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Ithaca Island Tour with Traditional Villages
Excursions & day trips
Kefalonia, Greece
4.6/5
Free Cancellation
Language:
English
Mobile voucher accepted
Duration: Fixable
Do this because
Learn the legend of Greek mythical hero Odysseus
Visit Vathi, the island's capital, and its lovely harbour
Relax on a boat trip with swim stop off eastern Ithaca
Discover the typical villages of Kioni, Frikes and Stavros
Expert local escort with an unrivalled knowledge of Ithaca
What to expect
Famed since ancient times as the home of Odysseus, the island of Ithaca lies off the northeast coast of Kefalonia. It may be just a short boat trip away but to visit is like stepping back in time. Its rugged and mountainous terrain seems straight out of an ancient classic. Dmitri, one of our expert local guides, says, ‘The legend of Odysseus on the island of Ithaca is a classic tale of adventure, heroism and perseverance in the face of adversity. It's been told and retold throughout the centuries and remains a beloved part of ancient Greek mythology to this day.'You'll hear many mythical tales as you discover Ithaca. Explore the capital, Vathi, with its fabulous setting and horseshoe harbour under the island's highest mountain – Nirito. Next, go by boat to Kioni in the north, passing cliffs and secret beaches – there's a swim stop to cool off, too. Ithaca has largely been overlooked by mass tourism, so you'll see Greece at its purest when you visit Odysseus' Island.Jumping off the boat in Kioni, you'll find yourself in a very appealing little harbour. The main village is built like an amphitheatre on the slopes of the hillside above, flower-bedecked houses overlooking the port below. You'll then head to the even tinier port of Frikes – not much more than a cluster of tavernas at the waterside – where you'll have free time for lunch. And there's a stop in the inland hill village of Stavros with its leafy main square, before sailing back to Kefalonia.
What's included
Transport
Escort
Kefalonia-Ithaca ferry tickets
Scenic boat trip
What to remember
Excursion is operated in English
Lunch not included
Bring bathing gear and sunblock
If you have reduced mobility, you may not be able to visit the beach for the swim stop
Some entrance fees and optional extras are payable locally
Bring your passport or official EU identification
Bring bathing gear and sunblock
Bring a towel
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
Excellent
4.6/5
Based on
80 reviews from verified customers
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Laura
July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With friends
- 24 years old
Excellent
This was a really excellent trip. The journeys were broken up by doing 45-60 minutes on the coach and then a 30-40 minute ferry to get over to the island. Then the amount of time spent on the coach getting to places was really not long and allowed for a good amount of time exploring at each stop. The boat trip was excellent and the sea swim stop was well-chosen and managed by the staff/crew. If we return to Kefalonia I would happily book this trip again!
E
Eileen
July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With friends
- 48 years old
Excellent
An overall view of the island by coach and boat, covered a large area of the island No long periods on the coach Knowledgeable guide and experienced driver
G
Guinness
July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With friends
- 49 years old
Great
Swim stop option not very accessible to those with reduced mobility Boat for trip around Ithaca very small and cramped, would be much better if bigger. Also no refreshments available on small boat Better A/C for coach … temps very high 35+
P
Penelope
July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 50 years old
Great
The island itself is lovely, the guide highly recommended where to eat or have coffee. She gave a good precee of The Odyssey and briefly mentioned the artifacts found in the bay from whence Odysseus had apparently sailed. A different guide on a different trip told us more about the history of that bay.
A
Amadeus
July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 40 years old
Average
Leuk: ferry, busreis naar Vathu, tijd voor koffie in Vathu (eigelijk te lang)., boot/zwemmen (had langer gemogen) Minder: "verplicht eten" in Frikes Port. Niets anders te doen als je iets anders zou willen. "Aanbeveling" van gids is beschamend (provisie?): "bij de ander is ********** vastgesteld". Na een reis van enkele minuten weer een (te lange) in Stavros voor koffie en cake. Samengevat: na de bootreis wordt je uit de bus gegooid om de locale horeca te spekken ??. Obesitasreis!
K
Kathryn and Helen
July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With friends
- 29 years old
Excellent
The trip was fantastic from start to finish. The tour guide, Diamond, had an excellent knowledge of both Kefalonia and Ithaca and her love of the area made the tour more magical. Spiros, our driver, navigated the winding roads superbly. The places visited were stunning and the people very welcoming. A good mix of coach tour, boat trip and walking, with enough free time in each area to make it feel relaxed.
B
Ben Bridges
July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 23 years old
Excellent
It was brilliant, Diamond our guide was fantastic and it really felt like we had been away no time at all. every stop was lovely and we felt there was enough time to do some exploring and see the areas. The driver as well (I forgot his name) was brilliant and knew every road on the island so much that we had such a smooth journey
S
Sal
July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 46 years old
Great
Liked the day trip.. The only thing I would say that was wrong .. the guide told everyone to go to a certain restaurant for lunch , saying it was the best food and to avoid the restaurant with the grey seats as you will get food poisoning if you eat there… But the next coach that arrived must have been told to go to the restaurant with the grey seats… would have cut down time if gone to different places to eat.
A
Ann
July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 43 years old
Great
Enjoyed everything over all, but thought the lunch stop a little rushed as the service was not good as we were forgotten, perhaps have a set menue that could be served immediately
A
Andrew Prest
July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
Excellent
The guide Memmi was first class , very informative and always happy to chat when having lunch or breaks . The only kind of problem was wasps , but not really your fault .
P
P.C.
July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 50 years old
Excellent
Loved it all though didn’t join in swimming as was hoping to dock so I could paddle which I thought would happen
S
Sheryl
July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 40 years old
Excellent
Liked everything guide and coach driver excellent. Well organised.
J
J&S
July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 47 years old
Great
A
AB
July 2025
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 50 years old
Excellent
It was an amazing experience. Enjoyed it all but especially the guide Diamond and the incredible driver (George?). Diamond knew Ithaka and her passion shone through - best guide I have ever come across - knowledgable and with a sense of humour. The scenery was jaw dropping. Highly recommended.
J
Janice
July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 42 years old
Excellent
We loved it all! It was a long day (13 hours) with an early start (06:30)! The driver and guide (Eleni) were both excellent. The time in each place was perfect. Having ‘noodles’ on the boat for poorer swimmers was brilliant. The boat trip was generally excellent. All great!
T
Tracy W
July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
Alone
Excellent
The whole tour was great, just took longer to get port & back than would have wished
D
Debbie
July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 45 years old
Excellent
Swim stops not my thing as a non swimmer
A
Angela
July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With friends
- 63 years old
Great
I enjoyed my day out. I would have liked to hear more history of Odyssey’s travels and why he went to war but overall excellent and great guide and driver
L
lb
June 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 54 years old
Excellent
the whole trip the free time we had in each place it was just great
S
Sue
June 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 44 years old
Excellent
The trip was very interesting, guide well informed, driver very conscientious. Boat trip was great to deserted beach. It was a shame to have to leave before the hotel breakfast.
C
Carolyn
June 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 52 years old
Excellent
Whole day was fabulous … our guide and driver were fantastic and we got a real view of authentic Greece which we love and leads us to smaller self catering accommodation. Stunning views and beautiful stops a really relaxing day out !!
J
John Wayne
June 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 39 years old
Excellent
L
Linda Tromp
June 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With friends
- 50 years old
Excellent
I loved the whole experience! The island is beautiful, the sea and beaches even more so. The TUI staff were superb, Elena and Dimitrous, sorry for the spelling. The timings were just the right amount of time an all round memorable trip, thank you ??
N
Neil
June 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 53 years old
Excellent
Similar trips with other operators were cheaper. Trip overall good, stops were long enough to appreciate the area
P
Paul Marion Hart
June 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 51 years old
Average
Disappointed with our trip to Ithaca, bus journey was ok guide went on to much about Odysseus for to long at least for us also the reason we booked trip was we wanted to visit Kioni ,we spent couple of hours in other villages but when we got to Kioni we got off bus followed guide straight on to boat trip with no time whatsoever to take few photos or enjoy short time in kioni would not of booked trip if known this !! In fact hotel rep told us we would visit kioni and even have a swim there!!!
V
Valerie Dillon
June 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
Alone
- 56 years old
Great
K
Ken
June 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
Alone
- 47 years old
Excellent
Overall very enjoyable a bit cramped on boat
D
Donna
June 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 47 years old
Excellent
Was sceptical about the time on coach but it was wonderful to see the scenery on the journey. We loved all the stops in the villages and had a lovely lunch in a restaurant in Fiskas recommended by our rep The rep Diamond lived up to her name she was very good informative and funny. Coach driver Spiro was amazing Loved the old fashioned boat and was a bit cramped with amount of people The trip was advertised as 8 hours but it was 11 hours start to finish Would recommend and did to some guests
J
Julie
June 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 48 years old
Excellent
Swim stop before lunch so eating in wet clothes and limited space to change on board were the only negatives. Suggesting that we come in swim gear might be helpful.
M
Mike
June 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 50 years old
Great
Size of boat was small for the number in the group Scenery was fabulous Good variety of activities/places visited.
D
D & S Nottingham
June 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 62 years old
Great
We would have liked small pamphlet showing our course and less info from the guide on visiting “celebrities”.
C
Chris Saunders
June 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 56 years old
Excellent
B
Bobtat
June 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 49 years old
Excellent
As an introduction to wonderful Ithaca it was excellent. Guide was clear and helpful sharing her knowledge and love of the island. The only downside was leaving! Left there though with a great desire to return for a much longer stay.
S
SueB
June 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With friends
- 50 years old
Excellent
An excellent guide and competent coach driver. Good stops, very well organised.
H
Houdi
June 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 50 years old
Excellent
E
Eve
June 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 57 years old
Great
Too many stops in places without interest or specific historical information. Would be better to have less stops and more info all a bit hurried. Such a beautiful island deserved to be given a more relaxed visit rather than covering as much of the island. Appreciate that some may prefer having covered all the island, however that spoilt it for me. Less is more.
J
Judy and Jen
June 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 51 years old
Excellent
Loved the fact that we weren't on a coach all day. Loved the boat trip and the swimming. Coach driver and Diamond the guide were brilliant. Everything ran to time. Ithica was paradise! Thank you ??
J
Jan Evans
June 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 50 years old
Excellent
Liked we had good amounts of time to explore, eat and take in the sights without being on the bus all day. Good bus driver and very knowledgeable and interesting guide who helped us make the best of the day. Would definitely do this tour again!
K
Kim
June 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 37 years old
Excellent
The day was wonderful and the guide was excellent with plenty of history facts and stories.
K
kk
June 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 46 years old
Excellent
B
Bournemouth resident
May 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
Alone
- 59 years old
Excellent
Thoroughly enjoyed exceptional knowledge of the guide and excellent driving from the coach driver - well worth every penny!!
P
Paul from Essex
May 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 54 years old
Average
I found the courier seemed rather bored as she said she liked the island as she goes there a lot but she looked as though she was nodding off on the coach. She went through the Greek history rather quickly seems she does the same speech every trip. Stops in villages mainly for lunch and ice cream but not much else to see. Boat trip around bay was good as was the swimming in bay, but a lot of money for such a long day.
G
Günther & Karin
May 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 39 years old
Excellent
S
Sheila
May 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 57 years old
Excellent
Good trip - guide was excellent in keeping you informed on times and meeting up etc. The stop in Stavros for an hour was not needed so soon after lunch but all good
P
Philippa
May 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 25 years old
Excellent
Mimi was so friendly and helpful. She was extremely knowledgeable about the area and we really enjoyed every aspect of the trip thank you!
D
Dave
May 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 61 years old
Excellent
The trip was very well organised. Diamond the guide was very good and full of information. Coach driver excellent especially navigating the narrow roads on Ithaca. Felt that the swim stop was only there to fill in time. Boat trip was ok apart from one crew member who insisted on blocking my view. Also he was constantly talking on his mobile phone the whole trip.
M
Michael Cunliffe
May 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 49 years old
Excellent
Long day, but goes by easy, with varied stops and being on the sea gives lots of variety of vistas. A fantastic way to view the island in a day
M
MM
May 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
Excellent
Enjoy the full day, the coach drive down to the port was excellent, the ferry crossing good, the information from the guide was first class a very knowledgeable people who certainly give us a lot of history of the island. Boat trip very good. Choice of restaurant was also good best calamari I have had.as for the Island it was just beautiful.
F
Frank
May 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 46 years old
Poor
Too much time spent on coach.
H
H. Pijnenburg
October 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 59 years old
Great
Alles was prima. Goede uitleg tijdens de tour
A
Annet
October 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 43 years old
Excellent
Heel leuk, fantastische gids, meme wist veel te vertellen.
K
Kiloran Cavendish
October 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
Alone
- 48 years old
Great
D
Dave
September 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 39 years old
Excellent
Our guide was excellent - very personable and knowledgable. Our driver was also very good, and did an amazing job of driving the coach on small mountainous roads. The island itself is very beautiful and we had penty of free time to do our own thing.
N
Neil Watkins
September 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 46 years old
Excellent
Enjoyed everything, the last stop for coffee and cake was disappointing
N
Nikki and Pete Moodie
September 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 43 years old
Excellent
By far the best a Tui tour we have had. An amazing experience on a mythical island with story telling, hospitality and history! Diamond our guide and Spyros our driver were knowledgeable and experienced. Plenty of time to explore and enjoy each village and great transport networks too. Odysseus would have been proud!!
R
RW
September 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 48 years old
Great
L
Linda and Danny
September 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 50 years old
Excellent
Enjoyed all the trip,commentry very interesting, although when were on the boat it was a little difficult to hear all that was said due to engine noise. Lots of new history we didn't know.
P
Pavlos
September 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 54 years old
Excellent
Heel mooie trip. Prachtig eiland, beetje mysterieus. Spijtig dat het weer niet meezat. Tijdens de boottocht héél veel regen, dus geen mooie foto's. Gids en buschauffeur excellent.
S
Steve McDougall
September 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
Great
Tui,s staff at the beginning at the airport were very helpful as for the first time we missed our flight due to a number of circumstances, Mary and Sarah Jane at the check in were very professional and I think the company should give some sort of recognition to them as we will come back to tui next year. Also our rep in kefalonia, Georgia was very helpful and professional when I became ill, all good people. Stephen and Miranda McDougall.
J
John Mac
September 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 66 years old
Excellent
From booking the trip to the end, everything was really first class.
G
Gwynp
September 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 54 years old
Excellent
Vanna our tour guide was very informative and knowledgeable. Everything was very well organised
G
Geoff
September 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 55 years old
Average
The stop in the village of Stavros was not a worthwhile one, the church was ok but the rest of the village didn't warrant a visit, time would be better spent at another village or added to the other stops.
J
Jas and Barb
September 2024
From Italy
Traveled as
As a couple
- 37 years old
Excellent
Early start and a long day, but worth the effort. Boat trips, island tour and information galore.
T
Tom
September 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 52 years old
Excellent
We would have preferred longer in some of the larger villages to look around .
J
josh
September 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
With friends
- 46 years old
Excellent
I enjoyed the tour but especially the boat trip that was included
L
Lewis
September 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 5 years old
Excellent
You got a lot for your money, ferry, villages, and swim stop boat trip, which we enjoyed! I don’t think I would have gone in the sea without the noodle floats so do keep those. I think when walking around Vathi it would be nice if you had a small map to give out or an optional walking tour.
M
Matt and Nikki Webb
August 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 35 years old
Excellent
The guide was fantastic and so knowledgable about the island and the individual places that we stopped to see. The location is beautiful and the restaurants we visited had the most amazing food. This is probably the b3t trip my wife and I have ever been on. Ithaca is a magical place with such an interesting history.
D
Dino
August 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 40 years old
Excellent
Excellent tour, great secluded beach stop and amazing lunch at harbour restaurant.
A
Angela
August 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
With friends
- 45 years old
Excellent
S
Sally
August 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 49 years old
Excellent
A
Adam & Sarah
August 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 44 years old
Excellent
My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed the whole day. One small thing, depending on where you were sat on the boat trip, we couldn't hear most of what Diamond was saying.
T
Tony
August 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 38 years old
Great
Fantastic day on a beautiful island, the best day on the holiday. The only negative was the last stop in the village where we had the local cake. I am not sure what we got out of this stop, when I feel it could’ve been spent elsewhere. The guide was very helpful and knowledgeable and was very enthusiastic about Ithica
R
Roos
August 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
Alone
Excellent
De reis naar Ithica vond ik erg leuk. Eerst die zwemstop toen die 3-dorpjes in Ithica bezocht. Erg leuk!
P
Pete
August 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
Alone
- 39 years old
Excellent
Brilliant tour ,beautiful place,Brilliant staff
J
Jo
July 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 27 years old
Excellent
Enjoyed the boat ride and swim stop
S
Sally Ann
July 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 38 years old
Excellent
E
Eileen
July 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 50 years old
Excellent
Transport to main coach very crowded, it was very hot and uncomfortable.
C
Chris N
July 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
With friends
- 43 years old
Great
Tour guide needs to smile more and be more friendly. A bit dour. Don't need a game show host but just a bit more lively enthusiasm and a SMILE for guests.
F
Fantastic and very interesting excursion
July 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 52 years old
Excellent
Fantastic guide and driver. Guide extremely knowledgeable and driver very skilful
M
Mr G
July 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
With friends
- 42 years old
Excellent
Loved this trip, small boat excursion with chance to swim was particularly great. Small villages were charming, picturesque and unspoilt. Not sure there was a need for the Stavros stop though. Guide and driver, excellent!
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