Spinalonga Island: Venetian Fortresses and Legends

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Agios Nikolaos

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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

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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
Vegetarian and vegan snacks
Swimming stop on Kolokytha beach

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 from 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

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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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Billy

May 26, 2026

Lovely Islands - Loads of room on board including shady areas for shelter from the sun. Take your own food and drinks as meals are expensive. Walk right round Spinalonga or go up the steep paths to the top. Our guide was really good and very well informed.

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Johnkf7888so

May 21, 2026

memorable experience - Our trip with Nostos Cruises to Spinalonga was absolutely fantastic! The crew created such a friendly and enjoyable atmosphere from the moment we boarded. Everything felt very well organized and professional, while still being relaxed and fun. The scenery during the cruise was breathtaking, and the stop for swimming in the turquoise waters was simply magical. Visiting Spinalonga was a unique experience and definitely a must-see when in Crete. You can really tell that the team cares about giving visitors a memorable experience. We would definitely choose this cruise again and recommend it to everyone!

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Petra_b

May 19, 2026

Excursion to Spinalonga - It was a beautiful experience. The boat ride and the information, as well as the visit to Spinalonga. The interesting history of the island, the impressive ruins. But also the nature, which seems to be reclaiming the place with its flowers and trees.

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Kwurly

May 5, 2026

Worth the visit! - Just amazing and very interesting! Worth the entrance fee. Remember comfy shoes, plenty of sun cream and drink plenty of water as it does get really hot! 🌞🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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1lucb

May 4, 2026

Visit Spinalonga - Great island to visit preferably with a guide who will explain the History of it.

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Dave

May 1, 2026

Great trip and swim - Great day out on the water. It's a big boat and pretty busy but it's lovely being out on the water going down the coast. Island is very pretty and we knew about the 20 euro entry fee in advance. It's interesting and the walk around the island has nice views. Best bit by far was the swim stop.. Beautiful water and great fun. Can jump in if the boat which the kids loved. Great day out.

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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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Quest01202143532

May 1, 2026

Spinalonga batteries and guided tour - Very friendly staff, Dutch speaking guide with a lot of knowledge

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John_g

Apr 14, 2026

Great trip just make sure you’re near the front of the queue for the audio guides - Beautiful and interesting island and the boat is a great way to visit. There were plenty of seats, a good bar with alcoholic drinks and reasonable prices, toilets on board and a fantastic swimming stop included. Everything was well organised, staff were friendly and the boat was punctual in arrival and departure. Would’ve given 5 stars except that when we tried to collect our audio guide for the island, we discovered that they had run out of the English version. Was still interesting though, even without the guide and we had a great trip. Thank you.

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Kruemok

May 11, 2026

45 Euro and I did not get what I paid for - Very disappointing. Cruise startet late, delayed arrival on Spinalonga. According Nostos 1 hour time instead of 90 minutes. Tourist guides kicked us out after 25 minutes. Did not made it out of the village, did see maybe half of village, did not see the fort. Tour around the small island not possible. Bathing: Instead of arriving on the Island KriKri you had to jump of the boat. You are afraid of deeper water - Nostos does not care. No beach will be reached. And no return of money - of cause

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From $29

up to 15 guests

1 - Adult