The Ionian gulf is part of the Adriatic Sea which separates Greece and Italy. Its waters are calm, clear and still, sheltered from the prevailing north-eastern winds of the summer by the bulk of the Greek mainland. It has seven main islands - Kerkyra (in English "Corfu"), Paxi ("Paxos"), Lefkada ("Lefkas"), Ithaki ("Ithaca"), Kefallonia ("Cephalonia"), Zakynthos, and, for some reason known only to Greek regional planners, the distant island of Kithira ("Cythera") off the south coast of the Peloponnese. These islands are often called the "Eptanissa" in Greek. There are also dozens of smaller islands, many of them inhabited seasonally or not at all.
Your Itinerary
Day 1:
Meet in Paleros.
We will take you to Paleros, our departure port for our Ionian Sea cruise. For the zodiac cruise, you’ll be given waterproof bags to pack your gear for the week and the guides will help you taking what is useful so that you can safely leave any extra luggage at the camping. Dinner in town (included). O/N in a camping site.
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Day 2:
Cruise to Meganisi
Short briefing in the morning during breakfast to review the techiques. We pass Scorpios island, the world famous private island of the Greek tycoon Onassis. We continue to the island of Meganisi. Picnic lunch. Rest of the day free to enjoy swimming in the crystal clear waters. Overnight in Meganisi.
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Day 3:
Cruise to Ithaca - Vathy
Cruise to Vathy on Ithaca. We settle into a hotel, just facing the place we disembark. Lunch is free. In the afternoon, walk to the inland and visit deserted village of Paleochora ; the ruins of this former island capital, overlook the bay and provide lovely views of almost all the Ionian islands.
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Day 4:
Cruise to Ithaca.
Today we make a round of the island towards the ancient port of Polis, just below Stavros. We walk up to Stavros village and afterwards to the small port of Frikes (2 ˝ hrs walk). After dinner in a tavern of Frikes, cruise back to our hotel in Vathy.
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Day 5:
Cruise to Kalamos via Atokos
We leave Vathy and we end up in Kalamos via Atokos. We spend the night in tents in Kalamos.
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Day 6:
In a kind of Robinson-Crusoe lifestyle, we will go and explore inland and carry on to the nearest island of Fornicoula with our inflatable boats and then to Kastos. Picnic during one of our stops. In the afternoon we return to Kalamos to spend the night again in tents.
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Day 7:
End of sea adventure
Cruise to Paleros. After our lunch there, the trip ends. You can either get the bus back to Athens, Preveza, or to your next destination.
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Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Dates:
May 20-26
June 17-23
July 22-28
August 12-18
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