As this is the last day, there will be a short pre-breakfast bay swim by the hotel as you will need to pack and prepare for your ferry back to Agios Stefanos.
Technique In Mathraki Itinerary
Nature and the weather can be unpredictable, so your flexibility is important. All swims are planned with safety at their heart, and your guides will adapt the plan day by day to ensure the best possible experience. Want to sit out part of a swim? Just let the guides know and hop back on the boat – no problem at all.
Arrival and acclimatisation
We will meet at the villa late afternoon for the mandatory safety briefing. Topics will include: swim preparation, swim routes, feeding, prevailing weather, and safety procedures prior to the acclimatisation swim. Once completed, we will swim in the shallow bay by the hotel. This allows Cassie and the guides to assess your stroke and if necessary, adapt your personal itinerary. Once completed, we will then relax and have dinner during which we will discuss the week ahead. If for any reason guests are unavoidably delayed, the briefing may be deferred to Sunday morning.
Introduction to technique and a coastal swim
The day is designed to be easy, allowing you to settle in after your journey. After breakfast we will begin our first technique session with Cassie, consisting of a land based talk followed by a sea technique session. Back at the hotel after lunch, prior to the second swim, we will film your stroke both above and below the water. We will then continue with another coastal swim. Later in the day the swim guides will play back the swim films, offering both advice and encouragement on your swim stroke. This will be a continuing theme throughout the week with regular filming to help you improve your stroke technique.
Blind swimming and Trachia to Mathraki
After breakfast, we will start another technique session with Cassie, with a focus on open water swimming specifically. Cassie shares her expert advice on how to approach swimming in rough water, how to sight, and getting to know your strengths in a sea swimming environment. After lunch we will board the boat and make our way to the island of Trachia where we will look to swim around the island, enjoying the beautiful warm sea, rock formations and sea life. We will then swim back to Mathraki Island, just slightly north of Nisos Mathrakion. It will be our first inter-island swim (2.5-3km) and a great way to finish the day. Once completed, we will make our way back to the hotel for some relaxation time prior to dinner at a local taverna.
Pod swimming and southern coastline
- In the morning Cassie introduces us to pod swimming games – we look at ways to gain confidence, and potentially speed (at whatever ability level) when swimming next to other swimmers. In the afternoon we put this into practise when swimming along the south coast of Mathraki island, from the southern harbour back into the hotel.
Arillis Bay and Diapolos Island trip
Today we will take the boat across to Corfu mainland, and swim along Kravia Island and into lunch in Arillis bay. Your SwimQuest guides and Cassie will be on hand to give you advice in the water and technique tips. In the afternoon we will look at stopping off at the Diapolos island for fish spotting and a relaxed afternoon swim before heading back to the hotel on
One-to-one and Platia Island to Mathraki
This morning provides each guest with a chance to make the most of Cassie’s technique coaching with one-to-one sessions in the bay throughout the morning. In the afternoon, there will be an opportunity to complete another inter island swim, from Platia Island to Mathraki.