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Saronic Gulf Cruise: Explore Hydra, Poros, Aegina
3.7
414 Ratings
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Embark on an Athens day cruise to explore the enchanting islands of Poros, Hydra, and Aegina. Discover their beauty, visit historic sites, and savor a delicious onboard buffet lunch.
Embark on an Athens day cruise to explore the enchanting islands of Poros, Hydra, and Aegina. Discover their beauty, visit historic sites, and savor a delicious onboard buffet lunch.
Duration:
11 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Poros - After transferring from Athens to port by motor coach (if port transfers option has been selected), you’ll set sail for the island of Poros, where you’ll have free time for strolling and shopping.
- Hydra - Next, it’s on to the island of Hydra. You will have about 1 hour and 30 minutes at leisure to enjoy the unique charms of Hydra…
- Poros - After transferring from Athens to port by motor coach (if port transfers option has been selected), you’ll set sail for the island of Poros, where you’ll have free time for strolling and shopping.
- Hydra - Next, it’s on to the island of Hydra. You will have about 1 hour and 30 minutes at leisure to enjoy the unique charms of Hydra island, whose amphitheater shape once served as a safe shelter for Saronic Pirates. From the decks, you will be able to admire the very special architecture and dramatic landscapes of this island, whose old traditional stone houses and mansions silently stand witness to a long and turbulent history.
- Aegina - Upon arrival in Egina (Aegina) you can either join an excursion to the Temple of Aphaia (cost not included) or take a walk around the main town. Aegina is one of the Saronic islands of Greece in the Saronic Gulf. The lovely island is only 31 miles (50 kilometers) from Athens, and is a popular getaway for Athenians during the summer months. After sailing back to port you’ll be transferred to Athens city.
What's Included
- Traditional onboard folklore show featuring dances
- Onboard buffet lunch
- Multilingual expert escorts available
- All taxes included
- Optional hotel pick-up and drop-off from selected hotels
- Traditional onboard folklore show featuring dances
- Onboard buffet lunch
- Multilingual expert escorts available
- All taxes included
- Optional hotel pick-up and drop-off from selected hotels
What's Not Included
- Guide
- Drinks
- Gratuities
- Guide
- Drinks
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Embark on our day-long sailing trip from Athens to explore three of the Saronic Gulf’s most renowned and scenic islands! Begin your journey at the vibrant island of Hydra, famous for its charming capital filled with houses with red roofs and narrow cobblestone lanes. Proceed on to Poros, home to a historic clock, a library, and the lovely Virgin Maria…
Embark on our day-long sailing trip from Athens to explore three of the Saronic Gulf’s most renowned and scenic islands! Begin your journey at the vibrant island of Hydra, famous for its charming capital filled with houses with red roofs and narrow cobblestone lanes. Proceed on to Poros, home to a historic clock, a library, and the lovely Virgin Maria church. Our final destination is the lush island of Aegina, noted for its abundance of colourful pistachios, the Afea temple, and the Saint Nectarios monastery. Experience an unforgettable journey and savour a delicious buffet spread, filled with delicacies, on board!
- The order in which we shall visit the islands may change but not the duration of stay on any of the islands.
Location
Evermore Cruises
If port transfers option has not been selected, the meeting point is directly at the port (Marina Kallitheas).
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
3.7
(414 Ratings)
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Lisa_l
Feb 4, 2025
Great activity - I think this is a must do trip if you have the opportunity. It was on a pretty big boat and had good food and drinks available for purchase. I upgraded to first class because I wasn’t feeling well. That is not worth it at all. Even though the person helping out, Jordan, was amazing.
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Kathleen_s
Jan 12, 2025
Worth the time! - Very nice day. Fast paced
Beautiful scenery.would enjoy spending more time at any of the islands staff was amazingly accommodating.
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Lindsey_h
Feb 13, 2025
Fun day! - Great experience, they charged extra for a guide and bus ride once you got off the boat to get a better experience, but it was worth it.
If you chose not to pay extra you could just walk around the towns on your own.
Food was good, staff was very friendly.
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Ashuthosh_y
Jan 26, 2025
Don't miss this - Good cruise . Good food. Excellent dance performance by the dance master in the evening. Good live music.Few things to improve...crew are not very communicative and seem to be busy in their own world.They seemed more commercial in selling their island tour packs and overpriced snacks on board..secondly a headcount is better not to miss any tourist when returning from the island. Overall the nature, quiet villages, sea ,sun and the sands pacify these shortcomings and we returned home happy and satisfied.
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Amy_n
Jan 8, 2025
Great day trip! - Athens One Day Cruise was a great way to spend a day! It was organized very well. The day started early, with a 7:20 am pickup. The bus was old, but the trip to the port was only 15 mins. Arriving at the port we were led to the cruise ship and given good directions of what to do.
The first leg of the trip, the crew allowed everyone to nap, eat, do whatever we wanted for the first hour. Then they gave a very detailed description of the itinerary and the possible tours we could take on each island. Yes, they were for an extra cost, but this is how people make a living, and no one is required to take the tours. We chose to only take the cultural tour on aegina to see the Temple of Aphaia Athena.
We walked around hydra, and it was beautiful!
And so many friendly cats!! My son was in heaven. Then lunch on the boat on the way to Poros, which was delicious (avoid the fish tho). Poros has gotten a bad rap on lots of reviews, but I found it tranquil. Then on the Aegina.
The crew could have organized an activity between these two islands, but a little downtime wasn’t bad either. Aegina bus tour was organized very well, and we got to see a lot! Again, lots of friendly cats!
On the way back to port, the crew put on a great show of dancing and getting the crowd involved! It was silly fun, and we had a great crowd that was all into it!
The only downside is that some of the crew members were smokers, and the second hand smoke blew in from outside. I know this is more of a European thing, the cigarette smoking, but having allergies and copd, made our group extra sensitive to this.
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Erick_c
Feb 17, 2025
Too much time wasted on boat - 80% of time on boat ride
Very minimal time on land
Should have limited the islands to a minimum so you have longer time on land
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Haroshi
Jan 24, 2025
Average experience - The overall experience was average. While the staff was friendly and efficient, quickly bringing whatever we ordered, the lack of basic amenities like water was disappointing. Even at the buffet, water was not provided, which felt inconvenient and unexpected.
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Janice_j
Jan 19, 2025
So so tour! - It was more of a “boat ride” than anything else. Not nearly enough time on the islands. Whatever you do, don’t do the tours on the islands for the extra fees. Just walk around yourself … you’ll experience WAY more!
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Susan_c
Feb 14, 2025
Athens Day trip company... - Athens Day trip company was fine. This was a nice day trip if you want to cruise for a few hours and enjoy seeing small islands. The crew was great. The lunch was cold and the fish wasn’t cooked.
We booked with Key Tours. I would not recommend. They did not confirm our pick up and sent us the meeting point after we had missed our pick up. We had to pay our own way to get to the marina and barely made it. We have gone on many excursions and have never had such poor interaction.
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Richard_l
Feb 10, 2025
Be aware this tour is... - Be aware this tour is transportation only, no guides. Two bit busses of people (~100 or so) merged from various tours (Japanese, Spanish, and English tour group. Morning bus was running late by 25 minutes, no heads up communication, no warning. I had to call their number using an international phone to find out that they were running late. Boat skipped an island and was trying to sell tours as add-on on the boat. No guides nor information whatsoever so ever.
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