A unique way to combine pleasure with adventure and adaptability to explore the wildlife and nature is certainly a trip on a sailboat!

There are many groups or tour companies that offer these types of trips that long, successful history with tourists and allow you to explore the sea and its fauna in a very environmentally friendly and adventurous. Of course the best thing would be to rent a boat and be able to navigate by itself but when this is not possible, you can always rely upon a professional skipper can guide us in the most beautiful and extremely conscious of his place and that it exposes us unnecessary risk of failure of the autonomy movement of the boat.

One of the more turns that are required and that always appeals to the taste of ancient culture and wildness is definitely the part that concerns all the Ionian islands of Greece. The trip is adventurous, but certainly not fail to impress for small oasis of relaxation and natural beauty that allows you to know. Surely it is essential to equip themselves with professional digital cameras or specific models able to capture the moments most enthusiastic and animals encountered along the way to make these moments so immortal.

There are several routes that can be taken, obviously with the direct advice of the skipper and professional armed with binoculars can be purchased in a designated selling binoculars for sighting the horizon, which will follow on the road or the agency that oversees the organization the same, but definitely one of the most exciting is that concerning the exploration of all the Ionian islands. Looking at the route with classic soul and poetic one can say that you go over the road made by Ulysses to return from the mythological city of Troy to his homeland, that is Ithaca.

Departing from Corfu is the northernmost of the islands we could see the ruins of the Venetian domination and English unmistakable mix that has been created by the intersection of different cultures in a land already so rich in tradition. This mix can be found even within the architectural structure and conformation of the whole island. Then we can move to the islands of Paxos, Anti Paxos, Lefkas, Skorpios, Kalamos, Kastos Atoka and small rocky islets and suggestive that they give the impression that time has stopped and we look forward to new adventures and surrounded by beautiful clear waters that conceal between their wave enviable fauna.

Then comes the call of the culture, to be followed through GPS systems of the vessel and the appropriate navigation, landing on the shores of Zakynthos, birthplace of Ugo Foscolo, known not only for being the birthplace of one of the most famous poets of Italy but also because here each year are the turtle called Caretta Caretta lay their eggs and where there are beautiful caves to explore.

Sailing from Zakinthos to brief you can reach the home of Ulysses, namely in Ithaca, wonderful island that is able to take a step back into history and bring back to life described in the Iliad and the Odyssey. Accompanied by the myth we visit the small, rocky beaches and picturesque destination that rich tradition and good food to taste.

At the end you just have to visit Cephalonia, the largest of all the Ionian islands, which with its wealth of archaeological ruins and hidden bays is a privileged way to the sailing boats that can navigate safely reaching here secret and intimate places to taste with his family in search of relaxation and well deserved.