Corfu Island Cruise: Exploring Historic Corfu Town and Scenic Palaiokastritsa
3.5
14 Ratings
Sarandë
Embark on a captivating cruise to Corfu Island, where you'll discover the historic charm of Corfu Town and the breathtaking beauty of Palaiokastritsa. Explore ancient ruins, visit picturesque villages, and soak up the sun on pristine beaches.
Duration: 9 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Saranda - Admire the city of Albania
  • Corfu Port - Arrival at the main Port of Corfu. Passport control and coach boarding
  • Corfu Town - Enjoy sightseeing around the Old Town centre, including Corfu’s biggest square, Spianada, Saint Spiridon’s church, the Royal Palace, which houses the Museum of Asian Art, and both New and Old Fortresses.
  • Palaiokastritsa - Enjoy the picturesque village of Palaiokastritsa, the Monastery of the Virgin Mary, the plethora of local tavernas, bars and hotels and Palaiokastritsa’s beach which is considered to be one of the most beautiful beaches of Corfu.
What's Included
  • Boat service with taxes included
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • Coach transfer to and from the hotel and the Port of Saranda (optional)
  • Food and drinks
Additional Information

Embark on a voyage to the scenic Corfu island and marvel at the ancient Town and Palaiokastritsa village. Leave from Saranda port, journey along the Albanian coastline to reach Corfu’s port. The day opens with a trip to Corfu’s Old Town - one of the most charming ancient towns in Greece, reflecting influential past civilizations. Take a tour around the centre of the Old Town, featuring Corfu’s largest square, Spianada, the Church of St. Spiridon, the Royal Palace—now the Museum of Asian Art—and both the New and Old Fortresses. You will also get an opportunity to wander through the narrow lanes and browse the gift shops.
Afterward, we head to the visually stunning village of Palaiokastritsa. Savour the vast array of local taverns, bars, and the turquoise waters of Palaiokastritsa beach. Here, you have the option to rent a boat to discover the concealed caves and some secluded beaches in the vicinity.

  • For citizens of an EU country, a valid ID-card or a valid passport is required on the day of travel.
  • Citizens of a non-European country subject to visa obligation in the Schengen zone need a valid passport and a residence permit or visa of the country belonging to the Schengen zone.
  • Citizens of a non-European country subject to visa obligation in the Schengen zone need a valid passport and multi-visa if they wish to travel from Greece to Albania and return.
  • Children under the age of 18 are not accepted on board without being accompanied by the two parents or an adult person.
  • Children being accompanied only by one parent; the other parent must sign a written authorization.
  • If the adult is not one of the two parents either parents or legal guardian must sign a written authorization.
  • Appropriate forms are available at the central ticket office at the Port.
  • If the parents are not in the Country of the departure port the signature of the authorization must be authenticated from the state of the children and to been translated from the embassy of the country of the port of departure.
  • If the parents are not at the port but in the Country of the port of departure, the signature of the authorization can be authenticated from a Police Department of the Country of the port of departure.
  • If the parents are at the port of departure the signature of the authorization can be authenticated from Passport Control Office.
  • The written authorization has to be remitted to the Passport Control Office and the Master or the Purser of the vessel.
  • Passport details of all participants are required at the time of booking (at least one day before the trip).
Location
Port of Saranda
Please be at the port at least 40 minutes before the scheduled boat departure time if you have not booked a pick-up. There is a parking area 200 Lek for 24 hours
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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(14 Ratings)
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Danjelm2020
May 15, 2024
the best company Sarande Corfu - the best company for the line Sarande Corfu Ionian Seaways correct and safe service the best prices welcoming staff both in the office and on the ship travel with this company and you will see that you will be satisfied very clean safe and FAST
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Fotis_r
Sep 29, 2023
It was awesome - Thanks the agency for the great experience.I totally recommend.It was an awesome experience for me and my girlfriend.
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Ian43212022
Sep 28, 2023
Exceptional! - Truly amazing. Exceeded my wife and myselfs expectations, Trina in Sarande was just brilliant and Lori our guide was fabulous. We had a fabulous day. We felt very special and it was so nice that Trina actually met us in Sarande when we arrived back from Corfu even though she had been at work for so long. Extraordinary service! Well above and beyond what should be expected. Just so so good.
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Jan
Aug 24, 2023
Perfect daytrip Saranda - Korfoe - Perfect daytrip. The best tour operator for this tour. Very well organised till the smallest detail. The guide new a lot of interesting details about the visited places. The only negative point is that the time at both places was to short. The day went so fast. Strongly recommended.
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Rejseparret32
Aug 9, 2023
Really good experience - We had a great day on this trip, thanks to our great bus driver who got us through even the most hopeless places on the route, a special big shout out to our great guide "Lori" spelled* Who understood how to put a suit on the trip even at some hopeless times on the trip in terms of traffic and gave very interesting information about Corfu. The only negative thing we could say is that some of the participants did not meet the deadlines and were late at every opportunity they had and a bit of chaos at the passport check. But nothing that could ruin our trip and a really good experience overall.
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Friedrich
Sep 8, 2023
A well organized trip, good value for money - The trip had to be postponed once due to bad weather. The organization was pretty good. You take the ferry to Corfu for about an hour. Then you go straight to the beach by bus. There you have 2 hours to swim and eat. Then you take the bus into Corfu town. There you can look at the small old town center, shop, and eat. After that you go back to the bus at around 6:30 p.m. and get on the last ferry back. You arrive back in Saranda at around 8:30 p.m.
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Mirku82
Aug 13, 2023
Day trip to Corfu. - For the price paid it is worth it but there are some critical issues that must be considered: the time at customs, both on the way there and back, is very long. This eats up about an hour of time spent on the island, in fact the visits first to Paleokastrisa and then to Corfu town are short (about 1 hour and a half each). The Greek customs officers are terrible, rude and disorganized and queues are created in very uncomfortable conditions (under the sun or crowded in a corridor in hundreds without air conditioning. I don't know how much the company organizing the tour can intervene but if it can do so it would improve a lot the proposed experience. The best thing is the local guide: friendly, helpful and full of interesting information.
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Lorenzo
Aug 11, 2023
Potentially a nice ride, but too tight a timeframe - Potentially a nice ride, but too tight a timeframe. About 70% of the time is spent traveling, waiting, checking documents, etc. Only 3 hours dedicated to the beach and visiting the city. The tour guide and driver were kind and professional.
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Anna
Aug 13, 2023
Trip to avoid - An experience absolutely to be avoided. Queue in the sun for about an hour, resulting in delays in departure and arrival. The contraction of the time available for activities has led to a general penalisation in carrying them out. Little time available for lunch (sandwich eaten hastily) and for the bathroom (which I personally didn't even take). The time in the city is also very short, about two hours. Times reduced to the bone, therefore, despite the Schumacher-like driving of the driver, which did not fail to stimulate motion sickness in more than one but did not serve to compensate for the delays. All seasoned with exhausting queues at document control. Bad organization and wasted day off.
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Megan_m
Jul 11, 2023
No way. - I was picked up at 8:15am to go to Serande. Got to ticket office, spent over an hour waiting through the process. Walked to port. Waited standing in the hot sun for a long time, watching a long line of people get on the boat. Now it’s after 11:30 and the boat is overloaded, swaying slowly. I can see people on the boat with nowhere to sit. We were then told that the trip was oversold and they will refund our money, which they did. The sales lady was very nice and I’m sure she had a hard day. But this was not acceptable. It was one company and it was their boat, so they knew this before we stood in the sun on the pavement for so long.
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