Spinalonga Island: Venetian Fortresses and Legends

Embark on a daily trip to Spinalonga, a magnificent island with Venetian fortresses and a rich history. Learn about its survival from leprosy and explore its archaeological wonders with Nostos Cruises.

Duration: 4 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Spinalonga (Kalydon) - The tour includes a one and a half hour visit to the island, along with a 30-minute swimming break at Kolokytha Bay.
What's Included
  • Snack bar on the boat with reasonable prices
  • Pets allowed
  • Fully guided tour with live guide on the island
  • Swimming stop on Kolokytha beach
  • Vegetarian and vegan snacks
What's Not Included
  • Admission fees
  • Hotel transfer
  • Towels
Additional Information

Spinalonga is a stunning island featuring fortresses from the Venetian era. Known as an island of legends, it stands as a testament to survival against leprosy in the early 20th century and is now a site of immense archaeological and historical importance. Nostos Cruises offers the only fully organized cruise to Spinalonga, complete with comprehensive…

Location
Koundourou 6
Koundourou
Look for " NOSTOS CRUISES BOATS - OSTRIA " or at our kiosk located in the port of Agios Nikolaos Crete
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Martineva2111cb
Nov 2, 2025
Island of the forgotten 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 - A superb excursion magnified by our super guide Sophia the blonde.👌 I recommend. Landscape, history...Thank you Sophia👍👍
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Sylvie
Oct 24, 2025
Moving story - To do with a good guide not to miss the fascinating and moving history of this island.
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L3060bwstephaniem
Oct 10, 2025
A great way to spend the day! - Definitely worth the price, a 4 hr cruise, beautiful scenery, comfortable, with a cafe/restaurant on board with reasonably priced food & drinks. A memorable experience. Exceeded my expectations. A tour guide accompanied us onto Spinalonga island, which definitely added to the experience. Highly recommended!!
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Frank_s
Oct 2, 2025
Great value trip - This is great value. Not much in the way of frills but it delivers on what’s promised. Facilities on board are basic but adequate.
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Inge
Oct 31, 2025
Day trip with 2 teenagers - We went with a family of 4 with 2 teenagers. We had asked for a Dutch speaking guide but there would not be one. During the tour it turned out that it had not gone on the island because there were few of us. One of our sons can't speak English very well. So he wasn't with us. The island itself is very beautiful. Definitely worth it!
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Phil
Oct 14, 2025
Spinalonga island boat trip - Great trip, fantastic views , the island was very interesting with an interesting but sad history. The boat trip was very good with swimming if you wish , the crew were great and the food was fantastic, only down side that dropped a star had to eat on your lap with trays but would recommend it if you don’t mind this.
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Sea-countryside
Oct 9, 2025
Fabulous boat trip and guide - Fabulous trip and the best guide ever; so passionate and informative, we really enjoyed hearing her knowledge about the island. Might be worth saying it can be windy on the boat so take a jumper!
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645katjat
Oct 5, 2025
Leprosy station - head cinema guaranteed - We chose the tour from Agios Nikolaos because we wanted to sail over the water for as long as possible. 25€ pP adults. End of September, akso up to the upper deck. Why some tourists have to lie down with towels on the few upholstered seats will probably never be obvious to me. Nice was the explanation of the trip by on-board speaker (from the tape, but easy to understand) in English, German and French. There were a few tour highlights: Island KriKri - the goats are addressed, we have not seen any. The sunken city of Olous is being seduced, sehb we have not (has also sunk). Sn the cave of the pirate Barba-Rossa also passes some distance (no stop, lies eknfach only on the way). Then a swim stop in a seemingly highly frequented bay. We were a little further away and the badenixen had their fun 30min. So you have to know how to swim. We use the gyros from the snack offer pizza or gyros with Tzaziki on board. You can save yourself. The Tzaziki was really just yogurt. Completely unseasoned. Add a handful of gyros and 3 strips of pita bread. The counter forces are apparently already very tired of the tour. You can no longer afford a friendly word/smile. Continue to Spinalonga. This was a surprise 3 guides clustered the Grupoe in English/German/French. Patience pays off. You will be guided into a room by the guide and receive important information about Spinalonga. After that you can explore for yourself. Time always in view, but is sufficient to see everything. Return journey by direct route. Recommendation? Absolutely, if you like to ride coopers. Suitable for children? I don't think so. At least teens or they'll be that's too boring. We have had a cozy & informative afternoon. Tipo: At GetyourGuide, the tour is always available for 23€.
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Robin_n
Oct 10, 2025
Just a ferry ride - The description of the activity correctly states its purpose. It’s a straight ferry ride to the Lepur Colony island no frills. Once on the island you can pay an additional 20 euros to walk around the fort. Meh at best.
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Judy_k
Oct 19, 2025
Look for options - You still have to pay 20 E when you get to the site. Also we couldn’t hear the speaker on the boat. My friends were disappointed.
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