Active holidays: hiking - horse riding - diving

These active travels are possible for : - One small group (up to 9 passengers) who rent the IRINA with crew for a private cruise (itinerary, duration, departure and arrival at the choice); - Or one smaller group (3 to 5 passengers) who rents half of the boat for one week (departure SYROS) on the blue route suggested below. Released from the constraints (Ferry schedules between the islands, Hotel booking, luggage transfers), the travellers can discover the Greek islands with all the advantages. You can choose a topic or mix several activities. Horse riding and diving are made with local professionals that you pay directly (around 50€ by person for a diving and 40€ for an horse riding). On request, once the reservation of the boat is confirmed, we can organize these activities in other islands if you wish. The Greek islands are perfect for hiking and superb routes can be set up as well on the island of Evia with Sporades archipelago (green islands glazes of pines), as in the Ionian ones or Dodecanese. On this page we propose to you the Cyclades, with one week routes up to 10 days, but the duration can go from 3 days to 3 weeks...

Rather long hiking can be done in one way (ex: crossing of an island), the boat coming to recover the hikers at their place of destination.
When a group is heterogeneous, some can choose to remain on the boat with bathe or diving, while others take height in the impressive island reliefs...

Here some proposals in Cyclades (the ideal duration is probably 10 days), starting from the central point of Syros, island with an airport and well served by the Ferries from Pyreas. These routes include less islands than the pure sailing routes, to leave time to discover the selected islands, particularly interesting for diving, hiking or riding:

The links for an hiking go to the excellent website off Raymond Verdoolaege, precise Belgian hiker. You will find there multiple proposals for the nonhere detailed islands. The green itinerary include Syros, Delos (hiking in Antiquity!), Mykonos (a tourist spot but realy to see once), Tinos and Andros (2 islands particularly rich in possibilities). The Orange itinerary include Syros, Serifos, Milos (diving), Kimolos and Sifnos (a paradise for the hiker…), this route will be done more comfortably into 8 or 9 days. The blue itinerary (the one offered for sharing the yacht) include Syros, Rhynia, Delos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros in one week, plus Tinos OR Antiparos depending of weather conditions. A 3 days extension indicated in dotted lines (10 days private cruising) makes it possible to reach Amorgos (superb island of the movie “Deep Blue”), via small Cyclades. We detail this proposal: IN ONE WEEK (private cruise or boat shared 2 cabins/2 cabins): - Day 1: Boarding at Syros about 17:00, night on board; - Day 2: Mykonos (port).  Superb village… The sunset from “Little Venice” is “obligatory” ;-).  Possible diving. - Day 3: Visit of Delos, exceptional ancient site allowing various routes of walk, 2 to 4 hours long. - To lunch in a split then navigation until Naxos; - Day 4: Naxos, suggestion of excursion: Apíranthos - Moní - Chalkí - Filoti (the four villages route)*** or horse riding (half-day, possible BBQ) or diving (2 with the choice); - Day 5: Departure for Antiparos, stop bathe or diving (2 with the choice); - Day 6: Paros (Naoussa). Possibilities: diving, horse riding (approx. 3 hours) or hiking: Naousa - acropole mycenien - Agios Ioannis - cap Korakas and back** - Day 7: Return towards Syros, stop in an islet for bathe and lunch on board; - Day 8: Final docking with 9:00, hiking possibility there: Ermoupoli - Panachrantos -  Richopo - Platy Vouni - Glysoura - Kastrí - Chalandriani*** . Also diving is possible in Syros. The EXTENSION to 10 DAYS “Small Cyclades/Amorgos” (only private cruise) - Day 5:  Departure for Amorgos, stop with Shinoussa; - 5bis Day: Amorgos, “Deep Blue” divings , donkey riding (starting from 30€), or hiking suggestion: Chora - Chozoviotissa - Egiali**** - 5ter Day:  Departure for Antiparos, stop with Iraklia; Then one begins again over Days 6 and following, of  the one week route.