Ortigia Island Private Boat Tour: Sightseeing of Monuments, Churches, Fortifications and Sea Caves

Experience an exclusive private boat tour of Ortigia Island, exploring its monuments, churches, fortifications, and sea caves. Enjoy a swim in crystal clear waters and a guided tour tailored to your ethnicity.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Maniace Castle - During the tour we will skirt the beautiful Maniace castle
  • Isola di Ortigia - We will sail along the island of Ortigia admiring the Cathedral, built in place of the temple dedicated to Athena, the beautiful Castello Maniace and the church of Santa Lucia alla Badia, which houses the burial of Santa Lucia by Caravaggio. We will…
What's Included
  • Toast with white and red wine
  • Guided tour onboard
Additional Information

Take part in a unique boat excursion around the island of Ortigia, offering views of all its monuments, churches, fortifications, and Bourbon palaces. The trip also includes a visit to the north side of Syracuse with entry to underwater caves adorned with natural corals and stalactites. A hospitable toast showcasing red and white wines, time for a swim…

Location
Spiaggia di Fonte Aretusa
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Jordansamuel
Jun 15, 2025
The must have thing to do in Ortigia. O - We just got back from the most perfect 2 hours on the waters of Ortigia and Siracusa. We chose a private tour around the island for 4 people. It included prosecco, white wine, red wine, soda, and water. Setting up the tour with Stefano was a breeze and he gave us so many choices for what we wanted to do. The boat was nice and clean and Franco the captain was great. He had great English and could take us around the whole island explaining everything. Whenever we wanted to get out and swim he would find a place for us to dock that was also in a beautiful setting. Highly recommend for your time in Ortigia or Siracusa.
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Ivan10034
May 24, 2025
Wonderful trip! - Wonderful boat trip around Siracusa! Our captain Steve was great. We visited all the caves, stopped for a swim from the boat and then viewed the city from the boat. It gave us such a wonderful panoramic view it was beautiful. Steve and all the staff were lovely. Steve was full of knowledge and made us laugh too. Really worthy of a five star review
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Darylnann
May 8, 2025
Lovely hour on a boat around the island. - Our boat captain Steven was excellent! He was friendly, kind, and played wonderful music while we explored. It is a beautiful area to be on the extremely clear water. Traveling around the beautiful island was affordable and fulfilling. I highly recommend it.
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S5904etcarmene
Apr 28, 2025
Great visit. Recommended - We were accommodated the visit to our needs, the excellent boat skipper with his explanations and sympathy. A ten!!!
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Cris13367
Apr 20, 2025
Ortigia island tour and cave exploration - A must-try excursion for an overview of the beauties of Ortigia from the sea. Surprising visit inside the caves. Thanks to our captain Laura, for guiding us with professionalism and competence in this experience not to be missed.
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Lnamm
Apr 17, 2025
Beautiful perspective of the city from the water - The sea was rough so they adapted the ride to the weather conditions. We could see from the water the main monuments with explanations of everything in Spanish. Very entertaining and complete thanks to Franco. Fully recommended.
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Stefanoms367pf
Mar 18, 2025
Perfect - It was a really wonderful experience. I loved that much all the island view from the boat , we had such a great relaxing time on board. Suggested 100%. Thanks
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Guide34243952591
Feb 13, 2025
Beautiful excursion - A great tour with Franco and Laura at the wheel. Lots of interesting information about history, country and people. Good experience
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Antonellamr8999ly
Oct 6, 2024
Fantastic. - October 5, 2024 spectacular sea and we decide in a group of 17 people to take a boat tour. The tour was spectacular our skippers Giuseppe and Franco were spectacular, very prepared and above all nice. We spent an hour wonderful.Recommended
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Mark
Sep 28, 2024
Top couples outing - Brilliant fun and very well done with top skipper Franco, who was really knowledgeable! Would definitely recommend!!
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From $110
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).