Activities in Vassiliki, Greece
- Co-Retreats
- Mar 7, 2017
- 2 min read
Vassiliki, Greece is world-renowned for its windsurfing and sailing opportunities! In addition, there is scuba diving, stand up paddle boarding, mountain biking, yoga, and more. Vassiliki is on the island of Lefkada in the northwestern region of Greece. It is a beautiful island with gorgeous beaches, old olive groves, historical sites, and quaint villages. Continue reading to learn more about the variety of activities available in Vassiliki!
WINDSURFING
The Club Vass windsurfing centre offers a variety of water and wind activities. They have excellent RYA qualified instructors and high-quality windsurfing equipment. They offer 5-day windsurfing courses (beginner, improver, intermediate, and advanced levels), private 1-hour windsurfing sessions with renowned instructors, daily and weekly windsurfing equipment rentals, and stand up paddle boards (SUPs). In the mornings, there is typically onshore wind that is ideal for beginner windsurfers (or more experienced ones to practice skills – clew first, backwind, etc.). In the afternoons, the wind typically switches to cross shore and picks up to an ideal level for intermediate, advanced, and expert windsurfers. To ensure the safety of all guests, they have a lifeguard tower and safety rescue boats. Also, Club Vass has a full service restaurant and a beach bar with happy hour daily, and they have weekly activities and social events that you will have access to as well.
SAILING
The Wildwind sailing centre is RYA recognized. They have a wide selection of high performance dinghies and catamarans. They offer various courses for beginners through experts and equipment rentals. The wind and water conditions in Vassiliki Bay make it an ideal and safe setting for sailing. They also have a full-service restaurant, and weekly social activities that you can access.
SCUBA DIVING
The Nautilus Diving Club offers PADI Open Water and Advanced Open Water courses. If you’ve never dived and you’re interested in trying it without committing to a certification course, you can do a Discover Dive. They offer one and two-tank dives on a daily basis to a variety of sites in the area. You can also rent single and double kayaks to explore Vassiliki bay on your own. In addition, there are snorkeling trips once a week.
BIKING
Mountain bikes are available for rent from Club Vass. (If you rent windsurfing equipment by the week, bikes and SUPs are included as well!) There are plenty of trails and back roads to explore. You can go on a guided ride, or go explore on your own. Bikes are a great way to explore the surrounding mountains, villages, olive groves, and beaches.
MISCELLANEOUS
Vassiliki offers a huge variety of activities! In addition to the above activities, there’s also stand up paddle boarding (SUPing), swimming, sea kayaking, waterskiing/wakeboarding, dolphin watching tours, wineries, quaint villages, monasteries, waterfalls, beaches, cultural and historical sites, and ATV tours. In addition, Healthy Options offers yoga, pilates, fitness classes, guided walks, herbal walks, massage, and more.
Vassiliki is a great place to be active and healthy!
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