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.

Customer Ratings
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Cjwoo
Oct 5, 2025
Fantastic boat tour - It was a fantastic 90 tour around the island although weather did not permit snorkeling in the caves as promised. Captain Merko and his assistant were very knowledgable and we swam at another location beside an interesting house with a pool that had partially slid into the ocean about 20 years ago. I hight recommend this tour company - had a great trip.
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Gary
Oct 4, 2025
Amazing tour. - So much fun ! Tour leader Matteo was amazing - tons of information , full of personality, and great great fun!! They let us swim and took us in the caves and all around f the island and more. Only 2 hours but amazing how much we did and learned. Thank you Matteo / you made us feel like friends.
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857geoffh
Oct 1, 2025
Not to be missed - A brilliant experience, even if it was a little rough. It's a great way, and possible the only way, to experience the sea caves on the island of Ortigia. Our helmsman was experienced and a superb orator giving us a running commentary on what we were seeing, at the the same as guiding the boat around the rocks. Not to be missed.
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Helen_f
Sep 29, 2025
Friendly crew - A speedy trip to some caves and around Ortigia. It gives you the chance to see the island and our boat skipper was friendly and gave a good overview of the history of the island.
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Trek01783973231
Sep 18, 2025
See Sicily from the water! - Wow, great trip! Definitely would recommend! Getting to swim for a few minutes was magical! You really can't experience Sicily properly without spending some time on the water.
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Joshua_c
Sep 14, 2025
Fabulous. We had a tour... - Fabulous. We had a tour of Ortigia and the sea caves. And was able to even go into the water. Guide was amazing. Water is superb.
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Wyomissing_pafrank
Sep 13, 2025
Great and reasonable boat tour - We randomly encountered Claudio while walking around. The tour was only €15 for the hour boat tour which I thought was extremely reasonable. It was a great way to see the island. Wonderful weather and boat management. Informative guide on the boat. A great way to spend a little time in Ortigia
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Joanmx9968kp
Sep 11, 2025
Great boat trip around Ortigia - Beautiful view and an informative guide We enjoyed being on the beautiful water surrounding Ortigia and learned more about the area
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Jonathan
Oct 8, 2025
great short boat tour - The guide Nuncio was very nice and managed the tour perfectly. We went into some of the caves with the boat which was very nice, and we got some notes on Ortigia as we circled it. The guide also offered a stop for swimming but we passed (early October is a bit chilly). The only missing thing was maybe a deeper dive into the history of Syracuse and Ortigia
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Baldoivan70
Sep 30, 2025
BEAUTIFUL EXPERIENCE!!! - Hello, It was an interesting and well-kept outing. Friendliness and clarity when we booked. Friendliness and very good explanations during the tour. GREAT!
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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).