A Day Trip to Meis (Kastellorizo) Island from Kas
Kas – Meis ( Kastellorizo ) Ferry Ticket online
Going by ferry means your trip to the Meis ( Kastellorizo ) Islands will start on board, and you can go on foot around the island.
Things to see: Museum Mosque, The Castle of the Knights of St. Jean, Lycian Tomb, Museum of Archaeology, Blue Cave, St.Constantine & The Church of Elena, St.George – St.Haralampos Catacombes
A Day Trip to Meis (Kastellorizo) Islands
Discover the beauty of the Greek Islands with a day trip to Meis (Kastellorizo). Just hop on our ferry service from Kas for an unforgettable day out, exploring the history and heritage of this unique destination. Situated off the Dodecanese coast of Greece, Meis (Kastellorizo) boasts a fantastic range of attractions.
Enjoy tax-free shopping, museums, castles, fine dining restaurants, Aya Georgio Beach, and Blue Cave as you travel around the island.
Spend a leisurely day seeing the sights and soaking up the slow-paced way of life before returning to the ship, where you’ll even find genuine savings on all your favourite brands of wine, beer, spirits, beauty products, fragrances, gadgets and gifts.
You’ll have up to 5 hours ashore to relax and unwind. Sailings depart daily, leaving Kas between 08:45 a.m. and 09:00 a.m. and arriving in Meis (Kastellorizo) port around 09:20 a.m. The five-hour return leaves in the early evening at 16:00 a.m., allowing you up to five hours to sample ashore.
Did you know?
Meis Island, also known as “Megisti”, just 3 miles off the Turkish coast, has been under the domination of the Romans, Byzantines, the St. Jean Knights, Egyptians, Ottomans, Venetians, French, Italians and British.
It’s one of the Dodecanese Islands as part of Greece today, with a population of 425 whose lives depend on tourism, fisheries, sheep, and goat farming. There are about 20 churches of various sizes and an Ottoman mosque currently used as a museum.
The St. George Monastery at the top of the island and the Castle of St. Jean Knights are among the sites worth visiting.
Declared a protected world heritage by UNESCO, Meis and Kaş are Sister Cities.
There are various alternatives for those who want to spend time on the island, where they can taste offerings of Greek cuisine and have fun at its taverns.