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Kolokytha Bay Cruise: Spinalonga Island Visit
3.7
88 Ratings
Agios Nikolaos
Embark on a historical tour of Spinalonga Island with a sea cruise and BBQ from Agios Nikolaos. Explore the Venetian fortifications and learn about the island’s leprosy history.
Embark on a historical tour of Spinalonga Island with a sea cruise and BBQ from Agios Nikolaos. Explore the Venetian fortifications and learn about the island’s leprosy history.
Duration:
5 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Spinalonga (Kalydon) - we visit the island of Spinalonga for one hour and a half .The trip is not guided ,you get only a free booklet as a guide while you are on the island .
- Kolokitha beach - stop for swimming and BBQ at the bay ,lunch is served on board from the crew .
- Spinalonga (Kalydon) - we visit the island of Spinalonga for one hour and a half .The trip is not guided ,you get only a free booklet as a guide while you are on the island .
- Kolokitha beach - stop for swimming and BBQ at the bay ,lunch is served on board from the crew .
What's Included
- Sumptuous BBQ lunch included
- Complimentary glass of wine, orange juice, or water
- Sumptuous BBQ lunch included
- Complimentary glass of wine, orange juice, or water
What's Not Included
- Entrance fee 20€. For EU citizens up to 25 years old, Free for non EU up to 18 years old Free.
- Hotel transfer
- Entrance fee 20€. For EU citizens up to 25 years old, Free for non EU up to 18 years old Free.
- Hotel transfer
Additional Information
This delightful boat excursion includes lunch and a visit to the enchanting island of Spinalonga. Spinalonga boasts impressive fortresses from the Venetian era and is steeped in legends, having triumphed over leprosy in the early 20th century. Today, it holds significant archaeological and historical value. As the boat sails through Mirabello Bay,…
This delightful boat excursion includes lunch and a visit to the enchanting island of Spinalonga. Spinalonga boasts impressive fortresses from the Venetian era and is steeped in legends, having triumphed over leprosy in the early 20th century. Today, it holds significant archaeological and historical value. As the boat sails through Mirabello Bay, passengers can enjoy the refreshing sea breeze and stunning views of the landscape. Onboard, there is an opportunity to learn about the sights along the way. The first stop is Spinalonga, where visitors have 1.5 hours to explore. A booklet with information and a map is provided for a self-guided tour. Afterwards, the boat heads to the opposite side of Kolokytha Island, anchoring at its namesake beach, renowned for its breathtaking, crystal-clear turquoise waters. Here, guests have 1.5 hours to discover this secluded beach, relax, swim, and sunbathe.
Location
Koundourou 6
Koundourou
LOOK for "NOSTOS CRUISES "boats at the port of Agios Nikolaos ,or at our kiosk located at the port .
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
3.7
(88 Ratings)
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856howardd
Jul 31, 2025
Good value. - A good value tour which enjoyed with my two kids aged 17 and 13. Other tours were available which were more expensive - this one was cheap and cheerful.
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193kristinah
Jul 22, 2025
Nice boat trip - Very well organized trip. Good lunch and also dies well organized for everyone to get their food quickly.
Highly recommend the trip. However, we did not get off on the spinalonga but stayed on the boat and had a nice time.
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Iangraemew
Oct 3, 2024
Spinalonga - Great day out bit disappointed with the lunch the pork meat was very day out everything was very well organised and customer friendly the staff on the boat were very helpful and friendly biggest disappointment was the swim on the way back very difficult to reach the beach for a swim.
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Bruno_p
Aug 15, 2025
Good experience - On top. In line with the program. No notice. In line with our expectations. I recommend for a nice getaway
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Katherine_e
Aug 6, 2025
Informative visit to Spinalonga - An informative trip to Spinalonga and just the right amount of time. Given 4 stars because the food was not a BBQ as promised and veggie option was odd However I would recommend the trip as kobg as you are not planning to eat.
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667mathisc
Jul 2, 2025
Have a good day! - Good experience, to do!
The day is very well organized, the time to visit the island is ideal.
The outward journey is animated by explanations, a pity none of the information even that of the most important as the return times on board have been available in French.
The swimming was nice, the place is beautiful, the color of the water sublime.
The meal was delicious, very hearty and very tender meat.
Just remember to include in your budget the ticket price for the visit of the island.
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Jacqueline_c
Oct 8, 2024
Fun history trip to Spinalonga! - Very good trip for only $30.20 a person. I spoke to someone else who paid 48 euros where they got picked up from their hotel, but the bus ride was two hours for them to get to port. We had a car, so only took us ten minutes. Sights were beautiful, water was perfectly cool, lunch was good. I gave four stars because boat was pretty crowded, but we grabbed some chairs from a stack and found a great spot in the corner. They also have snacks and drinks for sale on the boat. Spinalonga charged an 8 Euro entrance fee on top of tour price. We loved it!
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Magdalene
Jul 26, 2025
Boat ride was lovely, even though everything else wasn’t - The ride its self was lovely.You couldn’t understand the speaker due to poor quality of the sound systems.
When setting onto Spinalonga, it seemed ridiculous that we should have to pay for an additional ticket to enter the island, whereas most tour companies include those in their prices.
Next stop was the beach. If you are over the age of 60, I would recommend staying on the boat. In order to reach the small sandy area, you need to climb over a series of dangerous and slippery rocks. My poor 70 year old mother needed significant help in order to reach the shoreline. And hauled back up the rocks to the ship.
Little did we know that on the other side of the ship, there was a less treacherous beach. Once again there was a lack of communication, where the staff should’ve warned the passengers and directed them toward the safer beach.
For lunch, once again there was little to no communication offered. The people on the top deck had to go to the lower level to get their lunch and carry it back up to their seats. Carrying those drinks and plates was rough in those tiny stairwells. The least the crew could’ve done was offer the buffet on the top deck as well.
Don’t bother with this cruise line, they don’t know how to take care of their guests.
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Marirrw
Oct 3, 2024
Transportation to Spinalonga, cold steak on a tray, rocky paths and busy beach..?!?! - Very busy boat, many nationalities (lovely!). The transportation to Spinalonga was very scenic, the visit to the island is very interesting indeed (not included in the trip, one is simply brought there and deposited on the island (which is also fine). On the way back to Agios Nikolaos one is supposed to stop on a beach for a bbq, but 1) no bbq, one pork steak per person on the boat on a tray with a small salad, a piece of feta and a pear), plus 2) the swim on the beach, which is nice but too small for three boats, probably the busiest greek beach of the season and to get there one has to land on rocks and it is very unsafe (my husband had a knee replacement time ago and is not 100% agile, but can walk and do stairs without problems, but did not dare to run the risk of breaking a leg). Not sure it is worth the money…
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Spatchelor
May 13, 2025
Do not waste your hard earned money - We booked the cruise which advertised a day full of relaxation with a trip with lunch to Spinalonga with a second stop at Kolokytha bay where “you can swim in the turquoise waters while we prepare your lunch”. Total cost incl entrance to Spinalonga €98 for two people. Firstly we left late due to the literally hundreds of people who embarked from coach trips. They had their own guides who were frankly, rude. We were squashed in and then disembarked at Spinalonga with no guidance then back to the boat to the bay where we stopped for a swim - frankly the beaches were packed like sardines and this was in May. Then the lunch they “prepared” was like your worst nightmare of school dinners. All in all it was a total waste of money and worse a total waste of a day of our holiday. I would not recommend this to anyone. It was so awful it will stay with us for a long time but not for the right reasons.
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