Shipwreck Cruise - Full Day Tour

General information

Destination
Zakynthos, Greece

Program details

Admire the wonderful coastal highlights of Zakynthos whilst cruising to the north of the island with the ultimate destination being the shipwreck beach and sailing close to the Blue Caves.



Highlights

Visit the world-famous Panayiotis shipwreck

Swim in the crystal clear waters of Smugglers Cove

See the well-known Blue Cave



You will be picked up and transferred to the main harbour of Zante town, where you will join the cruise boat for an unforgettable experience cruising around the island. The boat will cruise past the residential area of Krioneri, the resort areas of Tsilivi, Alykanas and Alikes, up to Skinari, the most northern part of the island, where you can see the lighthouse. Also, just off the port of Agios Nicholas at Skinari there is a small island in the shape of a turtle, officially belonging to the Vatican as it was not ceded to Greece along with the rest of the Ionian Islands in the 18th Century.



From this point, our closest neighbour, Kefalonia, can be seen. Continuing, the boat sails fairly close to the famous Blue Caves discovered in 1897. The name comes from the colour of the water, a mixture of aquamarine and turquoise. This area is also the deepest part of the Mediterranean called the "Well of Ionysos", which is about 4,500 metres deep.



Heading onto Smugglers Cove, where the wreck of the ship "Panayiotis" can be seen, and a stop for a wonderful swim in the lovely blue waters. The boat will anchor as close to the shore as is possible depending on the sea conditions and anyone wishing to go to the beach may do so. The beach is not sandy, it has small white pebbles. Smugglers Cove is only accessible by sea and docking and swimming is weather permitting.



The boat will now turn around and will cruise around the north coast and the captain will make other swim stops during the afternoon before arriving back at the port in town at about 4pm.



Others

Please note that rotation could be changed at the discretion of the Captain. Due to Port Police regulations, it is not possible to transfer non-swimmers to the shore by small boats at any swim stops.