Parga and Paxos Boat Trip from Corfu
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Cruise to the picturesque town of Parga which lies on the Greek mainland and the island Paxos situated close to the southern coast of Corfu.
Local taxes
Food and drinks, unless specified
- INFANT: : 0 - 2
- CHILD: : 3 - 11
- ADULT: : 12 - 99
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Wheelchair accessible
- Face masks are obligate in the internal area of the boat Pre-boarding health declaration questionnaire is obligate to fill it and bring in paper with you. After booking we will send it.
- Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
- Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
- Regular temperature checks for staff
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Experience may be cancelled due to Insufficient travelers
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
What To Expect
Venetian Castle of Parga
In Parga free time for two hours. Walk in the old town with narrow streets. From the Venetian fortress on the top of the hill, enjoy the view of Parga bay and the small isles front of the town.
2 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included
Paxos Marine
Two hours free time in Gaios, the traditional village and capital of the island. Explore the area and enjoy your lunch.
2 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included
Reviews
Great day out in the south
Patricia_J, 02-06-2022
What a fun day out. Opportunities for swimming in both places. Staff were very friendly. All very comfortable - some areas of the boat were even air conditioned.
Great day
Nicola_A, 10-08-2020
Great service, plenty of time in ports, comfy boat
Good Day Out & Good Value Day-Long Boat Trip
Ben_O, 23-07-2022
As with anything like this, it's normal to worry about the pick-up but we were messaged through Viator two days before the boat trip with a pick-up time from the hotel in Benitses. Coach was there 10 minutes early and we made our way to Lefkimmi Port.
Two other coaches joined behind us and we waited around 15 minutes for the Georgia boat to reach us after having left Corfu Town Port 90 minutes earlier. The sole negative of this trip was evident immediately - it was already packed, and there were at least another 150 people off the coaches to get onto the boat.
Cue mass elbow shoving and a fight for any remaining seats. It's evident from reviews that the boats are packed to the max for any of the day-long Corfu boat trips so at least we knew what to expect.
The journey to Parga was marred by extortionate drinks from the tuck-shop style bar and people refusing to budge on the benches where there was clearly enough room for another person or two. Still, we got to Parga - and we were invigorated.
Parga is, at least from what we saw, a little bit of paradise. A crystal-clear sea, worthy of a short swim. Surrounded by idyllic tiny islands, one of which had a church on and could only be accessed by swimming there. We're already researching Parga as our next holiday destination as a 1.45hr stay wasn't long enough.
And so we learned immediately that to get the best seats on the boat, we had to get on earlier - 15 minutes before most others. For the one-hour journey from Parga to Paxos we had front row seats on the top deck with low deck chairs - and my-oh-my what a difference a good seat makes.
Paxos on the other hand was a little underwhelming compared to Parga and we only needed less than hour to take it all in as we had eaten at Parga, despite being given another 1.45hrs. And yet again, realising there was nothing more to see, we sneakily crept back to the boat to join the queue that began forming half hour before departure.
As most people in front of us wanted a table with their seats, we were fortunate yet again to get the low deck chairs on the top deck. One of the staff members warned us that if we stayed there, we would get splashed by the sea due to the winds. But what's a boat trip without being splashed by the sea?
On arrival back at Lefkimmi Port, the coaches were already waiting with hotel names listed on the front, so you knew which one to get onto and the return transfer was as smooth as anything. Unlike other boat trips from Corfu, this is not a party boat - which was great news, as we were treated to traditional Greek music softly simmering from the speakers.
TIPS: Wear swimwear if you're going swimming. Don't buy anything from the bar, it's a rip-off, bring your own drink or food. If you want a good seat return to the boat early. Don't sit inside the boat, it's full of grumpy people.
Overall, it's worth doing and one of the only boat tours that goes to Parga, just expect a busy, busy boat.
Two other coaches joined behind us and we waited around 15 minutes for the Georgia boat to reach us after having left Corfu Town Port 90 minutes earlier. The sole negative of this trip was evident immediately - it was already packed, and there were at least another 150 people off the coaches to get onto the boat.
Cue mass elbow shoving and a fight for any remaining seats. It's evident from reviews that the boats are packed to the max for any of the day-long Corfu boat trips so at least we knew what to expect.
The journey to Parga was marred by extortionate drinks from the tuck-shop style bar and people refusing to budge on the benches where there was clearly enough room for another person or two. Still, we got to Parga - and we were invigorated.
Parga is, at least from what we saw, a little bit of paradise. A crystal-clear sea, worthy of a short swim. Surrounded by idyllic tiny islands, one of which had a church on and could only be accessed by swimming there. We're already researching Parga as our next holiday destination as a 1.45hr stay wasn't long enough.
And so we learned immediately that to get the best seats on the boat, we had to get on earlier - 15 minutes before most others. For the one-hour journey from Parga to Paxos we had front row seats on the top deck with low deck chairs - and my-oh-my what a difference a good seat makes.
Paxos on the other hand was a little underwhelming compared to Parga and we only needed less than hour to take it all in as we had eaten at Parga, despite being given another 1.45hrs. And yet again, realising there was nothing more to see, we sneakily crept back to the boat to join the queue that began forming half hour before departure.
As most people in front of us wanted a table with their seats, we were fortunate yet again to get the low deck chairs on the top deck. One of the staff members warned us that if we stayed there, we would get splashed by the sea due to the winds. But what's a boat trip without being splashed by the sea?
On arrival back at Lefkimmi Port, the coaches were already waiting with hotel names listed on the front, so you knew which one to get onto and the return transfer was as smooth as anything. Unlike other boat trips from Corfu, this is not a party boat - which was great news, as we were treated to traditional Greek music softly simmering from the speakers.
TIPS: Wear swimwear if you're going swimming. Don't buy anything from the bar, it's a rip-off, bring your own drink or food. If you want a good seat return to the boat early. Don't sit inside the boat, it's full of grumpy people.
Overall, it's worth doing and one of the only boat tours that goes to Parga, just expect a busy, busy boat.
Nice trip but made a long day by disorganised buses back to hotel
staceyclamp86, 06-09-2019
Trip booked easily through viator and whilst our hotel wasn't listed as a pick up point it was a short 2 min walk to the closest point. The bus to the port wad 15 minutes late but wasn't bad as we were the last pick up. The boat was nice and comfy with plenty of shaded or air conditioned areas. Staff lovely and helpful and well stocked bar and snack area. Small trip offered in paxos to go on a small bus around the island, glad we did it as wasn't much else there to do if you didn't. Buses were all different coming back, we got 10 min away from our hotel and then ended up being another 40 minutes after that, just seemed no logic.
It nice a nice trip out…….
Simon_F, 28-07-2022
Nice trip. Staff friendly. Villages visited very beautiful and about the right amount of time spent in each place. Boat very busy however and they do cram you in. One of the better corfu tours. It’s not outstanding but nice….
