Milos on land
A Milos Greece Kleftiko boat tour shows you the white cliffs and sea caves from the water. This guide adds the rest of the island: a sea kayak to Tsigrado and Gerakas, a family-owned winery, an archaeology tour and an e-bike ride, with what each covers and how to fit one around your day at sea.
Quick answer
The short answer. Book your Milos Greece Kleftiko boat tour first: the full days run eight to ten hours and fix your calendar. Then add one land tour. For the sea at paddle height, the $67 kayak, rated 5.0 by 554 reviewers. For history without a car, the $99 archaeology tour, the one with pickup included. For wine, the $65 tasting in Pollonia, about two hours. For Sarakiniko and the catacombs, the $90 e-bike ride.
Two sides of Milos
The boats cover the coast; four short tours cover the rest.
The group boats leave Adamas for Kleftiko on the south-west coast, where there is no road in. A Milos Greece Kleftiko boat trip fills the day with swim stops, lunch on board and white rock seen from the water. What it cannot give you is the inside of the island: the vineyards, the ruins of Phylakopi, the village of Plaka.
Four tours on this site cover that ground in two to four hours each. The e-bike starts two minutes from Adamas port, the kayak on Fyriplaka beach, the tasting in Pollonia; the archaeology tour includes pickup.
On a Milos Greece Kleftiko boat tour, the boat sets the hours; the land tours are short enough to fit around it.
On land
Prices are per person, and all four list free cancellation.
Three and a half hours: you paddle from Fyriplaka beach along the volcanic coastline, into caves and around tiny islands. Masks, an action camera and a homemade snack at every stop.
About two hours at a family-owned winery: the vineyards, the traditional machines and a natural cave where the wines are stored, then a tasting with local cheese. It works only with indigenous grape varieties. Groups of up to eight.
Four hours with pickup included: Papafragas, called a ‘volcanic swimming pool’; Phylakopi, an active settlement until 1000 BC; a walk down the inlet at Sarakiniko; the marble Roman amphitheatre; the sea from a church veranda in Plaka.
Three and a half hours with a local guide, up to ten riders: the catacombs, the ancient theatre, the Venus of Milos spot, Plaka and an hour to swim at Sarakiniko. The catacombs ticket, ten euros, is not in the price.
Away from the boats
On a Milos Greece Kleftiko boat turquoise water is most of the view. On land, the colours change.
Two paddlers in yellow sea kayaks sit at the dark mouth of a cave, under a tall grey cliff, on clear blue-green water.
Dark bottles with white labels lie in long rows on wooden racks against a pale stone wall, with more racks further along the cellar.
Grey stone tiers and a stage sit in a hollow of olive scrub, with white houses along the shore and a deep blue bay beyond.
Smooth white volcanic rock slopes into grey-blue water, with a sailboat offshore and more pale rock to the right.
The kayak
Three and a half hours on the south coast, and the top-rated tour on land.
The kayak is the one land tour that still puts you on the sea, and at $67 it costs less than half the $140 boat day. It starts on Fyriplaka beach on the south of the island; you get there on your own and park along the road. From there you paddle east, into caves and around tiny islands, with swim stops at Tsigrado and twice at Gerakas. If the weather is favourable, the guides add a hidden volcanic beach.
The listing says it is not suitable for non-swimmers, and children aged 10 to 14 join only with an adult, on the family option. Ciaran from Ireland: «It is a great way to see some of the southern beaches that are not that accessible, plus the caves.» Kathy from Canada had her route moved by the weather to the north side and still wrote that «the tour was perfect at 3.5 hours with breaks for swims».
The kayak does not go to Kleftiko. Put it on another day from your Milos Greece Kleftiko boat tour, and you see one stretch of coast from a paddle and another from a deck.
Every tour, current fare
The four land tours and three boat days to plan them around. All prices are per person.
| Tour | Price | Price is for | Length | What the price covers | Where it starts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winery tasting | $65 | per person | 2 hours | Vineyard, cellar and wine cave; tasting with local cheese | Winery in Pollonia, by car, taxi or bus | 4.9 · 315 |
| Sea kayak | $67 | per person | 3.5 hours | Double kayak, snorkel mask, action camera, snack at each stop | Fyriplaka beach, on your own | 5.0 · 554 |
| E-bike highlights | $90 | per person | 3.5 hours | E-bike and local guide; catacombs ticket extra | Adamas, two minutes from the port | 4.9 · 120 |
| Archaeology and culture | $99 | per person | 4 hours | Archaeology guide and pickup | Your pickup point, sent by email | 4.9 · 174 |
| Polyaigos sailboat day | $140 | per person | 10 hours | Lunch and drinks, Polyaigos swim, snorkel at the Kleftiko caves | Adamas, back around 19:00 | 4.9 · 2,134 |
| Morning catamaran | $174 | per person | 6 hours | Lunch on board, house wine, two hours at Kleftiko | Adamas port, back at 15:15 | 4.8 · 435 |
| Kleftiko and Sykia cruise, our top pick | $201 | per person | 8.5 hours | Breakfast, lunch, fruit, drinks, snorkel gear | Adamas port | 4.8 · 358 |
Wine, ruins, e-bike
Two hours of wine, four hours of history, or three and a half on a bike.
The winery is the shortest: about two hours, and the listing adds that you are welcome to stay longer. It sits in Pollonia, five to seven minutes on foot from the bus stop, or by car or taxi. Robyn from Australia: «We had a fabulous afternoon with friends and the light tapas with the wines was delicious.»
The archaeology tour is the only tour on this site with pickup included. Its start time might change to 13:30, so keep that day clear of a boat. Jane from the United States: «We learned so much and saw places we otherwise wouldn’t have found.»
The e-bike ride meets two minutes from Adamas port, where the boats leave. If your boat only passes Sarakiniko, as the $140 Polyaigos day does, the e-bike gives you an hour in the water there. Shelly from the United Kingdom: «good balance of history / swimming and sightseeing and of course cycling».
Planning
Return times as the listings give them. Before you pair a land tour with your Milos Greece Kleftiko boat tour, check its slots on the listing.
The $174 catamaran spends two hours at Kleftiko and is back in Adamas at 15:15. Reviewers of the winery describe afternoon and evening visits.
The $140 Polyaigos day returns around 19:00; the $202 open-bar sailboat leaves at 8:45 and returns around 18:30. Put the land tour on another day.
Its start might move to 13:30. Book it for a day without a boat.
The kayak and two of the full-day boats all swim at Gerakas. For different water, our top pick at $201 does not stop there.
The Polyaigos listing says it does not suit anyone leaving Milos by ferry before 20:30.
Our verdict
Book the Milos Greece Kleftiko boat tour first, because it sets your days. Our top pick is the $201 cruise: two hours at Kleftiko, snorkel gear, breakfast, lunch and fruit on board. The $140 Polyaigos day, rated 4.9 by 2,134 reviewers, is the lowest boat fare. Then add one land tour: the $67 kayak if you like the water, the archaeology tour if you have no car, the winery for two easy hours, the e-bike for a swim at Sarakiniko.
Book direct
The four land tours, priced per person. For the day at sea, our top pick is in the table above.
★ 5.0 · 554 reviews
★ 4.9 · 174 reviews
★ 4.9 · 120 reviews
★ 4.9 · 315 reviews
Before you book
A few minutes on each listing keeps your Milos Greece Kleftiko boat tour and your land day from clashing.
The kayak listing says it is not suitable for non-swimmers.
Ten euros on the e-bike ride, not in the price. On Tuesdays the catacombs are closed and the ride goes to Mandrakia village or spends longer in Plaka or at Sarakiniko.
Fyriplaka and Pollonia are reached on your own; the archaeology tour includes pickup.
Three boat days ask for every passenger’s passport or ID details before departure, and a fourth asks when you book.
Every tour on this site lists free cancellation. Check the deadline on the listing before you pay.
Common questions
No boat on this site includes hotel pickup: the eight group boats meet at Adamas port, and the self-drive boat at Agia Kiriaki beach. On land, the $99 archaeology tour includes pickup, with the time and place sent by email.
Where the listings give a time: 15:15 on the morning catamaran, around 18:30 on the full-day open-bar sailboat and around 19:00 on the Polyaigos day. The Polyaigos listing says it does not suit a ferry leaving Milos before 20:30 that day.
Yes, on all eight group boats. On the self-drive boat you bring your own food and drinks. None of the four land tours lists lunch: the winery serves local cheese with the wine, and the kayak a homemade snack at every stop.
The kayak listing says it is not suitable for non-swimmers, and children aged 10 to 14 join only with an adult, on the family option.
The eight group boats leave from Adamas port. If strong northern wind moves the start, three listings name other ports: Provatas, Palaiochori and Agia Kyriaki. On land, the e-bike starts two minutes from Adamas port, the kayak at Fyriplaka beach and the tasting in Pollonia.
On the self-drive boat: your own food, drinks, sunblock and towels. On the guided day cruise, eat a light breakfast before you board; the first stop comes after 11:00. Three boat days need every passenger’s passport or ID details before departure.
Your options
A Milos Greece Kleftiko boat tour shows the island from the sea; on a Milos Greece Kleftiko cliffs boat day, the white rock and the arches are the view. Book that day first, add one land tour, and you will have seen both sides of Milos in two days.
Go deeper
Every boat to Kleftiko bookable here, side by side: boat, hours, food and what the price covers.
The day outDeparture, the stops along the coast and the return to Adamas.
Half a dayThe shorter boats: morning and half-day trips to the bay.
Beaches by boatThe beaches and coves the boats stop at on the way to Kleftiko and back.
Milos: Kleftiko Cruise with Meal, Drinks and Photos at Sykia
★ 4.8 · 358 reviews · 8.5 hours