A personal experience
Kayak around unspoiled islands with pine covered slopes and soaring coastal cliffs. Explore hidden sea-caves, turquoise bays, fishing villages, ancient windmills and Venetian ruins. Blue sky above, warm air, mirror calm sea.
Silence is broken by the soothing sound of your paddle stroking the water, and occasional tingling goatbells from high above the sea cliffs. The ringing of churchbells on Sunday is your only reminder of time.
The perfume of Rosemery, Thyme and Oregano growing wild on hillsides, blows across the water into your nostrils. Around dinner-time, the mouth watering aroma of grilled fish and kalamari guides our kayaks to a seaside 'taverna' restaurant at a nearby fishing village.
After our day's paddling we relax over dinner and indulge in fresh seafood, grilled meats, Greek salad and herbacious regional dishes.
Tavernas in small villages have a much more personal atmosphere, so there's plenty of opportunity to mix and argue politics with locals. It can be hard to get away.
2010 KAYAK TOURS
SELF GUIDED TOURS
(Guiding available at an extra cost)
- 3 days ‘3 ISLAND TRIP ’ Any dates after arrangment| €120,00/ person View Tour
- 6 days ‘IONIAN RING ’ Any dates after arrangment| €240,00/ person View Tour
GUIDED TOURS
- 6 days ‘IN THE TRAILS OF ULLYSSES’ Any dates after arrangment| €510,00 / person View Tour
- 5 days ‘CELEBRITY ISLES'May 26-30,.. September 1-5
Sept 15-19,.. Sept 1-5,.. Sept 29- Oct 3 | View Tour - 6 days ‘IONIAN BEAUTIES ’ |July 2- 7 View Tour
- 4 days ‘MYTHOLOGICAL ITHAKI’ June 21-25 |View Tour
- 7 days ‘ITHAKI & KEFALONIA’ June 21-28 |View Tour
- 10 days‘ODYSSEUS TO ONASIS’ July 2-11|View Tour
*'Celebrity Isles' NEW tour format for 2009. This is a special tour- 'paddle and stay in style'. More inclusions and higher level of comfort -staying in above standard hotel in Vasilki 3+ stars.
See itinerary inclusions for this tour
INCLUSIONS
INCLUSIONS FOR ALL STANDARD TOURS
- Experienced native English & Greek speaking local kayak guide
- Kayaking & camping equipment (if camping specified in itinerary)
- Accommodation: local guesthouses in Vasiliki town and islands guesthouses on route. Or 'wild' camping, as per itinerary
- Local ferry transfers on kayaking route
- Safe storage for your excess luggage
- Transfer from Lefkada Town to Vasiliki town
NOT INCLUDED ON STANDARD TOURS
- Airfares and transportation to Lefkada Island
- Transfer to/from airport to Vasiliki town, Lefkada Island
- Meals and provisions. These are on pay as you go basis. All participants contribute to daily provisions kitty for breakfast and lunch supplies. Everyone is expected to help with preparation of breakfast and picnic style lunch. Meals at local restaurants are optional - you pay for your own dinner and beverages
- Additional transport and excursions which are deviations from announced itinerary
- Cost of Emergency Rescue Service is €100 - €160: depending on distance from our base and time of rescue. Please note that this cost is not included in tour price.
GENERAL NOTES ON ITINERARIES
* Itinerary is subject to change due to adverse weather.
* We always put safety first.
Having said that, on most tours to date we have kept to the agenda. For all our routes we follow the coastline, staying within a couple of hundred meters from land- and there are beaches almost every km along the way for portage. Distances between smaller islands are generally only a couple of km apart- excepting the Meganisi- Kalamos route involving 12-15km open sea crossing *(only for 6 day 'Ionian Beauties' tour).
We kayak as a group but there’s free time off the water to do your own thing- it’s not like a coach tour.
