Best Segway Tours in Mallorca

The largest island of the Balearic archipelago is a destination that has it all for the tourist who is looking for a holiday that can combine extreme experiences with a bit of urban tourism and plenty of natural attractions. That's why some of the best things to do in Mallorca have to do with this type of activities that also allow you to get to know the capital of the island in a comfortable and entertaining way and then continue with other interesting events in your tourist planning.

I invite you to familiarise yourself with the operation of Segway tours in Palma de Mallorca, because by doing so you will know that you have at your disposal a quite peculiar and fun way to fulfil your desire to quickly get to know the city that is also the capital of all the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. I have taken care of researching all the logistical details so that you don't miss out on this fun tourist attraction.

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Mallorca Segway Tour

A unique view on a segway in Palma de Mallorca

Get to know one of the best islands of the Balearic archipelago in a different way, through the self-balanced light transport vehicles.

From £36 at Hellotickets

Visit as many of Mallorca's tourist attractions as possible on a Segway, with which, as well as getting to know the island, you can enjoy a different experience full of comfort, safety and at the best possible price.

Recommended if you are looking for a different kind of entertainment with which you can admire the beauty of the city from the comfort of a car.

If you don't know what a Segway is, you just need to understand that it is basically a self-balancing light transport vehicle that consists of two wheels on which the inclination of the user accelerates or brakes it with the intention of reaching a destination more easily. Knowing this information, I can tell you that this type of electric vehicle is your best resource for touring the streets of Palma de Mallorca and the tourist routes that use it are an excellent entertainment alternative.

As you can imagine, this type of tour consists of a route that tries to include as many historical buildings of tourist importance as possible. For this reason, the route includes places in the historic centre of Palma de Mallorca such as the Jewish quarter, the La Lonja quarter, some streets in Santa Catalina, the Plaça Mejor and also a good part of the seafront promenade and its surroundings.

Bear in mind that these types of routes are usually relatively short because these vehicles travel at a favourable speed of 20 kilometres per hour. This means that in an hour or an hour and a half you will have seen all the monuments and buildings of cultural importance along with the guide who accompanies you throughout the experience. I have to highlight the convenient fact that this type of tour is designed for a very small group of people and therefore it is very likely that there will be a maximum of 10 people.

The cost of a tour like this is usually around 40 euros per person if it is a one-hour tour, while 2-hour tours usually cost 50 euros per participant. It is definitely one of those activities that are recommended for morning entertainment before heading out on one of the day trips around Mallorca as well as for someone who is only going to be on the island for 24 hours and wants to make the most of Palma's beauty.

The first alternative you have at your disposal to book a segway tour in Mallorca is an online purchase of the service. This option is the most convenient of all because you can do it from home, choosing the date and time that suits you best, paying with your credit card and enjoying the possibility of having a free cancellation of the reservation if you make it well in advance.

The second option would be to wait until you arrive in Mallorca and go to a local tourist agency that offers this service. However, you have to bear in mind that with this method you have no guarantee that the price will be identical or even close to the rate offered online. Neither can you be sure that the first agency you choose has this activity in its catalogue of products, and much less can you be sure that you will get a place for the time you are interested in.

Something I must also tell you is that the fact that you can book and buy this tour before you arrive on the island allows you to better plan your itinerary for each of your days in Mallorca. Because you can be sure that the second or third morning of your trip will be taken up with this activity and you can look for something else to do on the same day. Just like those Mallorca boat tours that cruise the Bay of Palma for an elegant lunch and a few hours of water fun.

The average duration of a Segway tour in Mallorca is 1 hour. In reality, it is more common for them to last up to 1.5 hours if we take into account that there are several 5 minute stops at each of the important sites along the route so that the guide can tell the story about that particular building, street or monument.

These types of tours with that particular duration are the most popular due to the fact that many of the participants are new to using a segway. Therefore, they feel more comfortable opting for the shorter alternative in case driving this peculiar vehicle is a real challenge for them.

On the other hand, there are also Segway tours around Mallorca that last two full hours and the main distinction between one option and the other is that in the second one a much longer stretch of the promenade is covered. This is with the intention of getting as close as possible to Can Pastilla, which is a tourist and hotel district at the eastern end of Palma de Mallorca.

Keep in mind that both options are favourable and that both 1 hour and 2 hours are more than enough time to enjoy the experience of driving a Segway. As well as familiarising yourself with the history and beauty of Palma in a quick and easy way that allows you to focus on other activities for the rest of your trip.

Segway tours in Mallorca try to show you in a close and intimate, but also fast and practical way, the most important aspects of the historic centre of Palma as well as the surrounding neighbourhoods. Therefore, this tour includes places such as the Plaça Major and its old buildings next to the Paseo del Borne and its well-known luxury shops.

The neighbourhood of La Lonja with its characteristic architectural style that combines Arab elements with other rather Mediterranean and Iberian criteria is another area that is included in the itinerary of this type of tour. The Jewish quarter, the building of the Museum of Contemporary Art of Mallorca, the Santa Catalina quarter with its respective square and the Cathedral of Mallorca together with the Almudaina Palace are other sites included in the route.

The seafront promenade with its panoramic views of the bay and the Parque del Mar are spaces that complete a route with these characteristics. This is logical, as they are very close to the other points on the route and also because they are ideal terrain for enjoying the fun of driving Segways to the full. Especially by the end of the tour, which is a time when even the most insecure driver has become accustomed to this interesting individual vehicle.

The fact that so many important sites of the city are visited in such a short and practical time span makes this type of Segway tour in Palma one of the recommended activities for those who have a one-day trip to Mallorca and want to make the most of every minute of their visit.

There are several tips I can give you to make the most of a Segway tour in Mallorca and all of them have to do with decisions that favour your comfort and safety. The first tip is to trust what the guide tells you about riding a Segway. Even if you have never ridden one in your life, it is quite easy to learn how to ride a Segway. Bear in mind that the guide himself is in charge of telling you all the details related to driving the vehicle.

The second recommendation is that you take hydration with you for the experience, because although there is no physical effort to drive a segway, it is true that the sun and the heat of Mallorca can dehydrate you very quickly. Consequently, the thirst you would feel in such circumstances can seriously limit your enjoyment of the tour. So carrying a bottle with plenty of water is essential for your comfort on this tour.

In fact, speaking of comfort, it is important that you have sunscreen on hand and apply it to your face and body just before you start this tour. The strength of the sun can give you a quick sunstroke and that's something you don't want in the middle of your holiday.

In fact, the use of sunscreen is a personal commitment you should make to yourself for most of the best things to see and do in Mallorca, as almost all of them take place outdoors under the Mediterranean sun.

The approximate and most common price for a Segway tour in Mallorca is 40 euros per person for a 1 hour tour and the rate goes up to 50 euros per person for a 2 hour tour. This price includes the payment of the guide who trains you to learn how to use the segway and who accompanies you throughout the route to tell you about the history behind the places you see on the tour. It also includes the rental of the electric segway and safety equipment, i.e. the helmet.

These rates are convenient if you consider the fact that this is a modern service on an extremely innovative vehicle that is not common in many parts of the world. It is also convenient if you take into account that this price is the standard reference for this type of sightseeing tour, since the best bike tours in Mallorca also have the same amount and in that case you would be talking about a service that is given with the rental of electric bicycles.

There are several places that are included in the route of this type of sightseeing tour that are undoubtedly part of the list of places you can't miss if you are visiting Palma de Mallorca. The historic city centre is clearly one of them, but the area where the cathedral is located, the seafront promenade and its docks full of luxury boats, the Santa Catalina neighbourhood and the Paseo del Borne itself are other corners of this capital that are fortunately included in the itinerary of this urban tour.

The fact that all these places can be visited in the same day and in such a short period of time, favours the interests of those who are looking to experience the most of what Palma de Mallorca has to offer before moving on to a more rural and natural part of the island.

In fact, this is why a tourist tour with the characteristics of a Segway tour is one of those activities to see and do in Mallorca in December, as many people take advantage of them before going to the rural lodgings where they will spend the Christmas and New Year holidays.

Now, a Segway tour is recommended mainly because of comfort and logistics. In terms of logistics, I am referring to the fact that when you are on a Segway you enjoy a service that allows you to speed up the time you would have to dedicate to the tourist tour of the historic centre of Palma in a fun, innovative and modern way.

The comfort has to do with the fact that a Segway does not require any physical effort to be driven, as it works with the degree of inclination that your body and arms exert on the central axis of the vehicle where the steering wheel is located.

So by taking part in this activity you can fulfil your desire to tour the historic heart of the island in a fairly quick way, leaving you the rest of the day free for any other activity. Which could very well be some of the best gastronomic tours in Mallorca or a visit to some of the shops in its well known shopping streets.

The first advantage of a guided Segway tour over the experience of riding one independently is that you would have to learn how to do it on your own, as you will not have a guide at your disposal to teach you how to understand how this peculiar vehicle works.

The other factor is the selection of the route, as with a guided tour you are only in charge of following the route that the group leader has planned and this guarantees that you are choosing safe streets to ride your Segway. On the other hand, if you drive it separately, you will have to familiarise yourself with the streets of the city to be able to decide if a route is the right one to arrive quickly and without any risk at each of the stops you are interested in making.

The final advantage has to do with fun, as it is much more entertaining to share the experience with a group of people than to ride in such a peculiar and curious vehicle all alone all over Palma de Mallorca with no one to laugh at the experience with you.