SAIL & HIKE IN THE DODECANESE
SAIL & HIKE IN THE DODECANESE
SAIL THROUGH THE SUNLIT ISLANDS OF THE DODECANESE ON A JOURNEY THAT COMBINES ADVENTURE, CULTURE, AND THE RHYTHM OF THE AEGEAN SEA. BEGINNING IN KOS, BOARD YOUR CATAMARAN TO DISCOVER VOLCANIC NISYROS, TRANQUIL TILOS, COLORFUL HALKI, AND ELEGANT SYMI, WHERE SCENIC HIKES, SWIM STOPS IN CRYSTAL-CLEAR BAYS, AND AUTHENTIC ISLAND MOMENTS DEFINE EACH DAY. THE ADVENTURE CONTINUES IN RHODES WITH MEDIEVAL STREETS, LOCAL FLAVORS, AND THE TIMELESS BEAUTY OF LINDOS, CREATING A PERFECT BALANCE OF SAILING, EXPLORATION, AND AEGEAN CHARM.
Day 01 - ARRIVAL & WELCOME IN KOS
TRANSFER & ASSISTANCE:
UPON ARRIVAL AT KOS AIRPORT, YOU ARE WELCOMED BY LOCAL OUR REPRESENTATIVES AND TRANSFERRED TO YOUR ACCOMMODATION. ASSISTANCE WITH ARRIVAL PROCEDURES AND CHECK-IN IS PROVIDED TO ENSURE A SMOOTH START TO YOUR JOURNEY.
EXPERIENCE:
EVENING AT LEISURE TO RELAX AFTER YOUR JOURNEY OR EXPLORE KOS AT YOUR OWN PACE.
INCLUDED SERVICES:
• ARRIVAL ASSISTANCE
• AIRPORT-TO-ACCOMMODATION TRANSFER
• CHECK-IN SUPPORT
Day 02 - WELCOME ABOARD
EXPERIENCE: AFTER HOTEL CHECK-OUT, ENJOY A PRIVATE TRANSFER TO THE EMBARKATION POINT. BOARD YOUR CATAMARAN AT 17:00, MEET YOUR CREW DURING A WELCOME BRIEFING, AND SET THE TONE FOR THE WEEK AHEAD. AS SUNSET FALLS OVER THE HARBOR, ENJOY A RELAXED WELCOME DINNER ON BOARD AND SETTLE INTO YOUR CABIN.
SERVICES INCLUDED:
• PRIVATE TRANSFER TO EMBARKATION POINT
• WELCOME BRIEFING
• DINNER ON BOARD
Day 03 - KOS - SAIL TO NISYROS
EXPERIENCE: DISCOVER KOS TOWN ON A GUIDED WALKING TOUR, EXPLORING ANCIENT RUINS, MEDIEVAL LANDMARKS, AND THE PLANE TREE OF HIPPOCRATES. RETURN TO THE CATAMARAN FOR LUNCH ON BOARD, THEN SAIL ACROSS THE AEGEAN TO NISYROS. ARRIVE IN MANDRAKI BY LATE AFTERNOON, WITH EVENING AT LEISURE TO ENJOY LOCAL TAVERNAS AND ISLAND LIFE.
SERVICES INCLUDED:
• GUIDED WALKING TOUR OF KOS TOWN
• LUNCH ON BOARD
• CATAMARAN SAILING (24 NAUTICAL MILES / APPROX. 3 HOURS)
Day 04 - NISYROS HIKE – SAIL TO TILOS
EXPERIENCE: AFTER BREAKFAST, TRANSFER TO NIKIA AND HIKE A SCENIC CIRCULAR ROUTE THROUGH NISYROS’ VOLCANIC LANDSCAPE TO THE STEFANOS CRATER, WITH FUMAROLES, COLORFUL SOILS, AND SWEEPING AEGEAN VIEWS. RETURN FOR LUNCH ON BOARD, THEN SAIL TO TILOS, ARRIVING IN LIVADIA FOR A FREE EVENING AT SUNSET.
SERVICES INCLUDED:
• TRANSFER TO AND FROM NIKIA
• GUIDED VOLCANIC HIKE (7 KM / APPROX. 3.5 HOURS)
• LUNCH ON BOARD
• CATAMARAN SAILING TO TILOS (18 NAUTICAL MILES / APPROX. 2.5 HOURS)
Day 05 - TILOS HIKE – SAIL TO HALKI
EXPERIENCE: AFTER BREAKFAST, ENJOY A SHORT SAIL AND SWIM BEFORE ARRIVING IN LIVADIA FOR A SCENIC COASTAL HIKE TO LETHRA BEACH AND THE ATMOSPHERIC GHOST VILLAGE OF MIKRO CHORIO. DESCEND WITH PANORAMIC AEGEAN VIEWS, RETURN FOR LUNCH ON BOARD, THEN SAIL TO HALKI, ARRIVING IN EMBORIO FOR A LEISURELY EVENING BY THE SEA.
SERVICES INCLUDED:
• GUIDED HIKE ON TILOS (7.2 KM / APPROX. 3.5 HOURS)
• SWIM STOP
• LUNCH ON BOARD
• CATAMARAN SAILING TO HALKI (18 NAUTICAL MILES / APPROX. 2.5 HOURS)
Day 06 - SAIL FROM HALKI TO SYMI & HIKE
EXPERIENCE: AFTER BREAKFAST, SAIL TOWARD SYMI WITH A SWIM STOP AT AGIOS EMILIANOS BAY AND LIGHT LUNCH ON BOARD. HIKE THROUGH SCENTED PINE FORESTS TO ST. JOHN CHURCH, AGIOS ROUKOUNIOTIS MONASTERY, AND THE OLD WINDMILL VIEWPOINT WITH PANORAMIC VIEWS OF THE TURKISH COAST. RETURN TO GYALOS TOWN FOR AN EVENING AT LEISURE.
SERVICES INCLUDED:
• CATAMARAN SAILING (30 NAUTICAL MILES / APPROX. 3.5 HOURS)
• GUIDED HIKE (5.8 KM / APPROX. 3 HOURS)
• SWIM STOP
• LUNCH ON BOARD
Day 07 - SYMI
EXPERIENCE: AFTER BREAKFAST, PARTICIPATE IN A HANDS-ON COOKING CLASS USING FRESH LOCAL INGREDIENTS TO CREATE TRADITIONAL GREEK DISHES, TASTING YOUR OWN CREATIONS. SPEND THE AFTERNOON EXPLORING SYMI’S COLORFUL STREETS, HIDDEN CORNERS, AND CHARMING HARBOR AT LEISURE.
SERVICES INCLUDED:
• HANDS-ON COOKING CLASS WITH LOCAL CHEF
• LUNCH IN A TAVERNA
• DINNER ON BOARD
Day 08 - SYMI TO RHODES
EXPERIENCE: SAIL FROM SYMI TO RHODES, STOPPING FOR SWIMS IN SECLUDED BAYS LIKE ST. GEORGE DISALONAS, AND ENJOY LUNCH ON BOARD. ARRIVE IN MANDRAKI HARBOR, ADMIRING THE MEDIEVAL TOWN WALLS, AND ENJOY A FAREWELL DINNER WITH YOUR GUIDE TO CELEBRATE THE CONCLUSION OF YOUR DOODECANESE ADVENTURE.
SERVICES INCLUDED:
• CATAMARAN SAILING (25 NAUTICAL MILES / APPROX. 3 HOURS)
• GUIDED WALKING IN RHODES (2 KM / APPROX. 1.5 HOURS)
• SWIM STOP
• LUNCH ON BOARD
• FAREWELL DINNER IN A TAVERNA
Day 09 - DISEMBARK AND RHODES TOWN TOUR
TRANSFER & EXPERIENCE: AFTER BREAKFAST, CHECK OUT AND TRANSFER TO YOUR HOTEL FOR CHECK-IN. EMBARK ON A HALF-DAY RHODES CITY TOUR, DISCOVERING HISTORIC STREETS, MEDIEVAL ARCHITECTURE, AND LOCAL FLAVOR AND THEN ENJOY A PRIVATE FOOD AND WINE TASTING WITH A SOMMELIER.
SERVICES INCLUDED:
• PRIVATE TRANSFER TO HOTEL
• CHECK-IN ASSISTANCE
• PRIVATE FOOD & WINE TASTING WITH SOMMELIER
• HALF-DAY GUIDED RHODES CITY TOUR
Day 10 - LINDOS SEA KAYAKING & HALF-DAY EXCURSION
DURATION: 4.5 HOURS
EXPERIENCE: TRAVEL TO THE WHITEWASHED VILLAGE OF LINDOS, STROLL COBBLED STREETS, AND ASCEND TO THE ACROPOLIS TO SEE THE TEMPLE OF ATHENA LINDIA AND PANORAMIC VIEWS OVER ST. PAUL’S BAY. ENJOY FREE TIME FOR SHOPPING OR RELAXING BEFORE RETURNING.
SERVICES INCLUDED:
• ROUNDTRIP TRANSPORTATION
• GUIDED VISIT TO LINDOS VILLAGE
• FREE TIME AT LEISURE
Day 11 - DEPARTURE FROM RHODES
TRANSFER: TRANSFER FROM YOUR ACCOMMODATION TO RHODES AIRPORT FOR YOUR ONWARD JOURNEY, MARKING THE END OF YOUR AEGEAN SAILING AND HIKING EXPERIENCE.
INCLUDED SERVICES:
• ACCOMMODATION-TO-AIRPORT TRANSFER
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