Sarakiniko Beach, Elafonisos

Beach name: Sarakiniko Beach

Location: Elafonisos, Lakonia, Peloponnese

Our rating: 5/5 about
Our rating is based on our actual visit to the beach.

Visitors rating:

Click the stars to rate it

RATING SCALE

5 = Superb! Best we visited. Worth going far out of our way to swim there again
4 = Very good. We would go out of our way to swim there again
3 = Good. We would choose it for swimming among other beaches if we were in the area
2 = Average. We could go for swimming again if we happened to be in the area
1 = Just OK. The beach was fine for swimming and sunbathing one time
0 = Disappointing. We will not return to this beach

Note that these are our simple (and unscientific) observations based on our subjective experience during our visit

Sarakiniko beach, Elafonisos island, Lakonia

Sarakiniko Beach
Elafonisi island, Lakonia

Beach berm:
Sand
Seafloor:
Sand
Water rating: 3/5 about
Access:
Fair = Accessible by car, poor road condition
Amenities:
Organized camping site near the beach
NONE, bring your own drinking water and food
RV / Camper Accessibility:
Organized Camping
Some beach areas might be suitable for nude swimming
Snorkeling:
Good snorkeling site near the rocks
Sandy sea floor for the rest of the long beach
Notes:
Sarakiniko beach is featured in the GreekLandcapes.com top-ten best beaches of Greece. It is a fantastic wide and long patch of soft, golden sand that frames crystal-clear waters at the sourthern end of Peloponnese.

Elafonisi (or Elafonisos) island is tiny and mostly known to Greeks, but it is getting better known thanks to reports such as this one. The nearby Simos beach gets more of the fame thanks to some very loud and semi-trendy kiosk-bars that contribute to considerable traffic an noise.

But a short walk from Simos beach (turn left toward the organized parking before you reach Simos beach for better access to Sarakiniko) would bring you as close as you can get to beach paradise. Sarakiniko beach is so long and wide, you will always find a quiet spot in the sand even during the busiest days of summer. Highly recommended!
Visitors' Reports

Beach Report by Wojtek Kondrat
Beach Location Elafonissos
Beach Name Sarakiniko
Year Last Visited 2000-2005
Rating 4=Very Good (would go out of our way to swim there again)
Beach Sand
Sea Floor Sand
Water 5/5
Clothing Topless is common
Access Good = Paved road all the way to the beach. Parking near the beach
Restaurant Yes
Bar yes
Snorkeling Not very good for snorkeling
Comments I give only 4 just because had to save 5 point for Simos. Other then that defenitely great beach

Beach Report by Frenky
Beach Location Elafonissos
Beach Name Sarakiniko
Year Last Visited 2000-2005
Rating 5=Superb (best we visited. Worth going far out of our way to swim there again)
Beach Sand
Sea Floor Sand
Water 5/5
Clothing Some beach areas might be suitable for nude swimming
Access Good = Paved road all the way to the beach. Parking near the beach
Snorkeling Sandy sea floor
Comments Not too crowded also in August

RATING SCALE

5 = the sea water was some the best for swimming. We would go way out of our way to swim there again
4 = sea water was excellent and inviting for swimming. We would go out of our way to swim there again
3 = very nice and clean sea. We would go swimming there again if we were in the area
2 = nice sea, we had a nice swim but we did not notice anything special about the water
1 = the sea water was not very inviting at the time we visited. We did more sunbathing than swimming
0 = the water did not seem suitable for swimming

Note that these are our simple (and unscientific) observations based on our subjective experience during our visit. We enjoy the water when it is crystal clear, and cool instead of warm. We don' like visible floating particles of any kind or algae settled on the beach.

Sarakiniko Beach

Visitors' Reports