Monemvasia flotilla - 1 week

About the Monemvasia flotilla

The Monemvasia flotilla is probably the most exciting of the Peloponnese flotillas. The flotilla sails south from Poros down to the dramatic and well preserved Byzantine island at Monemvasia.

Quick Choices - Peloponnese from Poros

Base:	Poros		Difficulty: Intermediate	Airport: Athens
Flights from:		Heathrow, Stansted, Gatwick, Luton, Manchester & Edinburgh.
Qualifications:		to sail yourself: minimum RYA Day Skipper Practical or ICC
Other options:		Skippers available. ICC assessments on arrival. Or combine your flotilla with an ICC or RYA course.
Includes:		Fuel, outboard (larger yachts)
Extras:		Outboard (smaller yachts, towels, transfers, courses

FLOTILLA PRICES from POROS

The flotilla sails from the pretty island of Poros, about a hours fast ferry ride south of Athens. It’s at the intermediate end of easy, as the open seas down the east side of the Peloponnese can allow a bit more swell than elsewhere.

Once away from Poros, the stops are mostly small villages with the option of calling at the towns of Spetses, Ermioni or Hydra on the way back. Most of the charter yachts from Athens don’t venture this far so you will find it pleasantly peaceful and undeveloped.

The fleet is very well kept by the family run business that runs the flotilla. They also run an RYA sailing school so if you lack the necessary skipper certificate, you can take an ICC assessment before you flotilla, or an ICC or RYA course during the flotilla.

2026 Dates

Flotilla	Apr	May	June	July	August	Sept	Oct
Monemvasia			13th	4th 18th	1st 15th	12th	3rd

Monemvasia flotilla Itinerary

The Monemvasia flotilla will visit five of the following ports or bays (one overnight in a bay is included weather permitting):
Ermioni, Plaka (Leonidhion), Kiparissi, Yerakas, Monemvasia, Fokianos (bay), Dhokos (bay), Agios Nikolaos (bay). The following is a typical route:

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See About the maps for Key and more information. You can see photos of the area in the Saronic gallery. For what’s included see Flotillas; inclusions and options.

Day	Miles	Destination
1: Sat	0	Check in. Poros The small town of Poros, which bears the same name as the island, is only 30 miles from Athens but a world apart. Poros: Sunset over the West Quay, pontoon (since expanded) and Navy Bay A popular retreat for Athenians, the island retains it’s “Greek-ness”, with a range of traditional restaurants, a fish market, and good selection ... Read more
2: Sun	19	Agios Nikolaos Agios Nikolaos is a bay on the south end of the island of Hydra. It’s only accessible by sea. However, you may not be alone – it’s a popular stop for water taxi’s from Hydra town. There’s a small pebbled beach, equipped with sun beds and umbrellas. Snacks and drinks are available, provided by a friendly ... Read more
3: Mon	27	Kiparissi With it’s low lying white buildings set against the green mountains behind, this fishing village provides an impressive stop. A few holiday rentals have appeared and the bar on the front is popular in high season but otherwise the bay is untouched by the tourist trade and I hope it will stay that way. The basics are ... Read more
4: Tue	20	Monemvasia Monemvasia is a fantastic place, a fortified Byzantine town full of zigzagging alleyways perched on a 300m high rock connected to the mainland by a narrow causeway. A walk through the streets (and there’s no other way to get through them because of their narrowness) is like going back hundreds of years, though perhaps the ... Read more
5: Wed	32	Plaka / Leonidion The small village of Plaka on the west side of the Argolic Gulf has long been a popular stop. The village has three or four restaurants, a small shop and a long and sparsely occupied beach, with a beach bar. There’s a small hotel and a municipal shower block just a couple of minutes walk from the ... Read more
6: Thu	16	Freesailing: I suggest Spetses Town If your yacht charter was conditional on including some retail therapy for your nearest and dearest, then Spetses could be the answer. There’s a choice of beaches for the youngsters, fine restaurants, and a good choice of bars to party the night away. The town centre is car free, there are excellent walks, so why do so ... Read more or Hydra Hydra is a must see destination for any Saronic Cruise. The former artists colony still relies on donkeys to transport everything from food to fridges along the cobbled streets, the only mechanised transport being a couple of dust carts. The bustling harbour is ringed with restaurants and gift shops selling everything from tacky souvenirs to highly priced designer attire ... Read more
7: Fri	26	Poros The small town of Poros, which bears the same name as the island, is only 30 miles from Athens but a world apart. Poros: Sunset over the West Quay, pontoon (since expanded) and Navy Bay A popular retreat for Athenians, the island retains it’s “Greek-ness”, with a range of traditional restaurants, a fish market, and good selection ... Read more
8: Sat	0	Check out and depart
Average	23	Note: you will do more miles than this!

All routes may be subject to change for weather and operational reasons. Your Lead Crew will keep you advised during the week. Flotilla names may differ from those used by the operator.

More about the Flotilla

There’s a good choice of yachts from 2 to 6 cabins, mostly Sun Odyssey’s.

The nearest airport is Athens. This has daily flights from London and also services from Manchester, Bristol and Edinburgh. It’s also well served by flights from other countries so it’s an easy destination for non UK travellers. So if you fancy taking in the sights of Athens or whiling away some time on a Greek island, a few days ashore before or after your sailing is easy.

The operator offers transfers between Athens Airport or city centre hotels and Poros. Alternatively, it’s easy to make your own way there. There’s a frequent Express Bus which drops off about 100m from the ferry quay and ferry tickets can be booked on line. Self drive car hire is also possible.

There are other 1 week and 2 week flotilla options available from this base. The 1 week Nafplion flotilla runs throughout the season whilst the Saronic flotilla runs in place of this Momenvasia flotilla in low season. Permutations of these three one week options are joined to provide three 2 week choices; the Peloponnese flotilla, the Argolic flotilla and the Laconia flotilla.