Leuca kayak tour + swimming + speleo-trek in cave
Recommended by 96% of travelers
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Lecce, Italy
- 3 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Featured review
A great experience.. Marco is a very friendly and fun guide.. this activity was very tiring ( because of the strong tide at the end of tour) but it was so worth it.
Marco made sure to give us a beginner’s course and he also made sure to stay behind to always make sure everyone is doing ok. Thank you Marco
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4.9
based on 68 reviews
Super fun, Marco gave us the run down and showed us all the basics we needed before we went out which was super helpful. It was a little rougher on the day we went out but he handled it really well. Marco was super fun and shared so much with us and took some fun photos of us all.
It's the perfect introduction to kayaking in the best possible place with the best guide. The caves and the see are beautiful, it is definitely worth
Only 2 stars because we could have done the same tour on our own and it would have been the same if not more enjoyable. The same way as you don’t rate a city tour on whether the city is nice but on the quality of your guide, our guide was basically useless. He gave us a quick session on how to use the kayak but then on the tour itself he was just around not explaining or giving information. He led us into a very low cave without warning and the first members of the group got scared, wouldn’t get in and stuck all of us. Similarly, we had a swimming break and before going back, he led us into the cave. He had his phone in his hand so we thought it was for a picture at the entry of the cave, but no. We kept going deeper and deeper without knowing where we were going. In the end, it was just to do the inside of the cave on foot without light so very dangerous especially if you need glasses to see and don’t have proper sea shoes. I would advise to take a hat you can wet and your normal glasses even if they tell you otherwise (no sun glasses because then you cannot see anything in the cave as it is too dark). I will pass on the fact that our tour had to be rescheduled and it took quite some time to find a new date. Overall the tour lacked coordination and explanation on where we were going and what to expect. This decreased our enjoyment and could be dangerous if you are a bit claustrophobic, prone to panic attacks, afraid of the dark or if you need glasses and do not take them with you.
The nature was beautiful and kayaking was fun though. But this would have been fun anyway without the guide.
Response from Host, Jul 2024
Mi dispiace ma non condivido nulla di quello che hai scritto. Daltronde basta leggere le altre recensioni per capire che c'è qualcosa che non va in quello che dici. Prima di partire la guida, che è anche un istruttore professionista, fa un vero e proprio corso di avviamento al kayak da mare. Ti viene insegnato: Postura in kayak, Impugnatura della pagaia, Pagaiata propulsiva, Pagaiata all’indietro, Pagaiata circolare e Fermata. Probabilmente eri distratta. Altrimenti non diresti che è stata una "breve sessione" visto che dura almeno 20 minuti. Prima di partire l'istruttore si è assicurato anche che fossi in grado di spingere e direzionare il kayak. Perchè altrimenti non ti avrebbe fatto partire.
L'ingresso nella grotta degli innamorati è basso ma è comunque agevole. Se soffri di claustrofobia, di attacchi di panico o hai paura del buio non partecipi ad una esperienza che si chiama "Kayak tour a Leuca con sosta, bagno e speleo-trekking in grotta". E soprattutto non porti solo gli occhiali da sole graduati ma anche i normali occhiali da vista, dato che normalmente in grotta non entra la luce del sole o comunque ne entra poca. Sia nella descrizione dell'esperienza e sia nelle email che hai ricevuto successivamente c'è scritto chiaramente che sono consigliate le scarpette da mare. Se non le porti non puoi dare la colpa agli altri. Il tour è stato riprogrammato perchè non era stato raggiunto un numero minimo di partecipanti, avvisandoti con largo anticipo e dandoti la possibilità di essere rimborsata o di fissare una nuova data.
We booked this experience and were excited for it, but the weather didn't cooperate. The operators alerted us ahead of time and asked if we could reschedule. We rescheduled for a different itinerary in a different location on a different day, but again, the weather didn't work out. We did get to meet Marco and he was very chill. We let him know that we couldn't reschedule again as we were departing Puglia, and he submitted the refund request on our behalf, and the whole experience was super smooth. Unfortunate that we didn't get to hang out and kayak with what seemed like some awesome people, but their customer service and communication was solid.
A great experience.. Marco is a very friendly and fun guide.. this activity was very tiring ( because of the strong tide at the end of tour) but it was so worth it.
Marco made sure to give us a beginner’s course and he also made sure to stay behind to always make sure everyone is doing ok. Thank you Marco
Superb sea trip, much less touristy and atypical, I recommend it 100 percent. We discovered superb places that are not accessible by boat. Marco accompanied us and showed us around superb places, very professional. We were very well supervised, very professional and passionate, a very good privileged moment with the family.
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Unique experience discovering the caves of Leuca, breathtaking places and swimming in waters of spectacular colors.
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Esperienza bellissima e grotte meravigliose. Marco e Lorenzo sono stati fantastici nel guidarci tra le bellezza della costa.
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