Navarino Bay Sea Kayaking: Explore Natural Beauty, Beautiful Beaches and Medieval Castles
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Embark on a thrilling sea kayaking adventure in Navarino Bay. Discover stunning natural beauty, pristine beaches, and ancient castles while immersing yourself in the rich naval history of the area.
Duration:
4 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Sea kayaking Navarino - Starting point - Our trip starts at Divari beach. Your guide will brief you on paddling techniques, safety measures, and equipment. Soon we shall hop on our kayaks for a trip around the Navarino bay like never before. We start paddling overlooking the town of Pylos and the Niokastro fort. Heading towards the imposing monolithic islet located at the south side of the bay, we visit the impressive natural stone arch. The islet is also a place of nesting and resting place for many species of birds. Weather permitting, we can circumnavigate it and visit a few of its sea caves, tunnels and arches. Our next stop is the unhabituated island of Sphacteria. Here, we jump out of our kayaks, stretch our legs and walk to the island’s viewpoint for taking pictures of an idyllic landscape and for story-telling. After some kayaking we shall make a stop at a secluded beach for swimming and snorkeling, and why not some cliff diving for those who feel more adventurous. Here we shall also taste our homemade picnic of local delicacies and relax under the sun. After this energy pumped stop, we will paddle back to the starting point to end an amazing day in the tranquility of the Navarino Bay.
What's Included
- Waterproof camera and trip photos included
- Picnic with fresh bread, fruits, vegetables, olive oil, and cheese
- Complete Sea Kayak gear: kayak, paddle, lifejacket, spray-skirt, waterproof jacket
- Expert BC 3-5 Star certified sea kayak leader with first aid certification
What's Not Included
- Transportation to/from attractions
Additional Information
Take pleasure in this excursion that takes you around the prominent landmarks of the historical Navarino Bay, close to the town of Pylos. Featuring an amazingly beautiful natural scenery, we take in the view of the pristine blue waters and the golden sandy shores that sea turtles prefer for egg-laying. The area’s extensive maritime history is evident in the medieval castles overlooking the remnants of historical sea vessels.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- The activity includes a 30 minutes preparation time, 2 to 2.5 hours paddling exploration, 1 to 1.5 hours free time for picnic, relaxation, snorkelling, swimming, diving and other activities.
- We recommend you take with you: water, hat, sun cream, towel, swimsuit, extra pair of shoes that will get wet. Suitable shoes are lightweight trainers, flip flops, sandals or sea shoes. Avoid bulky shoes.
- Please note we reserve the right to modify or cancel any outdoor activity due to bad weather or technical difficulties.
Location
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Meeting on the beachfront, keep driving straight on the dirt road when the asphalt road turns right, for 100 more meters, we will be on an open space that looks like a parking area.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(176 Ratings)
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Jamiefv7924xi
May 13, 2024
Highly recommend!! - Great activity! George was a terrific guide. He knew so much history of the area, and did a great job introducing the novice kayakers in our group to the basics. The trip was relaxing and fun with a picnic lunch on the beach. Everything was managed very well on the booking end as well.
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Benjamin_s
May 12, 2024
Beautiful tour with the best tour guide! - This experience was perfect - all around. George is just the most heartwarming, genuine and authenticator outdoor lover and philanthrope.
You could tell the joy and passion he has about the outdoors and allowing people acces to it through his guidance.
The overall trip was fantastic - super nice pace and duration with interesting explanations and historic facts. The boats and equipment were in great condition. George taught us all the basics and techniques very well and was a super motivating coach.
On top he gave us great recommendations for the rest of our time here. George is such an amazing and passionate tour guide, we had so much fun with him. We will always return for a tour with him when we are in the region!
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Tizisemple
Oct 25, 2023
Navarino bay kayak trip. - Lovely trip from our resort to Navarino Bay. Great equipment, well briefed pre excursion, paddled to an historic site where we went ashore for a visit to a memorial site and went into a Russian church. Then paddled to see an old Greek castle before stopping for a swim and lunch, which was simple and delicious. Roque and Trifonas were excellent, we would highly recommend this trip. No previous paddle experience necessary.
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Linafh9840sq
Sep 30, 2023
Kayaking in Navarino Bay - Such a beautiful experience in Navarino bay! Kayaking in stunning nature and enjoying wonderful views from "secret" spots! Swimming was really refreshing and the traditional Greek food during the lunch break was delicious. Our guide was amazing too! He was really helpful during paddling and he told us many new things about the place that we've been. Don't miss it!
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X271jmrobertk
Aug 31, 2023
Fantastic paddle in Navarino bay - Our family had a fantastic day of sea kayaking on the stunning Navarino bay. George and Agrivi were great instructors and a lot of fun. The kayaks are modern and have a rudder with foot steering which made life easier to navigate the boat. The trip culminated on the beach with a light lunch of cheese, vegetables, bread and olive oil. Highly recommend sea kayaking in this lovely part of Greece with George and his crew.
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Caralynh2021
Aug 27, 2023
Lovely day out foadults and child alike 😊 - Great, friendly service from the start. I have a 9yr old daughter who kayaks regularly at home, and thought this would be fun for her.
Trifonas was super helpful in suggesting this trip and email communication was exceptionally helpful.
On the day, Roque and Christos couldn't have done any more for us. Friendly, very informative about the history and geography of the area, and a great picnic. Daughter ended up paddling tandem with me since the adult sized sea kayaks were a bit big for her, plus it was a bit windy. She absolutely loved it though, especially chatting about her kayaking with Roque.
Highly recommended trip!
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Francesco
Aug 24, 2023
Lovely kayak exp. - Lovely experience in Kayak with Rocco and Fivos,
funny time in wonderful landscapes and beautiful sea.
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Chen
Aug 23, 2023
Kayak in Navarino bay - We start at the north side of the bay. And row to the island
Had a shirt walk , got some history storeis and row for a short time to the open sea.
Was great experience for all the family.
The guide was professional .
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Marinakd780jx
Aug 21, 2023
An amazing experience - Our sea kayak trip in Navarino was an amazing experience!
We enjoyed paddling with our friendly and hospitable guide Roque.
Also,the tour in Sfaktiria island where Roque gave us a lot of informations for the reach history of the place, was very interesting.
During the picnic in the beach we had a pleasant break,tasting fresh fruits and topical products and having a friendly chat with the rest of the group.
We are looking forward for our next exploring.
Kostas and Marina.
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Y6861eynataliet
Aug 15, 2023
Kayaking for the first time - We spent a wonderful day with the greatest guides. It was exhausting, but the guides did so well that the fun factor was greater than the effort. Thank you for everything. You did great. We felt very comfortable and can only recommend it.
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