Ortigia Boat Tour: Explore Syracuse's Sea Caves

Embark on a thrilling tour of Ortigia Island and Sea Caves, exploring Syracusan monuments and scenic coasts. Enjoy a guided visit with historical and geographical explanations, and even take a refreshing swim!

Duration: 1 hour, 10 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Isola di Ortigia - Circumnavigation
  • Maniace Castle - Circumnavigation
  • Fonte Aretusa - Sea View
  • Duomo di Siracusa - From outside
  • Ponte Umbertino - From below or from outside
  • Syracuse - Sea View
What's Included
  • Guided boat tour
  • Historical geographical explanation
Additional Information

We’ll commence our journey from Ortigia’s bridges, leading us to the ‘grand harbour’ of Syracuse and the stunning seafront of Alfeo in Ortigia. Subsequently, we shall set off from the harbour to circumnavigate the island, taking in the sight of coastal monuments. We’ll depart from Ortigia towards the north coast of Syracuse to explore the astonishing…

Location
Via Senatore Giuseppe Maielli, 4
Via Senatore Giuseppe Maielli
We meet travelers at our tourist information point. The Syracuse excursion tourist information point is located in via senatore Giuseppe maielli 4 corner Via Malta
Cancellation Policy

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

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Giuliazanny
Jul 13, 2025
Beautiful experience on the island of Ortigia - We had a wonderful one-hour boat trip around the island of Ortigia. The skipper was very good, he drove with great confidence and attention. The guide was exceptional: extremely competent and able to explain everything in three languages, with a perfect accent in each! During the tour there was also a moment dedicated to a dip in the water of about 10 minutes, really pleasant. A short but complete experience, which I highly recommend to those visiting the area.
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Raffaellaf636
Jun 29, 2025
Not to be missed! - Nunzio was an excellent commander and guide, courteous, experienced and competent. I highly recommend it. We had the boat all to ourselves and Nunzio made the experience unforgettable by providing us with historical, navigation and local nightlife very timely and curious. Thank you Nunzio!
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372harrisb
Jun 29, 2025
Great boat tour with insightful local guide! - Great boat tour! Ninni was amazing — friendly, professional, and passionate about the area. He shared so many interesting facts and stories, giving us a deeper appreciation for the local culture and history. Would highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting the area!
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Lisaw275
Jun 28, 2025
Californians in Ortigia - Ninni was our skipper and he made our trip very informative and comical. He was full of local info and maneuvered the boat with precision. We thoroughly enjoyed it.
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500barbaras500
Jun 27, 2025
Different perspective and fun for a hot afternoon - excellent opportunity to get out on the sea and see numerous caves and sights from a different perspective. We really enjoyed it and they offered us the chance to swim which my granddaughter age 12 took immediately. fun afternoon!
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Pieragostini
Jun 26, 2025
Tour of Ortigia - Boat ride ortigia and caves , congratulations to Lucia for illustrating the tour in detail . To do absolutely
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Fearless45930069591
Jun 26, 2025
Excellent short boat trip and swimming memento - Lucia (our guide) and Carmello (boat captain) were very nice and attentive. We took the short version of 1 hour to go around town and caves. Good short history of town and caves given by Lucia and the favourite part of mine, few minutes of open water swimming. The boat stays close so if you are a fairly ok swimmer no issues. The best 20 euro spent. Going under the low bridge coming back is a nice touch. I recommend this trip whit out reservations.
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Go522902
Jun 21, 2025
Great tour!! - Wonderful!! Lucia and the captain were informative and welcoming. You should book this tour! We saw so many beautiful sights.
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Glenda
Jul 8, 2025
Tour boat friendly - Very nice boat tour. We especially enjoyed visiting the caves, and we could also swim! The guide was very friendly. Beautiful scenery! Recommended!
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Chiara2419
Jun 20, 2025
Very suggestive ride, would have been appreciated some more explanation. - Very nice boat ride, definitely worth spending an hour like this. Having the opportunity to see so many places that it would be difficult to reach on foot or by car. However, I would have liked to have received historical information about the city and its anecdotes. Too bad.
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From $23
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).