Ortigia Island Tour: Historic Sights and Sunset Aperitif
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10 Ratings
Siracusa

Explore Ortigia’s historic sites on a private boat tour. Enjoy drinks, a sunset aperitif, and swim stops. Discover Syracuse’s maritime beauty.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Maniace Castle - Maniace Castle, also known in dialect as Maniaci Castle, stands as a significant monument from the Swabian era in Syracuse and is among the most famous of Frederick’s castles.
  • Riserva Naturale Del Plemmirio - The Plemmirio Nature Reserve is celebrated for its famous Gulf of Pillirina.
What's Included
  • Carbonated beverages
Additional Information

This excursion offers a 3-hour journey to explore the entire maritime route of our beautiful city.
The tour will circumnavigate the island of Ortigia, showcasing its historical landmarks such as the former Bourbon prison, Vigliena fort, Spanish walls, Maniace Castle, Levante promenade, Alfeo promenade, Aretusa spring, and the vast Porto Grande of…

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Location
Arethusa Spring
Largo Aretusa
Cancellation Policy

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

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Doroteam2018
Oct 29, 2024
Perfect. - I booked for my birthday a tour and it was all wonderful all the staff was crazy organized everything to perfection definitely to be redone. Thank you.
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Joe
Oct 9, 2024
Awesome boat tour with delicious meal! - We had Roberto as our Captain and Nino as first mate and chef. It was a most memorable boat ride. We drove by some beautiful caves. and they were perfectly described by Captain Roberto. It was a little windy out, so he brought us to a protected cove. I described the area perfectly. We were able to swim In a very memorable area. They provided us with prosocco and white wine. The food was amazing. It was an older boat with a hot shower and very spacious and comfortable. It was just our group of 6. The sites were beautiful. I would do it every time I visit Ortigia!
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Lausanneboop
Sep 13, 2024
Perfect day - It was a wonderful day! With Nino and Roberto! He showed us beautiful places to swim and the dinner was perfect 😍 . Thank you for that lovely moment of sharing 😍
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M4783kkalessios
Sep 9, 2024
Fabulous - A fantastic experience, definitely to be redone, a stellar staff and a carefree afternoon, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED ..
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Lillytramp73
Aug 14, 2024
Memorable - A perfect way to greet friends before the summer holidays. Stefano, in addition to providing equipped and comfortable boats has an excellent staff. Laura and Salvo made our tour memorable. Courtesy, professionalism, sympathy and a thousand attentions to customers... they accompanied us, surprised and enchanted! The rest was done by the magnificent setting of Syracuse that seen from the sea is spectacular. Three carefree and fun hours and finally ... excellent quality of food offered. Just perfect! Super recommended
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Momoechan
Jul 1, 2024
Beautiful boat ride. - Franco accompanied us on a beautiful tour of Ortigia, was very attentive and told us the story of Ortigia and shared with us a lot of information about the city, not only from a historical point of view, but also naturalistic. We were greeted with great kindness and professionalism by Stefano and David came to greet us on disembarkation.
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Drogheriad
Feb 22, 2024
Beautiful tour, crazy emotions - Suggestive experience and very much. I had a great time, it was a beautiful tour and I really appreciated the explanation of the entire itinerary. You are very competent and kind. I will be back soon.
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Stefano
Feb 22, 2024
Wonderful and unique excursion!! - I did this private excursion with my girlfriend and I have to say we were pleasantly surprised! Delicious aperitif with cured meats, cheeses, dairy products and many other typical Sicilian delights! The two skippers were very knowledgeable both on a professional level in maneuvering the boat and culturally for the guided tour, with whom they entertained us throughout the entire excursion! Very kind and also very nice to have a chat during the trip! We made several swimming stops in the splendid, crystal clear waters, a true marvel! Thanks guys, we had a really good time and you made us relax in a unique way! We will recommend you to all our friends and family and will definitely come and visit you again! Thanks again for the experience and keep it up, see you next time!!
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Alessia
Feb 22, 2024
A real seaside restaurant, in short, magical - Fantastic tour they immediately put us at ease not to mention the freshly cooked food all really good a real restaurant on the sea
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F6871tcgabrielc
Feb 22, 2024
Sweet excursion - DONE AND DONE (SWEET EXCURSIONS) IN NAME AND IN FACT💯🔝. We will definitely do it again in the future, a truly beautiful tour.
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