The Tradewinds (TW) Greece is based in a small port on the island of Lefkada. Syvota Bay is quite small with the port and an upper road where the base office was located when we went in August 2018. We paid in through RCI as a cash trip and were aware of the AI. The crew was great, Tom and Becky took us to wonderful small islands around the Ionian Sea: Ithaka, Kefalonia, Meganassi and Cephalonia. As is typical the route was chosen by the Captain and he briefed us every morning on our intended destination. The food was fantastic and the bar well stocked. We often moored in secluded bays and only encountered our sister TW boat shipmates once on the mooring with an onshore meal. The weather was fine, only one squall. We were on cruising class and seldom desired A/C as the tradewinds cooled the cabins nicely. We had a mixture of boat mates and got along well, especially enjoyed Peter and Judy from the U.K. There was an empty cabin which gave us a bit more space in the public areas. Some of our shipmates had come into Athens and made their way via transport which seems an arduous journey. We opted to fly to Corfu where we toured and got acclimated for several days. We rented a car and took it on the ferry to Igoumenitsa (1 hour) and then drove to Lefkada, via a toll tube, and spent a night at Captain Nicks (great place). Toured a bit and was able to safely park at the base port for the duration (free). Returned the car to Corfu and spent a night before flying to LHR, spent a night and continued internationally to SFO. Great trip- I am trying to book another for when my 4 years is up.
Base site- 32 KM from Lefkada town. Sivota Bay is 32km south of Lefkada town- also called Syvota.
I clarified with the rental car co that it was okay and insurance covered it on the ferry and thankfully never had to test.
I planned my trip with a lot of research, some outdated:
Lefkada Ferries | Greek island Ferry - Ferries to Greece
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Lefkada is part of the Eptanisa complex, located between
Corfu and Kefalonia and very close to the coast of west mainland Greece. It is the fourth largest island of the Eptanisa complex with about 23,000 residents. Along with the islets of Meganisi, Kalamo, Kasto, Skorpio, Skorpidi, Madouri, Sparti, Thilia, Kythro and other ...
Ferry from Corfu to Lefkada - Lefkada Forum - TripAdvisor
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May 11, 2017 - There are no
ferries from
Corfu to Lefkada. The only way to get from one to the other is a
ferry to Igoumenitsa and then the bus to Preveza from where you have a bus to
Lefkada. If you are in Athens, best way to
Lefkada is simply to take the bus from Kifissos bus station.
Travelling from Corfu to Lefkada via Igoumenitsa - Lefkas.Net | THE ...
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Dec 13, 2015 - This was impossible with flights to Preveza. Flying to Athens was also expensive, and involved a long bus journey from Athens to
Lefkada. So we found that the best way of travelling to
Lefkas was by flying to
Corfu, taking the
ferry to Igoumenitsa, and then hiring a car in Igoumenitsa.
