From St Nikolaos port: Boat cruise to navagio shipwreck beach and blue caves
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From St Nikolaos port: Boat cruise to navagio shipwreck beach and blue caves
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Ages 1-99, max of 50 per group
Duration: 2h 30m
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- WP54+7Q Agios Nikolaos, WP54+7Q3 Agios Nikolaos, GreeceWe meet 12 o clock in front of the dock Name of the chef captain "Karidis" Name of the boat "my love" or "Takis" or another that will be available.
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point. - Not wheelchair accessible
- Infants must sit on laps
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 116901P4- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
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- WP54+7Q3 Agios Nikolaos, GreeceWe meet 12 o clock in front of the dock Name of the chef captain "Karidis" Name of the boat "my love" or "Takis" or another that will be available.
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- annikaleok0 contributionsThe most amazing views during the tourWe were taken to the most amazing places and beaches. Also had an opportunity to swim. Highly recommend to take this tour, because it was one of my highlights in life. Don't forget to bring snacks and water because we had lunch quite late during the tour.Written October 2, 2024
- martaharp0 contributionsShipwreck Viewpoint, and beach.We had a great time and our tour guide Theo was very kind and helpful. We had plenty of time to enjoy sceneries and also to swim. Highly recommend this tour, because it’s worth every penny of it.Written October 1, 2024
- Ethan K0 contributionsDefinitely recommendGreat value for money for the boat ride alone. Our tour guide Theo was great, very friendly and knowledgeable. The stop at shipwreck beach was excellent, the view you get from the cliff is amazing so definitely worth the little trek to get there! Boat ride to the caves was excellent too, especially since they anchor and let you jump off the boat and swim into the caves. If you’re looking for a bit of sightseeing - would definitely recommend.Written September 27, 2024
- V1701WYgeorgek0 contributionsGreat tour to go sightseeing at ZakynthosTravelling at a very cosy air conditioned mini bus. We had the best tour guide, Mitsos, who was very informative, helpful, jolly and knew the way to take us around the island to have the best view. We travelled with a big boat to the Shipwreck, Golden and White Beach and the blue caves. We dived for swimming at one of the caves and the white beach, the waters were extraordinary. We would highly recommend this tour.Written September 25, 2024
- sorinp2320 contributionsGood experienceThis tour is ok, driver&guide îs verry good, the scenary wonderful, It is a good balance between quality and price. There are two problems :Blue Caves are în fact MARAVELIA blue cave and Cameo Island is not realy în program.Written September 24, 2024
- R720JJandys0 contributionsGreat day around ZakynthosGreat experience, here are some highlights: Perfect timing on pick up @ the hotel Nice combination of sightseeing by minivan AND boat trip. No stress trip Great guide (Mitsos)Written September 23, 2024
- B4050VWsebastiann0 contributionsThanks Mitsos!What a day, worth every money to spend a day and seeing places all over the island. Amazing trip with stunning views, great and funny guide Mitsos. Thanks for amazing day!Written September 23, 2024
- suetB8037VR0 contributionsDon't do itI definitely wouldn't recommend this tour they try to cram to much in so little time to really enjoy. Unfortunately, 5 minutes in to the boat trip it started thundering and lightning we were soaked and freezing, and it was a little scary,no staff asked if we were OK!!we couldn't wait to get back. My recommendation is go with another company.Written September 20, 2024
- Millpond050 contributionsPrivate Tour by car and boatTeo and Capt Mario customized our day do we could see and do everything on our bucket list from Shipwreck Beach to Blue Caves and swimming in secluded coves!Written September 19, 2024
- R7589MSsamanthar0 contributionsVIP tour Abba TravelWe paid £435 for the VIP tour was very sceptical The weather was terrible, but Abba travels went above and beyond and ended up taking three days for the tour as it was too windy on the 13th so on the 12th we went to do the boat trip instead, with an amazing tour guide called Simon. He was brilliant so much knowledge and information he gave us and was willing to answer any questions about the tour. It was the best by far captured beautiful photos me and my partner both agree he made it magical and made beautiful memories for us to look back on. On the 13th we did the land trip apart from seeing shipwreck from above. As it was closed no-fault to Abba due to the weather conditions with a tour guide called Teo. We particularly did not like the land tour with him. All he seems to do was eat and take us to restaurants where his friends worked. Even though we told him we bought sandwiches with us to make money for the restaurant was very disappointed and extremely angry with the tour he gave us. Only thing we liked was seeing the stray cats and a donkey that bites Then on the 15th, a different tour guide who was extremely lovely just forgot his name possibly Ricardo something like that took us to see shipwrecked and on his day off, bless him he was honestly so lovely and what can you say about shipwreck is amazing so beautiful As for the company Abba, the man who was messaging me through WhatsApp seems to go above and beyond to give us amazing memories we did not even ask for the 15th. He offered it to us due to it being closed every time we got picked up from our hotel and dropped back off. It was only meant to be one day tour so he really only needed to do it once. Communication was perfect and timing etcWritten September 17, 2024
- Venture428041845230 contributionsZante tripWe booked this trip the day before, having been let down by Tui twice as they canx 2 trips and no one else online wanted to travel to our hotel to collect us. Even the hotel were unable to help us. Originally booked for 11am trip however we were contacted by wattsapp the evening before and told that due to choppy weather the trip was brought forward to an earlier pick up. We didn't mind this at all. Full information was also messaged to me regarding additional costs etc. Boat cost and hotel pick up. The hotel pick up cost was still cheaper than a taxi to Zante. Collected on time from the hotel and spent all day with Mitsos, who was a great guide and very happy guy, who wanted to ensure we had a great day. Although the weather would not allow us to see the ship wreck, we had a great day out lasting around 10 hours. They are the best and most organised tour company we have dealt with to date. My only suggestion would be to give a fixed price based on travel, boat and guide at the start and let the customer pay this in one go. I imagine its much easier for the driver too . All in all a great experience.Written September 13, 2024
- morganrF8932VY0 contributionsSea sickNice day if u don’t get sea sick! Me and my partner don’t usually get sea sick on boats but after about 20 minutes we didn’t feel halfway at all.Written September 12, 2024
- Peter P0 contributionsDO NOT BOOK ONLINEDO NOT BOOK ONLINE !! I ordered two four wheelers online and paid 100€ and when we arrived at the given time to pick up our reserved four wheelers they said sorry we don’t have any. Maybe if you come in person and book on the spot it may go better with what they have available. They said they couldn’t help us and can’t refund us and we should figure it out with our bank.Written September 11, 2024
- Voyage250044876850 contributionsBest way to see the whole islandThis experience was so amazing. Our tour guide was mesesos (I can’t remember exactly how to spell it) and he was the most thoughtful and kind person. Our cruise ended up cutting our time on the island short but he accommodated us perfectly and ended up giving us a private tour when the other couple never showed. He knew so much of the island and even took us to private little towns and let us buy authentic souvenirs from the shops and still got us back with time to spare. The boat was gorgeous with breathtaking sights. Our guide really made the experience a 100/10. I wish we brought a bag for our phone so we could take pictures in the water but our guide made sure to take videos for us.Written September 10, 2024
- T792WTmegant0 contributionsMust do! Cannot express how highly I thought of this experience!This tour was incredible! They picked us up and dropped us off at the hotel, which considering a lot of the tours were from the other side of the island is an incredible plus and meant we didn't have to faff around with taxis or buses! We were very well informed ahead of time and the company kept in constant contact! It had to be slightly re arranged due to the fact the waters were forecast to be choppy and they still managed to make sure we did everything and weren't rushed, everything was planned maticulously and we were kept informed at all times. The tour itself was incredible cannot recommend a better use of your time, we packed a lot in but it was still relaxing and a lovely atmosphere. The tour guides were lovely and funny, they also gave us ice cold bottled water, the bus was air-conditioned etc, we were very well taken care of! The photo opportunities were also amazing and the tour guides very knowledgeable. The pricing for such is so good, and we could not have dreamed of doing that much in that time frame for that price any other way! Simply cannot praise highly enough!Written September 9, 2024
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AnaLdac
London, UK4 contributions
First of all, we contacted the company the day before to check if the trip still goes on as it’s recommended but we didn’t receive any reply.
We went to the pick up location following the indications they gave, which were completely useless, we didn’t see any sing showing were the company was located so we asked a person from other company and they indicated us where to go. Once we arrived we were waiting to the rest of the people to board while other group coming in a bus (from the daytour I suppose) arrived and board in the nicest boat. We tried to board too but we weren’t allowed even if we arrived before, so we had to wait more and board to a smaller and worst boat.
Once we boarded, the guy at the port told us that due to previous days weather conditions it wasn’t possible to land on the beach, but not only for us but also for every boat, and if we saw people landing were just private boats, which in turns up a false information. When we arrived to the Navagio beach, the captain stayed around so we could take some pictures (however it was almost imposible to get any decent one) and as they said we didn’t land, however all the other companies did and also the other boat from our same company with the group from the bus. So our faces of disappointment and furious was noticeable, however the captain didn’t speak English at all and we weren’t able to communicate with him, so someone contacted the company to complain. In response they said that they were going to call the captain to sort it, however that called arrived 30min later when we weren’t around the beach anymore. We supposed it was the company calling him and not a personal call but we don’t even know because nothing happened, so we continued the rest of trip with couple of more stops, not very interesting from my point of view and we went back to port before time because obviously we skipped that 1h stop on the beach which was the key part of the trip.
I personally felt defrauded. I can understand that because of weather conditions we cannot land to the beach but I cannot get that we were the only ones we couldn’t, and even more if other boats from the same company did.
Just because of lack of honesty or not even a small consideration of a partially refund from the trip I wouldn’t recommend anyone to use this service
We went to the pick up location following the indications they gave, which were completely useless, we didn’t see any sing showing were the company was located so we asked a person from other company and they indicated us where to go. Once we arrived we were waiting to the rest of the people to board while other group coming in a bus (from the daytour I suppose) arrived and board in the nicest boat. We tried to board too but we weren’t allowed even if we arrived before, so we had to wait more and board to a smaller and worst boat.
Once we boarded, the guy at the port told us that due to previous days weather conditions it wasn’t possible to land on the beach, but not only for us but also for every boat, and if we saw people landing were just private boats, which in turns up a false information. When we arrived to the Navagio beach, the captain stayed around so we could take some pictures (however it was almost imposible to get any decent one) and as they said we didn’t land, however all the other companies did and also the other boat from our same company with the group from the bus. So our faces of disappointment and furious was noticeable, however the captain didn’t speak English at all and we weren’t able to communicate with him, so someone contacted the company to complain. In response they said that they were going to call the captain to sort it, however that called arrived 30min later when we weren’t around the beach anymore. We supposed it was the company calling him and not a personal call but we don’t even know because nothing happened, so we continued the rest of trip with couple of more stops, not very interesting from my point of view and we went back to port before time because obviously we skipped that 1h stop on the beach which was the key part of the trip.
I personally felt defrauded. I can understand that because of weather conditions we cannot land to the beach but I cannot get that we were the only ones we couldn’t, and even more if other boats from the same company did.
Just because of lack of honesty or not even a small consideration of a partially refund from the trip I wouldn’t recommend anyone to use this service
Written October 6, 2021
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Eliza M
Sopot, Poland5 contributions
Sep 2020 • Friends
It supposed to be a relaxing and fun day, visiting ship wreck, blue caves and xigia Beach, but due to weather conditions we bearly reached only Navagio. First of all, they should have canceled the trip or rescheduled it to other day. The boat was not tailored to sail on rough sea. The cruise was a nightmare, the boat was shaking all the time, people got fully soaked from the water coming inside to the boat. All the tourists were scared and didn't feel safe on the board. Some of them asked to leave in the harbor of Ag. Nikolaus, but the crew let only a few of them to do so, the rest had to stay, even they didn't want to.. I don't recommend this travel agency - the safety of the tourists seems to be not crucial for them, otherwise they should people let get off in the harbor. In addition to that, knowing the conditions they took another trip on the boat.. Just to be cleared:They didn't offer any compensation for this "cruise" or even something to drink..
Written September 16, 2020
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1.Not correct cruise you left your comment.
You are not rating the right cruise "Cruise to shipwreck beach and blue caves and Xigia beach from Zakynthos port" but you leave your comments under another cruise we also offer : From St Nikolaos port: Boat cruise to navagio shipwreck beach and blue caves.
2.We never risk guests safety in any of our cruises tours following all the safety rules (Today it was a rough sea on a certain area and only in the morning ...... later sea got completely calm!)
3. We understand your fear about waves but on your comment you dont speak for your self and speak about the other guests experience.
why? Are you an influencer?
4. You have to know that when a commercial touristic boat depart from a port with f.example 10 persons (guests) has to be back to the same or another port (if need it) with the same number of persons(guests).
And only if somebody needs medical assistance Captain can organize and approve the exception.
5. Even though you spread your panic and force (with your screams) the Captain to approach the nearest port to leave you there.
And even we send mini busses to collect you from St Nickolas port and bring you without of course charge back to your accomodations
we didn't offer any "compensation" for this cruise.
We respect your comment!
Thank you!
Written September 16, 2020
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Mirela
4 contributions
Aug 2022
We booked the trip with the help of Eurosky Travel agency from Laganas
Thank you missis Sofia !
Very well organized and perfect timing .
We enjoyed a lot the experience ,amazing views, nice people .
To be improved:
Getting on and off the boats was difficult and would be almost impossible for people not so young or with mobility limitation.
The boat was quite crowded and due to this not quite comfortable.
Would be good to look at the number of tourists when reserving the trip,
Thank you missis Sofia !
Very well organized and perfect timing .
We enjoyed a lot the experience ,amazing views, nice people .
To be improved:
Getting on and off the boats was difficult and would be almost impossible for people not so young or with mobility limitation.
The boat was quite crowded and due to this not quite comfortable.
Would be good to look at the number of tourists when reserving the trip,
Written August 24, 2022
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MEK
1 contribution
May 2022 • Family
The shipwreck is worth a visit but the water itself was our highlight!
The colors of the water are incredible and the blue caves are definitely worth a visit. Our captain didn't say much, but we really enjoyed ourselves and he had such a friendly attitude, that we felt comfortable with him. Additionally, he was a good driver and even fed the fish so we could snorkel around them.
The colors of the water are incredible and the blue caves are definitely worth a visit. Our captain didn't say much, but we really enjoyed ourselves and he had such a friendly attitude, that we felt comfortable with him. Additionally, he was a good driver and even fed the fish so we could snorkel around them.
Written May 28, 2022
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Fraianeli
Brasilia, DF120 contributions
There were some changes in the bookings , which I feel were already “scheduled” to happen (and ended up being more expensive). Anyway, I talked with an organizer through WhatsApp, and although there was some miscommunication, I got to the tour.
All the operators were kind , and the views are absolutely stunning.
For the blue caves, we went to several, all gorgeous, but it seems the most pictured one was not included . They mentioned something about winter time, but I didn’t fully understand.
Considering all, I think the tour was quite expensive, but still the views are amazing.
All the operators were kind , and the views are absolutely stunning.
For the blue caves, we went to several, all gorgeous, but it seems the most pictured one was not included . They mentioned something about winter time, but I didn’t fully understand.
Considering all, I think the tour was quite expensive, but still the views are amazing.
Written March 26, 2023
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Zuzaniitka
Prague, Czech Republic1 contribution
Aug 2022 • Couples
the first day they sent us home because the weather was not ideal for going out even when the weather was good. when we arrived the next day, there were so many people that they sent us to other carriers. You don't have a contract with them and they didn't take us. so we didn't get a trip or money. terrible and it didn't happen the first time, the locals said!!! hell!!! We want money back asap!!!
Written August 27, 2022
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Rachel P
3 contributions
Jul 2022 • Friends
Second day we went with a tour guide Martyna, who was very friendly and kind, with loads of interesting information. First we went to the Xigia beach with a bus, where you could take a swim in the water rich of sulphur. Then we went to a boat to see the Shipwreck and spend an hour then, you can also swim there only be aware that it gets deep very fast but the colour of the water is stunning. Last but not least we went to see the Blue caves, which was so good! Very nice view and a chance to swim or feed some fishes.
Overall I’m very pleased with the company, their work and mainly attitude. Everyone has been very friendly and kind when were describing the trip in the street and I would definitely choose this company again!
Overall I’m very pleased with the company, their work and mainly attitude. Everyone has been very friendly and kind when were describing the trip in the street and I would definitely choose this company again!
Written July 18, 2022
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Jamie
13 contributions
Whole trip spoilt by waiting around in 40C on the quayside. We booked independently via trip advisor but clearly were way down in the customer pecking order. As we waiting sweating for large coaches to turn up (25 mins late) who were the allowed to embark first. We were then squeezed on last given seats at the stern with no shade. Clearly large bookings rule. Website assured that the boat carried no more than 25 but I counted 36. Once we set off it was great to see the island coastline from the sea and it’s very beautiful. Shipwreck bay is a bun fight and has to be seen to be believed. Literally hundreds of people dropped on to the beach, complete mayhem. The return was better and the stop for a swim in open water delightful. Individual staff good and friendly but ultimately a tourist money making exercise.
Written July 31, 2022
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Stephanie H
St. Albans, UK15 contributions
Jun 2022 • Couples
My husband and I went on this excursion in June 2022. The tour was led by Patrycja who was welcoming, friendly, knowledgable and also hilarious! The excursion delivered everything it promised. Fantastic value for money. A must for anybody visiting Zakynthos. Also, a special shout out to Lela who we organised both our trips through!
Written June 30, 2022
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Emma D
2 contributions
Oct 2023 • Friends
Superb experience with George our skipper for the day! Very pleasant and accommodating team for our group of 10 young people. Music and atmosphere guaranteed on the boat
We were able to see all the places not to be missed on the island, it was great
We recommend +++
We were able to see all the places not to be missed on the island, it was great
We recommend +++
Written October 24, 2023
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Do you get to go all the way up to the shore at shipwreck beach on this tour?
Written September 19, 2019
Yes, the boat took us onto the beach and let us get off for about 30 minutes. They were strict with time for this because the boat had to move away from the beach in the meantime. They also said it was weather permitting. Would recommend the trip
Written September 20, 2019
Unser Kreuzfahrtschiff soll am 7.Oktober 2019 von 9-19.30h im Hafen von Zakynthos liegen. - Ist eine Abholung von dort aus möglich und wann würde das Boot starten?
Written June 18, 2019
What time is departure and where do you depart from? We will be coming in on the Azamara Persuit.
Written June 12, 2019
I'm going to Zante on 29-may. I'd like to know if it's being allowed to go down (to land or swim) on the beach (Navagio/Shipwreck/Smugglers)?
Written May 19, 2019
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