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Full-Day Boat Tour of Paxos Antipaxos Blue Caves from Corfu
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Full-Day Boat Tour of Paxos Antipaxos Blue Caves from Corfu

By Ionian Cruises
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Ages 1-75, max of 240 per group
Duration: 10h
Start time: Check availability
Mobile ticket
Live guide: German, Russian, English, Italian, French
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Audio guide: Italian, French
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  • All Fees and Taxes
  • Live guiding in English & German every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday
  • Live guiding in French & Italian every Monday, Tuesday & Friday.
  • Live guiding in Russian every Tuesday & Friday
  • Audio guiding in French & Italian every Thursday
  • Audio guiding in Romanian every Friday
What's not included
  • Food and drinks. Items purchased from the on-board bar


Start:Multiple pickup locations offered.
  • Option 1
    JWG2+XW Corfu, Greece
    Departure from the Main Port of Corfu. Enter the port main gate and turn left for 50 meters
  • Option 2
    Port of Lefkimmi, Lefkimmi 490 80, Greece
    Departure from Lefkimmi Port (South Corfu).
Pickup details
  • Our company provides coach transfers to and from the hotel and the main Port of Corfu or Lefkimmi Port. Pick-up areas from South Corfu to Lefkimmi Port South Corfu Perama – Benitses – Agios Ioannis Peristeron – Moraitika – Messonghi – St George South – Kavos. Pick-up areas from Central & North Corfu to Corfu Port North Corfu San George Pagi North – Arilas – San Stefano North – Sidari – Kassiopi - Kalamaki – St Spyridon – Almiros – Acharavi – Roda Central Corfu Sinies – Kalami – Gimari – Kentroma – Nissaki – Barbati – Pirgi – Ipsos – Dassia – Dafnilla – Kommeno – Gouvia – Kontokali – Alykes – Agios Gordios – Gialiskari – Pelekas – Glyfada – Ermones – Liapades – Paleokastritsa – Corfu Town. At the time of booking provide your hotel name and location. After the booking the supplier will send you a check-in email in order to complete your details and get the boarding card the latest two hours before the departure. Boarding card is necessary for your embarkation on the boat. Boarding card includes all your pick up details (in case you have booked with coach transfer). The duration of coach transfer depends on your hotel location (from 20' to 120', approximately). Please be at the meeting point at least 5 minutes in advance and look for the bus with the local tour operator's name. The Ionian Cruises Customer Service phone number is available for the morning coach transfer. Please note that our company provides transfer from San George-Pagi (North) every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. Departure from the port of Corfu at 08:30. Boarding from 07:45 until 08:25. Departure from the port of Lefkimmi at 10:00. Boarding from 09:40 until 10:00. Please be at the port at least 20 minutes before the scheduled boat departure time if you have not booked a pick-up. There is a parking area in the Port of Corfu and Lefkimmi Port. The departure time is subject to slight change according to local traffic conditions. The cruise schedule is subject to change due to weather conditions
Port pickup offered
During checkout you will be able to select from the list of included ports.
  • Corfu Port
  • Lefkimmi Port
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point.

    • Not wheelchair accessible
    If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 175959P4

    • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
    • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
    • Most travellers can participate
    • This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
    • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 240 travellers

    • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

    If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 175959P4

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    • Ionian Cruises
      2,725
      Corfu Town, Corfu, Greece
      Joined in October 2013
    • johnhX4660CR
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Day trip from Corfu to Pargas.
      Absolutely amazing day trip. Scenery was stunning and the brilliant staff were knowledgeable, told us of the history and were friendly, polite and helpful. Beautiful, clean and surprisingly extremely affordable throughout - from the cost of the trip itself to the refreshments and food onboard. Even had a little barbecue on the way back. If you go on one trip out from Corfu on your holidays make it this one. Guaranteed not to disappoint.
      Written 25 October 2024
    • hart0gd
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Very worthwhile mini cruise
      The tour was amazing, our tour guide Bianca gave an excellent overview of the things we saw. We moored in Lakka on Paxos which was an amazing little town even when some of the shops where already closed in the down season. The caves were an absolute highlight and amongst the most beautiful places I visited. The swim at Antipaxos was very pleasant. The crew was very friendly and the food and drinks nice enough.
      Written 21 October 2024
    • 814dorav
      0 contributions
      4.0 of 5 bubbles
      Paxos and Antipaxos
      This tour was a great experience. Although the boat ride itself took quite a long time, it was worth it because landscape is wonderful. We swam in crystal clear water, better than expected.
      Written 18 October 2024
    • Ellie C
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Our visit to blue lagoon
      Spires and Elias on the bar were very nice and helpful the trip overall was amazing the views were gorgeous and the scenery was stunning they played all different language music and had multiple languages for the guide the blue Lagoon was gorgeous and we were even able to feed the fish we enjoyed the Redbull and jager the bbq was lovely and the sun was gorgeous we even had 2 exotic dancers 100% would recommend
      Written 17 October 2024
    • O8745PQalexn
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Great cruise and great hosts must do experience
      Amazing experience well looked after great music and banging cocktails!! Ilias and spiros were absolute gentlemen on the bar.
      Written 17 October 2024
    • Michael M
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      ***Must Visit Trip...Would Highly Recommend***
      We boarded the boat at Corfu Port after a smooth transfer from Kalami. Once boarded we were shown to the upper deck, where we had reserved seats. Once on the way, Maria was very informative, describing all of the local landmarks in multiple languages. Once we arrived at Lakka on Paxos Island, the stunning bay and town were then explored and we visited multiple local shops and a restaurant for some great food. Once back on the boat we sailed past the beautiful west coast of Paxos, visiting multiple caves en route to Antipaxos, where the boat moored in the bay so everyone could swim in the crystal clear water for over an hour. The food and drinks on board were excellent and very reasonably priced, backed up by the great service of Spiros and his team, while the DJ played great music to keep everyone in the party spirit. The tour has something for everyone and there were people of all ages on board. Would highly recommend! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
      Written 16 October 2024
    • June C
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      A perfect day in Greece!
      We visited Paxos/AntiPaxos with Ionian Cruises booked through TripAdvisor. The crew of the Sfedone was professional and friendly. The weather was perfect. We enjoyed swimming off the boat in the Ionian Sea, sailing into the Blue Caves, and visiting the town of Laka. A must do activity if you are staying in Corfu.
      Written 6 October 2024
    • hendersonm139
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      The best thing I've ever done
      Amazing expirience .The best thing I've ever done.Paxos Antipaxos Blue Caves are really beautiful and organization from Ionian Cruises perfect.Many thanks to crew and guide,all of them were brillant.
      Written 3 October 2024
    • makrin73
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      The whole family is very satisfied. Well organized tour, beautiful Parda, amazing blue lagoon. I recommend it to every
      The whole family is very satisfied. Well organized tour, beautiful Parda, amazing blue lagoon. I recommend it to everyone
      Written 29 September 2024
    • yolanda12345677
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      A day in Paxos and Antipaxos with party included on the way out.
      The trip was amazing! Not only we loved the islands and caves, but the bost crew was great. The tour guide spoke different languages and was really nice. In the afternoon, since the journey from Antipaxos to Corfu was long, they surprised us with a DJ (Pantelis, which was reaaaally good) and with traditional Greek dancers. A great experience!
      Written 29 September 2024
    • 384dilyanb
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      A MUST-DO in Corfu
      Everything was more than amazing. The value and pure entertainment the whole organisation provides is ON ANOTHER LEVEL. They had photographer, DJ, and Maria, who not only told us captivating stories in over 4 languages, but also contributed SO MUCH to the overall mood of the boat. There were breathtaking views throughout the whole 10-ish hours, which by the way, went by so fast. I definitely recommend Ionian Cruises to everyone who considers going to Corfu. An absolute must.
      Written 23 September 2024
    • Justyna H
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Great day out
      Amazing experience. Great team on the boat. Very clean. Caves were lovely. We had very good dinner at Paros. Overall really, really good. 5* from me.
      Written 23 September 2024
    • justynawC2752QB
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Really worth the price | Well organized
      Very well organized. Good coffee at the bar, stop at a gorgeous little town, fun in the caves, then swimming in turquoise waters of Antipaxos. There was a bar, BBQ and DJ on the boat. They even gave a show of Greek dancing, people were dancing too. It was more than I expected, great value for money, I recommend!
      Written 22 September 2024
    • Budd T
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Awesome trip, highly recommend
      Great trip, village was cool to visit and had some awesome beaches with nice water to swim in, as well as a good hike to get to the secret beach. The caves were cool and the place we stopped to swim from the boat was enjoyable as well. Good entertainment on the boat for the ride home made the trip go by very fast. We were very blessed with the weather which helped as well.
      Written 21 September 2024
    • MIKE240449
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Full day enjoyable trip.
      Very good but long day with a well organised trip. Shame the weather was poor in the morning but made up for by the glorious sunshine in the afternoon on the way back, which made the blue lagoon swimming enjoyable and party disco, bbq and dancing. Parga a great place to visit for 2+ hours. Would recommend this Ionian cruise trip for a full day out.
      Written 20 September 2024
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    Rapunzel682
    London, United Kingdom7 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Oct 2021
    Loved the day trip to Paxos antipaxos with ionian cruises. The sights are stunning and the water is amazing. The boat was not too bad though not super luxurious but that was ok. There was a bar and area to buy some snacks which was nice to have.

    The staff was nice and I'd like to give a special mention to Maria who was out tour guide and was amazing. Her manner was friendly and engaging which really helps overall.

    The captain was good and took the big boat right into the caves close enough to touch the rocks which I'm sure must have taken considerable skill.

    There was a little greek dance performance at the end which was sweet too and we enjoyed it.
    We sat on the deck and I'd recommend taking something warm to wear like a jacket even on a warn day due to wind chill.
    This cruise was excellent value for money as £40ish ticket is reasonable priced for a whole day out and nice experience
    Written 11 October 2021
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    Kirsty C
    Bracknell, UK10 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Itinerary is down to a T. Great day overall. It is long but worth it for the swimming and the blue caves. I’d recommend you take a jacket or a jumper as it’s colder in the morning and windy on the boat. The crew were very accommodating and friendly. They always kept you updated.
    The boat went so deep into the caves you could touch the roof. A good amount of time was spent in Paxos and Antipaxos swimming as-well as going around the caves to make sure everyone had enough time to take pictures etc. the food and drink at the bar was a little pricy so I’d recommend you take your own snacks and water but you stop for lunch anyway.
    Written 11 October 2022
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    alexandra s
    1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Aug 2021
    We had the best time with Ionion Cruises and loved going to paxos and antipaxos. We were happy that the trip included a lovely tour guide and staff - plus traditional greek dancing at the end of our day! The service staff was very friendly and efficent - Maria was the best bartender and hostess!! We recommend this trip to anyone that is visiting Corfu for a few days - it is reasonably priced and a memorable experience. The waters are just gorgeous. Thank you again Maria and Ionian Cruises!!
    Written 22 August 2021
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    Kira C
    San Diego, CA2 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    July 2021
    This was an amazing tour. We arranged to be transported there and back from our hotel in Kontokali to the port (an extra 5 Euros per person, but definitely worth it after a long day on the boat!). We had originally scheduled our tour for a different day, but were informed that the waters were going to be rough and windy, so they were happy to reschedule us for a different day without charge. The communication was excellent; I was very pleased.

    The weather was perfect on our day cruise. It would be prudent to bing a light jacket to be protected from the wind, but it was not cold. We had perfect conditions to enter the cave- we went so far in that you could touch the cave from the boat! Then the boat brought us directly to a beautiful beach in Antipaxos (the most blue water I have ever seen!) Lastly we ended on the island of Paxos where we had free time to enjoy a meal and explore the island.

    On our journey back to port, we were met with lovely Greek dancers who made the experience so much fun.

    Maria the translator was so amazing and kind and really made the trip perfect for us. She spoke English, Greek, French, German, Italian, and Spanish. She even was asking my sister and I where we were from and made us feel at home. Maria was the highlight of my trip honestly!

    My only complaint would be with the concessions staff. There was a woman who would take your order and prepare the drinks, and a man who collected the money. The women seemed visibly perturbed when I asked her to make me a frozen margarita (clearly displayed on the cocktail menu). She made me feel bad for asking her to make it, which I didn't appreciate (she was hesitant to make the drink at all). The man at the register wasn't a peach either; never satisfied with the method of payment (wanted smaller bills, didn't want to take cards etc.) Their attitudes didn't ruin the trip by any means, but their negative energy wasn't welcomed by me.

    Overall, we had an amazing trip and would highly recommend. We saw sights that were truly spectacular, and have great photos and memories. Would definitely take the cruise again!
    Written 20 July 2021
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    Hadil H
    1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    June 2023 • Family
    It was a nice trip! I definitely think it was worth the money. It lastet more than 10 hours and we saw such blue water. The stay in gaios was also nice you could go swimming there and eat something. The only thing I would recommend is really bring a light jacket or hoodie. If you are seated on the shadow side of the boat and it’s still early in the morning it can get chilly. ( we went June) However you can always leave your seat and go down to the railings and sit there wherever you like. We swapped our seats accordingly to our liking in regards to heat. The drinks are rather expensive there and not to big so I would recommend packing your own if you would like to drink there. The food prices are okay. The fullness of the boat is okay. It looks really full from outside but if you’re in it it’s actually not that bad, you don’t really notice it. You do spend more time on the boat than on land/ water however you see very beautiful and interesting things/ palaces/ mountains and the guide tells you all about it.
    Written 14 June 2023
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    Malachi S
    15 contributions
    2.0 of 5 bubbles
    June 2022
    Cons

    1 ) This should be called "boat transport" instead of "boat tour", because that's what it primarily is, transport. The day was 14 hours long and only 3 of that was not in transit.

    2) The boat was overcrowded. They clearly just want to make as much money as possible, we were all packed in like sardines. I was sat opposite a couple who were both sick, and guess what? Now I have COVID.

    3) The recorded guide information was played in about 5 different languages, which made it not very engaging to listen to. 2 languages would've been enough. Additionally, sometimes it was drowned out by the sheer amount of people on the boat chattering! It would've been better with a live person doing the tour aspect, but hey, why would they want to invest that much in a better tour experience when they already overpack the boat?

    4) The safety briefing was played about 30 minutes into the boat trip instead of at the beginning, and it wasn't played loud enough. I am not a strong swimmer and I had no idea what to do in the event of an emergency on sea. I didn't even hear where the lifejackets were!

    5) On the way back, when I was tired, they pulled up alongside a sister ship and the DJ started blasting loud music, turning the boat into a nightclub for the last 40 minutes of the trip! Then, when we were all departing the boat, the DJ gave cards to people to write reviews, but he ONLY gave it to the attention seekers who had been stood up, dancing when he was blasting music. The bartender had even given some of these people free shots! So be wary of the high ratings on this, it may suffer from selection bias.

    6) The sea caves were nothing special, and you spend a few minutes in each. The beach you get to stop at for 1 hour has beautiful looking water, nice for pics, but it really wasn't worth all that time sitting on an overcrowded boat.

    Pros

    1) Gaios was pretty. Found a nice restaurant to each lunch at too.

    2) On the way back from Paxos, Seagulls flew parallel to the boat, catching food in the ocean, then coming back up to just above the boat. The Seagulls were about 2 arms length away, it was very cool, closest I'd ever been to a bird flying in the air.
    Written 28 June 2022
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    Oana S
    Bucharest, Romania24 contributions
    3.0 of 5 bubbles
    Aug 2023
    The trip overall was nice but there were some obvious and disturbing minuses:
    The boat was too crowded. When the boat stops and people want to go in the water, unless you jump from the boat, you need to stay in line and wait in order to enter the water.
    Another minus was the fact that on the inside of the boat, the AC was doing its job only around the place where it was placed. Behind the boat, it was really hot and smelled a lot like gas.

    The trip to Paxos was nice, around 2 hours to walk around the city and have a quick bath. Antipaxos was amazing.
    I would recommend to increase volume for the microphone or stereo system so when you're outside, you can understand what the guide is saying. The boat was very loud so sometimes it was hard to understand.
    Written 25 August 2023
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    Arina D
    1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    June 2021
    The blue of the sea was amazing... It was not only a tour in Paradise! A special team was with us. A perfect guide, Maria, not only capable to switch from English to German, from French to Italian in seconds, but also very well informed and extremely nice, a Captain that was capable to drive the boat in the middle of the cave, just to give us the opportunity to enjoy all that blue, the guys from the bar that prepared coffees and barbeque all day long smiling and telling us interesting stories about people and places and not to forget the two professional Greek dancers that give us in the middle of sea an incredible show. We have arrived in time, all tired but happy, singing and dancing, smiling and thinking about this incredible experience. Thank you guys for all you have done for us today!
    Written 16 June 2021
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    Mikkaau
    Lake Macquarie, Australia211 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    July 2020 • Solo
    The Ioanian Cruises information states 'social distancing enforced' but sadly this was not the case on my recent day trip to Paxos and Antipaxos with lunch stop in Gaois.

    Yes, the boat itself was being meticulously cleaned on our arrival at Corfu Port by diligent men in masks and indeed after we set sail, and passengers generally adhered to distance guidelines but there were shortcomings later in the cruise which were disappointing.

    The cruise was apparently limited to 60% of capacity (that is 162 people), but confusion reigned supreme when the majority of this number wanted to get on/off the boat for the swim at Antipaxos. Social distancing was non existent and there was one older employee (whose face mask had well and truly long gone) trying to maintain some semblence of order. It appeared that he just gave up in the end. There was no apparent plan in place to organise this safely and in an orderly manner.

    However, Gaios is beautiful and well worth the visit, the coastal scenery of Paxos is amazing, as is the beach stopover in Antipaxos. The whole day trip, although around 12 hours from pick up to drop off, was great. You just need to get the social distancing practices right please Ionian Cruises.

    (Perhaps it might be worth, in the long term, when life returns to normal, considering offering an under 30s cruise only?)
    Written 30 July 2020
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    Nicholas D
    Lisbon, Portugal41 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Sept 2023 • Solo
    I don't usually do these types of boat trips because they tend to be packed with people like a cattle car. This one was but I didn't really notice because I sat in the bow and forgot that there were a hundred people behind me. The scenery was simply amazing, especially on the west side of Paxos.
    We got good looks at the historic parts of Corfu Town and crossed paths with a pod of dolphins on the way there.
    The live narrator was an amazing woman who gave entertaining commentary in six different languages.
    At the Paxos harbor we stopped for almost 2 hours and had the option of doing four different beaches. I did the hike to the hidden cove, which was a bit steep in parts and narrow, but it was worth it.
    At Antipaxos we stopped for a long swim from the boat in a beautiful blue bay.
    On the long trip back to Corfu there was barbecue food offered at a reasonable price, bar drinks, music and dancing.
    Highly recommended.
    Written 24 September 2023
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