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Full-day volcanic island of Nisyros tour with boat trip from Kos

4.5/5
210 reviews

If there's one must-visit while you're in Kos, it's the volcanic island of Nisyros. Greek legend says it was created from a stone thrown by the god Poseidon. And it's a scenic gem of an hour-long trip that takes you there. Visit Mandraki, Nikia, the Stefanos crater and more.

Once you've docked in the harbour of Mandraki, the island's capital, you'll head to the old village of Nikia on the edge of the Stefanos crater. Lose yourself in the labyrinth of cobbled stoned lanes or find a spot near the crater's edge, where you can feel the heat.

Afterwards, head back to Mandraki. Sugar-cubed houses stretch across this amphitheatre-shaped town, which is in the shadow of a medieval castle and the cliff-side monastery of Panagia Spiliani.

Main features

Free cancellation
Place: Kos
Duration: more than 8 hours
Language:English
Mobile voucher accepted

Additional features

Guided tour
Instant confirmation
E-Voucher
Hotel pick up

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Why you’ll love this…

  • It's a full day of adventure as you cruise to the volcanic island of Nisyros and check out its crater
  • There's a guided tour of Nikia village, perched at the rim of the volcano so you can feel its heat
  • You can enjoy a coffee in Nikia's quiet streets full of traditional architecture and mosaics
  • You'll visit Mandraki, the capital of the island, complete with Medieval castle and monastery
  • Your local guide will tell you all about the Greek legend of how Poseidon created the island

Important to know

  • The crater is quite steep so it is not advised that young children, expectant mothers or those with any health problems walk down to the bottom
  • Food and drink not included
  • There's a EUR 5.00 sustainability charge at the volcano

Cancellation policy

Receive a 100% refund if you cancel up to 1 day before the experience begins.


What’s included

  • Transport
  • Guide
  • Boat cruise
  • Audio headset guide

This experience meets the Global Sustainable Tourism Council criteria. By choosing this experience you can protect the places you love, care for the environment and support local communities.

Booking fee

Good news! No extra fees are applied to this booking.


Pickup points

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Provider

TUI Hellas Travel, Tourism and Airlines SA, with Tax Number 094469778 and Travel License Number 0261Ε60000126100


What people say about this experience

4.5/5

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Based on 210 reviews


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    Vicki

    Travelled as a couple


    9 October 2025
    4.2

    United States of America

    Was lovely walking through the picturesque streets of Nissyros. Just a pity it was a Tuesday as a few of the things we’d have visited were closed. Would have been good to know in advance as part of the booking, the travel and travel times involved. Guide we had was excellent and a credit (Manolis). Very knowledgeable and informative, as well as adding humour to the day. All in all a good day.

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    Pammie

    Travelled as a couple


    4 October 2025
    5

    United States of America

    We had a lovely guide who had a great sense of humour. The amount of time at each location was just about right. It would have been nice to spend just a little longer in the last village, however I realise that the schedule has to fit in with the sailing and I wouldn’t want time in the other 2 stops to be shortened. The audio sets are a great idea but I did find it very fiddly - it kept coming off my ear-but maybe that’s just me! (and my husband!) I would do the tour again if I come back to Kos

  • C

    Compass Rose

    Travelled with a group of friends


    23 September 2025
    4.6

    United Kingdom

    Guide was excellent. Informative, friendly and amusing. Visits to the different places were well spaced out with sufficient time available for each.

  • H

    Harry

    Travelled as a couple


    21 September 2025
    4.2

    United States of America

    The tour guide, Manoullis, was absolutely fantastic, so knowledgeable and so fun. It was a lovely day with so much to see, a real treat.

  • B

    Beany

    Travelled as a couple


    10 September 2025
    5

    United States of America

    Fabulous trip & especially our guide Michael who was very friendly & informative. Unfortunately, the TUI rep who joined us in Kardemena, allocated a guide for different languages but none for English speaking - we were told we would get one on the island. We were then given very meagre instructions & left to get to the port ourselves. This is totally unacceptable

  • C

    Charlotte

    Travelled as a couple


    9 September 2025
    4.2

    United States of America

    This trip was much longer than expected and we almost missed dinner. Our guide (English tour) was amazing and funny. The travel times are long, and its not clear that it would be iver 10 hours with travel. Really long day which could be cut down a bit!

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