Tongo Island

Tongo Island: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this river spot: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Tongo Island

Season: September to February; boat services pause in floods.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Tongo Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.69009, 20.00592. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Tongo Island

• Ali Pasha Castle · fort · ~7 km · Must-see
• Venetian Triangular Castle · fort · Vlorë County · ~7 km · Must-see
• Buthrotum · lake · Vlorë County · ~8 km · Must-see
• Venetian Acropolis Castle · fort · Vlorë County · ~8 km · Must-see
• Butrint National Park · sanctuary · Epirus and Western Macedonia · ~9 km · Must-see
• Old Fortress Lighthouse · beach · Ioanian Islands · ~12 km · Must-see
• St. George's Church · church · Ioanian Islands · ~12 km · Must-see
• Λιστόν · attraction · Ioanian Islands · ~13 km · Must-see
• Saint Spyridon · church · Ioanian Islands · ~13 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Saint James and Saint Christopher · church · Ioanian Islands · ~13 km · Must-see
• Serbian Museum of Corfu · museum · Ioanian Islands · ~13 km · Must-see
• Menecrates Tomb · fort · Ioanian Islands · ~14 km · Must-see
• Temple of Hera · fort · Ioanian Islands · ~15 km · Must-see
• Temple of Artemis Gorgo · fort · Ioanian Islands · ~15 km · Must-see
• Doric Temple at Kardaki · fort · Ioanian Islands · ~15 km · Must-see
• Pantokrator · viewpoint · Ioanian Islands · ~16 km · Must-see
• Kassiopi Fortress · fort · Ioanian Islands · ~17 km · Must-see
• Venetian Arsenal · attraction · Ioanian Islands · ~18 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Tongo Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Tongo Island

• Paxos · river spot · Ioanian Islands · ~69 km · Must-see
• Stillo Island · river spot · Vlorë County · ~2 km
• Vido · river spot · Ioanian Islands · ~11 km
• Islets of Ksamil · river spot · ~12 km
• Lazareto · river spot · Ioanian Islands · ~15 km
• Peristeres · river spot · Ioanian Islands · ~15 km
• Ποντικονήσι · river spot · Ioanian Islands · ~17 km
• Agioleni · river spot · Epirus · ~22 km
• Kalami · river spot · Epirus · ~24 km
• Prasoudi · river spot · Epirus · ~30 km

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