Athens Day Cruise: Discover Poros, Hydra and Aegina Islands with Included Lunch
3.7
313 Ratings
Kallithea
Embark on an Athens day cruise to explore the enchanting islands of Poros, Hydra, and Aegina. Discover their beauty, visit historic sites, and savor a delicious onboard buffet lunch.
Duration: 11 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Poros - After transferring from Athens to port by motor coach (if port transfers option has been selected), you’ll set sail for the island of Poros, where you’ll have free time for strolling and shopping.
  • Hydra - Next, it’s on to the island of Hydra. You will have about 1 hour and 30 minutes at leisure to enjoy the unique charms of Hydra island, whose amphitheater shape once served as a safe shelter for Saronic Pirates. From the decks, you will be able to admire the very special architecture and dramatic landscapes of this island, whose old traditional stone houses and mansions silently stand witness to a long and turbulent history.
  • Aegina - Upon arrival in Egina (Aegina) you can either join an excursion to the Temple of Aphaia (cost not included) or take a walk around the main town. Aegina is one of the Saronic islands of Greece in the Saronic Gulf. The lovely island is only 31 miles (50 kilometers) from Athens, and is a popular getaway for Athenians during the summer months. After sailing back to port you’ll be transferred to Athens city.
What's Included
  • Traditional onboard folklore show featuring dances
  • Onboard buffet lunch
  • Multilingual expert escorts available
  • All taxes included
  • Optional hotel pick-up and drop-off from selected hotels
What's Not Included
  • Guide
  • Drinks
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Embark on our day-long sailing trip from Athens to explore three of the Saronic Gulf’s most renowned and scenic islands! Begin your journey at the vibrant island of Hydra, famous for its charming capital filled with houses with red roofs and narrow cobblestone lanes. Proceed on to Poros, home to a historic clock, a library, and the lovely Virgin Maria church. Our final destination is the lush island of Aegina, noted for its abundance of colourful pistachios, the Afea temple, and the Saint Nectarios monastery. Experience an unforgettable journey and savour a delicious buffet spread, filled with delicacies, on board!

  • The order in which we shall visit the islands may change but not the duration of stay on any of the islands.
Location
Marina Delta Kallithea
Leoforos Poseidonos
If port transfers option has not been selected, the meeting point is directly at the port (Marina Kallitheas).
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Helene_p
May 5, 2024
Amazing visit to 3 beautiful Greek islands! - This tour gave us a fabulous taste of the history and beauty of the Greek isles. With only a short time in the area, this was time and money well spent. Tour guides were fun and knowledgeable. Special shoutout to Spiros on board the ship for taking an extra interest in assuring we found great seats, had everything we needed, and for recommending the best things to see, eat, and do on each island. He truly made the trip over the top excellent.
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Shirley_b
Apr 29, 2024
Awesome - Seeing 3 islands in one day was most memorable. Many Shops with beautiful items. And The churches and the blue water
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William_f
May 26, 2024
Better than most reviews sounded! - I saw lots of negative reviews so I was concerned and considered canceling but so glad I didn't! I had a wonderful time. The food, drinks and entertainment in ship were better than expected. Lots of options to buy additional food if desired. I would consider looking into the upgrades to business or first class but I don't know those options existed until after departure. Get there early to get good seating but lots of options on deck and below. They sell excursions (avg €25) and I enjoyed the walking tour of Hydra and the swimming. Bring bathing suit and towel if interested in swimming. Also bring book or media (and portable phone charger) most of the time is spent on ship. It was 14 hrs door to door with bus pickup/drop off but I was also the first/last stops. Total time on all 3 islands was only about 4 hrs.
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F83rkelizabeths
May 7, 2024
Flavor of three islands-Aegina, Poros & Hydra - The tour was very well organized from pickup in the morning to drop off that evening. Very long time on the boat. Would have preferred to go to only two islands to have more time to explore. Hydra and Poros were our favorite but spent the least amount of time at both. Tour staff were very nice and was surprised that our lunch was as good as it was.
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Michelle_l
May 26, 2024
It was okay - The boat ride took longer than we expected, but I can’t remember if I originally saw the estimated time of 3 hours to get to the 1st island or not, so I won’t ding that. The 1st island was nice, we did a walking tour. However, we got stuck on the top sun deck and it took 25 minutes to get off the boat because of all the people. Our tour had already left us. They had someone waiting for us and we had to basically run to catch up with the group. This was not great. It was very hot and we missed a lot of the beginning of the tour. When we finally caught up, the tour guide made a snide comment about needing to keep up with the group. The 2nd island was a waste of time. We had 30 minutes is all. By the time everyone got off the boat we only had about 10 minutes. The 3rd island was nice. We did a bus tour. Lunch was adequate. The boat was way over crowded. You couldn’t move around and there weren’t enough seats for everyone.
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Kris_c
May 23, 2024
Exactly what it says it is - The cruise was okay exactly what it said it would be... Here are some suggestions 1. Bring snacks - at $4.5 euro a.coffee and basic at best snacks for $10 it got expensive quick - every stop is a souvenirs grab but I hope most people understand that Make sure to bring sunscreen and a towel or a jacket First thing in the morning is cool The islands were.beautiful and it eas a nice way to get out on the ocean and away from the bustle of the city It was hard to eat the lunch if you didn't already have a table The food served after the first stop (Hydra) was delicious so don't buy food on Hydra. there are not enough tables to chairs- you need to be forward and sit with strangers.. this is fine! Make a new friend
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Leona_f
May 10, 2024
Don't take this tour! - This was one of the worst experiences of our vacation. We were packed into a old boat of about 600 people for a hour ride to Hydra. Sitting outside was very windy and inside was cramped. Not a comfortable ride. We were given 1 hour on Hydra, that included the time to get off and on the boat. Maybe 20 Minutes for a photo on POROS and 1.5 hour on Aegina. We spent more time on the diesel smelling boat than on land. Very disappointing. We had to purchase water, and the lunch was served cold. It was suppose to be hot. Unless you purchase the VIP package this is not a beautiful, comfortable cruise.
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Ron_c
Apr 17, 2024
A mixed experience, some good, some poor. - The boat trip was fine. The loading and unloading logistics were poorly executed because of the number of people on board the ship. The lunch was good too.
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Edward_h
Apr 30, 2024
Don’t Do this tour - Would not recommend this trip , a wasted day of vacation time the two islands had nothing to do but shop which is same stuff in Athens .
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Jennifer_l
Apr 24, 2024
boat tour gone wrong - First of all, all my documentation and confirmation advised pick up was at our hotel at 7:30am. At 6:50am we received a call from the front desk stating our tour was there. Two minutes later the tour employee basically yelled at my husband to come downstairs. We were downstairs at 6:54am. the employee was badgering us the whole time, mean while we get to "their" pick and continue to wait for 30 minutes for others to arrive. We finally leave, get to the dock only to find a massive boat with well over 400 people. more time spent on the boat than any of the islands, lunch was cold and disgusting. Would not recommend.
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