Open Water Swimming Holiday · Greece 2026
Why This Swimming
Trip to Greece
Seven nights on the emerald island of Skopelos — your base for a Swimming Holiday Greece trip unlike anything else. Swim, explore, and immerse yourself in the crystal-clear Aegean that has inspired travellers for centuries.
If you're still comparing options, our full destinations page lays out how this trip compares to our Croatia yacht cruise, so you can pick the format that suits you best.
Coached Every Day
This open-water Swimming Holiday Greece trip is built around small, supportive groups with coaching woven naturally into every session. From steady cruisers to confident explorers, everyone finds their rhythm in the water. Guided, safety-supported, and planned for every level. It's the same coaching philosophy behind every Swim Traveller swimming holiday, whatever your starting point.
The Sporades Islands
Skopelos and Alonissos — each with its own character, from protected marine waters and untouched landscapes to golden beaches and lively harbour towns. A third island, Peristera, may be added weather and schedules permitting. Each island adds its own chapter to this Swimming Holiday Greece itinerary, and the exact order can shift slightly depending on conditions.
Weather & schedules permitting
Boat and Coach Supported
Explore sheltered bays and open-water passages by private boat or coach. Every swim is guided and safety-supported, giving you the freedom to push your limits or simply enjoy the water. It's built into every swimming holiday itinerary here, not treated as an optional add-on.
Unforgettable Sunset Dinner
One group dinner at a secret location watching the sun sink behind the Sporades. An evening that past guests say is the defining moment of the week. The location is only revealed when you arrive. Guests often say it's the single best night of the whole swimming holiday.
Adrina Hotels Base
The family-run Adrina resort — three beautifully appointed hotels side by side, steps above their own private beach, with sparkling Aegean views and direct water access. Group discount available. Lorna personally vets every property Swim Traveller works with, a standard she holds across every swimming holiday. Read more about her approach on our About page.
Real Island Life
Lunches at hand-picked seaside tavernas. Afternoons wandering postcard villages. Evenings at harbour-side restaurants. A swim vacation in Greece should feel like this — slow, warm, and full of life. It's the side of the Swimming Holiday Greece trip that no itinerary can fully capture until you're actually sitting at the table.
The Route · Sept 6–13, 2026 · Skopelos, Sporades
Skopelos
Alonissos
Peristera*
Weather & schedules permitting — Peristera island stop not guaranteed
Either way, the heart of this swimming holiday — daily coached swims from Skopelos and Alonissos — stays exactly the same.
Prefer a private yacht to a land-based base? Our Croatia yacht cruise follows a similar coached, small-group format, just from the deck of a private motor yacht instead of a beachfront resort.
September in the Sporades means warm water, quieter beaches, and ideal conditions for the Swimming Holiday Greece trip, built around real swim time, not just sightseeing.
Swimming Holiday Greece 2026
What's
Included
Every Swim Traveller Swimming Holiday Greece trip is priced to include everything but your flights, so there's no guessing what shows up as an extra once you arrive on Skopelos. If you'd like to see how this compares to a liveaboard trip, our Croatia yacht cruise page breaks down what's included there too.
Sept 6–13, 2026 · $3,000 per person
3 easy installments · Spots are limited
International flights and travel insurance are arranged separately, but everything else is covered above. Questions before you book? Our contact page is the fastest way to reach the team.
Accommodation · Skopelos, Greece
Your HomeFor 8 Days
Where you sleep matters as much as where you swim, and this is where every Swimming Holiday Greece trip with us begins and ends.
Your base for this open water swimming holiday in Greece is the Adrina Hotels resort on Skopelos — a family-run collection of three beautifully appointed hotels set side by side above their own private beach, with sweeping Aegean views and direct water access from the shore. It's the same quiet stretch of coastline that makes this Swimming Holiday Greece experience feel more like staying with friends than checking into a hotel.
The Adrina resort sits on the quieter side of Skopelos, with pine forest rising behind and nothing but sea in front. Built amphitheatrically down to its own private beach, it has been welcoming guests since 1977. Swim Traveller guests receive an exclusive group discount on accommodation — and because you're all staying together, the evenings on the terrace become part of the experience. If you'd like to see how Skopelos compares to our other swimming holiday destinations, the full lineup is on our destinations page.
Skopelos itself has a quieter reputation than some of its Cycladic neighbours, which is part of the appeal. Pine forest runs almost to the waterline in places, the harbour town is genuinely lived-in rather than built for tourists, and the pace after sunset is unhurried. It's an easy island to fall for after a single swimming holiday, which is why so many Swim Traveller guests return.
Most guests fly into Skiathos or Volos and take a short ferry or private transfer across to Skopelos, arriving in time for a welcome dinner the first evening. Full transfer details are shared once you book your Swimming Holiday Greece trip, so you can focus on packing rather than logistics.
Panormos Bay, Skopelos — directly above the resort's own private beach on the Aegean Sea.
Steps from the resort to the beach. Morning swims before breakfast are not just possible — they become a daily ritual.
Swim Traveller guests receive an exclusive group rate on this Swimming Holiday Greece trip. Book through us and the discount is applied automatically.
Adrina Beach, Adrina Resort & Spa, and Adrina Mare — each with its own character, all sharing the same beachfront position and Aegean outlook.
