Meet us at our base, pick up your board and walk 2 minutes down to the beach right in front. Certified guides, photos included. From 35 €. Book via WhatsApp.
Choose sunrise, sunset or a fully private session, all with certified guides and photos included. Looking for paddle board rental in Sitges? Our guided tours are the easy alternative: everything included, no experience needed.
Glide over a mirror-flat sea as the sun comes up over the open water, with the silhouette of Sitges' old town and church on the horizon.
Paddle through golden light towards Terramar as the sun sets behind the Garraf coastline.
Just you and your group, with a certified instructor and a schedule tailored to you. Ideal for birthdays, families, celebrations and companies. From 45 € per group — the more of you there are, the less you pay per person. Message us on WhatsApp and we set it up together.
Meet us at the base, pick up your board and gear, and we all walk down together — 150 m to Platja de la Riera Xica, the beach right in front.
Your belongings stay safe at the base while you are in the water.
Relive your sunrise long after you have dried off: every tour includes the photos, free, as a gift.
Instructors who are passionate about the sea and know the local conditions to make your tour safe and unforgettable.
There is a reason our photos look the way they do, and it is all about where we launch from.
Our base sits in the Vinyet–Terramar area, on the quiet residential side of Sitges, away from the busy town centre. You meet us at the base, pick up your board and gear, and we all walk down together — about two minutes, 150 metres — to Platja de la Riera Xica, the beach right in front, tucked between l'Estanyol and Terramar.
From there we paddle straight out into calm, open sea. No crowds, no noise, no boats criss-crossing your frame: your photos come back clean, with the Sitges postcard skyline — the old town and its church — on the horizon behind you. At sunrise the Mediterranean turns into a mirror and the sun comes up over the open sea; at sunset the light turns gold towards Terramar and the Garraf coastline.
Every paddle board tour is guided by a certified local instructor who reads the sea conditions of the day, keeps groups small and photographs your session with photos included and delivered fast. If you are after things to do in Sitges that people actually remember, sunrise in Sitges seen from the water is the one they talk about when they get home.
Same board, same paddle, completely different day. In a city the water is something you squeeze in between other plans. In Sitges the paddle is the plan, and the town takes care of the rest of your morning.
No town in Catalonia has more, and Sitges has kept them six years running. Water quality, environmental management, access and services, certified season after season.
Sitges has twelve buoyed channels where boats and jet skis come in and out. There is one at Terramar, one at la Barra, one at l'Estanyol — and none at Riera Xica. We launch between them, with nothing motorised heading our way.
Not a district of a metropolis. The seafront is cut into small beaches separated by breakwaters, so the water in front of you stays sheltered, flat and easy to read.
Look to your left from the board and there it is: the church of Sant Bartomeu i Santa Tecla on the rock of La Punta, a kilometre and a half away, with the Garraf massif closing the horizon behind it.
Facing the sea, the old town and the church are on your left, east-northeast, about a kilometre and a half away on the rocky point everyone calls La Punta. Behind them the limestone ridge of the Garraf massif drops into the water and shuts the horizon — the same wall that shelters Sitges from the cold northerly winds. To your right, west-southwest, sit Terramar and the low stone islets built offshore to hold the sand in place, and beyond them Vilanova i la Geltrú. Straight ahead, to the south, open water. And no, you cannot see Barcelona, Montserrat or the Pyrenees from out there: the Garraf hides the lot. Anyone who tells you otherwise has never been on the water here.
Riera Xica is 310 metres of fine sand with a gentle entry, only about fifteen metres wide on average, held between two breakwaters built back in the seventies. The town's own beach plan deliberately keeps it free of beach bar, sunbed concession and nautical concession, which is exactly why it stays calm while the central beaches fill up. The marina sits 2.6 km away to the east and is hidden behind La Punta, so its traffic never crosses in front of us.
Afterwards, the day is practically laid out for you. The municipal market opens at 8:30 from Monday to Saturday and is the local answer to breakfast. The promenade runs two and a half flat kilometres from La Fragata down to the Jardins de Terramar, past the statues of Rusiñol and Ramon Casas, the monument to El Greco, the tribute to Facundo Bacardí, and the chiringuito that has been sitting on that sand since 1913 — the first one in Spain, and the reason every beach bar in the country is called that. Up on La Punta you get the church, the cannon that once watched for pirates and the corner known as the Racó de la Calma. The Cau Ferrat, the fisherman's house Santiago Rusiñol turned into his studio and museum in 1893, and the Maricel next door both open at 10:00 and both close on Mondays.
The best months are May and June, then September and October: the water is still warm, the light is generous and the town has room to breathe. Most of the people who come out with us are couples, or friends staying a few nights — plenty of them French, British or German, plenty more from Barcelona itself, an hour away. August works too, as long as you are honest with yourself about the hour. Sitges in August is busy. At seven in the morning it is not.
We are at Av. de la Mare de Déu de Montserrat, 62, in the Vinyet neighbourhood, on the quiet residential side of Sitges. Train, car or taxi — here is what each one actually involves, awkward bits included.
From Barcelona Sants it is 32 to 38 minutes to Sitges, or 39 to 45 from Passeig de Gràcia. Around seventy trains a day, roughly four an hour through the daytime, and a single ticket costs about five euros. One warning: do not try to catch it at El Clot-Aragó. Those trains go to the airport, not to Sitges.
It is roughly two kilometres, 25 to 30 minutes on foot: walk down to the seafront and follow it west, completely flat. A taxi does it in six to eight minutes and there is a rank at the station itself. The local L2 bus towards Terramar also runs along the seafront for 1.50 €, though it starts late in the morning — check the timetable before you count on it.
Forty kilometres from central Barcelona: Ronda Litoral, then the C-32 through the Garraf tunnels. Reckon 45 to 55 minutes off-peak, and up to an hour and twenty on a summer weekend. That stretch is still a toll road in 2026, 8.42 € each way for a car, so budget for it.
Our street sits inside the regulated zone: you pay from 10:00 to 14:00 and from 16:00 to 20:00, every day of the year. Blue zone is 1.35 € an hour with a three-hour maximum, by meter or by app. Before ten in the morning it is free — one more reason the sunrise tour is kind to drivers.
We would rather tell you now than at six in the morning: the first train of the day does not arrive early enough for most sunrise departures. It pulls out of Barcelona Sants at 05:45 and arrives here at 06:23, and there are still those two kilometres from the station to cover, on foot or by cab. So for anything that starts before seven, the train is simply out: drive down, grab a taxi outside the station, or stay in Sitges overnight. Departures at 07:30 and 07:45 are a different story and the train handles those comfortably. On Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays one of the early services disappears, so aim for the one arriving at 06:38 instead of cutting it fine.
If a taxi from the station is your plan at that hour, order it the evening before. There is not always one sitting on the rank when that first train arrives. The local 24-hour radio taxi number is +34 938 94 13 29.
From the airport, the train station is inside Terminal 2, so from T1 you first take the free shuttle bus, which adds ten to fifteen minutes. Then it is R2 Nord to El Prat de Llobregat, a change, and on to Sitges: around 45 minutes in total when the connection behaves, noticeably longer at weekends, when that early link stretches out badly. A taxi or a private transfer takes about 40 minutes door to door and is the only realistic option if you land and want to go straight to a sunrise tour.
And for the way home: check the last departure back to Barcelona on the day you travel, because timetables shift with the season. In this direction, the final trains of the night reach Sitges after midnight, and then there is nothing at all until 06:23.
Looking for something different? Our private SUP sessions are ideal for birthdays, families, celebrations and companies, organised by WhatsApp and adapted to your group. From 45 € per group.
Our guides photograph your adventure along the coast and we deliver the media pack as a gift, to relive the magic and share it.
Tell us your day and which tour you fancy — sunrise, sunset or private — and we confirm your spot right away. Small groups, limited spots.
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Stand Up Paddle (SUP) is a fun and relaxing water sport where you stand on a large board and use a paddle to move around. It is a full-body workout and an amazing way to see Sitges and the Garraf coastline from a unique perspective.
Not at all. Our tours are beginner-friendly: certified instructors teach you the basics on the beach before you get in the water.
Just being comfortable in the water is enough. You wear a leash that keeps you attached to the board and your guide is close by at all times.
Yes. Our certified instructors put safety first, give a full briefing and guide you according to the sea conditions of the day.
All the equipment (board, paddle, leash), a certified guide and photos included in every tour.
The departure time varies with the sun, around 5:45-7:45. Sunrise brings the flattest, calmest water and the sun coming up over the open sea, with the silhouette of Sitges' old town and church on the horizon.
Yes, private tours are ideal for birthdays, families, celebrations and companies. Message us on WhatsApp and we adapt it to your group.
Our sunrise tours cost 35 € per person, the sunset ones 35 € and private tours start from 45 € per group. All bookings are made via WhatsApp.
Our base is at Av. de la Mare de Déu de Montserrat, 62, 08870 Sitges, on the quiet residential side of town. You meet us at the base, pick up your board and gear, and we all walk down together — about 2 minutes, 150 m — to Platja de la Riera Xica, the beach right in front, between l'Estanyol and Terramar.
Just a swimsuit, a towel, sunscreen and good vibes. We provide all the equipment.
Yes, we run sessions all year round and provide wetsuits in the cold months. Message us to check availability.
Your belongings stay safe at the base while you paddle, so you can enjoy the water worry-free.
If you want to learn to surf waves or master the surfskate, we recommend our friends at BCN Surf School.
In Barcelona? Visit our sister school Sunrise Paddle Surf Barcelona.
Phone · +34 687 588 670
Email · [email protected]
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Av. de la Mare de Déu de Montserrat, 62 · 08870 Sitges