Riding a quad in Mallorca: „The action with the quad just was an amazing feeling“

sunbonoo interviewed the quad guide Stephan from Alcudia (Mallorca). He owns and runs – together with his wife and business partner Katrin – a quad tour company for guided quad tours in the north of the island, an area that he knows perfectly. In a vacation in Egypt he discovered his love for quad biking. Additionally, he recommends which area in Mallorca is suitable for an unforgettable quad tour. You can book a guided quad tour with Stephan directly over sunbonoo.

Sunbonoo: How did you start riding quads?

Stephan: My love for quad biking started in Egypt. We did a long trip across the desert with the quad over several days, which was great fun for me. The sun, the desert, the whole action with the quad, it was just an amazing feeling! The next years in Germany, I started to get in touch with like-minded people via forums and social networks. We met regularly, spent the weekends together in the countryside and pushed the quads to their limits. A little fun turned into a lasting hobby :-)

Quad Tour in Mallorca

Sunbonoo: What’s the best quad tour in Mallorca for someone who wants to see as much as possible of the island?

Stephan: For a guest looking for an unforgettable adventure, already a three hours quad tour is a little athletic task. The whole body is challenged and a high level of concentration is important for driving safely. Mallorca offers a varying landscape: We have flat land, forests, mountains, coastal areas and many more. To a guest I would therefore recommend a diversified quad tour with a combination of everything. An area that offers all this kinds of vegetation is, for example, the north of Mallorca.

Sunbonoo: Which quad is mostly suitable for the terrain in Mallorca?

Stephan: I always recommend tours with an all-terrain ATV for Mallorca. You can not only have fun with these in the flat country but also drive along small paths and tracks far away of the tourist routes – and this is actually the most attracting thing about a quad tour. We swear by our Yamaha Grizzly 350, which is a very stable, safe and all-terrain quad. From its size and equipment it fits perfectly for beginners, who look for a special experience in their holidays but also value the safety aspect. Safety is for me the most important thing on every quad tour!

Sunbonoo: What do you say to the people who want to discover the island on their own terms by quad?

Stephan: To adventurous vacationers I would always recommend a quad tour. It is better to join a guided quad tour because many of the areas in Mallorca are subjects to regulations of nature protection or they are lying in private hands. If you don’t know the areas, you can quickly get problems and penalties. Since nobody wants to spend their holidays with these things: Go with a guide and trust the guide, he knows the best viewpoints and off-road tracks on which you can drive legally. There is always the possibility of talking to your guide before the quad tour and tell him about your individual wishes – mostly he will adapt the route to it.

Sunbonoo: Is a quad tour in Mallorca dangerous?

Stephan: I guess this always depends on the people themselves, their fitness to drive and the impeccable maintaining of the quads. Hubris is always a big topic; there are always people who want to show the whole group, how good they can ride their quad. But our guides always take care of the group and set the speed, difficulty and kind of quad tour in order to let everybody enjoy the tour and be safe at the same time.

Sunbonoo: What do you like mostly about quad biking in Mallorca?

Stephan: The Mediterranean air of Mallorca is just superb and it’s almost always pleasantly warm. The sun is shining, the sky is brightly blue and the people are in a good mood. This is how a quad tour starts for me. You can see places from an aerial perspective and you drive up and down the forests and mountains with the quad. From there you usually have amazingly far views over the whole island and you can discover little, hidden bays at the coast. Far away from the touristic places you can discover a completely different, beautiful Mallorca by quad.


Enjoy a quad tour with Stephan: