9 Kayak Trips in Malaga for a Day off the Beach

1.Nerja: Guided Kayak Tour Nerja Cliffs and Maro Waterfall

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 2,916 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $41Our pick

Paddle a single or double kayak from Burriana Beach toward the cliffs and Cascada de Maro, stopping to swim in clear water along the way. Your guide gives a beginner briefing, points out coastal features and takes GoPro photos and videos for free download. Guides have included Miguel, Isa and Kaine, but the team can vary. The 2.5-hour trip suits beginners who are ready for a workout.

“We had SO much fun with this tour! Isa was competent and hilarious, making us safe and taken care of. She also shiuld think about pursuing a career in photography, she really gave it her all! Can’t wait to see the pictures”

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2.Nerja: Cliffs of Maro-Cerro Gordo Guided Kayak Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 923 reviews · from $38

From Maro Beach, paddle a guided two-hour route beneath the Maro-Cerro Gordo cliffs, with a stop to swim or snorkel. You can choose a shorter or longer route, and the guide takes free photos and videos. Kayaks, life jackets, paddles, masks, and a support boat are provided. Guides speak English and Spanish.

“The price was good, the tour guide was extremely friendly, the tour exciting, the view absolutely stunning and the turquise water extremely beautiful”

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3.Kayak & Snorkel Tour in Cerro Gordo Natural Park, La Herradura

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 649 reviews · from $34

From La Herradura, paddle a double kayak along the sea-facing cliffs of Cerro Gordo Natural Park with an instructor-guide. The 2.5-hour trip includes a safety briefing, snorkel stops, mask, snorkel, fins and life jacket. Caves and secluded coves are part of the route, though wind and water conditions can change where you stop.

“I had a great experience. Ivan and Ulises did a fantastic job of leading the kayak group and making the route enjoyable.”

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4.From Nerja: Guided Paddle Surf Cliffs and Maro Waterfall

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 400 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $41

Set out from Nerja’s Burriana Beach with a guide for a 2.5-hour paddle along the Maro-Cerro Gordo cliffs to the Maro waterfall and Acantilado caves. You’ll get a SUP lesson, time to snorkel and digital photos and videos. Guides such as Yann, Juanma and Miguel have led trips, but the route may switch to kayaks if conditions are too windy.

“Had the best time! The pace was easy, the guide was talkative and the waterfall was beautiful! Also, the pictures from the GoPro were great!”

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5.Paddle Surf Route Cliffs Nerja and Cascada de Maro + Snorkel

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 198 reviews · from $34

Set out from Burriana Beach on a 2.5-hour paddleboard route along the Nerja and Maro cliffs. You pass Cueva del Lobo, Cascada Doncella, Caleta de Maro and Cascada Grande de Maro, with breaks for snorkeling and free GoPro photos and video. The group is capped at 11; guides Sergio and Angel have both been praised, though your guide may vary.

“The best part was indeed the paddleboarding through the rocks, we went to the waterfall and had a lot of fun”

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6.Kayak and Snorkeling Excursion in Maro Cerro Gordo Cliffs

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 158 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $27Best value

Paddle the coves and caves of the Maro-Cerro Gordo cliffs with AWA La Herradura, then stop to snorkel in clear coastal water. Guides brief you on safe kayak handling and point out features along the route. Luis is one guide named in accounts of the trip. Allow about two and a half hours, and remember that wind and waves can change the route or schedule.

“Very good and very nice, jute shame when we put in the language choices , it offers French but they do not speak French but other than that it is not very serious as not much to explain. the rest is nice shame that for the diving part the place is not exceptional, just near the beach so no need to kayak to do the same.Auto-translated”

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7.Nerja: Free Kayak Route along the cliffs of Nerja and Maro

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 109 reviews · from $31

Set out from Burriana Beach in a clear or traditional kayak, with a short safety and route briefing from the beach team. Paddle independently along the cliffs toward small sea caves, Wolf Cave and Maro’s natural waterfall. The standard rental lasts 2.5 hours, but allow 3 hours if you want to reach the waterfall and stop for a swim.

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8.Luxury Yatch trips + Open Bar + Tapas + Paddle Surf + Snorkel

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 16 reviews · 2 hours (approx.)

Set out from Marina del Este in La Herradura for an approximately two-hour yacht trip toward the Cliffs of Maro Cerro Gordo. The experience combines drinks, tapas, snorkeling equipment and paddle surf, with a maximum of 12 people. The captain’s name is not provided; the captain has been praised for being friendly and informative.

“The open bar consisted of a twelve pack of beer, a small tortilla and some olives for the tapas end of it. One deflated paddleboard and the shortest trip ever. However the captain was exceptionally informative and friendly”

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9.Cliffs of Maro-Cerro Gordo Guided Kayaking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.8 · 11 reviews · 6 hours · from $77

Meet near Hotel NH Málaga, ride an air-conditioned bus to La Herradura, then paddle past Calaisa beach and 250-meter cliffs to the Cave of the Virgin. The six-hour outing includes kayak gear and a support boat. Guides speak Spanish and English, though English ability can vary. A guide named Pedro has been praised for looking after his group.

“Great fun, easy pick up, friendly staff and great guide. Beautiful scenery. I would recommend”

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