Ortigia Island Tour: Explore Sea Caves & Landmarks

Explore Ortigia Island’s historic sites and stunning sea caves. Discover natural wonders and take a refreshing dip on this unforgettable tour.

Duration: 1 hour, 10 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Isola di Ortigia - The tour will navigate around the island of Ortigia, showcasing the Duomo, the Church of Santa Lucia, Palazzo Veneziano, Ponte Umberto I, the small port, the former Bourbon prison, the Spanish Walls, Lungomare di Levante, Forte Vigliera, Castello Maniace, Fonte Aretusa, Lungomare Alfeo, and Porta Marina.
  • Syracuse - The…
What's Included
  • Live guide available in English and Italian
What's Not Included
  • Use of snorkeling equipment
Additional Information

The journey will take us around the island of Ortigia, where we will admire the Duomo, the Church of Santa Lucia, Palazzo Veneziano, Ponte Umberto I, the small port, the former Bourbon prison, the Spanish Walls, Lungomare di Levante, Forte Vigliera, Castello Maniace, Fonte Aretusa, Lungomare Alfeo, and Porta Marina. The exploration will continue with a…

Location
Foro Vittorio Emanuele II
Near the beach of Villetta Aretusa
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Mara
Jan 19, 2026
High quality and great expertise. - I had a great time: impeccable service and attention to detail. I will definitely be back. I really appreciated the precision and transparency. A very serious reality.
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Matteomm3650qx
Jan 13, 2026
Beautiful - Nice tour, great sunny day, very kind and professional team. Everything was perfect in detail. Thank you so much to the next
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Mauriziomx4884et
Jan 4, 2026
Magnificent - Beautiful tour , superlative itinerary and perfect sea. We hit the perfect day to do it. Congratulations to the staff and its professionalism and kindness. Thank you.
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Alessiapj6630db
Jan 3, 2026
Beautiful - Thank you for this beautiful hike and these wonderful colors. All really relaxing and very nice and kind staff. We will be back soon
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Stefy7702
Dec 21, 2025
Beautiful - Fantastic boat tour of absolute relaxation with simply unforgettable colors. Fabulous caves and super team. Thank you so much
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Stefano
Dec 2, 2025
Great experience!! - This boat trip to the sea caves offers an evocative experience: you sail along the coast admiring hidden cliffs and coves, with stops to enter wonderful caves. The clear sea also allows short swims and snorkeling. The atmosphere is relaxing and perfect for discovering natural corners that are hard to reach by land.
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Doroteac344
Nov 27, 2025
Unique - Thank you for this wonderful ride. All great and all very pleasant. We had a really good time. To be redone absolutely
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Alessiady5267ka
Nov 27, 2025
Mythical - Wonderful excursion all magnificent the spectacular caves all the fantastic team good guys congratulations keep it up
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Stefanoms367pf
Nov 24, 2025
Fantastic. - Thank you for the wonderful experience. To be redone absolutely. Staff so kind and very professional. Care in every single detail.
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Sondra_o
Dec 31, 2025
Underwhelming tour - We booked our tour for 5 pm. We were ahead of schedule so texted the operator if we could come an hour earlier only to then find out that there was no 5 pm tour. Apparently there would be no sun to see the caves, but why was that an option to book at that time if that was the case? We were never told that 5 pm was not possible nor that it was cancelled… no email, no text, nothing. We were just lucky to have contacted them ahead of time to see if we could move up our tour time; otherwise, we would have driven on curvy roads for 3.5 hours for nothing. The tour operator was kind enough to wait for us to arrive even though that made the other guests wait for us, which we really appreciated. I feel sorry for the other 5 pm tourists who had booked a tour then but didn’t contact them ahead of time. The sea caves themselves were underwhelming along with the narration of the buildings to/from the caves. There were only about four caves to see that our boat went in and turned around immediately as there was only the entrance that you could see from the boat. I expected much more and was disappointed overall. It wasn’t worth the long drive there. In addition, there was no statement made at the beginning of the tour that smoking and vaping weren’t allowed, so there were FIVE people vaping the whole time with the smoke blowing in our faces from the wind. This shouldn’t be allowed. It ruined the entire experience for those of us in the majority that don’t smoke for health reasons.
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From $23
up to 12 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).