With children
Family
Why this plan
Short drives, shallow water and one village that children remember: a day that does not depend on anyone standing still in a museum.
The day, hour by hour
What time do you land?
09:30Chios Town quay
Collect the car. Everything on this plan is within half an hour of the port.
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Collect the car. Everything on this plan is within half an hour of the port.
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10:00Karfas
Shallow, sandy and organised, with sunbeds, showers and food on the sand. The easiest swimming water on the island for small children.
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Shallow, sandy and organised, with sunbeds, showers and food on the sand. The easiest swimming water on the island for small children.
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13:30Pyrgi
The black-and-white patterns are the one piece of architecture children reliably enjoy. Ice cream in the square, a short walk in the lanes.
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The black-and-white patterns are the one piece of architecture children reliably enjoy. Ice cream in the square, a short walk in the lanes.
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15:00Komi
A long sand beach with tavernas behind it, if there is time for a second swim before the drive back.
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A long sand beach with tavernas behind it, if there is time for a second swim before the drive back.
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16:00Back to the port
Leave earlier than feels necessary — the queue at control is the part that catches people out.
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Leave earlier than feels necessary — the queue at control is the part that catches people out.
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Back on the quay by 16:00
That leaves the last hour before a sailing at 17:00 for passport control and boarding.
That leaves the last hour before a sailing at 17:00 for passport control and boarding.
Before you plan around it
Mavra Volia and the west-coast coves are deep and shelve steeply; they are not the right choice with small children even in calm weather.
Be back at the quay a clear hour before the return sailing. Passport control, ticket collection and the queue for boarding all take longer than the walk suggests, and the boat does not wait.
Mavra Volia and the west-coast coves are deep and shelve steeply; they are not the right choice with small children even in calm weather.
Be back at the quay a clear hour before the return sailing. Passport control, ticket collection and the queue for boarding all take longer than the walk suggests, and the boat does not wait.