Melissani lake and Drogarati Cave

Is it possible to visit the lake and cave in an afternoon independently. We do not dock/tender in Argostoli until 1pm. If yes what would be the best way do do it? Than you for any replies.

Maggie

It should be possible but it's going to be tight depending on when your ship leaves. We docked at Sami so it was super easy to do the whole thing in under 3 hours with a taxi that we hired at the pier. However from Argostoli you have at least a 40 minute drive out to either site. It's an additional 15 minutes between the two sites so figure 2 hours of driving. The Cave is on the way to the Lake so you could go there on the way there or on the way back. I don't think it really matters which one you do first as both stay open late.

We got to the Lake before the tour buses so we didn't have to wait to get on a boat. There was a limited number of boats that each could hold about a dozen people. The tour took about 20-30 minutes. You'll be getting there in the afternoon so figure a bit of a wait to get on a boat, say 60 minutes total.

The Caves were a completely DIY affair. The driver dropped us off, we bought tickets and wandered down into the caves. You could probably walk the entire direct circuit in 30 minutes. I think we spent about 60 minutes in total since we took every side path and photo opportunity available.

Add that all up and you have a 4 hour tour. Hope this helps.

It should be possible but it's going to be tight depending on when your ship leaves. We docked at Sami so it was super easy to do the whole thing in under 3 hours with a taxi that we hired at the pier. However from Argostoli you have at least a 40 minute drive out to either site. It's an additional 15 minutes between the two sites so figure 2 hours of driving. The Cave is on the way to the Lake so you could go there on the way there or on the way back. I don't think it really matters which one you do first as both stay open late.

 

We got to the Lake before the tour buses so we didn't have to wait to get on a boat. There was a limited number of boats that each could hold about a dozen people. The tour took about 20-30 minutes. You'll be getting there in the afternoon so figure a bit of a wait to get on a boat, say 60 minutes total.

 

The Caves were a completely DIY affair. The driver dropped us off, we bought tickets and wandered down into the caves. You could probably walk the entire direct circuit in 30 minutes. I think we spent about 60 minutes in total since we took every side path and photo opportunity available.

 

Add that all up and you have a 4 hour tour. Hope this helps.

Great help.. Thank you.

Maggie

We did it with a tour booked through Viator (Highlights of Kefalonia tour). The price was very reasonable and the tour was quite good - one of the highlights of our cruise.