A day on the water
A Milos Kleftiko boat trip is a whole day on the water. You leave Adamas port in the morning, stop to swim along the coast, eat lunch at Kleftiko on most boats and are back by mid-afternoon or evening. Here is that day, stop by stop, on the nine boats listed on this site, from $140 per person.
Quick answer
The short answer. Every group Milos Kleftiko boat trip on this site leaves from Adamas port, includes lunch and stops at Kleftiko. What changes is the length and the route. For the classic west-coast day, take our top pick at $201: 8.5 hours, three swims and two hours at Kleftiko. For the whole island and a swim at Polyaigos, the $140 sailboat, with 2,134 reviews at 4.9. For a shorter day, the $179 catamaran, five hours in all.
Morning at the port
One port, eight group boats, and a start between breakfast and mid-morning.
Every group Milos Kleftiko boat trip here starts at Adamas port, also written Adamantas. Each listing names its own meeting spot. The full-day sailboat with an open bar casts off at 8:45. The ten-guest sailboat asks you to be there 30 minutes before departure and does not admit late arrivals.
None of the boats picks you up from your hotel. Transport appears only when the wind moves the start: in strong northern winds the guided day can leave from Provatas and the ten-guest sailboat from Palaiochori, and both listings say how you get there.
Three boats need every passenger’s passport or ID details ahead of departure, and one listing says boarding is not permitted without them.
Hour by hour
The order most west-coast boats follow, with stop lengths as the listings give them. Your Milos Kleftiko boat trip may swap a stop if the wind turns.
Check in where the listing says. On the guided day the first food stop comes after 11:00, so the listing advises eating at least a small breakfast before you board.
The boats pass Klima, Skinopi and Areti, with colourful fishermen’s houses built into the cliffs. Listings also point out the Arkoudes rock, shaped like a bear, and the spot where the Venus de Milo was found.
Next comes Cape Vani and its old manganese mine. One listing calls the cape an impressive 30-metre rock.
Kalogries is the first swim on five boats, with breakfast there on our top pick (50 minutes). The guided day and the five-hour catamaran stop at Agathia instead, for breakfast and a swim.
Most boats pass the cave with the collapsed roof for photos, about 15 minutes. The ten-guest sailboat takes a small dinghy under a rock passage into the cave, to a salt lake with a small beach.
Two hours on four boats, 105 minutes on the five-hour catamaran, 45 minutes on the open-bar sailboat. You swim and snorkel among the white rock stacks and arches; on most boats lunch is served here.
The last swim on the west-coast days: an hour there on our top pick. The guided day lets you dive for shells, and the ten-guest sailboat looks across to Plaka and Tripiti.
Our top pick pauses at Klima for a 15-minute aperitif; the guided day ends with a swim in front of the oldest church in Milos. The morning catamaran is back at 15:15.
Three routes
Nine boats, three shapes of day. Pick the shape first, then the boat.
Kalogries or Agathia, Sykia, Kleftiko and Agios Dimitrios, then back. Our top pick at $201, the all-inclusive sailing day at $146, the guided day at $168 and the ten-guest sailboat at $179 run this way.
The $140 sailboat circles Milos: past Sarakiniko and the sulfur mines at Thiorichia, swims at Polyaigos and Gerakas, snorkelling and lunch at Kleftiko, back around 19:00. The $179 and $202 days also add Polyaigos.
The two catamarans. The $179 trip gives 105 minutes at Kleftiko with breakfast and lunch; the $174 morning cruise gives two hours there and is back at 15:15.
From Agia Kiriaki beach, not Adamas: $252 per boat for up to five people. No licence is needed if you are over 18; you pay for the fuel you use at the end.
On the water
Four moments from a Milos Kleftiko boat trip, from the helm in the morning to lunch on deck.
From under a white awning: white houses along the shore below a dry brown hill.
Guests on deck beside two tall white rock stacks, with an arch at the waterline.
A white sailboat below pale layered cliffs, with a swimmer close by.
Salad, cheese with cherry tomatoes, meat under crumbled white cheese, stuffed vine leaves and dips.
Lunch and drinks
Lunch on every group boat; snorkel gear on three.
On a Milos Kleftiko boat trip, lunch is in the price on all eight group boats. Our top pick serves a light breakfast, lunch and seasonal fruit, all cooked on board, with water, soft drinks, cold beer and wine. The guided day pours unlimited alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks with its Greek lunch, and three boats run an open bar. The $140 sailboat lists lunch and drinks without saying which drinks.
Snorkel gear is listed on three boats: our top pick, the all-inclusive sailing day and the five-hour catamaran. Vegetarian and vegan meals are available on request on the $140 sailboat and the morning catamaran. On the self-drive boat you bring your own food and drinks, with sunblock and towels. Samantha from Canada, on the five-hour catamaran: «Breakfast and lunch were very yummy, boat was super clean and had lots of space for guests to spread out comfortably…»
Every boat, current fare
Nine boats, lowest fare first. Prices are per person, except the self-drive boat, which is priced per boat.
| Boat | Price | Price is for | Length | What the price covers | Where it starts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round the island, sailboat | $140 | per person | 10 hours | Lunch and drinks, swim at Polyaigos, snorkelling at Kleftiko | Adamas port | 4.9 · 2,134 |
| All-inclusive sailing day | $146 | per person | 8 hours | Food, drinks and snorkel gear; two hours at Kleftiko | Adamas port | 4.8 · 970 |
| Guided day | $168 | per person | 9.5 hours | Breakfast, Greek lunch, unlimited drinks, dinghy through the caves | Adamas port | 5.0 · 889 |
| Morning catamaran | $174 | per person | 6 hours | Onboard lunch, house wine; back at 15:15 | Adamas port | 4.8 · 435 |
| Five-hour catamaran | $179 | per person | 5 hours | Breakfast, lunch, fruit, beer and wine, snorkel gear | Adamas port | 4.9 · 230 |
| Round the island, two meals | $179 | per person | 10 hours | Breakfast, lunch, open bar with wine and beer | Adamas port | 4.8 · 334 |
| Ten-guest sailboat | $179 | per person | 8 hours | Tapas, lunch, open bar, dinghy into Sykia Cave | Adamas port | 5.0 · 263 |
| West-coast day, our top pick | $201 | per person | 8.5 hours | Breakfast, lunch, fruit, beer and wine, snorkel gear | Adamas port | 4.8 · 358 |
| Open-bar sailboat | $202 | per person | 9 hours | Breakfast, lunch by the onboard chef, open bar | Adamas port, 8:45 | 4.7 · 247 |
| Self-drive boat | $252 | per boat, up to 5 people | 4 to 8 hours | The boat and a safety briefing; fuel paid at the end, food your own | Agia Kiriaki beach | 4.7 · 85 |
Wind and the route
Strong wind moves the start, the finish or the whole route.
The listings are open about wind. In strong northern winds the guided day starts from Provatas and the ten-guest sailboat from Palaiochori. In the same wind, the morning catamaran may finish at Agia Kyriaki and take you back to Adamas by transfer at the operator’s cost. Two boats also have a northern route for a southerly wind, with Polyaigos and Kimolos instead.
A Milos Kleftiko boat trip may also move to another day: one listing says it may be rescheduled in bad weather, another that the route can change at the captain’s discretion. Jessica from Australia: «We had to switch from the west to the north due to the wind/weather but that didn’t matter at all as we got to see some gorgeous spots».
Before you book
A few minutes on the listing makes your Milos Kleftiko boat trip easier on the day.
Three boats need every passenger’s passport or ID details ahead of departure; the all-inclusive sailing day asks for them when you book.
The $140 sailboat is back around 19:00 and is not suitable if your ferry leaves Milos before 20:30.
The ten-guest sailboat asks you to be at the port 30 minutes before departure.
It starts at Agia Kiriaki beach. You pay for the fuel you use at the end and bring your own food and drinks.
All nine boats offer free cancellation and reserve now, pay later. Check the deadline on the booking page.
Our verdict
Book our top pick at $201 if you want one Milos Kleftiko boat trip that does the west coast properly: three swims, two hours at Kleftiko with lunch cooked on board, snorkel gear provided, rated 4.8 by 358 reviewers. For the whole island, the $140 sailboat, 4.9 from 2,134 reviews. To go inside Sykia Cave by dinghy, the $179 ten-guest sailboat. For a shorter day, the five-hour catamaran.
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Our top pick, the round-the-island sailboat, the ten-guest sailboat and the five-hour catamaran. All four are priced per person.
★ 4.8 · 358 reviews
★ 4.9 · 2,134 reviews
★ 5.0 · 263 reviews
★ 4.9 · 230 reviews
Common questions
All eight group boats on this site leave from Adamas port, also written Adamantas. In strong northern winds some start from Provatas or Palaiochori instead, with transport arranged where the listing says so. The self-drive boat starts at Agia Kiriaki beach.
No. None of the boats picks you up from your hotel; you make your own way to the port. Transport is arranged only when wind moves the start or the finish.
Yes, on all eight group boats, and on most of them it is served at Kleftiko. On our top pick it is cooked on board, with breakfast and fruit as well. The self-drive boat is the exception: you bring your own food and drinks.
The boats themselves do not, in any listing. Two take you through the caves in a small dinghy: the guided day and the ten-guest sailboat, which also takes its dinghy inside Sykia Cave. On four other boats you swim or snorkel in the caves.
The morning catamaran is back at 15:15, the open-bar sailboat at about 18:30 and the $140 sailboat around 19:00. That last one is not suitable if your ferry leaves Milos before 20:30.
The route moves. In strong northern winds some boats start or finish at another port, and two boats have a northern route with Polyaigos and Kimolos for a southerly wind. One listing says the trip may be rescheduled in bad weather.
Go deeper
Kleftiko has no road in: how the boats reach the old pirate hideout.
The cavesThe sea caves and rock arches, and which tours take a small boat inside.
Swim stopsWhere each boat stops to swim, and for how long.
Half a dayThe shorter boats: morning and half-day trips to the bay.
Milos: Kleftiko Cruise with Meal, Drinks and Photos at Sykia
★ 4.8 · 358 reviews · 8.5 hours