KOS · GREEK ISLANDS
The tours and day trips worth booking.
The 15 top-rated things to do in Kos — the boat trips, beach days, volcano hikes and old-town wanders worth building a day around, with real prices and who to book each one with.
Full-day Odyssey cruise from Kos to Kalymnos, Plati and Pserimos. Swim, spot dolphins, and enjoy a Greek buffet for $35.
Most Popular“The crew were great. Very friendly and helpful. The food was fine. Just enough time on each island for a quick view. Would definitely recommend the 3 Island trip on the Odyssey.”
Pirate-style 3-island cruise from Kos with Greek BBQ lunch, snorkeling, and a waterslide stop at Plati.
“Great atmosphere with the other people on the boat, staff all really friendly, music playing, it felt like a little party in between the islands! Which are stunning. Amazing day 100% recommend 🥰”
Walk Nisyros volcano crater, stroll Mandraki, and visit Panagia Spiliani from Kos. Organized day trip with guide and free time.
“Perfect schefule, Marta was very kind. I recommend”
Three islands by boat from Kos: Vathi, Plati swim and dolphins, plus Pserimos. Lunch on board and cheap cocktails.
“A great experience and amazing value for money. The crew are all very friendly and helpful, we saw quite a few dolphins which was a highlight. Happy hour was basically for the whole trip and meant the delicious cocktails were €6. The food is edible, however I think the trip would be better if they…”
Full-day boat cruise from Kos to Pserimos, Vathy, and Plati with swims, Greek lunch, and lively crew fun in the Aegean.
“Great Experience, the guys were so nice and cool. It was so much fun, we saw doplhins, danced and had an ouzo with the crew member. Drinks were a good price also, i would recommend this but take care its very sunny, u should stay in the shadow from time to time.”
Independent day trip from Kos to Bodrum: fast boat crossing, easy border checks, castle and bazaar time in Turkey.
“Would definitely recommend to anyone thinking about it. They contacted us the day before about pick up times and picked us up and dropped us off after! They sorted us our tickets when we got there so we didn't have to and you get plenty of time to explore bodrum. Only about 35 mins across…”
Captain Morgan’s 3-island cruise from Kos with four swim stops, BBQ lunch, and a Kalymnos dolphin safari at sea.
“Brilliant day out! Team are fab. Great music on board. Got the crowd engaged in singing and dancing. massive selection of drinks on board and snacks on board. Lunch is fab too! New vessel. Highly recommend!”
Full-day cruise from Kos to Pserimos, Vathi, and Plati with optional pickup, snorkeling gear, and Greek lunch for strong value.
“It was a wonderful trip, our family enjoyed it, especially snorkeling (we brought our own snorkeling kits) The staff were helpful, informative and friendly. Drinks on the boat was reasonably priced 5€ a cocktail. The lunch was reasonable a choice of chicken kebab, salad or spaghetti bolognese. Music and dancing was fun on the way…”
Full-day Nisyros volcano tour from Kos: boat ride, Polivotis crater walk, Mandraki time, and optional Panagia Spiliani monastery.
“Pure pleasure, nice boat, nice crew, even friendly bus driver. Nissyros is a unique island. Strongly recomend visiting it”
Pirate-ship cruise from Kos visiting Kalymnos, Pserimos, and Plati with snorkeling gear and a Greek barbecue lunch included.
“Very good trip staff amazing but a long day lots of sailing not much time at the stops. I would have liked more time to shop drink off the boat.”
A 7.5-hour Aegean cruise from Kos visiting three islands, with a free smartphone audio guide and included BBQ lunch.
“Thoroughly relaxing and fun! The village stops, opportunities to swim and just cruise on the Aegean made for a super day!”
Kos 3-island cruise with smartphone audio guide: Kalymnos, Pserimos and Plati, dolphin watching, swims, lunch included, Wi‑Fi aboard.
“Definitely recommend, great staff and a really fun day. Brilliant value for money with great food. Loved that happy hour was longer than an hour as well”
Ride calm horses along Kos beaches with an English instructor, small group, hotel pickup, salt-lake views, and photo stops for $88.
“This was a bucket list experience and would highly recommend to anyone. The horses were well looked after and the route to the beach was beautiful 😍 guides were great and I wouldn't change a thing about it!”
Kos wine tour with hotel pickup, visits to 2 Dodecanese wineries, guided tastings, and food pairings, all in about 3 hours.
“Very good selection of wines to try. Definitely worth it and wine was good value. Can highly recommend. The lunch was more nibbles to compliment the wine tasting.”
Sunset in Zia from Kos with hotel pickup, an air-conditioned ride, and 2.5 hours to explore and enjoy the sea-sky sunset.
“Great experience zia is beautiful enjoyed my trip sunset was amazing nice shops bars and restaurants to have a nice meal and then watch the sunset the driver was friendly turned up on time and great communication with agent.”
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