The honest framing first
Ibiza is not a free-camping island. Since 2024, an island law (Ley 5/2024) has made the rules unusually strict: outside the legal campsites, sleeping in a van is treated as camping and fined heavily — and in summer (1 June–30 September) campervans need a confirmed campsite booking to enter the island at all. The good news: the rules, followed properly, make for a wonderfully stress-free trip. Two campsite bases cover the whole island, nothing is more than 45 minutes away, and you never worry about where you are allowed to sleep.
This route is built exactly that way: three legal nights in the west, three in the east, with day loops to everywhere else.
Days 1–3 — the west: pine campsite, turquoise water, two sunsets
Base: Camping Cala Bassa. The island’s biggest campsite, under the pines, 250 m from one of its best beaches — and the most motorhome-friendly site on the island, with a service point for water and waste. Use the first afternoon to settle in, swim at Cala Bassa, and catch the first sunset at Cala Comte.
Day three is the Es Vedrà day: lunch at Cala d’Hort, the walk to the Torre des Savinar viewpoint, and a second sunset from the same corner of the island. Two sunsets in three nights — the west keeps its promises.
Days 4–6 — the east: family beaches, markets and the wild north
Pack up (the drive across the island takes under an hour — take the inland road through Sant Josep and Santa Gertrudis for the scenery) and check in at Camping Cala Nova or Camping La Playa. The east coast is the gentle half of the island: promenade walks in Santa Eulària, shallow water at Cala Llonga and Cala Nova, and the hippy markets — Punta Arabí on Wednesdays at Es Canar, Las Dalias on Saturdays at San Carlos.
Day six is the north day: up the coast road to Portinatx for the lighthouse walk, Cala Xarraca for a swim (and the famous mud baths), and Benirràs for the sunset drums. This is the longest driving day of the week — about 80 km of winding, beautiful road — so leave after breakfast and take it slowly.
Good to know
- Book both campsites before you travel. In summer it is not optional: ferries require the booking to board your van (June–September), and pitches sell out.
- Drive times are short but roads are winding; expect 30–40 km/h averages on the northern lanes.
- Every town has metered parking; the big free car parks are on the edges. Never park or overnight in the countryside — it is the one rule that gets expensive quickly.
- Water and waste: use the campsite service points before moving bases. Gas (Campingaz/butane) is sold at ferreterías (hardware shops) and some supermarkets.
- Read the full rules before you go: our campervan rules guide covers the law, the ferries and the fines.