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Nisyros The Volcanic Island
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Nisyros Volcano
Explore Nisyros: Walk inside an active volcano, wander Mandraki’s charming streets, and visit the iconic Panagia Spiliani Monastery.
Explore Nisyros: Walk inside an active volcano, wander Mandraki’s charming streets, and visit the iconic Panagia Spiliani Monastery.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Nisyros Volcano - Arrive at the charming harbor of the island in roughly an hour and experience the island’s traditional lifestyle and genuine character.
- Nisyros - Spend the afternoon wandering the narrow lanes of Mandraki port, savor a traditional meal at one of the numerous local taverns, or explore the renowned monastery. Let the island’s enchantment captivate you.
- Nisyros Volcano - Arrive at the charming harbor of the island in roughly an hour and experience the island’s traditional lifestyle and genuine character.
- Nisyros - Spend the afternoon wandering the narrow lanes of Mandraki port, savor a traditional meal at one of the numerous local taverns, or explore the renowned monastery. Let the island’s enchantment captivate you.
What's Included
- Transfer to Volcano
- Boat ticket to Nisyros
- Transfer to Port by A/C Bus
- Transfer to Volcano
- Boat ticket to Nisyros
- Transfer to Port by A/C Bus
What's Not Included
- Entrance fee to the Volcano 3euro
- Lunch
- Entrance fee to the Volcano 3euro
- Lunch
Additional Information
Departing from the little port of Kardamena (1 hour drive from Kos town) we arrive by boat in approx. 50 minutes at the idyllic island of Nisyros. Here we continue by bus driving through the moon landscapes to the impressive “Stephanos” volcano. You can walk inside this active crater. It really is a fantastic experience! Just feel the energy of this…
Departing from the little port of Kardamena (1 hour drive from Kos town) we arrive by boat in approx. 50 minutes at the idyllic island of Nisyros. Here we continue by bus driving through the moon landscapes to the impressive “Stephanos” volcano. You can walk inside this active crater. It really is a fantastic experience! Just feel the energy of this sleeping giant! It is just a short walk to go down in the caldera.
After this visit you will have time in the capital town Mandraki with its picturesque narrow streets, colourful flower pots, mosaics and white houses with coloured doors and windows. A great place to take beautiful pictures ! You can also visit the Monastery of Panagia Spiliani, one of the most famous monasteries of the Dodecanese islands.
- Please wear comfortable shoes. Volcano has a really bad smell. Please avoid if you are pregnant or have heart disease problems
- Please notice that extra charges may apply per person or in total of the group for pick-ups from hotels- villas- airbnb outside the proximity of our tour selected pick route. In that case we can provide round trip transfer for customer(s) convenience ad-hoc quoted as per location of customer(s)’ property.
- Please contact 24hrs prior to the activity your local supplier to reconfirm the pick up location and time.
Location
Nisyros Volcano
Mandraki
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Robp262000
Jul 28, 2025
Quick visit to the volcano with a nice walk around Mandraki - Great trip, well organised. Information leading up to the trip was good, pick up from the hotel was on time. We'd read reviews from other companies saying, too long at the volcano and an overly long day, but it was spot on.
We had a good and everything was perfect.
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221ianw
Oct 14, 2024
"Lifetime Experience" - Unbelievable to actually experience walking in a volcanic crater,steam rising from all around the sides.
Before coming on this trip,we never imagined the sheer size of the crater!
Few tips,it can be precarious walking down into the crater,so tread carefully and allow yourself time,wouldn't recommend descent for people a bit unsteady on their feet.
Make sure you wear "sensible"footwear,not flip flops etc.but "trainers,sport shoe or good soled shoes as the ground beneath your feet can get pretty hot,what,with the sun beating down,as wearing a hat is also recommended to protect against sunstroke!
Thoroughly enjoyed the trip,although on the steep mountainous roads,my wife had her heart in her mouth as the coach navigated the snaking narrow road!
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Hans4564
Aug 17, 2024
A must visit if visiting Greece - We booked through trip advisor as found the exact same offer was cheaper here than with TUI or any other rep at the hotel.
The coach picked us up at the hotel and took us to the boat, The trip took about an hour across to the island from Kos. We had a fabulous tour guide who showed some of the town then gave us free time to explore. We enjoyed a drink on the front by a little beach for the kids to play. Everyone was very friendly while walking around. We then met the tour guide again and went by coach to the volcano. She explained about the different towns along the way.
The volcano itself was extremely hot but the kids managed to walk down and explore. There is a strong smell of sulphate but that's to be expected. We saw some smoldering which the kids loved. Definitely an experience to do while in Greece.
Boat trip back and coach ready to take us back to our hotel. A fabulous day out and would recommend
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Lee
Aug 1, 2024
Great to walk down into a volcano - The boat trip lasted about 1 hour each way. The island had a few towns, which we stopped at. The main town called Mandraki was great and well worth exploring. We went to the volcano and walked down into it. It was very hot but well worth the walk. A great day out. It's best to do the trip as a tour, that way you get taken around the island to all of the towns and the volcano.
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Stephaniefb5065sc
Jun 6, 2024
A timeless experience - The views were amazing, we took so many photos. Nisyros is approached by boat from Kardemena , it's hot and there are little islands surfacing from the sea. The view back to Kos is postcard pretty too. We went on a coach up to the volcano, with a guide telling us all about the island, walked around the volcano and that was like I imagine the surface of the moon. There was a coffee shop too. The terraces dug into the hills tell how difficult life would be if you had to grow crops to survive. Then back down the island to the portside town, which was both beautiful architecturally and bustling with gift shops and cafes. If you get the chance to go, I recommend it.
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A5677eileslies
Jun 4, 2024
A real good fantastic day out - Went to the volcanoes Martha the tour guide 2nd time we met her a great person does her job fantastic told us the history of the island and looked after us all even the rough boat ride back 😆
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Mariovc9785fi
May 20, 2024
Nisyros definitely worth a visit - Booked an excursion to Nisyros via Tui. It was well arranged with a bus trip from Kos town to the port of Kardamena. An hour by boat to Nisyros. Our guide was Willem, a guide from Tui who has been providing this excursion during the 7 seasons. Someone who can talk well and keeps everyone focused, but also leaves room for questions. The visit was really great, a visit to the town on the coast with the option of a well-organized lunch (not included), a visit to a mountain town that has only 30 inhabitants and is located above the crater of the dormant volcano with a beautiful view of this crater. After a short break here, the highlight was a visit to the crater of the dormant volcano. That was worth it, you can descend into the crater via a path. a true experience, you can smell the sulfur that still bubbles up from the holes. The different colors in the walls of the crater are beautiful. then back to the boat. Where you take the bus back to your pick-up point that morning after an hour's sailing. All in all a fun and active day. and Willem was great, with clear and concise explanations about this beautiful experience.
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Kerstin
Sep 23, 2024
Excursion to Nisyros. - Went on an excursion with TUI here. Very nice little island, well worth a visit. Be the first in Mandraki, the island's small capital. Can recommend the ice cream in Piccolo Café. They have both volcanic and lava ice cream…… Then we went to Stefanoskrater, also well worth a visit.
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Teresita_j
May 25, 2025
Organized and timely. Unfortunately, the ride back was a low note for us - The tour is well organized and locations are beautiful and interesting. Martha is an experienced and friendly tour guide. The taverna she recommended for lunch was okay, a bit of an overpriced tourist trap in my opinion with a bit of rude service. We travelled in with one boat and came back in another that was terribly overcrowded. The bus in the morning was cool and not terribly overcrowded. In the afternoon the return bus was 100% full and the driver kept cutting the AC since people upfront were cold while the rest of us in the back were dying without any ventilation. It was very hot. We complained and Martha had it turned back on but unfortunately cut it off again for the last 15-20 minutes of our ride. We were very disappointed since that showed a total disregard for the passengers who were baking. The ones that were cold could have closed the vents or switched to the back.
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Explorer49553145059
Aug 14, 2025
Worst ferry ever - BE VERY CAREFULL*
Me,my mum and my 2 children booked a trip to nisaros.On arriving at kardaminar and walking to the port, we were met with a massive que. Everyone was being piled onto 1 ferry, it was over crowded before we even got on it. Spoke to the tour guide (marta)who told us not to worry it will be fine ! We boarded and there was no where to sit, it was rammed and then they started loaded bikes and cars onto it. Again spoke to Marta who again just brushed it off and lit a cigarette 🙄 The ferry was that over loaded it struggled to pull off. AND HERE IT COMES 🤬 HALF WAY THERE THE ENGINE CUT OUT AND THE FERRY FILLED WITH THICK BLACK SMOKE ! There were 4 tour guides on the ferry who went into mass panic, kids were crying and adults shouting and screaming . We were all told to go upto the higher deck , but that was impossible as there was no room as they had rammed so many people up there. All the way there the ferry crawled with smoke and fumes still bellowing out. I spoke to marta and said that its dangerous and over packed thats why this has happened, she just laughed and said there was nothing to worry about and lit another fag 🤬.Fast forward to coming home, same ferry but alot less people, but im sure it was only running with 1 engine as it was very slow. Got back on the coach and was expecting and explanation or even an apology of what had happened but nothing. Later I found out that the oil had over heated as the engines couldn't cope with the weight.
Safe to say I would never go back on that ferry again (ferry in comments) and as for the travel guide marta she has to be the worst ive ever had. Rude , doesn't care, all about me, my way or no one's way. It was an absolute joke 🤬🤬🤬🤬
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