Porto Heli

Porto Heli is the perfect destination for keen dinghy sailors, whilst still providing excellent facilities and attractions for non-active family and friends.

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At a Glance

Good For:

All dinghy sailors

Dinghy race training

Beginner and intermediate windsurfers

Mountain biking

Flexible half board arrangement

Exploring the local area

What's Included:

Dinghy Sailing

Windsurfing

RYA instruction & courses

Mountain biking & guiding

Tennis

Try-dive

Children's clubs (supplement for Starfish & Hot Shots)

Flights from Heathrow

Return airport transfers

Club Board

Club Type Beachclubs
Windsurfing Good
Dinghy Sailing Excellent
Mountain Biking Excellent
Scuba Diving Fair
Watersking & Wakeboarding Fair
Kitesurfing No
Kayaking Yes
Dinghy Sailing Tuition RYA Level 1-2, Seamanship Skills, Sailing with Spinnakers, Performance Sailing & Start Racing 
Windsurfing Tuition RYA Start Windsurfing & Intermediate (planing and non-planing) 
Tennis Courts Yes
Tennis Coaching No
Day Yachting Yes
Health Beauty Spa No
Children's Clubs Starfish (4-23 months)
Sea Urchins (2-4years)
Surfbusters (5-7years)
Sharksters (8-12 years)
Hot Shots (8-12years)
TAG (13 to 17 years)
Departure Airport Heathrow
Departure Day Saturday
Flight Time
(From London)
4hr 0mins
Transfer Time 3hr 30mins
Rating
Official Rating 3 star
Beach Shingle
Twin Centre No



Porto Heli stretches around the head of a large bay at the tip of the Argolic Peninsula, opposite the island of Spetses. A pine-covered headland almost encloses the bay and creates a large, natural, safe sailing area, beyond which are attractive pine-fringed coves, quiet sandy beaches and waterside tavernas that can all be explored by mountain bike or dinghy.

Porto Heli is also in a great location for exploring classical Greece with Mycenae, Navplion, Epidavros, Athens and the islands of Hydra and Poros all within easy reach.

The bay and area just beyond provides the perfect conditions and space to race and improve your technique and skills on our excellent range of high perfomance and asymmetric dinghies.

Our beach is across the road from the Nautica Bay Beahclub. The spacious hotel grounds and extensive facilities offer plenty of independence for youngsters of all ages who will quickly make new friends. Evening entertainment is mainly centred around the hotel bar and roof top taverna. For party animals, there are a couple of nightclubs and late bars in and around Porto Heli village.



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StarStarStarStarStar by No Display Name
What can I say except for thankyou. Had a fantastic time and only wish that I had booked 2 weeks instead of 1. Accommodation and food were lovely, although it really was that staff that made this holiday stand out above the rest. If you’re currently debating whether to book to go here or not, then debate no more and book it now... you won’t regret it!
StarStarStarStarStar by Mark Wells
Had a great family holiday - voted by our daughter (aged 20 and three quarters) "the best ever" at Heli this July (2008). One week beach sailing - learning asymetrical techniques, sailing cats etc (in the course of a week I sailed a Laser (for the first time in 25 years) a Laser Stratos, a Laser 2000, an RS 400, RS500 and a Dart. My son went afloat in a 29er - I keeping that for next year.) followed a by a one week flotilla aboard a fantastic Dufour 34. I've cruised - flotilla and bareboat - in many parts of the med, but a flotilla is still the most fun: its more social and all the formalities are all handled for you. The daughter loved it so much she didn't come home, and now works behind the bar. Buy her a drink (Daisy) if you see her!

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