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7-Day Active Sailing Vacation To Cyclades From Paros
  • Tour Category

    Group Tour

  • Tour Types

    Sun and Sand, Adventure Sports, Sailing

  • Duration

    7 Days

  • Activity Level

    Medium

  • Language

    English

Description

Embark on an enchanting sailing voyage to Cyclades islands and tour across Paros Island, Antiparos Island, Iraklia Island, Koufonisi Island, Amorgos Island and Schinousa Island. Cruise on a historical yacht, learn the basics of the art of sailing, relax on beautiful bays and visit archaeological sites. Also, engage yourself in adventure activities such as snorkelling, swimming, hiking and scuba diving.

Highlights
  • Visit the beautiful islands of the Cyclades archipelago
  • Explore alluring small ports and crystal clear bays of Greece
  • Enjoy hiking on short hills of the town to take in majestic sunset views
  • Experience the Greek nightlife and taste local cuisines
  • Explore some archaeological sites in Antiparos 
  • Snorkel, swim or dive in the tranquil waters 
  • Day 1- Arrival in Paros expand_more
    • Connect with your tour guide at the Marina office at 5:00 PM, then attend the safety briefing and go for our groceries for the trip.
    • After this, enjoy the nightlife of Parikoia town with its restaurants and bars. Overnight on board.

    Paros is a great island renowned for its beautiful towns and beaches. You can find many activities, from scuba diving, windsurfing, nightclubs, restaurants, kitesurfing, ancient site seeing, wine tasting, and lots more, the second biggest island in the Cyclades group. Here we will spend our first night aboard.

  • Day 2- Iraklia Island, Small Cyclades expand_more
    • After breakfast, in the morning, set sail for a couple of hours and stop in the way in a lovely bay for swimming.
    • Have lunch and listen to the discussions about some aspects of sailing to learn and understand the principles.
    • Later, continue sailing to the next port where we will go for dinner and enjoy the nightlife or just relax at your own choice.

    Iraklia island is one of those small islands where you will rarely find tours. On this little island, people live from farming and fishing, you will hardly find any tourists here, empty beaches and ports with a selection of pure Greek traditional cuisine in its tavernas (restaurants) with local products.

  • Day 3- Koufonisi Island, small Cyclades expand_more
    • After breakfast, go sailing and stop on a quiet bay to enjoy the fantastic waters of Katokoufonisi, magic, unspoiled piece of beauty. It is a really lovely place to walk around or snorkel.
    • Then, find beaches and turquoise waters and one taverna where we can have lunch if we desire or just have it on board. 
    • Later, continue the sail towards Koufonisi, the main Island.
    • At night, enjoy the main town of this island, with many restaurants and small bars.

    Koufonisi Island is the pearl of the small islands surrounded by a fantastic sort of crystal bays and coves where we find caves and thin sand to lie on, where all sort of water activities call for.

  • Day 4- Amorgos Island, Cyclades expand_more
    • After breakfast, sail on a beautiful sandy beach called Pori, which looks just like a big swimming pool. The surroundings are full of caves on the sea, an incredible view indeed. The island's name comes from its meaning, which is Hollow island. Also, there are two restaurants on the beach. Activities here range from swimming and snorkelling, trekking, SUP boarding, fishing, etc.
    • After lunch, set sail for Amorgos, the island of a thousand towns. It's a high and big island whereas the name says there are numerous towns throughout the mountains, very nice wine, monasteries on cliffs, old wrecks to visit etc. a famous movie called ''the big blue'' was filmed here.
    • Rent a scooter or a car and go around to see the monasteries, the towns, and the beaches nearby as it is a fairly big island. Also, it's nice to take a break from the boat life for one day and recharge yourself.
    • Afterwards, have a scuba diving course here for beginners, or if you are an experienced scuba diver, we can arrange a dive for you with the local school. The beach near the port is very beautiful and full of bars, there is goldfish in the tavernas too.
  • Day 5- Schinousa Island , Small Cyclades expand_more
    • After leaving Amorgos, set sail for 3 hours to reach Schinousa Island, where we will find again some beautiful beaches and caves to swim, snorkel and relax. 
    • Then, go hiking to the town, which is just a 20-minute walk uphill. It is a lovely sunset site and a very picturesque town with incredible restaurants and very friendly people.
  • Day 7- Antiparos Island, Cyclades expand_more
    • After breakfast and the morning swim, set sail for the beautiful bay of Despotiko South from Antiparos where we will spend our day swimming, or we can go and visit the ancient archaeological sites there.
    • In the late afternoon, head towards the town of Antiparos, where we will anchor off the city. Antiparos is a small island near Paros, known for its geographical beauty and for ten years has become the small ''Mykonos"' where famous and rich have their houses and yachts. It is a beautiful town for visiting at night with excellent restaurants, bars and shopping places.
    • At night, sail off the port and go to the shops, restaurants and tavernas. This island is like a small Mykonos since many famous personalities like Tom Hanks spent their summers here in recent years.
  • Day 7- Paros Island, Cyclades expand_more
    • Early in the morning, we will hoist our anchor and make it through the channel separating Antiparos from Paros towards Paros port, where we will end our trip. In case of bad weather, for the comfort of the passengers and at the skipper's discretion, travellers will disembark in Antiparos where the water taxi will take them in more ease and speed towards their respective port (15 minutes ride).
What's Included
  • Breakfast
  • Snorkelling gears
  • Fishing gears
  • Fuel 
  • English-speaking (Greece) tour guide
  • Port fees and Linen
What's Excluded
  • All meals off the yacht or drinks
  • Entrance to archaeological sites
What to bring
  • Soft luggage
  • A couple of trousers
  • Wind jacket for the windy nights
  • Sun protection
  • Hats or caps
  • Equipment required by the Greek Naval establishments
Cancellation Policy

For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -

Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price Details
Adult
1 To 6 EUR 628 Per Person
Child
1 To 4 EUR 450 Per Person

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USD 689 / person