Ionian Island Odyssey
Holiday Highlights
- Happy by day two or we'll bring you home with a full refund
- Spend seven nights on board our gulet-style boats sailing around some of the most idyllic islands in the Ionian Sea
- Swim in quiet bays of crystal-clear water, surrounded by fragrant pine forests
- Explore tiny secluded coves and villages
- Relax and enjoy wonderful fresh food at harbourside tavernas
- See Fiscardo and Assos, two of the prettiest harbours on Kefalonia
- Visit the islands of Lefkas and Meganissi
- Overnight in the port Vathy, on the legendary island of Ithaca
- See Skorpios, Aristotle Onassis’ private island
- Get off the beaten track with visits to the unspoilt islands of Kalamos and Kastos
What's Included
- The price of this holiday is per person based on two people sharing a cabin. Single cabins are available subject to availability at the appropriate supplement. The price includes:
- Return flights
- Seven nights’ accommodation
- Daily breakfast and lunch, plus one BBQ dinner
- All local taxes
- Transfers
- All tours as mentioned
- The services of a Riviera Travel tour manager
Itinerary
Day 1
Arrive at the airport for your direct flight to Kefalonia, Greece’s sixth largest island, known for its Robola wine and high limestone cliffs falling into azure seas. On arrival, we transfer by coach to the port of Agia Efimia to board our home for the next seven nights, the MV Aphrodite and MV Harmonia. The rest of the day is at leisure to settle into your ship and explore the charming little resort of Agia Efimia, set in a wide picturesque bay. All the Ionian islands were occupied for several hundred years by the Venetians, and their influence is still evident in the Italianate style of the houses, the food, and the fortifications built to repel pirates and the Ottomans.
Day 2
This morning we set sail northwards, motoring along the narrow channel which separates Kefalonia and Ithaca. We stop for a swim at Antisamos beach, where some scenes from the film of Captain Corelli’s Mandolin were filmed. After lunch on board, we arrive at Kefalonia’s northernmost point, the picturesque harbour of Fiscardo, full of charming mansions and villas. The small bay is popular amongst the yachting fraternity and is renowned for some of the best tavernas on the island.