The Classic 7-Day Ionian Yacht Charter Itinerary

The classic Ionian 7-day route runs Lefkada → Meganisi → Ithaca → Kefalonia (Fiscardo + Assos) → Paxos → Meganisi → Lefkada. The route is shorter (180-220 nm total) and gentler than the Cycladic equivalent, with sheltered cruising water and predictable afternoon thermal wind. This is the Greek charter week we book first-time families on. Day 1 — Boarding Lefkada Marina → Meganisi (Spilia). Most charters board late morning, motor out of Lefkada Marina, transit Lefkada Canal, anchor at Meganisi's Spilia or Atherinos by mid-afternoon. Short Day 1, by design — gives time for the boat orientation and a relaxed first-night dinner. Distance: 12 nm. Day 2 — Meganisi → Ithaca (Vathy or Frikes). Sail south-east 25 nm to Ithaca, the Odysseus island. Anchor at Vathy (large protected harbour, motor-yacht-friendly) or Frikes (smaller, sailor-favourite village). Walk the Vathy waterfront, dinner at one of the harbour tavernas. Overnight Ithaca. Day 3 — Ithaca → Kefalonia (Fiscardo). Short morning sail north-west to Fiscardo on Kefalonia (10 nm, 90 minutes). Anchor in Foki Bay (1 nm south of Fiscardo) — better than the Fiscardo Mediterranean-mooring scrum. Walk into Fiscardo for lunch, swim in the afternoon, dinner ashore at one of the harbour-front tavernas. Overnight Foki Bay. Day 4 — Fiscardo → Assos → Myrtos Beach. Sail 15 nm south along the west coast of Kefalonia. Anchor at Assos for lunch (Venetian fortress, ten-house village curved around a tiny harbour). Afternoon at Myrtos Beach — the Cliffs-of-Pelekas backdrop, electric-blue water, drop anchor 200m offshore (no holding inshore). Overnight Assos or return to Fiscardo for dinner. Day 5 — Kefalonia → Paxos (Loggos). Longest passage of the week: 60 nm north-east to Paxos. Departure 08:00, arrival mid-afternoon. Anchor outside Loggos and tender in. Loggos has 7 restaurants in a 50-metre stretch — the Ionian's best village. Vasilis takes no reservations; eat at midnight or get there by 19:30. Overnight Loggos. Day 6 — Paxos → Antipaxos (Voutoumi) → return Paxos. Morning hop south to Antipaxos (3 nm). Anchor at Voutoumi Beach — the bluest water in the Ionian, pure pebble white. Swim, lunch on board, leave by 14:00 before the Corfu day-charter boats arrive. Return to Lakka (north Paxos) for the evening; dinner at La Rosa di Paxos or Akis. Overnight Lakka. Day 7 — Paxos → Lefkada disembarkation. 60 nm south to Lefkada. Possible to do as one passage (8 hours under motor) or break at Mourtos on the mainland for lunch. Arrive Lefkada Marina mid-afternoon, disembark Day 8 morning. Total round-trip: 180-220 nm, two-thirds downwind under the afternoon thermal.