South West Cyclades Sailing Tour

Wonderful beaches, exciting landscapes, a rich history, white-washed Cycladic villages and fine food are the highlights of the places you will visit during the tour

  • this is a route that you have to take if you love sailing and love a stunning coastal scenery

  • it is a combination of some bigger islands, like Milos, with some tiny, quite places, like Kimolos and Poliegos

  • some of the sailing legs are long, ideal for the experienced sailors but also some short legs to nearby islands.

  • distinctive topography and the pattern of some of the islands is due to the caldera of a volcano of the Pliocene period.

 

Islands hopping: Sailing the Cyclades islands, Paros –> Sifnos –> Kimolos –> Milos –> Milos coastline –> Poliegos –> Antiparos –> Paros

Duration: 7 days

Suggested for: Couples and friends sailing, honeymoonnaturists sailing

Dates you can do this trip: May, June, July, August, September, October

Max sailing time per day: 5-6 hours

Min sailing time per day: 1 hour

Average sailing time per day: 3.6 hours

Miles in total: 120 – 130

Sailboats you can pick:

  1. Beneteau40 sailboat(2 – 4 guests)
  2. Lagoon39 Catamaran(up to 8 guests)

2024 Prices:

Discount up to 300€ for week charters on certain dates. Contact us

Prices in €/week for skippered charter October May, June, July & September August
For 2 people 3230 3870 4190
For 3 or 4 people 3480 4180 4520
Departure / Arrival Paros/Paros
What the package includes VAT, the sailing yacht with all her equipment, skipper’s fee, taxes, insurance, credit card commission, wifi
What is not included Τhe diesel, the marina’s fees at the islands that you are going to visit and the end cleaning.This amount is 280€ in total. food & drinks are not included

Discount up to 500€ for week charters on certain dates. Contact us!

Prices in €/week for skippered catamaran charter May & Oct June & Sep July Aug
3 cabins for up to 6 guests 5420 6570 7190 7490
4 cabins for up to 8 guests 5830 7090 7770 8100
Check in / Check out Paros at 17:00 / Paros at 09:00
What is included catamaran Lagoon 39, skipper fee, insurance, VAT, taxes, credit card commision, wifi, bedding, linen & towels, motorised tender, AC current for charging your small devices
What is not included 1. your food as well as your skipper's is at your charge.
2. end cleaning and fuel-water-port taxes (in total approximately 450 - 600 € per week depending on the fuel consumption at current diesel prices)

 

 

 

 

Sailing the Cyclades

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Greek Water Yachts

Interactive Map for Your Sailing Vacations in South Western Cyclades

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Route info

The check-in at 11:00 and check out at 17:00 is for the Beneteau40 and Beneteau50. The Lagoon39 check-in is at 17:00 and the check out at 09:00

Day 1: Meet your skipper at the Marina cafe at 11:00 and board the sailboat. After the briefing concerning your trip, set sail around Paros for our first destination, Sifnos. 

Paros – Sifnos (Platis Gialos) 22nm (4 hours). We sail directly in the marina. Platis Gialos has a wonderful long sandy beach nearby with nice taverns and charming coffee shops on the seafront. You can visit the local pottery shops and see live how they make the pots, dishes, and other articles made of earthenware or baked clay. Also, you can rent a car-bike or take the bus and visit the capital of the island, Apollonia. Try the local goat meat from the nearby island Kitriani cooked in clay pots.

Day 2: Sifnos – Kimolos: 12nm (2.5 hours). We are going to make two stops for swimming ( Fikiada – Sifnos) and Prassa( Kimolos). Kimolos means chalk and you will enjoy a special white view of all the chalk mines all around and also a special formation of the rocks, like “the elephant”. At the port, you can find charming taverns but we strongly recommend to walk up to the village 2km away which is really beautiful. Try local dishes and ask for “ladenia” something like pizza but cooked in their own way.

Day 3: Kimolos – Milos 15nm(3hours) we are going to stop for swimming in a lovely place called Ellinika with underwater antiquities. In this area, they have found the famous statue of Afrodite of Milos in the sea. At Adamas the main port of Milos you can find anything you are looking for, taverns restaurants bars supermarkets and so on. We recommend you to rent a car bike or take the bus and visit a wonderful spot called Sarakiniko. A unique place with white rocks that can have amazing shapes often compared to a moonscape. Finish your day at the capital of Milos Plaka enjoying a wonderful sunset drinking a mojito.

Day 4: The round of Milos up to Kleftiko 26nm (6 hours). Today we are going to explore the wonderful west coast of the island with the hundreds of beaches up to Kleftiko. Kleftiko is a place accessible only by boat with a unique beauty. The complex of these volcanic original rocks is a magical landscape worthy of admiration, and also a part to enjoy the sensation of the transparent blue-green waters and the sun. Kleftiko used to be an old hide-out for pirates from where the pirates’ ships used to pass and anchor so as to get protected in its small creeks and imposing rocks. In the afternoon we will return to Adamas again. Its recommended visiting the catacombs and the village just under the catacombs, Plaka.

Day 5: Milos Poliaigos. 15nm (3 hours) today we are going to stay on the anchor for the night. Polyaigos is an uninhabited island full of goats. Here you can experience all the variations of blue and green in the sea, peaceful night and white rocks in amazing formations. Be prepared with food on board because there is no tavern.

Day 6: Poliaigos – Antiparos 32nm (6hours). Stop for swimming at Despotiko and overnight at Antiparos town. Antiparos is the last island of our cruise. Wandering around the small streets of the beautiful village, have dinner in one of the hundreds of restaurants and continue with a drink at one of the local bars. Nightlife here, especially in high season is a must for everyone.

Day 7: We strongly recommend you before setting sail for our final destination, to visit the cave of Antiparos. Buses are operating just 100 meters away from the yacht. On your return on board, we will leave immediately for a nice anchorage at a small island north of Antiparos with crystal clear water. The afternoon has already come as well as the farewell time at Paros port.

Meet the islands

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Private yacht charter Milos, Kimolos, Sifnos, Poliegos

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