By catamaran
Two of the boats on this site are catamarans, and both are short days out of Adamas. This Milos catamaran tour Kleftiko guide puts them side by side: a six-hour morning cruise at $174 and a five-hour trip at $179 per person, both with lunch on board. Here is how they differ, what each price covers, and when a full day on a sailboat makes more sense.
Quick answer
The short answer. Two Milos catamaran tour Kleftiko options leave Adamas port, and both put lunch in the price. Take the $174 morning cruise for the longer stop at Kleftiko, a full two hours, plus a swim at Kalogries; it has 435 reviews at 4.8 and is back in Adamas at 15:15. Take the $179 five-hour trip for breakfast as well as lunch, snorkeling gear on board and a 4.9 rating across 230 reviews. If you can give the sea a whole day, our top pick is a sailboat at $201.
The two boats
Same port, same coast, same bay. The hours, meals and gear change.
Of the eight group boats that leave Adamas for Kleftiko, six are sailboats and two are catamarans. Both catamarans are short days by local standards: the full days on this site run eight to ten hours, while a Milos catamaran tour Kleftiko day runs five or six. Both pass Cape Vani and the fishing villages, and both give you well over an hour and a half at Kleftiko.
The difference is in the detail. The morning cruise is billed as a half day but runs six hours, gives Kleftiko a full two hours and is back in port at 15:15. The five-hour trip opens with breakfast at Agathia, stops 105 minutes at Kleftiko with lunch, and hands out snorkeling gear and swimming noodles. Both are guided in English and Greek.
The morning cruise
The route as the listing gives it, at $174 per person.
The cruise leaves from the port of Adamas. There is no hotel pickup, so make your own way down to the harbour.
Past Skinopi, Klima, Areti and Fourkovouni, with their sirmata houses along the water.
The Arkoudes rock formation, shaped like a bear, and then Cape Vani on the western tip.
The first swim stop, at the remote beach of Kalogries.
The cruise continues to Sykia, where a natural skylight lights the entrance. The listing does not promise that you go inside.
The longest stop of the day: two hours to swim and snorkel in the old pirate bay.
The listing gives an arrival time in Adamas of 15:15.
The five-hour trip
The itinerary as listed, at $179 per person.
Meet at the port, opposite a restaurant by a blue kiosk. There is no hotel pickup.
Cave Vani, the Bear Rocks and the fishing villages on the way out.
The first stop of the day, with breakfast served on board.
A photo stop at the cave, from the boat.
Swimming and snorkeling in the bay, with gear and noodles provided, and lunch on board.
The third serving of the day. The listing gives no return time.
Every trip, current fare
The two catamarans against three full days on a sailboat, our top pick among them. Prices are per person.
| Trip | Price | Price is for | Length | What the price covers | Where it starts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full day to Polyaigos | $140 | per person | 10 hours | Lunch and drinks, a swim at Polyaigos, snorkeling around the Kleftiko caves | Adamas, back around 7 PM | 4.9 · 2,134 |
| Guided day cruise | $168 | per person | 9.5 hours | Greek lunch cooked on board, unlimited drinks, a dinghy through the Kleftiko caves | Adamas port | 5.0 · 889 |
| Morning catamaran | $174 | per person | 6 hours | Lunch with Greek flavours, house wine and drinks, two hours at Kleftiko | Adamas port, back at 15:15 | 4.8 · 435 |
| Five-hour catamaran | $179 | per person | 5 hours | Breakfast, lunch and fruit, soft drinks, beer and wine, snorkeling gear, 105 minutes at Kleftiko | Adamas port, by a blue kiosk | 4.9 · 230 |
| Sailboat with Sykia, our top pick | $201 | per person | 8.5 hours | Breakfast, lunch and fruit, soft drinks, beer and wine, snorkeling gear, two hours at Kleftiko | Adamas port | 4.8 · 358 |
Half a day or a full day
Two hours at Kleftiko on a six-hour day, or a cheaper hour on a ten-hour one.
By the hour, a Milos catamaran tour Kleftiko day is the dearer way to see the bay. The morning cruise works out at $29.00 an hour and the five-hour trip at $35.80. The ten-hour sailboat to Polyaigos, the lowest boat fare here at $140, comes to $14.00 an hour, and our top pick to $23.65. What the short day buys is the afternoon.
That matters on a ferry day. The ten-hour sailboat returns around 7 PM, and its listing says it does not suit anyone leaving Milos by ferry before 8:30 PM. The morning catamaran gives an arrival time of 15:15. The longer days add what the catamarans leave out: a swim at Polyaigos on three of them, a dinghy through the Kleftiko caves on two. On a Milos catamaran tour Kleftiko is the whole point of the day, and the time there is generous.
On board
What a Milos catamaran tour Kleftiko day looks like from the boat.
The trampoline net at the front of a catamaran looks out over still harbour water to rows of sailboat masts and low hills, with a red wooden boat moored on the right.
Cubes of cheese and cherry tomatoes on sticks, a white dip, a tray of meat under crumbled feta, a bowl of salad, a rice dish and small bowls of sauce.
From under the white canopy by the helm, guests look across the bay to white and coloured boathouses at the water’s edge below a bare brown hill.
Food and drinks
Lunch is in the price on both. The rest differs, and so does the gear.
A freshly prepared lunch with traditional Greek flavours, made on board. Vegan and vegetarian options are listed, and food without gluten.
Local house wine and other drinks. The listing does not say whether snorkeling gear is handed out.
Breakfast at the first stop, lunch at Kleftiko and fruit in the afternoon, all on board.
Water, soft drinks, beer and wine. The name says open bar; the description lists those four.
Snorkeling gear and swimming noodles are provided for the stop at Kleftiko.
What guests say
Three guests, quoted as they wrote.
On both catamarans the reviews keep coming back to the food. Mia from the United States, on the morning cruise: «The food on the boat was delicious! A traditional Greek meal, which ended up being some of my favorite food I ate.» Samantha from Canada, on the five-hour trip: «Breakfast and lunch were very yummy, boat was super clean and had lots of space for guests to spread out comfortably and the staff were awesome.»
The crew also narrate the coast. Mark from Australia, on the five-hour trip: «the 3 crew were very good and kept us informed of the land marks as we went by them.»
Before you book
A minute on the listing makes your Milos catamaran tour Kleftiko day easier at the port.
Six hours with a 15:15 return, or five hours. The full days on this site run eight to ten.
The five-hour trip needs passport or ID details for everyone, well before you sail.
The five-hour trip lists snorkeling gear; the morning listing does not mention any.
The morning cruise lists vegan and vegetarian food and food without gluten; the five-hour listing does not mention them.
Both offer free cancellation and reserve now, pay later. Check the deadline on the booking page before you pay.
Wind, papers and the port
Two practical things the listings spell out.
On Milos the wind can change the route. The morning cruise says that if the wind is above 5 on the Beaufort scale, the trip ends at Agia Kyriaki on the south coast and the operator arranges a transfer back to Adamas. Jessica from Canada, on that cruise: «Unfortunately we had a windy day, out of everyone’s control, but the staff made the best of it and it was part of the adventure.»
The five-hour trip asks for each passenger’s name, passport or ID number, sex, nationality and date of birth at least a day before departure; without them, boarding is not permitted. Its meeting point is at Adamas port, opposite a restaurant by a blue kiosk; the morning cruise names the port of Adamas.
Our verdict
Book the morning catamaran at $174 for the most time at Kleftiko for the lower fare: two hours in the bay, a swim at Kalogries, lunch with house wine, 435 reviews at 4.8 and back in Adamas at 15:15. Book the five-hour trip at $179 for breakfast as well as lunch, snorkeling gear on board and the higher rating, 4.9 across 230 reviews. If a full day suits you, our top pick is the $201 sailboat with two hours at Kleftiko.
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The two catamarans, and our top pick if you would rather sail all day. All three are priced per person.
★ 4.8 · 435 reviews
★ 4.9 · 230 reviews
★ 4.8 · 358 reviews
Common questions
It depends on your day. The catamarans run five hours, or six with a 15:15 return, and give Kleftiko 105 minutes or two hours. The full days on this site run eight to ten hours and give Kleftiko between 45 minutes and two hours; three of them add a swim at Polyaigos.
Yes, on both. The morning cruise serves a freshly prepared lunch with traditional Greek flavours; the five-hour trip serves breakfast, lunch and fruit in the afternoon. On the self-drive boat you bring your own.
Yes, on both. The morning cruise lists local house wine and other drinks. The five-hour trip lists water, soft drinks, beer and wine; its name says open bar, but those four are what the description names.
On the five-hour trip, yes: snorkeling gear and swimming noodles. The morning cruise listing does not mention gear, so bring a mask if you have one.
No listing says the boat itself goes into a cave. The five-hour trip makes a 15-minute photo stop at Sykia; the morning cruise visits it, but does not promise a way in. Inside Sykia, by dinghy, is offered on one boat on this site, the sightseeing sailboat.
Both leave from Adamas port. Neither includes hotel pickup, so walk or drive to the harbour. In strong wind the morning cruise can end at Agia Kyriaki, with a transfer back to Adamas arranged by the operator.
Your options
A Milos catamaran tour Kleftiko day gives you the bay, a swim stop and a cooked lunch without the whole day. Pick the morning cruise for time at Kleftiko, the five-hour trip for breakfast and gear, and compare the sailboats if Polyaigos is on your list.
Go deeper
The shorter boats: morning and half-day trips to the bay.
By sailboatThe sailing days to Kleftiko and Polyaigos, compared.
The cavesThe sea caves and rock arches, and which tours take a small boat inside.
Boat tours comparedEvery boat to Kleftiko bookable here, side by side: boat, hours, food and what the price covers.
Milos: Kleftiko Cruise with Meal, Drinks and Photos at Sykia
★ 4.8 · 358 reviews · 8.5 hours