Corfu & the Ionian Islands travel guides

Guides & tips

Plan your trip like a local

Honest answers to the questions travellers ask us most.

Choose the best Corfu month for swimming, walking, boat trips or quieter sightseeing without pretending weather is guaranteed.

A realistic Corfu shore plan for three, five or seven hours, with Old Town, Paleokastritsa and return-time trade-offs.

Walking tour, hop-on hop-off bus or Achilleion trip in Corfu Town: what each costs, how long it takes and what it leaves out.

How to choose a realistic Corfu family day by age, shade, duration and travel time, from Aqualand to short cruises.

What the Gouvia sailing trip covers, how long it runs and what to choose instead if you want a named destination or a shorter outing.

Choose between a guided north Corfu tour, public buses and a hire car without turning the day into a rushed checklist.

Compare the cruise-passenger bus excursion with boat trips from Paleokastritsa itself: duration, price and what each one actually covers.

Compare Corfu Town, Benitses and Lefkimmi departures for a full-day cruise to Paxos, Antipaxos and the Blue Caves.

Luxury cruise or speedboat to Paxos: what actually changes between the boats, and what to check before paying more.

Three ways to spend a day in Albania from Corfu: Saranda and Butrint, a cruise to Sarandë or the Blue Eye spring, and what to check first.