Half Day Melissani Lake and Drogarati Cave Tour with Myrtos Swim Discover beautiful Kefalonia

Explore the stunning beauty of Kefalonia. This tour can be customized to your preferences. Experience the luxury of private transportation. The friendly driver will gladly capture memorable moments for you. Create cherished keepsakes that will last a lifetime!

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Melissani Cave - Located just outside Sami in Kefalonia, Melissani Cave is one of Greece’s most stunning tourist spots. Inside the cave, there’s a picturesque lake surrounded by lush trees and forests. The cave has a unique B-shape, and centuries ago, the roof of one of its halls collapsed, allowing sunlight to stream in beautifully. The lake’s depth ranges from 20 to 30 meters. After a brief transfer, you can enjoy a boat ride on the lake, a natural wonder. Around seven rowing boats, each accommodating about 10 people, are available. Guides will explain the lake’s formation.
  • Drogarati Cave - A must-see in Kefalonia, Drogarati Cave was discovered 300 years ago and opened to the public in 1963 after an earthquake revealed its entrance. This impressive cave features stunning stalactites and stalagmites and is estimated by speleologists to be around 150 million years old, making it a rare geological marvel. Note that there are approximately 150 steps down into the cave, with handrails installed, though some areas can be uneven and slippery.
  • Myrtos Beach - Myrtos Beach is a top attraction in Kefalonia, located 29km north of Argostoli in a picturesque area surrounded by beautiful hills. It has gained international fame and has been voted the best beach in Greece multiple times!
  • Koutavos Lagoon Argostoli - The Koutavos Lagoon is a fantastic nature reserve home to wildlife such as the Caretta Caretta turtle and various bird species. Situated near the head of Argostoli Bay, the town’s largest park is a shady forest of eucalyptus and pine trees, accessible by walking or cycling along the wide trail that circles the lagoon from the harbor front. Before the Drepano Bridge was built in 1813 to improve access to Argostoli from settlements across the bay, the lagoon was an almost impassable bog plagued by mosquitoes and malaria. A small islet in the lagoon’s center is off-limits to visitors as it serves as a nesting and feeding area for waterfowl.
What's Included
  • Bottled water included
What's Not Included
  • ENTRANCES to Caves are not included ENTRACE FOR TWO CAVES 13 E
Location
Argostolion
Cancellation Policy

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

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Ivan_t
Jun 16, 2024
Good ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - The driver was very educated and punctual. Have full knowledge and very useful travel hacks to going to this trip. I recommend it.
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Rebecca_l
May 22, 2024
Amazing! - Thanos was very knowledgeable, nice and fun! Great experience at all locations! So awesome learning the culture from Thanos!
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Z5920vaemmah
Sep 18, 2023
Excellent tour! - We had a wonderful time on this tour! Chris drove us all around the island and was very knowledgable about the history of Kefalonia, so we learnt a lot! The beach was beautiful and Chris stopped at multiple viewpoints on the way so that we could take pictures and admire the scenery, which was great. The caves were also amazing - definitely a must-see! We also got much more than what was advertised - Chris stopped at multiple different towns and sights along the way, including a beautiful viewpoint in Sami, so we got a really good feel for the island and saw much more than expected. The tour also lasted most of the day, so was great value for what was included. Would definitely recommend! :)
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Olep447
Sep 10, 2023
Great trip! - I had booked a 4-hour tour with three excursion points. But our great guide wanted to show us more, so we visited every viewpoint/photo point along the route, as well as a few other great spots. And everything was given great explanations/information. In the end, it was 6 hours and a top-class tour! Highly recommended!
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Claire_a
Aug 28, 2023
Tour tailored to group needs - We took this tour arriving on a cruise ship and it was the best tour of our cruise (we visited 5 ports on our trip). I was a bit worried after reading some of the reviews that it is advertised as 3-4 hours but it may take 6-7 hours instead . What you need to bear in mind is that the island is quite large, so travelling times are more that you might expect, and if a cruise ship has docked there may be long queues at the lake and caves. We were met just outside the port with a named board and had no problem locating our representative. We did need to wait a little bit for the rest of the group to arrive, but were able to sit in an airconditioned vehicle and offered water during this time. On our tour was our family of 4 (2 adults and 2 children) and a family of 3 (who we did not know). We travelled in a comfortable airconditioned minivan. Our guide was Christos and as a group we agreed a time to finish by. I would definitely advise you do this to avoid an unexpected duration. The tour was therefore adjusted to meet our needs. Christos was a fantastic guide, who gave us relevant information, was enthusiastic about the island and really looked after us. Our tour lasted approximately 5 hours. The queue at the lake was around 30mins, but we were told it may be up to 2 hours on occasion. There was a minimal queue at the caves as there is only one set of stairs for people going up/down. We also made a stop for a snack of local cheese (including amazing feta and something milder for the kids), wine and bread. We did however cut down the time at beach slightly and took a more direct route back to the ship instead of stopping at some additional scenic viewpoints. For us the tour exceeded what we were expecting and the 5 hours flew by.
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Flyer67521407393
Aug 24, 2023
An enjoyable and relaxed experience. - Under promised and over delivered . We had so much more then we expected. An extra beach including swim, more viewing stops and a lunch break at a wonderful local restaurant. The guide and staff were knowledgeable and helpful and sorted out any issues on the go. All in all an enjoyable and relaxed experience.
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Patricia_b
Oct 26, 2023
Beautiful island , so so tour...... - This tour was great until arriving to the caves with 114 steps. This should be told before buying a ticket to the caves. Our tour guide was hard to understand. Her English wasn't that good and she didn't tell us highlights while we were driving. We had to ask what certain landmarks were. The island was beautiful though.....
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Stephanie_s
Aug 19, 2023
Interesting - It was interesting. Never made it to Melissani Lake. The tour guide couldn’t find the end of the line. It was very busy so another guest took charge and decided for the group to go to the beach first. Then we went to another cave, but this was all decided by the group, not the tour guide.
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Sammy4595
Jul 30, 2024
Not as advertised. - This was not at all as promised. We waited over an hour to spend 6 hours traveling around in a van and still not see all the sites. The tour guide barely said 10 words to us. I would never book with this company again. The beach was beautiful but the surf was very dangerous and strong. The one cave we saw was cool but we had to pay to enter it. We also paid to enter the second cave but after waiting for an hour the group agreed to go back so we could eat and get back to our cruise. Terrible.
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Jamila_j
Sep 25, 2023
Super Later Departure 🙁👎🏾 - I booked this tour in advance to start at 10:30am. When I arrived at the port my husband and I and the two couples we traveled with, along with everyone else who booked waited an hour in a half for the driver to show up with the transfer vehicle to start the tour. It took 40-45 minutes to arrive at the first cave. We were supposed to have 30-35 minutes in each cave and 1 hour at the beach. But because of the drivers tardiness we waited an hour and 15 minutes to get into the second cave and we were only able to spend 25-30 minutes at the beach. Then we went to the restroom to change our clothes before getting back on the bus after the beach, and the tour guide and driver had the nerve to get upset with us for being 7 minutes late back to the bus for using the restroom, not remembering that THEY were an hour and a half late in the first place. The caves were nice and the beach was beautiful, the minimal amount of time we got to experience it, but having to wait an hour and a half for our tour to start was terrible!👎🏾 our excursion was supposed to go from 10:30am-2:30pm but instead it went from 12noon-5:47. I won’t be using this company again. Your better off booking directly through Royal Caribbean Cruises for this tour even though it costs more, many cruisers booked this same excursion with RC and were able to experience everything in a timely manner. We were the last ones back to our cruise ship, making it back just before our ship took off. Very unhappy with the service!
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