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What better way to celebrate than with the Greek Gods who have celebrated 5 millenniums already!! This exciting sailing tour highlights the bar scene in Greece which has developed the reputation of being the wildest in the world. The tour operates only in August and is an island hoping pub crawl for guests under 40 years of age. It will be conducted aboard an Atlantic 49 -a modern sloop with four private double cabins with private washroom facilities (a floating motel!). Singles, couples and the gay scene is welcome!

SPECIAL 7 DAY TOUR US$1599.00
Including fuel and skipper, no meals, base on 8-10 guests minimum. Price is per person and does not include airfare.

THE YACHT DEPARTS LAVRION OLYMPIC MARINA (60 KM’S FROM ATHENS) OR FROM IOS (BY WAY OF SANTORINI) FOR THE FOLLOWING STOPS:

KEA: 1 NIGHT (a three hour sail on Saturday afternoon)
Arriving late we enjoy a welcoming dinner at O Nikos Taverna and then party on the yacht steps from the restaurant. There is also a night club in the harbour for a drink or several beautiful Greek bars up at the hilltop town Ioulis -a taxi ride away. This night is best spent shaking off jet-lag and getting ready for the real party to come!

MYKONOS: 2 NIGHTS (a long day sail of 60 miles 8 hours)
Arriving at the golden beach of Ornos Bay we jump in and cool off. Dinner is spent on the shore at Porto Ornos Taverna before setting of for a wild night beginning at the Down Under Bar -wear white as you will glow in the dark! Next is the best disco in Mykonos the renowned Scandinavian Bar’, where you can dance all night on the air conditioned dance floor to a world beat -with travellers from a round the world! Scandinavian is made up of three different bars and an outdoor terrace with friendly waiters Bobby, Lefteris and Yannis serving the tables outside. For the gay scene check out Pierros, the most well known gay bar on the planet along with a myriad of others! Other great bars include; Caprice a classy, musically hip cocktail bar along the Little Venice boardwalk where the waves splash up against the windows and entrance. The Anchor and Seven Sins bars are also fun local Mykonos watering holes. There are dozens more to choose from. The end of the night is entertaining as the winding labyrinth of Mykonos town can be even more confusing when you’ve had a few drinks. The bus stops at 02:00 but taxis bring weary sailors back to Ornos at all hours! The next day wake and visit the world famous Super Paradise Beach by small fishing boat, bus, moped or rag top jeep. All options are available from Ornos. Super Paradise offers a nice narrow beach with bars and restaurants all along it. Excellent people watching -most are partly naked! Optionally, stay at Ornos which is actually a nicer golden beach, is less crowded and less party oriented. At Ornos beach watch out for Dimitri the ‘beach kamaki’ (oldest male profession in Greece) who spends more time chatting up the girls than collecting money for the umbrellas! The yacht is moored for both days 30 meters off the beautiful beach so for real privacy and sun tanning stay aboard and listen to a few CD’s! Night two do what you didn’t do on night one -or do it again! A good choice for dinner is Nikos Taverna the best Greek food in Mykonos town.

PAROS: 2 NIGHTS (4 hours sail south)
After tying up at Paroikia port, wander around the bay for a swim before drinks time aboard. Dinner is at Barca Rosa where they make wood burning oven, thin crust pizzas and excellent pastas and salads. The party night begins at Black Barts cafe where you can sit and watch the masses move by on the boardwalk. At midnight we head down the road to the Dubliner Bar which consists of seven bars including, Hard Rock Paros and a rave bar. The centre of the Dubliner is an open air courtyard with five bars off the open square. The Scandinavian bar (where women are invited to bare their breasts for a free shot -quite popular!), the Ozzie Bar, the Greek bar and the Irish bar which features an air-conditioned dance floor with international D.J. Night two deja-vu!

IOS: 2 NIGHTS (6 hours sail south)
Ios is recognised, by those who know, as being the largest single night-life location in the world. It offers more bars and raving partiers than the Algarve and Spring Break in Florida combined! With over 300 bars in the small chora (hilltop town) above the harbour, there is definitely something for everyone. There are thousands of drunken young people that visit each summer on their tour through the islands. Ios is a hang out, a meeting place and a place to work for a summer of fun. It is also home of the longest and finest beaches of the Aegean sea -Milopotas which is packed with young sun worshippers (make sure to visit the Far Out Camping, a shangrila on Ios with two pools, water slides, basketball, scuba diving and the most abusive English barman in existence - Cookie of Cookies Bar. Manganari is the other fantastic beach which is 1.5 kilometres of golden sand and is a more relaxed and off the beaten trail.

Our first night on Ios enjoy a fine California style Greek dinner at Lord Byrons Taverna then head to the square where the action begins each night. Starting at Ios Blue where manager Yannis and D.J. Fotis welcome guests as regular patrons with a shot of Sambuka or Jagermeister. The dance floor is always packed with partiers from all over the world; Scandinavia, Germany, England, South Africa, Australia, and North America but the largest single visitors are the lovable Irish. Early in the season there are so many Irish that the word Ios could stand for ‘Irish Over Seas’! Right beside Ios Blue is the famous Red Bull Bar which is as packed and barman Giorgos welcomes dancing on the bar. Next stop is Flames bar where Nicholas an Elizabeth, from Sweden, are ready to mix your favourite drinks. These three bars and the square in general, are a great place to meet singles as you are forced to be social -being crammed so close together! Greece has a wonderful way of letting inhibitions disappear and friendships begin. If the bar man notices that you are getting to close, he might try to cool things off with spray whipped cream! Other bars worth mentioning are the Zulu (where visitors must watch that their eyebrows don’t get singed from the fire juggling and fire spitting competition the Austrian bar men put on each night), the world famous Slammer Bar where patrons are invited to drink 5 ounces of tequila mixed with seven up and get whacked several times over the head with a rubber mallet (participants are offered a gimmicky football helmet and a padded jacket for minimal protection from the whaling). The Dubliner is the next stop on the way down to the bigger discos. Dubliner is a half open air sports bar with two dance floors several bars and a good Irish atmosphere. The next stop is a must see,Sweet Irish Dream , an institution in Ios usually gets going at around 02:00. It is the ‘home of table dancing’ as all the tables are made out of thick cement -specifically for that purpose. The objective is to get a table then invite and haul up whomever you fancy! Tables can accommodate six. After this exciting, table dirty-dancing it is time to move on to the real discos along the road to the beach. First stop is the Mojo Club which is open air and features good new age music then the evening continues at the infamous Scorpions Bar which is a techno bar with mind blowing laser lights. Both latter bars can accommodate over 300 patrons. When you leave Scorpions it is 06:00 and the sun is up. Time for bed or the beach! Night two can be a repeat of night one at Ios -if you have the energy? SANTORINI (30 to 90 minute ferry ride).

Guests disembark the yacht on morning 8 and visit Santorini by ferry. It is possible to book a room for a day or two to see the Santorini sites. Santorini is the most beautiful of the Greek islands as it is a six mile round ancient volcanic crater. It is the island that is associated with the myth of the lost civilisation of Atlantis. It is a good idea to rent a car and explore a little. The black sand beach of Perissa is a great way to relax or just enjoy the swimming pool at the guest house. It is important to catch the sunset at charming Ia at the north west tip of the island -some cheese and a bottle of wine are a good idea. There are many restaurants and the night-life usually begins at the Blue Note Bar which is a well known international watering hole. Walk the winding streets and take in the Ozzie Bar and the breath taking view off the cliffs of Thira, then dance at Enigma or Koo Club, both are larger discos.

These tours are unique in the industry and will only be offered in August. They begin at either Lavrion or at Ios. They are one way sailings and guests must make their own way to and from the departure and disembarkation points. Please refer to the “Aegean Adventure Sailing Cruises” for details on the boats, weather, meals, role of the clients (Guests are the crew of the yachts) and reservation details.

Flight, hotel and land tour arrangements can be booked through our office. An additional USD$150.00 will allow two nights accommodations at either end of the tour Athens or Santorini.