The best way to visit Ithaka is to book with your tour operator but make sure they use the boat the Ikarus, it is the best boat in the Ionian Sea, the captain and crew are wonderful and the tour guides really know what they are doing, the trip conisists of a slow cruise to Vathi and a short stop there, two swim stops in beautiful locations and a lunch stop in Kioni (peace on earth, no mobile phone signal reaches here)it is the best trip that any of the tour operators offer and highly enjoyable.

The 3 islands trips conists of just that 3 islands, you get the Ikarus boat from Ag Efimia (all tour operators do this trip)but make sure they use the Ikarus. You cruise up towards Lefkas, stopping on tthe way to enter Papa Nicolas cave, then on to the most beautiful island in the Ionian sea, Meganissi, here you have a chance to climb the 180 steps and take in the breathtaking views of Spartohori. After you cruise around Skorpios island the island of Onassis and are told about his lifestyle with a chance to swim off one of the beaches there, then its on to Lefkas and the resort of Nidri for lunch, a great chance to sea dolphins and well worth the day out.