Full-Day Volcano Island Tour: Exciting Exploration of Nisyros and its Crater
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Nisiros
Embark on a thrilling full-day volcano island tour to Nisyros and explore its crater. Feel the rumbling lava beneath your feet and visit the enchanting monastery of Panagia Spiliani.
Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Nisyros - Arriving back into the port of Nisyros you have the opportunity to visit the town of Mandraki. After a short walk through the narrow streets of blue and white painted houses, you have time for lunch (not included) or some shopping, before embarking the boat at 4:00pm for your return to Kos.
  • Church Museum of Nisyros/Panagia Spiliani - Leave the port of Kardamena for an hour cruise to Nisyros where a bus awaits your arrival to take you to the volcano, a short drive away for Volcano and Panagia Spiliani Church.
What's Included
  • Transfer to Volcano
  • Tour escort/host
  • Transport to Kardamena Port
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
  • Entrance fee for the volcano
Additional Information

Embark on a one-hour journey to Nisyros, one of the Dodecanese islands, and step into the crater of an active volcano where you can sense the movement of lava underfoot. The itinerary also includes an excursion to Panagia Spiliani’s monastery on your tour to Nisyros. Prepare to explore one of the most fascinating islands in the Dodecanese - Nisyros, the island with a volcano.

  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • High-factor sunscreen is recommended
  • Summer clothing, comfortable shoes, camera, hat is also recommended.
  • Comfortable Shoes for walking in the crater is also recommended.
Location
Nisiros
Cancellation Policy

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

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Saidoo24
Nov 29, 2023
Kos is a beautiful Greek island with a rich history - We stayed at Akti palace , everything was good ,very friendly ,welcoming and polite staff , food was good , the only thing The beach was sandy however the beginning of the sea was rocky . In Kardamaina and Kos town you can find quality local product such as Honey, olive , olive oil , soap,…
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123trac
Nov 8, 2023
Lovely day out - Beautiful island it was very interesting, the guide was very good. The boat trip was good with lovely views, very well organised.
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Billymcdafthead2
Nov 4, 2023
Fantastic Day / Tour - We were staying at the Atlantica Beach Hotel near Kardamaina and wanted to do a trip to Nisyros. TUI were offering the same trip for £55 per person and from other reviews the trip started later in the day and therefore finished later. We found this tour operator and for 2 adults and a child it cost us £70 in total with a start time of 9am. We were contacted on WhatsApp the day before travel with pickup information and a bus came and collected us on time from our hotel. We were dropped off and met by a nice local lady who walked us through Kardamaina to the harbour. We then boarded the boat and a short while later we were on route to Nisyros. When we got to Nisyros we gathered with our assigned Tour guide (Michael) who had his work cut out having to do both German and English translations. The group was mostly German with only two families who spoke English. Michael was absolutely fantastic, with his translations flowing very nicely and we missed nothing. The Volcano entry cost my wife and I €3 but my son was free (under 12’s are free). We had around 30 minutes in the volcano and got some great photos / videos. Our 7 year old did the walk with no issues. There was a little cafe there so we had a quick drink before jumping back on the bus. We were then driven to Nisyros Harbour. Michael then walked us through the town, giving us updates on parts of the town as we walked through. We were then given around 3 hours to have lunch and walk back to the harbour. We had lunch at Vegros Restaurant which was very reasonably priced and lovely service as well (some cute kittens hanging around too)!! We walked back and had a Volcano Ice Cream at Piccolo Cafe, had a browse through some shops (and bought a few little souvenirs) and then had a milkshake at Seaview Cafe-Bar. We then headed back to the boat and headed home. On arrival back at Kardamaina, we followed the crowd to a nearby car park and were directed to our transport home. We had a small minibus with another family to drop us back. It felt like we had our own taxi! In all I am really happy with this experience. Much cheaper than TUI and Michael was great at keeping us engaged and his knowledge was top notch. Thank you
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Andras_d
Oct 25, 2023
A really good day out - We were picked up at about 8.20 at our hotel and sailed from Kardamaina at 10 am. We were at Nisyros by 11 am and had free time to wander around Mandraki till 2 pm. You can have lunch there and walk the narrow streets of the village and visit the monastery. At 2pm we headed up to the volcano, where we had some time to visit the crater, then back to the port to catch a ride back at 4 pm.
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Alisona621
Oct 22, 2023
Volcanic wonder - It’s not every day that you get to visit an active volcano and walk around in the caldera - amazing! Our guide was brilliant, so informative and helpful and she took us around the beautiful main town, where we visited the monastery and had the most delicious lunch. With lots of cats! We highly recommend this trip!
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H8490dmdavidl
Oct 22, 2023
Great Trip and experience - Had a great time on our tour. Booked it via Trip-adviser, which was a first for us. Was simple and cheaper than booking in the town. Pick up was arranged via Whats-app and all in all was a great experience from start to finish. Trip was a full day excursion with plenty of time to eat and drink along the way and the guide was very knowledgeable. It was very active trip and the walk down to the surface of the volcano might be beyond some. You don't need to walk down but what's the point in going I'd say if you can't do the trip highlight. If I have any criticism it would be that we had problems with coach seats on our return journey as we were last on due a bit of a bull bait getting to hear which coach was ours.....some older travelers might find this stressful. We found it a bit poor and we ended up on the very back seats wedged between two people who just did not want us beside them and left us no room. They weren't British let's put it that way:) All in all a well worth trip and very interesting to walk on the volcano surface.
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Nicki_b
Nov 4, 2023
Great trip but wish we had found our own restaurant for lunch - We really enjoyed the trip however, we were left with very little free time in the port village as we followed the tour guide for 20 minutes to a restaurant that she highly recommended but wasn't practically enjoyable.
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Navigate771704
Nov 4, 2023
Unique experience - Special experience. Walking into a still steaming, stinking volcanic crater is not an everyday occurrence. The villages visited have their own individuality. The bus ride on the island offered beautiful sights.
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Burkhard
Oct 29, 2023
Volcanic island of Nisyros. - It was a very nice trip, and to our surprise, even in German. Everything was very well organized, from the pick-up from the hotel to the return trip. The trip was definitely worth it. The crater visit could have been a little longer to see the other craters as well. The stay in the main town of the island was a little too long. We had 3 hours. An absolute highlight was the meal in the main square of the town.
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Yonkac2024
Apr 23, 2024
Cancelled! - The 'visit' was cancelled 2 days before the date it was due. Very disappointing, as we had left it for the last day of our holiday. We found and alternative company and still managed to see Nisyros, but this was fairly stessful.
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