Sailing with kids in South Ionian islands
July is one of the best months to go sailing in the Ionian Sea. The breeze is generally mild in the Lefkada area, ensuring safe and pleasant sailing conditions, even for children. The water temperature is perfect, making it ideal for day and night swims. The route includes plenty of stops for swimming during the day, with short daily sailing distances of 1-2 hours. It’s a relaxing week with ample time spent anchored in natural bays, allowing kids to play with new and old friends. There will be daily swimming and diving contests, and fun activities like building villages on floaties.
Fun and learning sailing for kids
– learning about skipper duties
– Loads of swimming
– Exploring nature and Greek culture
The most important spots on our route:
We will depart on Saturday evening from the marina towards a natural bay on Meganisi island at anchor for the first night.
Kefalonia is set to welcome us for 2 nights, in the picturesque village of Assos and Fiscardo with the upscale restaurants.
Ithaka, the island of the famous Ulysses and Penelope is one of our favorites islands in this archipelago and iwill host us for 2 nights aswell. It will be the spot for a very special dinner
The unpopulated island of Atokos will also be a spot where we will spend a night at anchor in a special bay.
Along our way we will also stop in Lefkada and Meganisi, visiting also Scorpio island that was previously owned by the famous Onassis.
Here are some of the bays we will be stopping for swimming and fun:
Booking info:
There are 3 types of catamarans available for this flotilla:
a. standard catamaran – Lagoon 40, Lagoon 42, Bali 41, Bali Catspace, Bali 42 – price per week 7.500 – 9.500 euro. (from 937 euro/person)
b. comfort catamaran – Lagoon 450, Lagoon 46, Bali 44, Bali 46 – price per week 10.000 – 14.700 euro (from 1250 euro/per person)
c. premium catamaran – Lagoon 50, Lagoon 52, Bali 48, Bali 54 – price per week 14.000 – 17.500 euro (from 1400 euro/per person)
Bali 46 has 5 double cabins, Bali 48 has 6 double cabins, Bali 54 has 6 double cabins, Lagoon 50 and 52 have 6 double cabins, other catamarans have 4 double cabins each + 4 toilets.
price may vary depending on the manufacturing year of the catamaran and equipment installed onboard.
Monohauls (sailing yachts) are also available on request, so feel free to ask for a specific one if you want to join in a mono.
There are also some extra costs, for the whole catamaran:
cleaning – 350 euro
diesel ~ 400 euro
skipper – 1400 euro
port fees – 50 euro
hostess – 1200 euro – it is optional, but truly recommended, it’s a game changer 🙂
Total extras ~ 2200 euro/catamaran + 1200 euro optional hostess. (275 + 150 euro/person for 8 people occupancy)
Our team of skippers is well-trained to provide exceptional service on a yacht. Aside of the yacht maneuvering, they have extensive local knowledge of the area and will serve as your guides for the week. Our local hostesses will enhance this experience by offering unique local flavors that cannot even be found in tavernas. We strongly recommend this add on service.
Food and drinks on the boat are bought from the supermarket or distributor and delivered to the yacht.
Payment: if you book your yacht before 1 Jan 2025, you can have 3 installments for yacht payment: 30% down payment, 40% on Feb 1st and 30% on May 1st. If you book your yacht after Jan 1st 2025, you will have 2 installments: 50% down payment and 50% on May 1st.
The extra costs are to be paid in cash or card on spot.
Not a complete crew for a full catamaran? No problem.
For the best experience we recommend to gather your friends and book a full catamaran – 4 or 5 double cabins.
If your friends have other plans but you still want to join this week, just fill in this form and mention how many double cabins you are interested in and we will do our best to find similar people to fill a yacht. Please note that the yacht legal capacity can be 10-12 people, including skipper and hostess, depending on the yacht. Kids count as adults no matter the age. Usually, the catamaran has 2 skipper cabins that will be used by the crew.
Fill in this form and we will call you back for more details of the trip.
