Spinalonga Island Historical Tour: A Sea Cruise with BBQ from Agios Nikolaos
3.6
47 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.
Duration: 5 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
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 .
What's Included
  • Sumptuous BBQ lunch included
  • Complimentary glass of wine, orange juice, or water
What's Not Included
  • entrance fee on the island 8€ p.p.adults only
Additional Information

Embark on an adventure with a relaxing cruise featuring a seaside barbeque, a peaceful stopover at the dreamlike Kolokytha Bay, and an extraordinary tour of the scenic and historical Spinalonga Island. Our Nostos cruise boat sails from Agios Nikolaos harbor at 10:00 am, taking you across the magnificent Mirabello Bay before reaching the iconic Spinalonga. You’ll have 90 minutes to roam around and discover the old Venetian fortifications and houses of the late leprosy patients who resided on the island in the early 1900s. Complimentary printed guides containing all relevant historical data about the island are provided.

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.

Customer Ratings
3.6
(47 Ratings)
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Murphypickle
May 25, 2024
Brilliant day out - Booked this excursion before we arrived in Crete and glad we did. Lovely leisurely cruise to Spinalonga.. tho we were 30 minutes late leaving due to having to wait for a group of French tourists! As a result we missed the swimming stop en route! Anyhow the walk around Spinalonga was interesting. Stop on the way back for included food and wine and finally got a swim in the sea. Overall a great trip - thoroughly recommended
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Lindawk5501st
May 24, 2024
Spinalonga and BBQ - The ship was a good size with seating upstairs under shade and also downstairs in the cabin where there was also a small bar where drinks and snacks could be purchased. We headed up the coast to Spinalonga, for an hour and a half stop to explore the island. The entry fee is not included. Spinalonga is beautiful and really interesting, it also has a small bar/shop and WC. After this the ship headed to a beautiful cove where passengers could disembark and go to the beach, or swim off the back of the boat. Lunch was then served on board before heading back to port. The lunch consisted of barbeque pork chops or chicken, salad, bread, feta and fruit. We had a lovely day enjoying the beautiful views of the coastline. The staff were friendly and it was good value for money.
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Gregory_l
May 1, 2024
Historical & Fun - The crew were excellent, especially the bartender👍👍 We very much enjoyed the cruise and getting to walk into history. After reading “The Island” by Victoria Hislop, we were moved to experience the environment in which so many unfortunate people spent their lives.
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Jackie
Oct 17, 2023
Excellent trip. - Well organised trip. Great value for money. Spinalonga was amazing. There was enough time to explore the island before moving onto the beach bbq and swimming spot. Food was good too. Highly reccommend.
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Meander26931795430
Sep 25, 2023
Great excursion - We had a great time, a short one-hour swim on the island of Kolokhita, then lunch on the boat (cabbage salad, pork chop, bread and cheese as well as an apple) not a bad meal. Then 2 hours on the island of Spinalonga which was truly extraordinary. Really happy with this excursion especially for the price however 8th to pay on site to visit the island.
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Claire
May 11, 2024
Pleasant cruise - Superb cruise with magnificent sunshine! On the other hand, everything is not in the order announced in the leaflet and on the site and we believed on several occasions that we had taken the wrong boat because it is: island - swimming and barbecue at 2:30 p.m. at the end in the cove. Stop of ideal length to visit, pleasant staff and very generous barbecue. (cabbage salad/feta and piece of meat). I recommend this cruise which makes for a pleasant day.
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439remid
Sep 7, 2023
Spinalonga exit - Very nice. A bit of a shame because no BBQ as said in the ad, nor Greek salad (pork side and coleslaw), eaten on a tray on the boat. It reminds us of the canteen and also no indication on the choice of chicken or pork side. Tour of the island of Spinalonga, not done as described in the leaflet, nor the approach to the island of Kri-Kri. Well, a nice cruise anyway. To do.
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943b_rbelf
Oct 8, 2023
Nice trip - Nice trip But you can't really call it a beach Lots of rocks. You can also go down a very steep ladder from the ship into the sea. There was no barbecue
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Dcw1134
Sep 3, 2023
Lovely island - We took the trip to the island which is amazing. It’s a beautiful spot and interesting history. The BBQ lunch is below average and literally chucked at you on the boat. The drinks on the boat cost a fortune and the island cafe prices ARE A RIP OFF.
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Mickeybushell
Aug 31, 2023
Don’t bother - Booked this trip not realising we’d have to pay separately for the entrance on Spinalonga, so we avoided the queues and headed to the cafe to enjoy a cool drink and then a paddle - the girl actually laughed when I commented about the €7 cost of a slush, I suppose it was sort of funny, after all they had a captive audience!! Boat left (almost on time) and we headed to a remote bay for a paddle, unfortunately, so did three other boats plus a few had trekked overland to get to the same secluded beach (I use the term beach loosely) Back on-board for a delicious piece of meat slapped on a plate with some coleslaw and a pear, mind you, fair to say the screech (powdered fruit juice) woke us up!!! Finally arrived back in port, a good 45 minutes late and disembarked safe in the knowledge that the lepers really didn’t deserve that cafe!!!
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