Shared Shore Excursion at Paleokastritsa Beach and Corfu Old Town
Corfu, Greece
- 6 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
What's Included
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Round-trip transportation from the cruise terminal
- Audioguide in 6 languages
- Panoramic tours, photostops, Beach visit & free time in the Old Town
- English speaking expert tourleader
- food & drinks
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Corfu Cruise Port TerminalInternational Terminal, Kerkira 491 00, Greece
Meet our tourleader at the exit of the terminal building with a sign of our company
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Itinerary
1
Palaiokastritsa
2 hours • Admission Ticket Free
2
Corfu Old Town
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Most travelers can participate
- The remaining hours are allotted for the travel time.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 40 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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It was great to still be able to see Paleokastritsa beach. I wish we had a little bit more time but it was okay because we got to see the old town too. And you get the see the inland towns on the drive. Our guide Natasha was easy to understand and very informative. This is a great option for a cruise excursion.
Very professional. Quality bus. Price was very reasonable. The beach was awesome. We rented sun beds and had access to changing rooms, showers, and bathrooms.
This tour is mainly transportation to a nice (but crowded) beach then Old Town Corfu. There is relatively little narration along the way. Corfu was hot and crowded (nothing the tour operators could do about that.
Easy way to enjoy a swim and see the Old Town. Palaokastritsa beach is lovely, we also opted for the boat ride (extra cost of 15 euros each) and still had time for a refreshing swim. Had lunch and a bit of a walk in the Old Town.
We are from Canada! We had the BEST excursion. It was very well organised. From pick up to drop off. The beach was stunning. Its rocky in the water so I do suggest watershoes but otherwise its a calm beach water crystal clear. The sunbeds are not included you will have to book through the restaurant. There was 4 of us. We got 2 beds. Cost was 60 euro total. We stopped in old town. We decided to go to a restaurant that was recommended. It was delicious and HUGE portions. I would definitely recommend this tour. If you want to stay longer your welcome to do so you will just have to take a city bus back or walk. Its not far at all.
Nice day trip it was full bus Natasha made sure everyone made it. She showed us where to get boat cruise 15 e which was really enjoyable saw stunning blue caves then we went up to monastery a little rushed but must see great views from top. Then had free time in Corfu old town all as advertised.
There was lots of traffic on the island and instructions weren’t very clear at times. The bus microphone wasn’t working and it seemed like the air conditioning wasn’t either
When we got to port, our Viator instructions said look for the excursion operator's name on a sign. The operator name as seen on Viator was on NO SIGNS ANYWHERE. As lots of excrusions were leaving, I called the number on the reservation and found out that I should have been looking for the name Grayline-- this was not in the instructions anywhere. By the time our group of 8 made it to the bus, it was oversold so we were transported in the back row of a 15 passenger van. The advertised audio tour was not available on the van ride. The beach was insanely crowded with barely a space to place a towel. After the short beach time, we went to Old Town in the van. Overall not a great experience.
Tour leader was amazing beaches are very nice and you even have time to do some shopping. Highly recommended
Lovely experience. The meeting point is right in the terminal building with Grayline Bus signs. Maria was super friendly and helpful with great tips. Ample time at both stops and back to cruise terminal on time
Great excursion with information about Corfu as well as some rest and relaxation included. Enjoyed the beach and visiting old town
We got taken to a very crowded beach which was in a very beautiful area, however no opportunity to hire beds or umbrellas so went on a cave boat trip. As it was only a 2 he stop it was no big deal.
Great excursion with great people. The beach was beautiful! We rented chairs that were $90 for a pair. Everything was smooth and comfortable!
This is simply a transfer from ship to beach, beach to town and town to ship. There was confusion at meeting point as rep was holding up a sign saying “Corfu” when the info given was an open top bus company.
To be clear we were not anticipating an open top bus but were expecting to find someone holding a sign with the operators name on.
Our driver was friendly and flexible with timings per our request.
Bus was fine but it was not explained exactly where the pick the bus up after our beach tour, which was confusing.
Met our guide at exit of Cruise terminal, just outside first set of doors. They were holding a sign Corfu City Tour. No Viator sign at all.
lack of communication. Not informed of sign when arranging to meet at the ship's terminal. Therefore missed the tour
Did exactly what we wanted took us to the beach and gave us time in Corfu town. Had 2 hours free time at beach and 1.5 hours in Corfu town. We decided to walk back to port afterwards rather than getting back on coach.
Was basically just transportation to two sites. A beach and old town. Tour guide Maria was nice enough but did not really add anything to the bus ride. Traffic was awful and worried about getting back to our cruise ship on time. Was disappointing. Will not visit Corfu again.
It was impossible to find the vendor for our booking, so we were unable to take the tour. With 4-5 cruise ships in port, there were many buses in port. The vendor was impossible to find, with no one holding or posting signs ti direct us to the correct bus.
I’m giving 4 stars only because I feel the free time in Corfu Town is too short. The time spent in Paleokastritsa was perfectly fine, but in Corfu Town we were given only about 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Honestly, with that amount of time, you have to choose between having lunch or exploring the town. Doing both properly is simply not realistic. I believe the tour would be much better if it included at least one additional hour in Corfu Town.
Other than that, the experience was very enjoyable and well organized. A special mention to Panos, our guide, who was incredibly friendly, helpful, and professional throughout the day. You can tell he genuinely enjoys his job, and he does it very well. I hope he continues doing this for many years to come! ☺️
The whole experience was good. The tour guide was very knowledgeable and helpful. The bus was comfortable and air conditioned.
There's plenty of time at the beach to gift shop and sunbathe as well as stop at one of the restaurants that were open to eat or drink something. The second stop was Old Town and we had over an hour to explore Old Town they were having a military holiday so they were marching parades they showed off their military equipment including their fighter jets. All in all it was a good day.
Lovely experience. Although this is not a guided tour, the team of Maria and Alec did a nice job of explaining some of the things they’re most proud of about their country. Enjoy your free time in the Beach town and also in old town.
We were on a cruise with another couple and thought this would be a great way to spend the day in Corfu. While it was a good day, we would've definitely done it with another company.
The instructions for the meeting point shows a spot in the middle of the pier. There are literally no vehicle allowed in that area, so that was a problem. A couple days before, we got an email saying to go out through customs and there'll be a sign for our excursion. We did and there wasn't any signage at all. After walking all around the area, looking at all the other excursion buses & finding nothing, we got a call from the company. They told us to go back through customs and meet them on the pier. We did that & there were no vehicles allowed in the area (we found out later the call was from their head office in Athens & they had no firsthand experience with the port of Corfu...).
At this point, we're 30 minutes late for our departure and still had no idea what's going on. When I tried to call the person back, the recording mentioned Gray Line bus tours. Nothing in our reservation had mentioned that. So we go back through customs and saw a Gray Line sign and talked to them. We had finally found our meeting point (note: the excursion is titled: Shared Shore Excursion at Paleokastritsa Beach and Corfu Old Town. The actual sign at Gray Line said: Corfu Trip.... !!!!????). Just horrible communication!
Our bus had already left and so they arranged a smaller, beautiful Mercedes van for the group of us that had missed the original departure time. Our driver, Margarita, was a lovely person. She was the one & only highlight of the excursion.
The beach area is very nice, but BUSY (and we weren't even in the peak tourist season).
The tour was supposed to include a tour around Corfu in the bus, but traffic was bad & they thought we'd just be stuck for an hour or so in a traffic jam, so Margarita let us out by old town & was going to meet us back there later. She did meet us on time & got us back to the cruise in good time. Margarita was fantastic and the only reason I didn't give this a 1 star.
Compared to the other 'old towns' that we visited on our cruise, Corfu was a huge disappointment, but that's another review.
The communication for this excursion was horrible. Because of that, and our late departure, our trip was cut short. And it was supposed to include a driving tour around Corfu, which didn't happen. This excursion ended up being just a very expensive taxi ride to the beach & drop off at Corfu old town. Would not recommend this excursion and tour operator to anyone.
Update exact meeting point on map! It is shown right outside the ship but you actually go out past security into the terminal parking lot. Other than that our guide and driver were amazing. The beach was beautiful and a short overview of the old town.
Had a great time visiting the beach and Old Town, lots of great shops to browse in and pick up souvenirs.
Logistics well organized. The guide was friendly and helpful.
Both destinations, beach and Old Town are good. But for most people who will not swim, 2 hours at beach seems a bit too long while the Old Town, which has a lot more things to see and do, is scheduled for 1.5 hours. Suggest allocate more time to Old Town.
Maria was a very friendly and knowledgeable tour guide. The transportation was comfortable. We loved the beautiful views from the monastery.
The instructions on how to get to the point of pick up or incorrect and very poor. The name of the company that was on the ticket was not the same as the name of the company that actually picked us up. Even though it was the same company. Which made it even harder to find who we were supposed to go on the tour with. We were 30 to 40 minutes late getting started because everybody who was on the tour could not find the pick up point.
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