Boat tour Ortigia and Syracuse sea caves

Explore Ortigia and Syracuse sea caves, discover historical landmarks, and enjoy a refreshing swim. Join our boat tour for an unforgettable adventure.

Duration: 1 hour
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Isola di Ortigia - A tour around the island of Ortigia, originating from the ancient center of Syracuse, established by the Greeks 2700 years ago.
  • Maniace Castle - Viewed from the exterior, located at the tip of Ortigia, constructed between 1232-1237. It serves as a significant historical landmark and the gateway to the large port of Syracuse.
What's Included
  • Swimming stop
Additional Information

We will start from the Ortigia canal and leave the small port to go towards Syracuse sea caves, we will visit the caves of the capuchins, the corals, the heart and the stalactites. Subsequently we will return to the island of Ortigia to circumnavigate it, admiring the moments and telling geographical/historical information about the city of Syracuse. They return from the large port and we will return again to the Ortigia canal where we started. During the tour it will be possible to see some points of interest from the sea such as: the cathedral of the cathedral, Fonte Aretusa, Castello Maniace, the eastern seafront, the western seafront, the Marina, the Sanctuary of the Madonna, and the Bourbon prison, etc.

It will also be possible to take a short 10 minute swim break.

Location
Via Senatore Giuseppe Maielli, 4
Via Senatore Giuseppe Maielli
Infopoint Syracuse excursion
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Fernanda
Aug 21, 2024
Perfect tour - Professionnel and nice team. Great tour around Ortigia with possibility to have a short swim to cool down.
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503gaetanob
Aug 18, 2024
Boat trip with sympathy - Professional and kind. They make you feel comfortable and give all the info you need. I recommend it to anyone who wants a quiet boat trip. Bravo
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Kristina
Jul 29, 2024
Recommended - The staff was very friendly and the lady spoke very good English. Price - performance not to top, definitely worth a ride.
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Stefania
Jul 13, 2024
Da fare e rifare! - Beautiful boat tour, worth every single penny! Our Guide was helpful and friendly, gave us a lot of useful information and made everything even more enjoyable, also speaking English for foreign passengers. Grande Otto! 😁
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Josefinem428
Jun 7, 2024
Huge recommedation: romantic, fun and educational! - The tour was the absolute highlight of our stay in Ortigia. Davide was the best guide we could have wished for, enriching the time by historical and geological facts about the island and the caves, steering the boat further into the caves than the other boats we saw and finding the best spot for our sunset-snorkel-dive at the end. 100 points and thank you so much. Una esperienza assolutamente da fare, consigiliadissimo!!! So romantisch, spassig und informativ: sehr zu empfehlen.
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Antonellamw5523iu
May 7, 2024
The boat tour is unmissable. - The boat tour of Ortigia and the sea caves was truly unforgettable, an enchanting landscape, even more appreciated thanks to the stories and precious explanations of our captain Ninni, prepared, very kind and also very nice, who never hurts. Professionalism, competence and empathy. Absolutely positive visit and to be recommended.
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127ottaviop
May 6, 2024
Simply spectacular ❤️ - Beautiful experience, the captain was very friendly and competent, to be done again as soon as possible, thanks again for this beautiful experience ❤️
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868sebastianal
Apr 26, 2024
Beautiful - Absolutely worth doing again, very knowledgeable staff is available, the tour was in both Italian and English, everything was explained very well and not at all boring, suitable for all ages even for the little ones, my 5 year old nephew had a blast. I highly recommend this beautiful experience
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808peppev
Apr 26, 2024
Beautiful to redo - Truly beautiful boat tour, not to be missed if you want to see Ortigia from another perspective... entering the caves is really exciting, in some you can even see the coral. We were also lucky enough to see a dolphin😍😍
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Francisc0ram_nm
Jul 29, 2024
Syracusa by boat - Greatttt experience. Nice trip and amazing comments of our guide. The "captain" of our boat was superb. Seeing Syracusa from a different perspectiva has been wonderful.
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