Ortigia Island Tour: Admire Sea Caves and Coral Formations

Explore the stunning Ortigia Island on a tour that takes you through sea caves and showcases beautiful coral formations. Dive into the crystal-clear waters and marvel at the breathtaking coastal scenery.

Duration: 1 hour, 10 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Maniace Castle - Visitors will have the opportunity to view the esteemed Castello Maniace Via Mare.
  • Isola di Ortigia - The tour will navigate around the island of Ortigia, offering views of the Duomo, the Church of Santa Lucia, Palazzo Veneziano, Ponte Umberto I, the small port, the former Bourbon prison, the Spanish Walls, Lungomare di…
What's Included
  • Guided tour
  • Swim in crystal clear waters
What's Not Included
  • Bottled water
Additional Information

Our excursion presents the chance to appreciate the splendor of Ortigia from a sea perspective and the extraordinary marine grottoes with their stunning hues, enhanced by light refracting off the coral structures, stalactites and stalagmites. Take in the panorama of multiple blue hues as you marvel at the geological formations of the coastline with its…

Location
Via Senatore Giuseppe Maielli, 6
Via Senatore Giuseppe Maielli
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Travelswithkidssocal
Jun 6, 2025
Caves, classics and flamingos! - Our boat captain Steven was so great! He played DJ while skillfully maneuvering the boat in and out of deep blue caves and under very low bridges! The music was traditional Italian favorites, including some sing alongs. My husband braved the brisk water for a swim and we were treated to a flock of flamingoes flying overhead! The sunset seemed to last forever, too. All that was missing was a nice bottle of wine (don’t forget to bring your own!).
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Alison
Jun 6, 2025
Outstanding, beautiful, educational - Incredible experience!! Stever our boat driver was very knowledgeable and friendly!! Highly recommend booking this experience!!
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Y8543oiwilliamw
Jun 6, 2025
Boat tour of Ortigia - Franco our guide was so knowledgable and funny and kind. Gave us lots of info about the island’s history and even took us to the best place for a swim to cool off. 10/10 experience
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S6431ceenzoc
Jun 1, 2025
Don't miss it! - The guys at the desk available, prepared and ready to start the adventure! In particular, I was surprised by the linguistic mastery of the staff. Italian, English and even Arabic to make the experience as complete as possible for all participants and visitors of the beautiful island of Ortigia. The boat tour was first of all relaxing, dynamic and the guide lent himself to describe charismatically the places we crossed taking care that everyone was knowing the story in detail. It was a pleasure!
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A1777fvlidiam
Jun 1, 2025
Spectacular, I would have liked to continue sailing. Let's hear it for Franco our Captain. - Excellent walk. We were able to take a dip in the Ionian Sea and enter the caves. Not to miss it. Thanks Stefano, to the beautiful Argentine of Pilar (I don’t know her name), and especially to Franco our Captain and guide. If you go ask for him, a genius.
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Trigun00
Jun 1, 2025
Orgy to love... sea! - Very nice tour the good Giuseppe described the places with skill. Little gem even recovered the hat of a child on board who had lost it! Promoted
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Savannah_c
May 31, 2025
Can’t miss - Laura is the best! - Laura was the best guide! She is an expert at driving and so informative and friendly! She really made our experience, highly recommend!
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Road42459940220
May 30, 2025
Super friendly - Fantastic experience, Stefano attended us very kindly and thanks to Franco it was a great experience. 100% recommended
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Froglet01
May 28, 2025
Interesting, fun and great value! - Superb value for money! Captain Laura took us around the island of Ortigia in a cleverly designed boat which both allows you to enter the caves and also to get under the very low bridge between Ortigia and Syracuse. We did a 10 am trip which was a good idea as it was not too windy so we were able to get into the caves and also swim in the sea- wonderful!
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Richardhe3514vm
Jun 1, 2025
Would not bother - Pretty ordinary tour, don’t waste your money. Supposed to be 1hr 10min it lasted about 50 min. Could not hear any of the commentary by the captain, I think she wasn’t really interested and just going through the motions.
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From $29
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).