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Kefalonia flavours tour
Excursions & day trips
Kefalonia, Greece
4.3/5
Free Cancellation
Language:
English
Mobile voucher accepted
Duration: 4 Hours
Do this because
You might be able to spot wild loggerhead turtles swimming at Argostoli Port
Olive oil, sweet mandola, honey, and Robola wine are all on the menu during a tasting session
You'll visit Agios Gerasimos Monastery and tour its preserved, 500-year-old grounds
The tour takes you along roads that weave through some of Kefalonia's vineyard region
You'll have an expert local guide with you for the whole trip
What to expect
Discover Kefalonia's beauty, flavours, and culture on this half-day guided adventure. You'll learn about the island's spiritual side during a stop at a monastery, before visiting a port where wild loggerhead turtles are known to unwind. You'll also head to a shop near here to sample some local goods. One of our local guides, Thaleia, says "loggerhead turtles migrate to parts all around Kefalonia's coastlines in spring to lay their eggs. At Argostoli Port, you've got a good chance of seeing them swimming between the docked boats. You'll start the tour with a stop at Argostoli Port, where you might see the turtles out and about if they're in the area. Then, you'll visit a local shop to taste olive oil, sweet mandola, honey, and Robola wine. From here, it's on to Agios Gerasimos Monastery.This place is regarded as one of the most sacred sites on the island, which isn't surprising since it's been around since 1560. You'll visit the monastery and your guide will tell you all about its history and the small community of monks that live there.
What's included
Local delicacy tasting
Transport
Panoramic bus tour
Exclusive TUI itinerary
What to remember
Bring suitable footwear
Bring money for extras or gratuities
Dress appropriately – no shoulders or knees showing – when visiting religious buildings
This is one of our private TUI Collection experiences, which give you a local flavour of the destination while offering you the freedom and flexibility to enjoy the day your way.
Provider
TUI Hellas Travel, Tourism and Airlines SA, with Tax Number 094469778 and Travel License Number 0261Ε60000126100
Booking Fee
Good news! No extra fees are applied to this booking.
Cancellation Fee
Receive a 100% refund if you cancel up to 1 day before the experience begins
Reviews
great
4.3/5
Based on
28 reviews from verified customers
M
Mike &Jane
June 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
Excellent
Lovely air conditioned coach picked us up on time firstly went to Argostoli and saw the turtles then to explore the monastery did wine tasting olive oil tasting and some sweeties (Yum Yum) went to St George’s Castle where you had the opportunity to explore or have lunch we opted for lunch in the local restaurant, which was very good value and tasty The guide (Wendy). was fantastic put the right amount of information over very well We would highly recommend this tour
L
Louise
June 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 20 years old
Average
The service, staff (both the lovely guide, Wendy, and the driver, Spiros), and quality of the experience all great. Issue was time: advised it was a 2-4hr tour, but it was close to 9. Wouldn't have taken a child on such a long trip had we known. Value for money is low as we were expecting to be back at our all-inclusive for lunch: instead, we had to spend a lot of money eating out in a restaurant. Overall, tour is good but hugely misrepresented.
V
Vaughan
June 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 42 years old
Excellent
Excellent tour loved every bit of it. Tour guide Wendy was brilliant, very informative and knowledgeable.
R
Ruth
May 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 40 years old
Excellent
We thoroughly enjoyed this trip, the guide Wendy was great and explained well all aspects of the places we visited and the history behind the island of Kefalonia, I would definitely recommend this trip, thank you.
R
Ron Andrews
May 2025
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 73 years old
Great
Great knowledge from TUI rep of Kephelonia
D
Dene
May 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 51 years old
Excellent
It was very informative and beautifully narrated by our Tui representative, Wendy. A perfect half day excursion.
M
Mary Spencer
May 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 50 years old
Great
We really enjoyed the trip however it would be better to stagger the TUI coaches as the taverna struggled to cope with 2 coaches at the same time . This was at St George’s castle
J
Jan
May 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With friends
Great
Very enjoyable trip. Quite a lot was packed into half a day... turtle watching, wine and olive oil tasting with opportunity to buy, visit to the Monastry, old church and beautiful grounds wonderful! Ended with a walk up to the Castle...amazing views!! Then a lovely lunch at a nearby restaurant also with fabulous views. Our guide Wendy was great, very knowledgeable and friendly. The bus was a little tight but all in all a fabulous day.
C
ChristineMick
May 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 54 years old
Excellent
Lovely trip including seeing the Turtles in Argastoli Bay, Winetasting ( a great selection of gifts here) Visit to a Monastery then a Castle with two excellent Tui guides. Bought lunch at a super Taverna near the Castle with grand views plus seeing beautiful views of Kefalonia from the coach on the tour. Only one criticism, we would have liked to set off half an hour later to be able to get breakfast beforehand or had the opportunity to sit for breakfast included on the tour - thank you
T
The Deacy’s
May 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 49 years old
Great
Maybe a bit longer in the capital /town . It was good value as we visited four different places .
L
Lorraine
May 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 35 years old
Great
We enjoyed the relaxed pace and the Guides were excellent. We felt a small tweak to the itinerary that included maybe an opportunity to visit a bakery in Argostoli to grab a coffee and a traditional pastry before going to see the turtles would have enhanced the experience as there was not the opportunity to have breakfast before we left. This would also be in keeping with the theme of the tour.
C
Collyer
September 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 53 years old
Excellent
I enjoyed seeing the turtles and listening to the volunteer from turtle watch . The monastery and church area was so quiet and peaceful.
T
Tony
September 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 57 years old
Excellent
The guide was excellent, very friendly and informative.
C
Colin burch
September 2024
From United States of America
Excellent
A
AmandaJ
September 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 46 years old
Great
The wine tasting could be improved by ensuring there are enough glasses and tasters for everyone in the party. We all really enjoyed the turtles and the monastery visits.
P
Pavlos
September 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 54 years old
Great
V
Victoria
September 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 39 years old
Excellent
We had a wonderful experience. Mimi was very informative and answered all our questions
J
Julie
September 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 50 years old
Excellent
Super value the rep was delightful and was very informative she was able to give us a lot of local information
S
Sue
August 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
Average
I thought we were going to walk on the bridge but we didn’t which was a shame
J
Jennifer
August 2024
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
With family
- 25 years old
Great
The turtles and monastary were great. The castle stop was good, glad we paid the extra €3 each to go in castle - it may all be mostly ruins but views were amazing. Wish we had a bit more time at the monastary, felt half hour wasn't enough. The "new" church was amazingly decorated and huge. The TUI guide Memi was great, told us loads of info when on coach about a range of subjects. Felt like the tasting stop was unnecessary - too many people in a small space. Wine was nice though. Overall great.
I
Ildi
August 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 27 years old
Excellent
Lovely half a day trip with intresting places to visit such as the monastery, local product tasting was great bought a few bits. Tour guide and driver made us feel like well looked after and safe.
M
Mrs s woolterton-Harman
August 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 23 years old
Average
Couldn't fault the rep. Mimi. Very knowledgeable and always counting heads. Thw tour itself lacked time, it felt rushed. Only small snippets in one area. Would have preferred longer time with the turtles as we had to get up early to see them. During the tasting, a huge cockroach ran over my foot!!! I dont drink alcohol and that part was wasted on me. The castle!! We had to pay 3 euros to actually enter it! I felt that took the mick, it should have been included!
N
NickyJ
August 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
With friends
- 39 years old
Excellent
Loved seeing the turtle in the harbour and enjoyed the expert’s talk. The tasting session was fun also. The trip up to the monastery and castle was great to see how beautiful that region of Kefalonia is. The only thing that would have been handy to know is how much walking was involved. We had a registered disabled person in our group and whilst we managed the walking mostly it would have been good to know in advance. We weren’t able to walk up to the castle for example.
P
Princetown
July 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 35 years old
Great
An enjoyable experience. My main attraction to this excursion was to see the turtles and to see a bit more of the island. I marked it down to the coach being 50 minutes late on pick up with no message to say why running late etc. Hanging around in the heat from 7:15- 8:10 , missing our full breakfast, didn't start off very good. This also meant that others were waiting by the turtles for us during this time and then felt a little rushed when we got there. Enjoyed the wine tasting and castle.
T
Trev
July 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 47 years old
Great
Said half day tour but was almost all day so was great value for money. Visited several places with bus prompt clean and good guide
L
Lemongrab73
July 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
With friends
- 34 years old
Average
Got overcharged by our tui rep who actually tried to charge 10% more than what's stated online. Over sold the experience, said the turtles would put a show on. They just popped their heads up. Old people from the tour were passing out in the exposed heat. The wine tasting earned the business a lot of money but was a bit pointless. Plus crammed in a small space. I could go on but running out of space. Spiros and katerina made the trip, wonderful, professional people.
P
PeeDee
July 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 49 years old
Great
T
Tall Paul
July 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 61 years old
Excellent
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