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Zakynthos Sailing trips & boat tours

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Zakynthos: Half-Day Tour to Turtle Island and Keri Caves

1. Zakynthos: Half-Day Tour to Turtle Island and Keri Caves

Spend the day at sea on this multi-stop boat tour in Zakynthos. Visit Kalamaki Beach, Laganas, Turtle Island (Marathonisi), and a local olive oil press. Meet the resident turtles, swim near the Keri Caves, and taste olive oil samples.  After hotel pickup, start discovering the highlights of the southern region of Zakynthos. The first stop will be at Kalamaki Beach to learn about the turtle nests in the area. Next, embark on a 3-hour cruise on a glass bottom boat around the beach of Laganas. Stop at the nearby island of Marathonisi, also known as Turtle Island. Admire its beautiful caves and white sand beaches, and keep an eye out for the Caretta turtles who inhabit the surrounding waters. Continue sailing to the Keri Caves, located on the southern coast of Zakynthos. Make a stop for swimming before returning to the port and traveling to the Aristeon Olive Oil Press.  At the press, learn about the long history of olive oil production on the island and taste some samples before returning to your hotel.

Zakynthos: Marathonisi and Cameo Islands & Keri Caves Tour

2. Zakynthos: Marathonisi and Cameo Islands & Keri Caves Tour

After a convenient pickup from your hotel, head to Kalamaki beach on Zante's southern shores. Enjoy the pristine beach with soft sand and warm waters, protected by National Marine Park. See where the endangered loggerhead sea turtles nest. Next, head to Laganas beach to board the glass-bottom boat. Sail to the Keri Caves, carved by time, tides, and wind. Follow the coastline, admiring the white beaches, rock arches, forested hills, and enormous limestone cliffs that fall into the sea. Pass through the famous rock arch, Kamara.  Stop for a 20-minute swim just outside the entrance to a vast cave. Climb back on board to head to Marathonisi Island, an exotic, green, and coincidentally turtle-shaped island. Enjoy an hour on the golden sandy beach where you can swim and snorkel. Head back and pass the famous Cameo island bridge. Enjoy the idyllic views of secluded beaches surrounded by steep white limestone. Enjoy a final stop at the award-winning Aristeon ecological olive oil press museum in Lithakia. Explore the history of olive oil making on the island with experts.  Enjoy free tasters of local olives and traditional bread with different flavored extra virgin olive oils (most likely lemon, orange, and garlic). Take a sample of olive oil shampoo, soap, body cream, or face cream. You can also buy these products to support local businesses.

Zakynthos: Turtle Spotting Cruise on a Glass-Bottom Boat

3. Zakynthos: Turtle Spotting Cruise on a Glass-Bottom Boat

After being picked up from your accommodation, set off to begin your 3-hour eco-friendly turtle spotting cruise. Climb aboard a special glass-bottomed boat and embark on your journey through the National Marine Park surrounding the island.  Make a photo stop at the famous Cameo Islet, which was created by the 1633 earthquake. Take unique photos (guaranteed sightings) of the turtles from up close, and take the opportunity to swim amongst them in their natural habitat.  After this, explore the enchanting Keri Caves, and pass underneath the “Kamares”, before enjoying another swimming opportunity in the clear waters. Finally, arrive at the turtle-shaped island of Marathonisi. Swim and have fun at the Golden Nesting Beach which is home to the loggerhead sea turtle Caretta Caretta. You will also have the chance to admire the stunning caves.

Private Tour of Navagio Shipwreck Beach and the Blue Caves

4. Private Tour of Navagio Shipwreck Beach and the Blue Caves

The tour begins with you and your friends being picked up in front of your hotel or at the cruise ship port. The English-speaking driver will welcome you and explain the details of the trip. You will drive all the way through the plains of Zakynthos nature, heading up north towards the Navagio. Enjoy the scenic route, with views of Zakynthos, while on the way to Porto Vromi. From there, you will board a boat which will take you safely to the Blue Caves. On arrival, you will have some time to swim and explore the caves. The boat enters the caves and lets you get up close to the amazing geological rock formations. Later the captain of the boat continues to the famous Shipwreck Beach. Discover the most famous beach in the world with its crystal clear waters and superb colors. Walk on the sandy beach and explore the graved ship named Panagiotis. After 1 hour, the boat will take you back to Porto Vromi where your driver will be waiting for you. Then, you will be transferred back to your hotel or to the cruise ship port.

Zakynthos: Boat Cruise to Navagio with Swim Stops

5. Zakynthos: Boat Cruise to Navagio with Swim Stops

Zakynthos or Zante is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is the third largest of the Ionian Islands. Zakynthos is a separate regional unit of the Ionian Islands region From Zakinthos cruising the coast till Navagio - Shipwreck for the first stop for swimming, Second stop at Blue caves for photos opportunity and swim, Keep your camera ready and swim at Sigia beach before we cruise back to Zakynthos. Total Duration: 4 - 5 hours Navagio Beach (Shipwreck Beach), Anafonitria 290 91 Greece, 1 hour Blue Caves, Korithi Greece, 50 minutes Viewpoint from Xigia Beach to Alykes Beach, Epar.Od. Zakinthou - Volimon Greece, 50 minutes

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Overall rating

4.3 / 5

based on 701 reviews

This was a great day out with our guide Theodore who was friendly and helpful, giving us lots of information about the area and answering all our questions. He also volunteered to take family photos at all the scenic viewpoints. The minibus tour was great but the high light of the trip had to be the boat excursion to Navagio (shipwreck) beach where you get to spend an hour before being taken to the blue caves. I was amazed how far they took the boat in to the caves, we were lucky that at one of the caves the water was not too choppy and were able to take a quick swim here too. Theodore didn’t join us on the boat trip but his colleague Kostas was also very pleasant. After the boat trip there is a quick lunch stop at a local taverna which was okay - my wife says her prawns were amazing. A quick stop at the oldest olive tree on the island and then back to be dropped if at our accommodation. A thouroughly good day and I felt it was great value.

Great trip, tour guide was very accommodating and saw some beautiful places! Would’ve been nice to see a few more turtles (we saw 3) but it was off season so still great to see and visit the other places.

We had a very nice day. Shortened due to a plane to catch which is a shame but our guide was able to show us everything in due time. Great

The guide was very nice to everyone making sure we were okay asking if this was good enough for us everything was fine

was a fantastic trip and the guide told a lot. thank you, thank you.