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Zakynthos: early morning Shipwreck,Blue Caves and view point small group

Name: Zakynthos: early morning Shipwreck,Blue Caves and view point small group
Brand: Dali Tours
SKU: 239318P6
Price: 93.79 USD
Rating: 4.0 (62 reviews)

Zakynthos, Greece

8 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Experience the beauty of the beaches, sea, and cliffs of Zakynthos in the early morning before the crowds arrive. This small-group tour will take you at a time when the beaches are still peaceful. Swim and snorkel in the blue caves and visit areas that tours on large boats can’t get to. See the famous shipwreck on the beach and be shown some lesser-knowns spots, too.

An ideal tour for travelers who like uncrowded places
Receive personalized attention on a small-group tour
This is a full-day tour that starts early
Bring suitable shoes if you want to climb the cliffs

What's Included

Full insurance
Bottled water
Private transportation
Personal Map
Tickets for the boat
Professional driver guide with photography skills!

Lunch
Towels, Sunscreen

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup

Meeting point

Dali Tours Zakynthos
Lomvardou 20, Zakinthos 291 00, Greece
Our office is located in the same building as the Dali Hotel & Restaurant.

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Start time

07:00 AM

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Pickup details

*Note that our Free pickup radius is up to 10km from our office at Lomvardou 20, Zakynthos town, which is also a pick-up point. For accommodations outside of this radius, and up to around 20km, we charge 25 euros in total (including both, pick-up and drop-off). If it is further you have to contact us to arrange if you like a special shuttle service or if you have transportation please inform us that you will meet us at our office.// *Please wait outside your hotel 30 minutes before your scheduled pickup time.// *The van has a sign with the logo of Dali Tours on the front windshield.// *We pick up people who come on Cruise ships from the cruise terminal, where they will be tendered. Also, we can adjust the pickup/drop-off times according to the cruise ship's schedule, so they can join our tours, and be back on time for departure.

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Infants must sit on laps
Infant seats available
Near public transportation
Stroller accessible
Most travelers can participate

Not wheelchair accessible
There are no toilets on Shipwreck beach or at the Shipwreck viewpoint.
There are cafeterias in Porto Vromi where guests may use the toilet or buy snacks and refreshments.
Guides and boat crew are experienced and certified.
You will have to walk for about 10 minutes in a stone path at the shipwreck viewpoint to get to the best location.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 14 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

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Featured review

Agnieszka_O

Fantastic tour, small group, great photos opportunities, the guide was brilliant! It's a full day and you feel relaxed & not rushed!

Reviews

4.0

62 reviews

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Fabulous full day trip

Agnieszka_O, Sep 2023

Fantastic tour, small group, great photos opportunities, the guide was brilliant! It's a full day and you feel relaxed & not rushed!

Fantastic and Amazing Tour Guide

Vicki_P, Aug 2023

The whole tour was amazing 🤩 The boat tour was the best. We enjoyed swimming in the turquoise coloured water.

Was similar to a cruise excursion and the make sure to get you back on time

Fiona_O, Jul 2023

We were on a Cruise and booked it ahead of time. Cheaper than the cruise price. Wonderful Communication via whatsapp before the excursion. my family of five enjoyed it a lot.

Highlight of our stay

Sharon_O, Jul 2023

This was such an AMAZING day that included SO MUCH. The boat ride was so beautiful- visiting the shipwreck, some caves, swimming at White beach. The farm visit was wonderful. George was a GREAT guide/ gracious and kind. Thank you very much for a FABULOUS DAY!!!!

Early mornin

Richard_L, Jun 2023

Super trip! George was amazing! Worth every penny. Great car, great boat all attractions where beautiful.

Disappointed

Thaina_C, May 2023

Before anything it's important to say I did this tour in September 2022. same company same guide. George is an amazing guide and I only have the best references for him. That said this experience wasn't as good as last year. We paid €85 to have the early tour and they gave us the regular €65 with no refund offered. The excuse was that the water was too cold early in the morning. It's late April. The water is cold! Looks like they didn't have enough bookings. I did ask the day before when they informed of the time change if we would follow the early morning route (navagio beach first) and they said yes. It didn't happen like that. It followed the regular (€65) route. Navagio beach is closed for visitors. You can only take a picture from distance. No swimming or access to the beach. They didn't inform that to us untill the very last minute. As I saw news it might be closed I called in advance to make sure the tour would happen and they said it would and we would be able to visit. I don't think they were very honest. I was disappointed as we have had a great experience with Dali tours before.

Response from Host, May 2023

Dear Guest, Thank you for reaching out with your concerns and bringing this issue to our attention. We're sorry to hear that your experience with us wasn't up to your expectations. We apologize for any inconvenience or frustration this may have caused. The email that was sent out to all participants the previous day was specifically referring to the bad weather conditions that wouldn't allow us to go on our early morning tour as usual; ''As explained earlier, due to the circumstances it will be impossible for us to start our tour any earlier as we would be putting our guests at risk. Therefore, all schedules will be postponed and so will yours.'' Unfortunately, the weather is not something that we can control, but we always make sure to either offer our guests alternative options or a refund before taking the decision to join us, due to the circumstances. We hold great responsibility for our guests and we have to act accordingly when such problems arise. We take our customer's feedback seriously, and we're always looking for ways to improve. Once again, we apologize for the inconvenience and hope that we can earn back your trust in the future.

2023 Zakynthos Cruise

dawn_b, Apr 2023

The driver was very knowledgeable and nice especially after getting a bit sea sick. Took us to a wonderful spot for pictures, food and souvenirs. Definitely worth the money!

George was a fun guide,...

Steven_M, Oct 2022

George was a fun guide, the Greek dancing was a bonus! Saw lots! Sadly it was Viator we had the problem with!

Scam

Mylene_d, Sep 2022

1. Group was 17 ppl, not max 12. 2. Boat wasn’t small, as it had to fit us all. 3. Did not see any nice blue caves. 4. Did not get to swim in any blue cave. 5. Got harassed for wanting to have lunch somewhere else and almost aggressively put back in to the restaurant of the tours pick. (Me and two other solo travelers who wanted to eat at Anastasia. In the end we didn’t and the food at the Galaxy place was horrible). 6. Did not get a free map (it says somewhere you will get a personal map of the island). 7. Viator is NOT CHEAPEST as they state, others who booked the tour had to pay €65 instead of the €85 which I payed (I feel ripped off). 8. Tour doesn’t go according to website: lookout for shipwreck will be first so there will be Shadow all over, no sun so didn’t get to capture the beauty of the bright blue sea. 9. Boat ride was wild (not in a positive way), would NOT recommend for children or elders. Bottom line: 10/10 DO NOT RECOMMEND. The whole tour left me with a bitter taste and a headache from the boatfumes and all the things above.

Response from Host, Sep 2022

we have no time to reply to those fake , unreal and deliberately negative reviews from some [fake] customers who intend to blackmail us for refund. we are proud of our job we appreciate and welcome any real critics of our tours. but we will report tripadvisors about these fake reviews for our real customers,please read the last reviews at trip advisor.. and here are some reviews from get your guide. ……Journée au top du top ! De la prise en charge aux activités jusqu’au retour à l’hôtel ! Merci à george notre chauffeur, guide et photographe Je recommande la compagnie DALI A great day out! The tour guides were funny, informative and helpful. The tour itself was beautiful. Took us to some beautiful photo points and gave us a great Greek experience with food tasting and the boat trip. Great value for money. Would recommend 12/10 Super organsierter Tag, mit freundlichem Guide und einwandfreiem Transport. The tour was great Super veel kunnen bezichtigen, goede gids Our guide was excellent! Georgios Made sure everyone had the best time

Avoid!!

Andrew_H, Sep 2022

Driver was AN HOUR late picking us up from our hotel, this meant getting up at 6.15 whilst on holiday wasn’t really necessary, it also meant we missed breakfast. The driver didn’t introduce himself, nor tell us what the plan was not provide us with any water which was part of the deal. The fact we were late starting meant we were late to the ship wreck beach which was supposed to be early enough to avoid the crowds- it was absolutely jam packed with boats, literally thousands of tourists, the whole beach smelled of nothing but diesel fumes from the boats and we couldn’t wait to leave. The rest of the day was very laboured and felt like an eternity as the minivan aircon hardly worked at all. Hard to make any positive comments really.

We didn’t even get to go to shipwreck view point!

Molly_L, Aug 2022

First our driver took us to the boat first Instead of the shipwreck view point (the main point of this excursion). As we got to the boat there was nowhere to store our things to keep them dry. The boat captain did not talk or explain anything, just went to a few caves very briefly on our way to shipwreck beach. Barely near a cave long enough to take a photo. Considering the main point of this tour was the shipwreck and blue caves, we thought we’d get more time to see the caves & swim, but that was not the case at all. We didn’t get to swim or snorkel at any of the caves. Once at the beach, already getting crowded, our boat captain stated he would pick us back up in an hour. 2 hours later he arrived, no way to contact him either. At this point the beach was very crowded. We loaded back onto the boat for a very rough ride back, we were soaked, along with our belongings. No effort to stop and see any caves on the way back now that the sun was out and would’ve been a better experience. Upon arrival back to the dock our driver told us we could go to the shipwreck view point or lunch, it was still early so everyone voted for the view point, the main point of the trip. After driving partially there we were told it was too crowded and we’d have to wait 2 hours before going further to the view point. Yet 5 ATV went on ahead of us. So our driver took us to the lunch location, Galaxy Taverna. After sitting down we saw a restaurant across the street had better food options and cheaper. We tried to leave galaxy taverna only to get accosted by the hostess that told us we “had to eat here”. Lunch was not included in the tour so I said no, if I’m paying for my lunch I’ll eat where I please. We walked to Anastasia taverna for a lovely meal that was significantly cheaper. While we were over there our driver came over and told us that the tour group eats together at Galaxy Taverna because they can vouch for the food. First of all no one from our group was eating together, they were all at separate tables. Secondly, this isn’t our first tour where the driver pushes certain tourist traps on the customer. We finished our meal at Anastasia’s taverna well before the group had even received their meals at Galaxy taverna, and we paid significantly less. Being bullied by not only the hostess of Galaxy Taverna but also our driver was incredibly off putting. After getting back in the car to co to use the tour we were informed we’d no longer be going to the shipwreck beach view point, THE WHOLE POINT OF THE TOUR! Instead we continued for a 10 minute stop at the oldest olive tree, then on to a very small crowded beach, Xigia Beach. Not even space to put our stuff down to get in and swim. We spent over an hour here.

I had the best time!...

Claire_A, Jul 2022

I had the best time! Sakis made sure I had so much fun, he’s the greatest! 10/10 highly recommend!!!

Excellent guides, long day but overall great

Emma_L, Jul 2022

We had a lovely experience with our tour. You really got to see all the main attractions and we had plenty of time for pictures and swimming. The guides were really great. The only thing I will say is it’s a super long tour. We had a one hour delay (completely out of their control, someone got on a wrong bus) but we still left our hotel at 7:30 and came back around 6pm. So anticipate that it could really be a long day.

George is the best ever!!!

Timothy_B, Jun 2022

I wasn't sure about a private tour to shipwreck beach because I asked myself, how private could it be? I am so glad I took a chance on this tour! George, our guide, was amazing! His grasp of english was amazing. He was so accommodating and helpful. He led us to the overlook for amazing pics of shipwreck beach, where another group were dangerously close to the edge of the cliff and were literally risking their lives. He steered us away from that experience and we were so glad about it after seeing how stupid the other tour group was being. We had a private speed boat that got us to the beach and the caves faster than everyone! Our group had 7 in it and it was so easy and manageable. We saw the 2500 year old olive tree and did cheese and wine tastings right by it. The cheese was so good we brought some home! I could not recommend George more highly. He took us to Xiggia Beach and to the overlook of Zantos town. All these extras were not on the itinerary that I saw on the details for the tour, but they were so welcome! Book this tour now, if you are in Zakynthos!

Not what we signed up for…

Nick_C, Jun 2022

We booked this tour as it stated early morning view point and were told we’d be picked up at 7.40, little did we know it would be an hour and 15 minutes later due tor the fact the driver got the wrong hotel! Once picked up we were treated to a very unsafe drive up to the viewpoint, when we got there we were told there wasn’t enough time and needed to go other wise well miss the boat, then we got dropped off at a random taverna in the middle of no where and introduced to George, out given no indication of what was happening. The best part of the tour was the shipwreck beach and blue caves, which as advertised we saw but only spent about two hours doing this. When we got back to shore we were told we’d go back to the taverna, where we spent the next two hours and then on the way back we visited a 2000 year old olive tree and another beech, this wasn’t on the itinerary and took nearly all afternoon before we got dropped back at our hotel about 5.30. The afternoon just consisted of basically trying to get money out of you at different locations… Was the tour as described, no, was the tour worth it, no and value for money def not! Avoid if you can…

Best view for blue...

DRSR_I, Jun 2022

Best view for blue caves,good time with nice group.Very polite team and comfortable bus. We have enough time to enjoy this amazing views from the see and land.

So beautiful. Alex our...

Stephen_G, Sep 2021

So beautiful. Alex our guide went above and beyond. The tour showed us so much of the island. It was an amazing tour

Not as expected.

Katherine_F, Aug 2021

This is NOT what we signed up for. We chose this tour because it was "early morning", but the tour guide was an hour late. We completely understand the inability to see the viewpoint due to fire concerns and it was closed. And we understand there was a possibility we would not go to shipwreck beach due to weather. However, weather did not impact any other boat from docking, so why were we not permitted to go via our private boat? We were loaded onto a general public boat to go to shipwreck beach and were not allowed to dock. At first they said it was weather, but other boats were docking so not sure why we were not permitted to board the private boat to go to the beach. It also said we would visit other secluded beaches, but every beach we visited was very public and crowded.

Great adventure

Kardinal_P, Aug 2021

Best tour guide ever!!! It was a special experience thanks to George! Private beach, cruising, swimming in the caves, great views, adventure, we had everything! Thanks again!

Average trip, not as described

Kirsty_C, Aug 2021

This tour was not as described here on Viator. We specifically chose this tour rather than just taking the 25 euro local boat trip in resort to Navagio and Blue Caves because this tour was described as early morning, arriving at the beach before the crowds and it also included a trip to the view point - neither of which happened. Our tour guide was almost an hour late picking us up to start with and then we headed to the view point first (not as described on here), but when arriving the authorities closed the viewpoint due to fire risk. This was not Dali Tours’ fault, but no partial refund was offered and we just proceeded to go to the taverna we would later be having lunch at instead to waste half an hour of hanging around. We then headed to get the boat to Navagio, which whilst was amazing to see, we arrived at 11am when there were already hundreds and hundreds of people. The boat trip then continued to visit various caves, which were stunning, and included a swim into one of them which was an amazing experience. We then had a lunch at a very average taverna where it appeared we were given the “tourist menu” rather than being able to have the same food as the Greeks. After lunch we went to Exo Chora to see the oldest olive tree, which was good for some pictures, however most of our time at this location was spent being taken to a shop selling olive oil, wine etc, where I can only assume our guide received some kind of kickback. Our final stop was to Xigia Beach (not listed on the Viator description) which was great as it was nice to swim in the bright blue sulphur waters. Overall not a bad trip, but not good value for money and the description at time of booking is misleading.