Pelion Sea Kayak Camping Expedition

Schedule

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Day 1: Arrival

- Transfer from airport to Agios Ioannis. Best option is Thessaloniki airport (SKG).

- Check in (at Kentrikon Hotel).

- Welcome dinner at a local traditional taverna for meeting the team and briefing of the trip plan.

- Overnight at Kentrikon Hotel (or similar, depending availability).

- Depending on your flight's landing time, this day's program can be rearranged including sightseeing on the way or a short activity after you arrive. 

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Day 2: First paddling day

- Breakfast

- We paddle from Agios Ioannis until Kommos (isolated) beach (24km). First we pass from Damouchari, Fakistra, Mylopotamos, which are highlight beaches of the east side. After Mylopotamos we get in a relatively remote area until the place we camp. We do minimum 2 stops: one for coffee and one for a rich picnic. 

- We set up the camp, prepare dinner and overnight.

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Day 3: Second paddling day

- Breakfast, packing tents, cleaning.

- We continue along the coast until Kastri beach or one beach further, depending on whether we want to camp free or use the facilities of the organised camping at Kastri. That day we will cover a distance of 21km with lots of geological interest, especially around the area of Paltsi and Mortias. Stops for coffee and picnic.

- We set up the camp, prepare dinner and overnight, unless we opt for the organised camping, where we have dinner in a proper taverna (this dinner not included).

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Day 4: Third paddling day

- Breakfast, packing tents, cleaning.

- Kayaking from Kastri until the Trikeri marble mines. In the beginning we paddle along the area of Platanias and the more away we get from it, the more remote it gets. We pass the big mines and we camp on one of the isolated beaches after (Kanapitsa beach) right on the mouth of the strait between Pelion and Eubia island. Total distance 22km with stops for coffee and picnic.

- We set up the camp, prepare dinner and overnight.

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Day 5: Fourth paddling day

- Breakfast, packing tents, cleaning.

- Paddling until Trikeri island (20km). This is Trikeri's territory, with plenty of history due to its strategic position. We should definitely stop at Agia Kiriaki village and take a little walking tour inside the village, before heading to Trikeri island and the remote beaches in between, where we stop for picnic.

- After landing on the main village of the island (which by the way is totally car-free), we walk (15mins) until the old monastery where we will stay. The place is not operating as a monastery of course, but it has been converted to a basic, but very authentic guesthouse, that belongs to the local community.

- After a short tour in the monastery, we get settled in the rooms.

- Later we can go, independently, to the main village for dinner (great fish). This dinner is not included.

- Overnight at old monastery.

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Day 6: Fifth paddling day

- Breakfast

- Paddling from Trikeri island to Horto (22km). We are already inside the protected waters of Volos gulf and we paddle along the nicest part the west coast, passing from Tzasteni beach, Cookie island and Alatas island, where we will stop for coffee and picnic.

- We land in front of Leda hotel, where we do the check in for the last night.

- Goodbye dinner at local taverna in Horto village.

- Overnight at Leda hotel

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Day 7: Departure

- Breakfast

- Check out.

- Transfer to airport.

- According to the time of your flight, there options to fill that day with sightseeing on the way or short activity before departure.