Lake Kremasta may appear turquoise, aquamarine, sky blue, or deep blue. This stunning setting evokes Switzerland, with the rugged outline of rocky mountaintops delineated by a vivid blue sky decorated with cottony clouds. (Of course, this is a “Switzerland” with Greece’s silvery green olive groves juxtaposed with evergreen forests.) Yet until recently, few visitors had admired it firsthand.
Panagiotis Makris and his team of boat driver-tour guides have been changing that. They offer a variety of tours to groups of up to 40 people who want to explore Lake Kremasta (or Lake Kremaston). Straddling the border of Evrytania and Aetolia-Acarnania in Central Greece, Greece’s largest artificial lake is approximately 1.5 hours’ drive from the towns of Karpenissi (or Karpenisi), Amfilochia, and Agrinio. The Lake Tours start at a dock near the village of Aghios Georgios.
Passing small islands and fjord-like inlets, tour boats approach attractions such as a waterfall, a plane tree forest, a trout farm, the massive Kremasta Dam, and historic bridges. In addition to the boat tours, Lake Kremasta tourism opportunities include a variety of activities on and around the lake, such as mountain climbing, mountain bikingm rappelling, canoeing, camping, rafting, fishing, sailing and hiking.
