Antiparos & Despotiko Kaiki Cruise: Swim & Grilled Lunch

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Duration6h 15m

GroupUp to 45

PickupAt your hotel

A wooden boat, two islands, and lunch cooked on deck while you float between cliffs

You board a traditional wooden kaiki at Pounta Port and spend the day sailing between Antiparos and Despotiko, swimming in sea caves and coves reachable only by boat. Lunch — grilled and served on deck — comes with wine and soft drinks. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included, as is an English-speaking crew. The boat departs at 10am and returns by late afternoon.

6h 15m

Step-by-step itinerary

Kaiki cruise around Antiparos and Despotiko

Transfer to Pounta Port
Board traditional kaiki boat
Set sail at 10:00 AM
Enjoy coffee and scenic coastline views
Explore hidden beaches and sea caves
Swim and snorkel in turquoise waters
Have freshly grilled BBQ lunch on deck
Relax with drinks and panoramic views

The Experience

The kaiki is already loaded and waiting at Pounta Port when you arrive — crew moving between the wooden rails, coffee brewing, the smell of salt and diesel mixing with whatever the day is about to be. You board around 9:50, find a spot on deck or in the shaded cabin, and by 10:00 the boat pulls away from the pier toward Antiparos and Despotiko. The engine settles into a rhythm. Most of the people you'll meet on this Cyclades cruise are already pointing at the water or scanning the cliffs ahead, and you slip into that same quiet attention — the kind that happens when you're moving toward something you can't quite see yet.

The boat stops at coves and sea caves that don't have roads to them, which is the whole point. You swim in water so clear you can see the bottom, snorkel if you want, float if you don't. The crew knows which caves open up only at certain tides and which beaches stay empty because there's no way to reach them except by water. Despotiko sits off to the side, mostly uninhabited, dramatic cliffs dropping straight down. Antiparos has its own rhythm — smaller, quieter than Paros itself. The kaiki moves between them slowly enough that you're not rushing, fast enough that the day doesn't drag. Around midday the crew sets up the BBQ on deck. Grilled fish, local meat, fresh fruit, house wine, soft drinks — all of it happens while you're still anchored in whatever cove you've stopped at, the sun high and the water still.

The transfer from your accommodation to Pounta Port is included, which saves the logistics of figuring out how to get there yourself, and the crew speaks English so there's no guessing about timing or what happens next. The boat carries small groups — not a floating resort, not a party boat. You're back at the port by late afternoon, transferred back to your hotel or meeting point, and the day sits with you in that particular way a boat day does, even after you're on land again.

What’s included

Your day includes round-trip hotel or accommodation pickup to Pounta Port, a full-day cruise aboard a traditional wooden kaiki with an English-speaking crew, swimming and snorkeling stops at coves and sea caves around Antiparos and Despotiko, a freshly grilled BBQ lunch on deck with local flavors, fresh fruit, snacks, house wine, soft drinks and mineral water.

Good to know

Easy physical levelPublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Anemomylos Travel

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to reach sea caves and hidden coves that have no road access and spend a full day on the water without arranging transport, lunch or a guide separately — the kaiki and crew handle all of it, and the small-group format means you're not packed in with hundreds of other boats.