Tour in Acheron River

Wonderful experience, a little different to walk/wade/swim in the cold water. The guide Yvonne with the driver was wonderful on the excursion. Incredibly helpful and thoughtful. The pickup was stated to be at Rezi Hotel, which was completely wrong. We stood at Rezi Hotel. It turned out that the pickup location had been Rezi Hotel for longer. How could we know that as tourists. When Apollo took off for the home trip, they called the exact same place Markos Studios. Besides that, this excursion can be highly recommended.

Really lovely morning, pick up was organised the day before. This all went smoothly. We were given stories of the river and its powers on the way. On arrival we were advised what to do, we were early to arrive before most, and parked close, so not too far to walk (15 mins max). We then had lots of free time to explore. We walked down the river, there are no walks as it is rocks on either side of the river so you have to go in the water if you want to see it properly. The water was extremely cold but only knee - waist deep. We then returned and did a raft ride ( extra cost) but this was lovely, in the opposite direction to the walk . You raft for approx 30 mins then they drive you back in a vehicle . Very pretty views. Finally we had lunch at a taverna on the river where our guide and bus driver was waiting. They were able to look after our stuff while in the water. I would recommend water shoes an old t- shirt to keep warm for walking down the river. You can then change afterwards for your trip back, An excellent day, Yvonne was really informative, friendly snd kind. She has fallen in love with Parga. A really lovely trip.

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Amazing trip, especially getting there early before the crowds. Such a beautiful, magical experience and the tour guide Yvonne was lovely and informative

A great morning out. I highly recommend everyone does this trip. The river is beautiful & we loved how refreshing the cold was! We also did the rafting and then tried the mountain tea (which we wouldn’t have known about without our guide) I think we could have had a little longer (another 30mins) however our driver was delayed so that worked in our favour! Excellent morning out!

Well worth the half day visit, naturally beautiful

A lovely little trip. Just 10 of us in a minivan and we arrived at the river by 10.30 before the crowds. When you get there you can do as you wish for about 2 1/2 hours - follow the guide walking through the river and swimming, which all 10 of us did, but soon went at our own pace, and there is also an opportunity to go on a raft downstream which takes about 40 mins. Also a taverna on the river for drinks and a bite to eat. If you want to take photos, you need a waterproof phone cover, though there’s a shop on the side of the river that sells them for €5, and shoes for walking in the water on pebbles.

Yvonne a great guide. The trip was relaxing and just the right length in time. A guided walk to the river. A very cold paddle, swimming was a no for me. A raft ride and a nice riverside lunch.

Very enjoyable. Just the right amount of time in the river. Very relaxed, could do as much or as little as you want. I didn't swim but didn't feel I'd missed out. It is cold but outstanding scenery so you soon forget! Guide very informative and helpful.

Fantastic nature experience and fun to go rubber boating on the river even if the excursion was quite short. But worth 7€ anyway I think! The best thing was to wade through the sometimes icy river between the high mountains. So incredibly beautiful! Swimming shoes are recommended and no bags when you have to swim some parts due to different depths.

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The tour was organised only the night before and all I knew was that it would be a morning kayak in the river. I had no idea it was THE river Acheron which has been on my wish list since the first time I visited Preveza two years prior! When I saw the beautiful waters (a cloudy blue/grey referred to glaukos or Payne’s Grey) I couldn’t believe it! We did tandem kayaking so Tasos (the tour guide) did the main steering and I helped occasionally. We did really well as we started behind two other kayaks and easily overtook them even though we were in absolutely no hurry. I honestly felt emotional to be there as it was so unexpected. I didn’t bring a phone and just took in every moment. I dipped my hands in and out of the cool waters many a time. We saw baby beavers and their mother in their home/burrow on the edge of the river. We saw more beavers, we saw turtle. I saw a fish and many birds. It was really a magical place and you are in the best hands with Epirus!