Day 1: Arrival in Santa Maria
The meeting point is in Santa Maria Navarrese at Franco’s accommodation. In the evening, over a shared dinner in town, I will introduce the tour and give you all the important information. The next morning, Franco brings us a wonderful breakfast with local products and homemade delicacies.

Day 2: Easing in on the Selvaggio
After breakfast together, we are driven to Baunei and then further up into the mountains. Here lies our starting point for the Selvaggio Blu. Exciting route-finding, deep views down to the sea and varied landscapes already shape the first stage. After a few hours, we reach a first bay and a possible bivouac spot. Here we can cool off and set up camp. Depending on the options and available places, we may continue a short way farther to the next bay. Towards evening, a supply boat brings us food, drink, as well as our tents, sleeping bags, mats and personal gear; we cook together and end the day around the campfire.
Total time: 5 h | ↑ 200 m ascent | ↓ 950 m descent | Difficulty: UIAA II

Day 3: Dream beaches and cliffs
On the third day, we leave our bay after sunrise and continue along the Selvaggio Blu on the cliffs high above the sea. Technically, this stage is the easiest and best marked on the entire route. It follows relatively well-trodden paths through the Sardinian macchia. Even so, there are still sections that require concentration and, depending on conditions, may benefit from a fixed rope to hold on to. Again and again, magnificent views open up, especially from Punta Salinas down to the rock pinnacle Aguglia di Goloritzè. In the late afternoon, we reach our next stage destination at one of the most beautiful beaches. There we round off the day with a swim in the sea and are then taken by boat for the remaining kilometres to our next bivouac spot.
Walking time: 6 h | ↑ 550 m ascent | ↓ 550 m descent

Day 4: Route-finding and abseiling
We leave this beautiful corner of the earth and climb a short way to set off along a scenically powerful and technically more demanding variant of the Selvaggio Blu. The terrain now becomes more intricate, and we slowly enter the heart of the route. Before long, the first abseil awaits us – and it is immediately one of the most spectacular. The onward route is scarcely any less impressive. On narrow rock ledges above the sea, passing grottos and squeeze-throughs, the east coast of Sardinia reveals yet another completely different face. Despite the demanding terrain, this is the shortest stage, and in the afternoon there is still time to relax on the beach and gather strength for the next day.
Total time: 5 h | ↑ 700 m ascent | ↓ 700 m descent | Difficulty: UIAA II+

Day 5: The heart of the route
After sunrise, which we are able to admire almost daily straight from our sleeping bags, and a substantial breakfast, we set off on the longest stage. Through forests and past dreamlike bays, there is a good chance that by today at the latest we will encounter one or two feral domestic pigs. First, we pass through the Urele Forest, a section where it is easy to lose the way. Then come cliffs, sea views and several exciting passages once again. As one of the highlights, we abseil directly in front of the entrance to one of Sardinia’s most beautiful and important grottos and visit it. After a packed lunch by the sea, we return to the original route of the Selvaggio Blu via an airy traverse. Markings are sparse in this section, and the paths repeatedly vanish into the bushes – this is exactly where instinct and experience in route-finding are essential. Later, short, easy scrambling passages lead us back up into the mountains and finally down on well-made paths to the sea again, where the next dream beach awaits us. In the evening, the day once more ends around the campfire.
Total time: 7 h | ↑ 700 m ascent | ↓ 700 m descent | Difficulty: UIAA III

Day 6: Final stage to Cala Sisine
Hard to believe that this is already meant to be the last day on the Selvaggio Blu. The stage first leads us back along the familiar paths of the previous day up into the mountains. It is one of the more pleasant stages because the trails are relatively good and there is not quite so much ascent. Even so, this day too is packed with highlights. Several abseils still await us, including longer sections. Later, we reach the debris of a massive rockfall from 2015. What follows is a via ferrata along fixed cables, together with powerful photo opportunities time and again with the sea as a backdrop. Below a striking rock spur, we enjoy one final lunch in the midst of Sardinian nature. Then we continue through shady woods to the last abseil, from where we can already see our goal: Cala Sisine. It is a special feeling to step out of the forest onto the beach and celebrate the final metres of the Selvaggio Blu. After five days of adventure, campfires and nights under the open sky, the inflatable boat takes us back to Santa Maria Navarrese. But the day is not over yet: a final highlight is dinner with Silvio at his ovile in the mountains of Baunei, where we are treated to Sardinian specialities.
Total time: 6 h | ↑ 650 m ascent | ↓ 750 m descent | Difficulty: UIAA III

Day 7: Breakfast and departure
After one last breakfast together at our accommodation in Santa Maria Navarrese, it is time to say goodbye again. Together, we look back over the week once more, pack our things and officially bring the Selvaggio Blu to a close. Anyone who wishes can stay on individually for a few more days and enjoy a little more Sardinian sunshine.

Info: On the daily stages, we travel with light packs. We carry only what we need during the day. Everything else is brought to the bivouac spots in the evening. Even so, personal belongings still have to be carried a short distance uphill, especially at the beaches of Biriola and Mariolu. So please pack only what is truly needed in these bags for the nights and a little spare clothing. In addition, there are communal bags with cooking utensils, provisions and water. We are guests in this area and move along ancient shepherds’ paths. Accordingly, we treat the landscape, the grottos and the bivouac spots with respect. Leaving no rubbish behind goes without saying. In this way, many after us will still have the chance to experience the Selvaggio Blu as an intact natural wonder.