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( 6974290990, 22860 92463;
www.yialoswatersports.com
; Gialos Beach)
With everything
from dive trips and boat hire to water striders, banana rides (€12), canoe hire (per hour
€9) and windsurfing equipment (per hour €17), Yialos Watersports can get you afloat.
You can also hire mountain bikes (per day €10), use the floodlit volleyball court or join a
kayaking excursion to Theodoti Beach.
Mylopotas Water Sports & Dive Center
WATER SPORTS, DIVING
( 22860 91622, 22860 92340;
www.ios-sports.gr
; Mylopotas)
Try a PADI 'discover scuba-
diving' session (€55) or more intensive PADI courses from €290. There are also wreck
dives from €180 and deep-sea dives from €65. Join a snorkelling trip for €20 or rent
windsurfing gear, pedal boats (per hour €15) and kayaks (per hour single/double €8/12,
per day €20/25). Waterskiing (per session €30), banana rides (€12 to €15), tube rides
(€10 to €25) and sailing (per hour/day €25/70) are also available. Beach volleyball and
soccer rental is from €3 to €15. There is also a speedboat taxi available for hire (€10 to
€30).
Meltemi Water Sports & Dive Center
WATERSPORTS, DIVING
( 22860 91680;
www.meltemiwatersports.com
;
Mylopotas)
Rent a windsurfer (per hour/day
€15/40), canoe or pedalos straight off the beach here or at Manganari Beach. They offer
diving, including a two-hour 'Try Scuba' for €55, PADI courses from €200 and wreck,
cave, photography and night dives. Hop on their water taxi from Mylopotas to other
beaches (€15 to €25).
Sleeping
Ormos
The port has several good sleeping options, reasonable eating places, a couple of handy
beaches, and regular bus connections to Hora and other beaches.
Petros Place & Yialos Beach Hotel
HOTEL $$$
( 22860 91421;
www.thegreektravel.com/ios/petros-place
; Ormos; d €80; )
Just a
block up from the beach, this newly restored, 200-year-old stone building feels like the
home you wish you had. Crisp, characterful rooms, wooden beamed ceilings, traditional
beds and a flower-filled poolside give it the edge. The owners are attentive and the
breakfast room is just like your Greek grandma's kitchen.
