Trip Dates:

Save Me From the Waves: The Adventure Retreat: 10-16 May 2025
Introduction to Open Water with Michael Gunning: 20-26 Sept 2025
Technique Focus with Michael Gunning: 27 Sept – 3 Oct 2025
Technique and Explore with James Ewart: 5-10 Oct 2025

Prices: Please see trip pages for prices

ABOUT FORMENTERA

Formentera is a small Balearic island just off Ibiza, and home to our Technique & Improve weeks.

It is well known for its dazzlingly crystal clear waters and long stretches of beach, backed by dunes and pine trees. The island has definitely escaped Ibiza-style development, and instead retains a laid-back, tranquil place. John Coningham-Rolls has a long-standing history with Formentera: his grandparents owned a villa (Can Rolls) in the 50s, and since then John, and now SwimQuest, have maintained a relationship with the island.

Formentera has a magnetic pull for so many of our guests, who return year after year for the ice white sand and and turquoise blue sea. The locals tell us that the clarity of the water in Formentera is largely due to the Posidonia sea grass that grows on the sea floor.  These under-sea meadows were one of the main reasons Formentera and Ibiza achieved UNESCO World Heritage status in 1999. SwimQuest is proud to support the Save Posidonia Project and will sponsor one square metre of Posidonia meadow for each guest to book a Formentera trip in 2024.

Playa des Illetes, a popular swim spot on our trips, also won Trip Advisor’s ‘Best Beach in Europe’ award.