Dodecanese by motor yacht
A motor yacht week through the southern Dodecanese, where medieval harbour towns sit close enough together for short daytime crossings and a swim at either end of each leg.
- Length
- 8 days · 8 nights
- Months
- June – September
- Stops
- 5
The route on a map
1 · 1 night
Rhodes Town
A walled medieval city and the starting point for the cruise.
2 · 2 nights
Symi Town
A neoclassical harbour town built on sponge diving, two hours by sea.
3 · 1 night
Tilos
A quiet, low-key island with good walking trails and few visitors.
4 · 2 nights
Nisyros
A volcanic island with a walkable, still-active crater at Stefanos.
5 · 2 nights
Kos Town
A castle harbour and the ancient Asclepeion just outside town.
Day by day
Day 1
Board in Rhodes
Sleep · Rhodes Town
Walk the medieval old town before boarding for the evening.
Day 2
Cross to Symi
Sleep · Symi Town
A short crossing to the pastel harbour, with a swim stop at Nanou bay en route.
Day 3
Symi's coves
Sleep · Symi Town
A day at anchor along the coastline, including the Panormitis monastery bay.
Day 4
On to Tilos
Sleep · Tilos
Swimming at Eristos and a walk to the Charkadio cave in the afternoon.
Day 5
Nisyros volcano
Sleep · Nisyros
Walk down into the still-steaming Stefanos crater before returning to the yacht.
Day 6
Nisyros villages
Sleep · Nisyros
The hilltop village of Nikia above the caldera, with its black-and-white pebble square.
Day 7
Kos
Sleep · Kos Town
Moor beneath the medieval castle and walk to the ancient Asclepeion.
Day 8
Disembark in Kos
Departure
A final morning in Kos Town before disembarking and flying home.