Crete · CHRISSI & KOUFONISI ISLANDS
Chrissi is a protected sandbar an hour south of Ierapetra with cedar trees, no shade and no shop. These 4 crossings are priced and clear on how long you get ashore and what to carry with you.
Cruise from Ierapetra to Chrissi Island for clear-water swimming, snorkeling, beach time, and Libyan Sea views aboard Aristovoulos.
“Fantastic,except the food,that was horrible…we were hungry in the whole trip because that menu wasn’t eatable.”
Cruise from Heraklion to protected Chrissi Island for golden beaches, clear Libyan Sea swimming, scenic views, and hotel pickup.
Cruise from Ierapetra to Chrissi Island on a small luxury yacht with lunch, snorkeling, swimming, and two hours on the beach.
“Booked this trip for a Friday so booked a hire car to drive down to lerapetra and got told on the Thursday night it was cancelled after we’d paid €55 for a days car hire due to them not selling enough tickets, they told us we could go on Saturday instead and it was confirmed with the driver so booked another days car hire to be told again the Friday night it was cancelled! Shocking!”
Cruise from Ierapetra to Chrissi Island for white-sand beaches, snorkeling, fishing, a local lunch, and a swim in clear Crete waters.
“The contact beforehand was great. We were able to ask all our questions via WhatsApp. Unfortunately, we were informed via WhatsApp that the departure time was wrong, which meant we were almost late and we were called to say that they would not wait for us if we were even just a little late. Luckily, we were just on time. When we got there, we were on a rather small yacht where everything was very narrow, including the paths to the berth area, etc. There were a few too many people there for the size of the yacht. Since we arrived just in time, we were not given any instructions…”
Pick a coast, a gorge or a kitchen.
