
B&B e affittacamere a Giglio Porto, base unica per tutti e quattro i giorni: l'isola è piccola e si gira tutta da lì.
Transport
Il ritrovo è in hotel a Giglio Porto. A Porto Santo Stefano si arriva in treno fino a Orbetello più bus, oppure in car pooling fra partecipanti. Traghetto per il Giglio incluso (un'ora), più i bus dell'isola.
Weather and changes of plan
Primavera e inizio autunno: 18-25 gradi. Sull'isola il sole è forte e l'ombra è poca: cappello, crema e almeno due litri d'acqua. Il vento di maestrale può far saltare qualche corsa del traghetto.
Insurance
INCLUDED
Assicurazione infortuni, medico e bagaglio Guiddy inclusa nella quota.
Itinerary
Four days, approximate schedule: the Coordinator may swap stops depending on the weather.
Trekking
4 days
Total elevation gain
2,150 m
Km on foot
50 km
Duration
4 days
Day 1 · Thu 20 May
TRASFERIMENTO
Traghetto e primo giro a Giglio Porto
3 stops · from 13:30
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Meeting at the Porto Santo Stefano ferryMEETING POINT13:30
We meet at the ferry terminal in Porto Santo Stefano with the guide and your Guiddy Coordinator: the ferry to Giglio is included and we cross together. Participants car-pool to get here: say so when you book, then sort it out in the Telegram group. You can also get here by train to Orbetello and then bus.
An hour by ferryMOBILE SIGNAL14:00
From Porto Santo Stefano the ferry crosses the channel: Giglio approaches as a block of pink rock, with coloured houses only in the harbour.
To Cannelle and backHIKING TRAIL16:30
A first path to Cannelle beach, eight kilometres among rocks and scrub, with a swim if the sea allows.
Included today: traghetto, pernottamento · Not included: viaggio, pasti
Day 2 · Fri 21 May
TREKKING
Giglio Castello e le vigne sul mare
2 stops · from 08:00
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Day 3 · Sat 22 May
TREKKING
Il giro sud e le Caldane
2 stops · from 08:00
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Day 4 · Sun 23 May
RIENTRO
Punta del Capel Rosso e rientro
2 stops · from 07:30
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How do you get to Porto Santo Stefano? By carpooling.
You say so when booking, then you get organised in the Telegram group. Contacts and costs are agreed between you: a seat isn't guaranteed.
WHO'S ALREADY GOING
for the selected date
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Cars are added in the last few days, once the group is confirmed.
What to pack
You get there by car: one bag for the nights and a daypack for the day.
Trail running shoes
REQUIRED
Trekking boots
REQUIRED
Backpack
REQUIRED
Cap
REQUIRED
Sunscreen
REQUIRED
Sunglasses
REQUIRED
Water supply
REQUIRED
Swimsuit
REQUIRED
Beach towel
REQUIRED
K-way
REQUIRED
Trekking poles
REQUIRED
Guiddy Experience
20 – 23 May 2027
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Questions?
How do I get to the meeting point?
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Meeting at the Porto Santo Stefano ferry, at 13:30: get there on your own or car-pool with the other participants. Say so when you book, then sort it out in the Telegram group.
Can I join on my own?
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How fit do I need to be?
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What if the group doesn't reach the minimum?
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Until when can I cancel?
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€100 today, the rest 30 days before
✓A €100 deposit to hold your place: it's the only thing you pay today
✓Free cancellation up to 30 days before (for this departure: 19 April 2027, 23:59)
✓€305 balance charged automatically 30 days before departure
✓Minimum not reached? Deposit fully refunded
Deposit and balance by card, PayPal, Satispay or Revolut. The balance can also be paid in 3 interest-free instalments with Klarna.
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