The Boat Tour Side blog

What to pack, and how to fit a boat day into the end of a holiday.

• Packing for a Side Boat Day: One Bag, Sorted by When You Need It Most packing lists are a pile of nouns. A boat day has a sequence to it, so it helps to pack in that order, and to notice the few items where the answer depends on which of the nine tours you booked.
• A Boat Tour Near the End of Your Holiday: Is It Wise? It is tempting to save the boat for the end of the holiday, as a treat. There are good reasons to move it a little earlier, and one or two ways to make a late booking work.

A first time on a boat, and travelling with toddlers.

• Your First Boat Tour: What Nobody Mentions Beforehand A first boat tour tends to raise small questions that feel too silly to ask. Where do I put my things? What if I do not want to get in? Who tells me when to come back? Here are the answers.
• Taking a Toddler on a Boat Tour From Side The fare for a baby or toddler is zero, which settles the least interesting question. Whether a boat day will work for a small child depends on many things that do not appear on a price list.

Queasy stomachs, wet phones and everything else about the hours at sea.

• Worried About Feeling Queasy on a Boat Day? We are a tour company, so we will leave the medicine to people qualified to give it. What we can do is tell you how the days differ, what we know about the route, and what you can ask us before committing.
• Phones and Cameras on a Side Boat Tour Water, salt, foam and children in costumes make for a good album and a risky day for a phone. A little planning covers both.