The Side Fishing Tour Sea Fee, Explained
Every fishing trip on this site carries a small extra charge that is paid differently from the fare. We would rather explain it clearly now than have it surprise you on deck.
Short answer
The sea fee is €5 per person, charged on every fishing trip we sell: the shared morning, the private boat and big game fishing. It is paid in cash on the boat, on the day, and is never part of the online total. Your ticket shows it as the balance still to pay.
The four facts
- It is €5.
- It is per person, for every guest on the booking, whatever their age.
- It is paid in cash, on the boat, on the day of the trip.
- It applies to every trip: shared, private and big game.
That is all there is to it. Nobody is exempt, and the amount does not change with the trip you choose.
Why it is not in the online total
The total you see when you book is the fare: what you will pay in euros on the day for the trip itself. The sea fee is settled separately, in cash, on the boat, and so it is kept out of that figure. Folding it in would make the total look tidier, but it would also blur the difference between what you pay for the trip and what you hand over on board.
What we will not do is leave it out of sight. Wherever this site shows a price, the sea fee is mentioned beside it, so the number you plan around is never the whole story without the rest being in plain view.
How it shows on your ticket
After booking you receive a ticket. Alongside your trip, date and guests, it lists the sea fee as the balance to pay on the day. That line is there so there is no doubt on board about what has been settled and what has not.
If your booking is for three guests, the balance reads as three sea fees. Bring that amount in euro cash and you are done.
What it looks like for a party
Because we never print a combined total, here is the arithmetic in words, the way it will work on the day.
- Two on the shared morning: 2 × €45 fare, plus 2 × €5 in cash on the boat.
- Three on the shared morning: 3 × €45 fare, plus 3 × €5 in cash on the boat.
- Two on the private boat: 2 × €650 fare, plus 2 × €5 in cash on the boat.
- Big game fishing: the price we quote you, plus the €5 sea fee per person in cash.
Paying it smoothly
Have the right money ready before pickup. Euro notes and coins are easiest; a card cannot be used for it. If you are booking for someone else, a parent or a friend's family, tell them about the sea fee so they carry the cash on the morning.
Our what to bring list includes it, and the fishing tours Side prices page sets it beside every fare.
Questions we cannot answer
You may want to know more about the fee than we set out here. We describe it as it is charged: an amount, per person, paid in cash on the boat. Beyond that we keep to what we can state with certainty, and we would rather say less than say something that turns out to be wrong.
None of this changes the main thing. The shared deep sea fishing morning costs €45 per person, every age, and you know before you go that the €5 sea fee comes on top, in cash. If you are weighing value for money, our honest look at whether a fishing tour in Side is worth it puts both side by side.