Son Bou, biggest beach in Menorca
Activities near Son Bou
Kayak tour on the Cala en Porter secret coves
3h 30'
Boat renting (No License needed!) - Cala en Porter 4h
Boat journey to south beaches, from Cala Galdana 3h 30'
Snorkel trip around Cala Galdana's best spots 3h
Free tour around Mahón with a local guide. Limited places 2h
Boat excursion around Mahon's Port with an underwater vision for kids 1h
Boat taxi trip to Illa d'en Colom 5h
Romantic sunset from a quick boat in Fornells 2h 30'
Lovely sunset from a sailboat in Fornells 3h- Kayak tour on the Cala en Porter secret coves 3h 30'
- Boat renting (No License needed!) - Cala en Porter 4h
- Boat journey to south beaches, from Cala Galdana 3h 30'
- Snorkel trip around Cala Galdana's best spots 3h
- Free tour around Mahón with a local guide. Limited places 2h
- Boat excursion around Mahon's Port with an underwater vision for kids 1h
- Boat taxi trip to Illa d'en Colom 5h
- Romantic sunset from a quick boat in Fornells 2h 30'
- Lovely sunset from a sailboat in Fornells 3h
- Kayak tour on the Cala en Porter secret coves 3h 30'
- Boat renting (No License needed!) - Cala en Porter 4h
- Boat journey to south beaches, from Cala Galdana 3h 30'
- Snorkel trip around Cala Galdana's best spots 3h
- Free tour around Mahón with a local guide. Limited places 2h
- Boat excursion around Mahon's Port with an underwater vision for kids 1h
- Boat taxi trip to Illa d'en Colom 5h
- Romantic sunset from a quick boat in Fornells 2h 30'
- Lovely sunset from a sailboat in Fornells 3h
Son Bou beach
Son Bou beach is in the urbanization of Son Bou and Torre Solí, belonging to the city of Alaior (Menorca).
It is a relatively long beach, about five kilometres of sand, so despite being overcrowded in the months of high season, you can always walk to find a place to put the towel.
Arriving at the end of the beach, you will see that the coast of Son Bou is turning into a nudist beach. If we continue walking, we will arrive at the well-known Binigaus beach.
Its nice sand and completely transparent waters will leave you impressed. Mostly the entire beach is sandy, except for some concrete points where there are some rocks and stones. It is ideal when the tramontana blows as there aren't waves.
If you enjoy a vacation in Menorca with children , this is one of the best beaches since it has many services. From toilets to hire pedal boats, boats and jet skis.
In the months of high season, a bouncy castle for children is installed, which is undoubtedly funny for children between 8 and 14 years old.
How to get to Son Bou beach
You can get there using public transport, from any other city. There are buses approximately every hour.
Son Bou has a public parking lot with hundreds of vehicle spaces if you want to go by car. However, it tends to fill up, so we recommend going early to ensure a place.
Urbanization of Son Bou
Son Bou, part of the beach, has a beautiful tourist development, with bars and restaurants oriented to European tourists in most cases. It also has many hotels and villas.
If you are looking for accommodation in Menorca, you will surely see many options to stay in Son Bou.
- Bars and restaurants.
- Pharmacy
- Supermarket
- Car rental
- Hotels
Things to do in Son Bou
Son Bou has a lot of activities, a part of the beach and the sun. In addition, it has a piece of Cami de Cavalls, a path that goes around the island and crosses the coast.
You can take a walk there to do something different. It's divided into two parts, the north coast and the south coast. In that case, you're lucky, as the south side is a bit flatter without challenging hills.
Walk on the beach
On the west side, you will arrive at Santo Tomas, in Es Migjorn. On the other hand, if you go east, you will go to Cala en Porter, a lovely beach from Alaior.
You can visit a Paleochristian basilica as a cultural visit, at the start of the beach. There are pretty interesting archaeological remains!
The sunset in Son Bou is amazing!
Son Bou has one of the best sunsets in Menorca. See how the sun goes down over the horizon of the eternal beach of Son Bou; it's a great experience. We highly recommend this place to make a photo session for your Instagram.
However, from the east hill of Son Bou, the landscape is even better than on the shore. You can get there through the Cami de Cavalls.
Services
Pharmacy and Supermarket
The area has plenty of services, a part of restaurants and hotels, that prevent tourists from leaving Son Bou for essential services. Pharmacy and Supermarkets are open every day during summer.
Rent a car in Son Bou
Renting a car is another available service in Son Bou, so we can skip going to the airport if we finally want to rent a car or motorbike. They used to have delivery options.
Tattoos
There is a Tattoo shop if you want to bring a memory from your holidays in Menorca on the skin. But, again, you don't need to move outside.
Son Bou Camping
Camping is an excellent alternative to hotels and villas near the beach. It is 3 kilometres away, but it's the cheapest closest option. It has parcels, villas or areas where you can pitch your tent.
It has a restaurant, showers, pools and a sports area.
Dunes
Walking to the beach's end, where Atalis Beach starts, you will see Son Bou dunes made by terrain erosion with the wind.
They are not very big, and you walk over it is not allowed to avoid damage. This area is known as Albufera de Ses Canessies.
Hawaiian Bar Pub
It's the most famous pub in the area, and you can't miss it. Stylish as a Hawaiian bar, and there's music to take a drink in the hammocks happily. Very much recommend visiting in the afternoon or at night.
