A fun and sun cruise with a barbeque by the sea, relaxing moments around the surreal Kolokytha Bay and an exceptional visit to the stunning and historic island of Spinalonga. Our Nostos cruise boat departs from the harbor of Agios Nikolaos at 10:00 am and after cruising across the beautiful Bay of Mirabello, arrives at the legendary Spinalonga. You have an hour and a half to tour around and explore the Venetian fortifications and the old homes of the victims of leprosy who lived on the island during the first half of the 20th century. All the necessary information and historical data about the island can be found in the printed guide we provide you free of charge.
Posted By : anitafenton
1/2 hour late leaving the port so left short of time for other activities . Overcrowded boat . Not formed about the rocky terrain getting to the beach drop off . BBQ food poor. Would not recommend this trip
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Posted On : 2024-06-29 13:08:17 
Posted By : Bev S
Well organised easy to find the boat, plenty of seating, mixed nationalities. Given a very good guide before boarding boat. Bbq was good but if you don't like pork or can't eat it mention with the ticket man or crew members. Vegetarian is available. Drinks really cheap and good choice.
Spinalonga interesting but very hot take a hat and water, but buy from the boat 70 cents cafe on island everything 5 euros!! For tiny bottles.
Swim lovely after walking around enjoyed the day
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Posted On : 2024-06-28 04:19:05 
Posted By : peterkM6222HG
Don't bother! Everywhere else in Crete the people were amazingly friendly. The crew here simply couldn't be bothered. It was supposed to be guided. There were a few announcements in Greek, German and Russian but very little in English. They said the boat wold go round the island - it didn't. The BBQ beach was pathetic with not enough space for everyone and the BBQ itself was at best adequate (vegetarian option pathetic). Spinalonga is fantastic. However, the entry fee is not included so you have to queue when you get there with everyone else from the boat and the other boats wasting a significant amount of time. We would recommend simply taking the local boat from Plaka or Elounda and saving yourself the extra money.
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Posted On : 2024-06-18 11:36:41
Posted By : frenchdoc34
Great experience despite the crowd on the island. Ridiculous prices on Spinalinga island both for the visit and food / drinks.
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Posted On : 2024-06-12 04:04:48
Posted By : murphypickle
Booked this excursion before we arrived in Crete and glad we did. Lovely leisurely cruise to Spinalonga.. tho we were 30 minutes late leaving due to having to wait for a group of French tourists! As a result we missed the swimming stop en route!
Anyhow the walk around Spinalonga was interesting. Stop on the way back for included food and wine and finally got a swim in the sea. Overall a great trip - thoroughly recommended
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Posted On : 2024-05-25 11:00:11
Posted By : lindawK5501ST
The ship was a good size with seating upstairs under shade and also downstairs in the cabin where there was also a small bar where drinks and snacks could be purchased. We headed up the coast to Spinalonga, for an hour and a half stop to explore the island. The entry fee is not included. Spinalonga is beautiful and really interesting, it also has a small bar/shop and WC. After this the ship headed to a beautiful cove where passengers could disembark and go to the beach, or swim off the back of the boat. Lunch was then served on board before heading back to port. The lunch consisted of barbeque pork chops or chicken, salad, bread, feta and fruit. We had a lovely day enjoying the beautiful views of the coastline. The staff were friendly and it was good value for money.
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Posted On : 2024-05-24 03:32:26
Posted By : CLAIRE C
Superb cruise with magnificent sunshine!
On the other hand, everything is not in the order announced in the leaflet and on the site and we believed on several occasions that we had taken the wrong boat because it is: island - swimming and barbecue at 2:30 p.m. at the end in the cove.
Stop of ideal length to visit, pleasant staff and very generous barbecue. (cabbage salad/feta and piece of meat).
I recommend this cruise which makes for a pleasant day.
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Posted On : 2024-05-11 09:26:40
Posted By : Gregory_L
The crew were excellent, especially the bartender👍👍 We very much enjoyed the cruise and getting to walk into history. After reading “The Island” by Victoria Hislop, we were moved to experience the environment in which so many unfortunate people spent their lives.
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Posted On : 2024-05-01 03:37:58
Posted By : Jackie and Pete G
Well organised trip. Great value for money. Spinalonga was amazing. There was enough time to explore the island before moving onto the beach bbq and swimming spot. Food was good too. Highly reccommend.
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Posted On : 2023-10-17 02:12:05
Posted By : 943b_rbelf
Nice trip
But you can't really call it a beach
Lots of rocks. You can also go down a very steep ladder from the ship into the sea.
There was no barbecue
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Posted On : 2023-10-08 15:43:18
