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3-Hour Guided Boat Tour to the Caves in Santa Maria di Leuca: Swim in Crystal Clear Waters
4.8
43 Ratings
Santa Maria di Leuca
Join us for a journey exploring the breathtaking caves of Santa Maria di Leuca and indulge in a swim in our pristine clear waters. Don’t delay! Reserve your remarkable trip today!
Join us for a journey exploring the breathtaking caves of Santa Maria di Leuca and indulge in a swim in our pristine clear waters. Don’t delay! Reserve your remarkable trip today!
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Porto Turistico Marina di Leuca - Departure from the port with direction towards the east coast
- Punta Meliso - here we witness the meeting of the two seas, the Ionian Sea and the Adriatic Sea.
- Grotta del Soffio - at the Soffio cave it will be possible to take a swim of about 30 minutes to admire the cave up close and immerse yourself…
- Porto Turistico Marina di Leuca - Departure from the port with direction towards the east coast
- Punta Meliso - here we witness the meeting of the two seas, the Ionian Sea and the Adriatic Sea.
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Grotta del Soffio - at the Soffio cave it will be possible to take a swim of about 30 minutes to admire the cave up close and immerse yourself inside.
After the swim stop, we set off again towards the west coast - Torre Dell’omomorto - tower dating back to 1500, in the past used to spot the presence of the Saracens
- Punta Ristola - Punta Ristola is the most south-eastern tip of Italy
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La Grotta delle Tre Porte - Recall the monumental entrance with 3 accesses from which to enjoy the splendid play of light on the blue water. Inside the cave we find a tunnel of about 30 m which takes the name of Grotta ‘del Bambino’, because inside it was found one of the molars of a child of about 10 years dating back to the Neanderthal era.
Here we will stop to take a break for about 30 minutes to swim.
After the swim break, you will visit two other caves and then return to the port.
What's Included
- Snacks provided
- Snacks provided
Additional Information
- Customers who have not reached the legal drinking age in Italy, i.e. 18, will not be served alcoholic beverages.
- Customers who have not reached the legal drinking age in Italy, i.e. 18, will not be served alcoholic beverages.
Location
Nautica Marilor
once you arrive in Leuca, walk along the seafront until you reach (on the left) the entrance to the tourist port outlined by red and white bars.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(43 Ratings)
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Francisco_t
Aug 16, 2025
All right. - Very nice, beautiful landscape. 100% recommended. There is time to bathe and enjoy a snack.
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Sandra_p
Aug 12, 2025
Memorable and Fun !!! - It was enlightening, and fun . ANDREA our guide was great! He made our experience memorable and fun.
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Auroraal5594nx
Aug 11, 2025
fantastic tour - Flavio was our skipper and it was fantastic, very nice, he told us the story of all the caves, we visited those of the Ionian and Adriatic coast, 7 on one side and 7 on the other. we stopped for bathing stop the water was crystal clear at the cave of lovers was wow, we continued with music and aperitif. speechless!!
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Pat
Jul 18, 2025
Nice visit. Captain Andrea very attentive and kind. Pleasant swimming spot ideal for exploring the coast - Very nice outing with Andrea who was very friendly and attentive throughout.
Human size of boat max. 12 people and very reasonable price
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Patrick_m
Jul 16, 2025
Great value for money - Three great hours. Relax, swim. It’s good to see Italy through this lens. We loved it.
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511vanab
Jul 6, 2025
I highly recommend it! Wonderful! - I booked this trip thanks to positive reviews and they were all right! The caves were spectacular but I think you can enjoy them from every trip. I liked the organization of this one. They immediately sent me info about the place of departure. We were 10 strangers at the start and after 3 hours spent in the best way we all knew each other. Andrea, the experienced driver of the boat is a great guide with the right mix of knowledge of the places and the sea, serious empathy and a hint of humor that never hurts. It immediately put us at ease. The non-invasive music chosen to accompany a few moments between one cave and another and especially on the way back, was top. Beautiful also the place where we had a bath.
3 hours flown but that left us with an unforgettable experience.
Book and you will not regret it!
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Marieline_c
Jun 15, 2025
3 hour walk very... - Very friendly 3-hour walk with explanations from the guide every time we passed a cave (not inside because ceiling too low with the boat ), more stop swimming and aperitif on the boat where we could talk with the guide and other guests 👍
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Clarena_g
Jul 24, 2025
A very pleasant tour - We would have liked to see more DE the grottos, get closer or see more grottos. But Andrea was very friendly and NO explanation that they can not get DE within 100 meters.
We were swimming for a while.
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Roma_f
Jul 7, 2025
Highly recommend this tour. Tour guide was good had English and Italian translation - A great boat trip a lovely way to see Santa Maria Leuca.
Spent time swimming in the beautiful clear turquoise water.
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Peter_j
Jun 24, 2025
Had a nice experience, may be better explained in description. - That the agreement with English skipper/guide was wrong. One of the fellow travellers has translated Italian. Next time also mention that there was stop for swimming. Then we could have prepared for that. Otherwise the trip was nice and fun and definitely worth it.
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