Full-Day Wooden Boat Cruise with Lunch & Drinks from Corfu Town

The $118 from-price is the lowest adult rate on the listing for a shared place on board. It covers more than most boat prices on Corfu do, which is the main reason it sits at the top of the shared-boat price range.

• The cruise itself on the wooden vessel Koryfo
• Swim stops near Nissaki and in the bay below the Erimitis forest
• An on-board meal of bruschettas, a gyros bowl with Greek salad and seasonal fruit
• House wine, juice and water
• Wi-Fi on board
• All safety equipment, fuel and taxes

What you pay for separately

Hotel transfer is not included, so the day starts with you finding the boat in Corfu Old Port. A guided tour is not part of the package either. The crew talk about the coast as you go, but there is no formal guide.

A private group version exists on the listing if you want the boat to yourselves, and it prices separately.

The boat leaves the Old Port with the Old Fortress and the Venetian facades of Corfu Town behind it and heads north up the northeast coast. This is the stretch that faces Albania across the narrowest water, and it is the most sheltered side of the island when the afternoon breeze picks up.

Nissaki

The first stop is a swim near Nissaki, a small bay under cliffs and thick green slopes. The water here is clear and calm on most summer mornings, and it is the first chance to get off the deck.

Kouloura, the villa and the tower

Heading on, the boat passes Kouloura, a small fishing harbour with stone houses, then the villa of the Agnelli family and the Kerasia tower, a landmark that has hosted members of the British royal family among its guests. You see these from the water, not ashore.

Erimitis and Peristeres

Before noon the boat reaches the bay under the Erimitis forest. The area holds three protected wetlands, 82 registered plant species and 36 species and sub-species of wild orchids. This is the long swim and lunch stop.

On the way back the boat turns at the Peristeres lighthouse, one of the oldest lighthouses in Greece, standing since the 19th century.

Lunch is served on the boat while it sits at anchor in the Erimitis bay. It is not a barbecue on a beach and it is not a picnic you carry yourself. The listing names three parts.

• Bruschettas to start
• A gyros bowl with Greek salad as the main plate
• Seasonal fruit to finish

House wine, juice and water come with it. Traveller reviews keep returning to the food, describing it as freshly cooked and plentiful. The traveller summary also notes a wish for more shaded seating, so bring a hat for the time on deck.

If you have an allergy or a strict diet, ask the operator before the day, because the listing does not mention alternative menus.

The Koryfo is a certified Greek heritage wooden vessel. It moors in Corfu Old Port, and the same boat runs the evening sunset cruise, so you may recognise it if you walk the waterfront at dusk.

What it means on the day

A wooden boat moves more gently than a speedboat but slower, which is why the route stays on one coast rather than crossing to Paxos. It carries Wi-Fi and full safety equipment. Travellers describe plenty of space and a relaxed feel on deck.

Who should think twice

The listing marks the cruise as not suitable for people with motion sickness, wheelchair users or babies under 1 year old. If any of those applies to your group, the calmer choice is the pirate ship mini-cruise, which is wheelchair accessible and lasts 75 minutes.

This is a boat day for people who care about the day itself more than the destination. It fits couples, groups of friends and older travellers who want food and wine handled, two proper swims and no coach transfer at dawn.

Good fit

First-time visitors who want Corfu's green northeast coast from the water. Travellers who would rather pay once and not think about lunch money. Anyone staying in or near Corfu Town, who can walk to the Old Port.

Poor fit

Families with babies under a year, anyone prone to seasickness, and travellers on a tight budget. If Paxos or the blue sea caves are the reason you want a boat, this is the wrong route, and the semi-private Paxos speedboat is the smaller-group way to get there.

The wooden boat is the priciest shared day in the catalog, and it is the only full day that includes a served lunch and wine. The table puts it next to the closest alternatives in the catalog. Figures current for Q3 2026.

The price gap to the big Paxos boats is $67 per person. What that buys is lunch, wine and a quieter coast. What it gives up is Paxos itself.

If both matter, one option is the Paxos day for the caves plus the same boat's evening run, the sunset cruise, for the Corfu Town waterfront.

Find the wooden boat called Koryfo in Corfu Old Port and arrive at least 20 minutes before departure. The start time is shown when you pick a date on the listing.

• Passport or ID card, which the listing asks you to bring
• Swimwear, towel, sunglasses, hat and sunscreen
• A plan for getting to the Old Port, since there is no hotel transfer
• Motion tablets only if you are unsure, and the honest answer if you know you get seasick is a shorter trip

If the weather turns

In bad weather the operator offers another day or a refund. Free cancellation runs up to 24 hours before departure, and the listing lets you reserve now and pay later, so booking early costs nothing if your plans move.

For the wider island beyond the boat, the national tourism board keeps a Corfu visitor page.

Booking this cruise is a short process, but a few details decide how smooth the day goes. The from-price of $118 per person covers the full day on Koryfo, about 6.5 hours, with lunch, house wine, juice, water, snacks, Wi-Fi, fuel and taxes already in the price. There is no hotel transfer, so plan your own way to Corfu Old Port in Corfu Town.

The listing supports reserve now, pay later, so you can hold places without paying on the spot. Free cancellation runs up to 24 hours before departure for a full refund, which makes it low risk to commit early in your trip and move things if needed.

• Choose your date and the option you want, shared or the private group version, and check the start time shown at booking.
• Reserve your places. With reserve now, pay later you can hold spots before paying, and you keep the right to cancel free up to 24 hours before.
• Note the meeting point: the boat Koryfo at Corfu Old Port, arriving 20 minutes before the start time. No pickup is included, so arrange your own transport into Corfu Town.
• Keep the confirmation email with the start time and port details on your phone.
• The day before, check the forecast against your booking. If weather cancels the trip, the operator offers another day or a refund, so booking a day with a spare day after it gives you a fallback.
• Cancel in time if plans change. Inside 24 hours the free cancellation window has closed.

One more check at booking: babies under 1 year are not accepted, and the listing is not suitable for wheelchair users or people prone to motion sickness. Sorting those questions before you pay beats discovering them at the dock.

Heading to the wrong port

Corfu Town has more than one departure point, and this cruise does not leave from the big cruise terminal or from Gouvia Marina, where the sailing yacht trips start. Koryfo sails from Corfu Old Port. Arrive 20 minutes before the start time shown on your booking, and allow road time into Corfu Town, since there is no hotel pickup to carry you there.

Bringing no money for the bar or assuming everything is free

Lunch, house wine, juice, water and snacks are included. That is more than most boats in this price range offer, but it is not an open bar for the whole day, and towels are not listed as part of the price. The honest comparison worth making: the big Paxos boats at $51 sell food and drinks on board, so at $118 you have paid upfront for the meal.

Pack swimwear, a towel and sun protection yourself.

Booking the last day of the trip

If bad weather cancels the sailing, the operator offers another day or a refund. If your cruise is booked for your final morning, there is no other day to move to. Leave a buffer day after it, and remember the free cancellation window closes 24 hours before departure, so a late change costs you.

Booking it for a seasickness-prone traveller or an infant

The listing states plainly that it does not suit people prone to motion sickness, and babies under 1 year are not accepted. It is also not suitable for wheelchair users. Check your group against those limits before you reserve, not at the dock.

If your group wants a calmer, shorter option on the same boat, the sunset cruise from the Old Port runs 2 hours with no swim stop.