MYKONOS · GREECE
White walls, blue water, endless summer.
Delos cruises and sunset sails, the windmills and Little Venice, beach clubs at Psarou and Paradise, and the lanes of Chora. The whole of Mykonos, booked the right way.
Only here
Three things that are pure Mykonos.
Beach clubs and boat trips belong to every Greek island. Sailing to the ruins of Delos, the windmills above Little Venice, and the sunset the whole town turns out for belong to this one.
Sacred island
Delos, where Apollo was born
A short sail west lies Delos, one of the most important archaeological sites in Greece and, by myth, the birthplace of Apollo and Artemis. No one has lived there for centuries: you cross by boat, walk the marble streets, the Terrace of the Lions and the house mosaics, then sail back. A whole ruined city, open to the Aegean sky.
- 1 Mykonos Town: Archaeological Site of Delos Guided Day Trip
- 2 Mykonos: Delos and Rhenia Islands Cruise with BBQ Meal
- 3 Mykonos: Yacht Cruise to Rhenia and Guided Tour of Delos
Chora
The windmills and Little Venice
Mykonos Town is a deliberate maze of whitewashed lanes, laid out to confuse pirates and now to delight everyone else. It opens onto the row of sixteenth-century windmills above the water and the balconies of Little Venice, where the houses stand with their feet in the sea. The light off the lime-washed walls is the thing people come for.
- 1 Mykonos Walking Tour
- 2 Mykonos: Half-Day City Walking Tour and Island Bus Tour
- 3 Feel like a local – Walking Tour in Mykonos Town 2hours
Golden hour
The Aegean sunset, under sail
Mykonos faces west, and the sunset behind the windmills is part of the daily ritual here. From the deck of a catamaran the whole coast turns gold and rose, the town lights come up over Little Venice, and the wind falls away to nothing. The single most booked hour of the day.
- 1 Catamaran Day & Sunset Cruises with meals Drinks and transportation
- 2 Mykonos Catamaran Premium Day-Sunset Tours 8-flavor Meal & Drinks
- 3 Mykonos: Sunset Cruise with Drinks
Start with the standout
The single most booked experience on the island.
More visitors build their Mykonos days around this one than anything else on the list.
The classics
Mykonos's Most Popular Cruises & Tours
Delos and Rhenia, the catamaran day sails, the sunset cruises and the island tours. The days most visitors come to Mykonos for.
Where to begin
The days a Mykonos trip is built around.
Delos and Rhenia, the catamaran cruises, the sunset sails, the lanes of Chora, the beach clubs and a Mykonian cooking table. The handful of days most trips are planned around, and the best way to do each.
A day on the water
Which cruise is your kind of day?
Half of Mykonos is best seen from the deck of a boat. Three ways to spend a day at sea, sorted by what you are after: the sunset, the ruins, or the next perfect beach.
Chora
A maze built to be lost in.
Mykonos Town was laid out centuries ago as a tangle of identical white lanes, meant to baffle raiding pirates and now to charm everyone who wanders in. Bougainvillea spills over the walls, the windmills stand on the hill above, and Little Venice drops straight to the sea. A guide turns the maze into a story.
Read the guide: the best Mykonos Town walking tours →The south coast
Where the island spends the day.
The sheltered south coast holds the famous sands: Psarou and Platis Gialos for the polished beach clubs and their daybeds, Paradise and Super Paradise for the party, Ornos and Agios Sostis for a quieter swim. A boat or a quad turns a day on one beach into a tour of them all.
See the beach clubs & watersports →The Aegean
The bluest water in the Cyclades.
The sea around Mykonos runs from pale turquoise over the sandbars to deep cobalt offshore, clear enough to see the anchor on the bottom. The meltemi wind that cools the summer also fills the sails. Cross it to Delos, anchor off Rhenia for a swim, or just chase the next empty cove.
Sailing & yacht cruises →The shot
A dress, the white walls, and the wind.
No island poses like Mykonos. The flying-dress photoshoot has become its own ritual here: a photographer, a long trailing gown and a rooftop or a blue-shuttered lane, with the meltemi doing the rest. You leave with the set of images the whole trip gets remembered by.
- 1 Private Flying Dress Photoshoot in Mikonos
- 2 1 Hour Private Photo Session In Mykonos
- 3 Photography Session in Mykonos
By the kind of day
What sort of Mykonos are you after?
The island does serene and it does famous-for-the-party, often on the same afternoon. Pick the pace: a slow day on the sand, a day out among the ruins and villages, or a night that starts on a boat.
Slow it down
Sea, sunbeds and a long lunch.Beach-club daybeds at Psarou and Paradise, a swim stop on a day sail, the afternoon spent at water level.
Out exploring
Ruins, villages and the maze.Delos by boat, the inland villages and monasteries by jeep, and the whitewashed lanes of Chora on foot.
After dark
Boat parties and the night.Daytime party cruises with DJs, sunset drinks off Little Venice, and the clubs that made the island famous.
After the swim
The party that starts on the water.
Mykonos built its name on the party, and a good part of it happens offshore. Day cruises with a DJ on deck push out to Paradise and the south coast, drinks flowing and the crowd in the water, then deliver everyone back to town just in time for the clubs. Sunset slots are the ones that sell out first.
See all 6 party cruises →By place
The island, beach by beach.
Chora for the windmills and the maze. Delos for the ruins. Ornos for an easy family swim. Psarou for the glamour. Kalafati for the wind and the board. Elia for the longest stretch of sand.
By activity
Pick how to spend the day.
Sail if you want the open sea. Cruise to Delos for the ruins. Walk Chora for the lanes and the light. A cooking table, a wine tasting, or a quad bike loose on the back roads.
Plan it
Three perfect days.
First time on the island? Here is a three-day run that hits the ruins, the beaches and the night without a wasted hour.
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