Athens Day Cruise: 3 Islands Tour in the Saronic Gulf with Lunch Discount Tickets

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Athens Day Cruise: 3 Islands Tour in the Saronic Gulf with Lunch  photo
Athens Day Cruise: 3 Islands Tour in the Saronic Gulf with Lunch  photo
Athens Day Cruise: 3 Islands Tour in the Saronic Gulf with Lunch  photo
Athens Day Cruise: 3 Islands Tour in the Saronic Gulf with Lunch  photo
Athens Day Cruise: 3 Islands Tour in the Saronic Gulf with Lunch  photo

Get your discount tickets for the Athens Day Cruise: Agistri, Metopi & Aegina with Lunch on Board, save up to 13% !

Overview

Leave the crowded ferries behind. Your day is spent on a traditional wooden boat with a small group, a warm crew and your own host, close to the water, never rushed. Morning: pickup in Athens (or meet us at Marina Zeas), then cast off at 09:00 with coffee and pastries as Athens fades behind you. Agistri: 1.5 hours ashore at pine-fringed Skala. Swim, stroll the waterfront or relax in a café. Metopi: the star of the day. We anchor off this uninhabited islet, you dive from the deck into turquoise water and snorkel the coves. Then lunch on board beside the islet: Mediterranean dishes made from ethically sourced, local ingredients, with wine or cold beer in hand. Aegina: 1.5 hours to explore the harbour, neoclassical lanes and famous pistachios. Evening: sail back across the Saronic Gulf as the light softens, back around 19:00. Included: snacks, fruit, unlimited drinks, snorkel gear. Bring swimwear and a towel. If the wind rises, Metopi swaps for Moni or Aponisos.

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Marina Zeas

Pickup Information

Pickup is around 08:00. Please wait outside your pickup point 10 minutes before the time in your confirmation. Pickup is offered from the listed points in central Athens, the coast and Piraeus. Outside these points, or beyond 15 km of Marina Zeas, pickup can be arranged at an extra charge.

Language Offered

English-GUIDE

Itinerary

1. Agkistri
Our first shore stop, and one of the greenest islands in the Saronic, with pine forest running right down to the sea. Step off at Skala and the next 90 minutes are yours. Swim at the sandy beach a few steps from the harbour, rent a bike and find a quiet cove along the coast road, or settle into a waterfront café with a freddo espresso and watch island life drift by.
Duration: 90 mins
2. Nisís Metópi
This is the moment you'll be telling people about. We drop anchor off Metopi, a tiny uninhabited islet with no port and no road, just rock and water so clear you can see the seabed from the deck. Jump straight off the boat, grab a mask and snorkel the coves, or simply float while the boat rocks gently behind you. Then lunch is served on board with the islet right beside you: Mediterranean dishes cooked from ethically sourced, local ingredients, with chilled wine or cold beer. If the wind is up, the captain takes us to sheltered Moni or Aponisos instead, so you still get your swim in calm water.
Duration: 90 mins
3. Aegina
Our last island, and the most characterful. Aegina was briefly the first capital of modern Greece, and it shows in the elegant neoclassical mansions along the harbour. Walk to the lone column of the Temple of Apollo at Kolona, a few minutes from the port, take a horse-drawn carriage, or taste your way along the waterfront: Aegina's pistachios are famous across Greece. Then we sail home across the Saronic Gulf as the light softens, back at Marina Zeas around 19:00.
Duration: 90 mins

Inclusion

Alcoholic beverages

Lunch

On-board WiFi

Use of snorkeling equipment

Tea and coffee

Shore stops at Agistri and Aegina, plus the Metopi swim stop (Moni or Aponisos in poor weather)

Carbonated beverages

Snacks

Cruise on a traditional wooden boat with a professional crew and onboard host

Exclusion

Towels

Museum, archaeological site and monument tickets

Guided tours on the islands

Optional bike ride on Agistri

Food, drinks and shopping ashore

Pickup outside listed points or beyond 15 km of Marina Zeas (extra charge)

Cancellation Policy

Check mark icon Refundable tickets

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

  • 100% refund if cancelled 1+ days before the start date
  • 0% refund if cancelled less than 1 day(s) before the start date

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Total duration includes travel time

Supplied by Athens cruise

Reviews

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Based on 1342 reviews

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