Ortigia Boat Tour: Explore Syracuse's Sea Caves

Embark on a thrilling tour of Ortigia Island and Sea Caves, exploring Syracusan monuments and scenic coasts. Enjoy a guided visit with historical and geographical explanations, and even take a refreshing swim!

Duration: 1 hour, 10 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Isola di Ortigia - Circumnavigation
  • Maniace Castle - Circumnavigation
  • Fonte Aretusa - Sea View
  • Duomo di Siracusa - From outside
  • Ponte Umbertino - From below or from outside
  • Syracuse - Sea View
What's Included
  • Guided boat tour
  • Historical geographical explanation
Additional Information

We’ll commence our journey from Ortigia’s bridges, leading us to the ‘grand harbour’ of Syracuse and the stunning seafront of Alfeo in Ortigia. Subsequently, we shall set off from the harbour to circumnavigate the island, taking in the sight of coastal monuments. We’ll depart from Ortigia towards the north coast of Syracuse to explore the astonishing…

Location
Via Senatore Giuseppe Maielli, 4
Via Senatore Giuseppe Maielli
We meet travelers at our tourist information point. The Syracuse excursion tourist information point is located in via senatore Giuseppe maielli 4 corner Via Malta
Cancellation Policy

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

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M5067vxalessandrod
Dec 8, 2024
Captain 8 - I'm from the industry on a different side too and I can assure you that the guys work safely and professionally in steering the boat from hat to hat to captain 8otto.
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Deborah_w
Nov 23, 2024
Terrific boat tour. - Wonderful experience! Great value. Mattia was a terrific tour guide with lots of historical information and tips for local restaurants, etc. The boat captain was very skilled. We saw the caves and the beautiful turquoise water as well as circumnavigating Ortigia Island. After walking the island by foot the day before, it was fun to see it from the water. One of the highlights of our time in Siracusa.
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Beverly_s
Nov 6, 2024
Ninni was the boat tour... - Ninni was the boat tour driver and he was the best! Highly recommend this tour to get a view of Ortigia from the water as well as the sea caves.
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Jonasjonu
Nov 4, 2024
Adventure around Ortigia - The service was excellent, the explanations complete and exhaustive, the only flaw is that we could not enter the caves because the sea was very rough and rightly the captain preferred not to risk it.
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Jimdf9558vs
Nov 3, 2024
Short tour made excellent by Ninni the boat pilot - The trip was fairly minimal, but what made it was our pilot and guide, Ninni. He was informative and entertaining, providing a brief and fun history lesson.
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Fortunatop346
Nov 3, 2024
I liked it - Bathing on November 3rd and finding no cold water is no mean feat. The commander and the staff people very helpful and kind. Thank you.
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E8884sjmariab
Nov 2, 2024
Pleasant trip - Beautiful hike with Captain Nini which is a well of historical information! View of the caves and tour around the island of Ortigia
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C3512twchrisf
Oct 26, 2024
Sea caves and Ortega - Nini, the skipper, was an excellent tour guide who was full of local knowledge and proficient in English. He made the hour pass too quickly. We learned about the history of Ortega, Syracuse, got good local restaurant recommendations and had some good laughs along the way. This company is owned by a young man who is honest and communicative. The value is amazing (20 per person) plus a little extra for the skipper at the end.) The only down side, because of our own stupidity, was finding it. It is on the Syracuse side, across the Syracuse/ortega bridge and at a little stand on the road (exactly where they give you directions to. 🤦🏼‍♀️) Excellent tour; excellent value; swimming included if you want and loads of fun. 10/10 for sure.
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Juliaab3673ki
Oct 24, 2024
Perfect short boat trip - Lucia was the perfect guide. Charming, friendly, kind, informative - but not too much information… an ideal short trip. Thank you!
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Explorer787045
Oct 27, 2024
Caves of Syracuse - Nice excursion with a little interesting to see, good guide who seemed to know a lot about Syracuse's history. And the boat trip was without any problems.
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