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

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 - The Cave of Melissani in Kefalonia is situated just outside Sami. It is one of the most dramatic places for tourists to visit in Greece. There is a beautiful lake inside the cave that has pretty trees and forests surrounding it. The cave itself is B-shaped. The roof of one of the halls caved in centuries ago letting beautiful sunlight filter in. The depth of the lake is 20 to 30 meters. After a short transfer time you will have the chance to take a boat ride on the lake. This is a geographical phenomenon. There are approx 7 rowing boats that take about 10 people in each. The guides explain how the lake was formed. Please note there approx 150 steps down into the cave. Hand rails have been installed. But some of the cave flooring is a little uneven and at times can be slippy.
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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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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Ashok_c
Jul 29, 2023
I will not recommend this company. Please refund - As expected - nothing special. It was mismanaged. The best part of tour Mellisani Lake was cancelled
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Stephanie_t
Jul 29, 2023
1 star timing and guide, 5 star locations - While the locations on this tour were great, it was so poorly run that I can’t recommend it. It said it would be 3-4 hours, but it last over 7 hours with prodding from the guests to move things along. The extended time was due to the mini bus arriving 30 minutes late and guests waiting for the guide and driver at each location (usually smoking or sitting at the bar). The guide was sweet but provided no commentary and left the beach without realizing two tour guests were missing (luckily the other guests on board told her). For a tour that caters to cruise passengers and does pick up at the port, it had no awareness of time constraints. Most of us missed our dinner reservations and other plans that day. Also note that they substituted another beach for Myrtos beach, but it was very nice too. Pros were that the locations were fabulous and it was a fun day, had it kept moving as expected. It was also very easy to find the guide at the port. Even if well run, this is probably a 5-5.5 hour tour so plan accordingly and do not risk it if you need to be back on a ship within four hours of expected end time.
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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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