Caretta - Caretta Turtle Trip (Boat Trip)

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Zakynthos, Greece

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

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Overview

Join this small group tour and look for the gorgeous loggerhead turtles, called Caretta turtles, in the waters off Zakynthos Island when you’re visiting Kalamaki Greece. This is about a three hour tour, where you’ll visit Zakynthos National Marine Park, Marathonisi island to swim, and Cameo Island to admire the wooden bridge. Learn all about the habitat and characteristics of these turtles, too.

Pick up and drop off from your hotel is included
This is wheelchair and stroller accessible
Spend time in the water at each stop
Join this small group- max 10

What's Included

All Fees and Taxes
Air-conditioned vehicle

Meals
Use of Snorkeling equipment

Use of Snorkelling equipment

Meeting and Pickup

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

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

Pickup included: Your hotel within 10 km from Laganas port (Agios Sostis0). Remote locations will be served on request for an extra cost. The price of the transfer depends on the distance between the hotel and the port and is charged only after consultation with the customer. After your reservation you will receive a message informing you of the transfer charge, and the time of departure.

Meeting point

BEST OF ZANTE BOAT CENTRE
Laganas Road, Laganas 291 00, Greece
The meeting location is next to the small Chappell located in the middle of the port . There are signs and flags of our company “Best of Zante “

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

National Marine Park of Zakynthos

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Marathonisi

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Cameo Island (Pass By)

Keri Caves

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation

Infants must sit on laps
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 25 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

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

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Featured review

Sally_R

perfect! pickup from hotel on time, boat trip was amazing & small enough boat/amount of people to be friendly and 'personal'. Boat driver fantastic - took us into phenomenally tight spaces of keri caves perfectly. Would highly recommend this trip we had a great time & saw 2 turtles 😊

Reviews

4.3

based on 68 reviews

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a wonderful trip

Paul_M, Oct 2025

This is an incredible trip — you’ll be well looked after, experience breathtaking sights, and even catch the distinctive scent of sulphur rising from the natural underground vents.

Bring swiming equipment

CRISTIAN_M, Sep 2025

Ppl should know that there are swim stops, and all participating into this trip should have swiming equipment..that is what ppl should know in the first place. Good tour overalk

Do not believe what is being sold.

Nobby_N, Sep 2025

This is not a small boat, there was over 100 people on it. Also they do not drop you back at your hotel, if in kalamaki expect to be dropped up to 1km from your hotel. Trip was nice but Viator need to be honest in the description.

Response from Host, Sep 2025

Thank you for your review. However, we must clarify that the experience you describe does not reflect our services. On the day of your trip, you traveled with our company’s bus to the port, where our official representative was present and gave clear instructions on where to wait for boarding. Instead of boarding our boat, you chose to embark on a vessel operated by a different company. This explains both the large number of people you mention and the different drop-off arrangements at the end of the trip. Since you never boarded our boat, the comments about overcrowding and drop-off do not apply to our services. We kindly ask that future reviews reflect the actual experience with the correct operator, as inaccurate feedback can be misleading.

A lot of fun and it’s awesome spotting the turtles

Hannah_M, Jul 2025

I really enjoyed turtle spotting! Dennis our captain was really funny and knowledgeable about the turtles and the surrounding area and landmarks!

Response from Host, Jul 2025

Dear Hannah , Thank you so much for your kind words and for taking the time to share your experience! We're thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your trip and appreciated the effort of our captain. It was truly a pleasure to host you, and we’re grateful for your support. We hope to welcome you back again soon! Warm regards, Best of Zante team

Tourist Trap

Jane_W, Jul 2025

The trip I booked was advertised as for a max 10 people however I wasn’t surprised after reading the reviews that the boat had over 30 on board. The trip itself was well organised with pick up from the hotel exactly on time and the trip itself running exactly to the advertised timings. However it all felt very formulaic, the captain was entertaining but not particularly informative. The turtle spotting was like a scrum with multiple boats chasing turtles around the bay, crowding them and obviously having to run their engines constantly to prevent hitting the other boats. This is not a respectful, quiet wildlife spotting opportunity, it felt like the tourist attraction that it was. It left me wondering how many of these beautiful creatures get inadvertently injured each year. The rest of the trip was pleasant seeing some of the beautiful landscape but always with a crowd of other boats.

Response from Host, Jul 2025

Dear Jane , Thank you for your feedback. We're sorry to hear that your experience did not fully meet your expectations. Please note that your trip took place during the island’s high season, which naturally brings more visitors and a busier environment. You also joined one of the most popular and well-established excursions on the island. It's worth mentioning that all such trips operate under the strict supervision of the National Marine Park, which is responsible for protecting the endangered Caretta caretta sea turtles. If a trip does not comply with the Park's regulations, boats are not permitted to sail. We appreciate your understanding and your support for sustainable and responsible tourism."

Amazing boat driver, beautiful trip

Sally_R, May 2025

Response from Host, May 2025

Dear guest , Thank you so much for taking the time to share a review with our team! We love hearing how much you enjoyed your trip with our company Best Of Zante. We know you have choices when it comes to your travel adventures, and it means the world to us that you’ve chosen to book an experience with our team. Thank you again for supporting our local business and we hope you’ll visit us in the future! Kind Regards , Aggelos Geladas Best of Zante

Great tour, excellent guide, fantastic experience

Roberto_F, Sep 2024

Lovely tour, our guide Dennis was funny, passionate and clearly cared about the turtles and giving us the best spotting tour possible.

Response from Host, May 2025

Best of Zante - Excellent service and experience

Tamlyn_H, Sep 2024

We enjoyed both our boat trips with your company - Best of Zante. We did the Blue Caves trip and the Caretta Caretta Turtle trip. We loved our captain as he was very passionate, engaging and had a great sense of humour. We enjoyed swimming at Keri Caves - absolutely stunning views and stunning colours of the ocean. Thank you Best of Zante for a wonderful experience and your professional and friendly service!

Response from Host, May 2025

Overall, the company delivered on what the description stated. We saw a turtle, went for a swim, spent about an hour on the beach at turtle island, and passed by Cameo island. Also went to the Keri caves which wasn't on the description. Not a group of 10, but plenty of seating on the boat so it wasn't an issue. Finding the starting point of our tour was unclear, but with the use of WhatsApp, everything worked out.

Response from Host, Jun 2024

Worth it.

ALLAN_D, Sep 2023

Trip initialy cancelled due to bad weather but booking was transffered forward to the next day. Captain was great, changing the itinery round due to the sea still settling under the surface from the previous day. He took us back turtle spotting at the end of the trip and it was brilliant the way he could see things long before anyone else and be in the right place at the right time.

Response from Host, Jun 2024

Really nice to see a turtle doing its own thing

Angela_W, Sep 2023

A lovely trip out on the water just after the storms in Greece. Dennis was a fabulous guide. He shares lots of information about the turtles plus landmarks along the route. The thing I didn’t like was that all the boats on the water crowd a turtle when they see one. The poor animals must be so stressed and scared. We were fortunate that Dennis saw one on our journey back to the port. It was seen, coo-ed over by those of us who were there and allowed to go on its way. Much nicer and more special than what we had witnessed at the beginning with all boats zoning in on the one poor turtle. An hour spent at turtle beach is too long. This is a conservation project, so why have humans visiting the beach where they are nesting? Dirty humans leaving rubbish all over the beach doesn’t help either. If I’d had a bag with me, I’d prefer to have spent the time cleaning the beach rather than swimming. I do think the advert needs to explain there is no facility to buy food or drink at any point on this trip though rather than just a comment to say food and drink not included

Response from Host, Jun 2024

Great tour - Viator needs to fix the descriptions

JEANNINE_J, Aug 2023

The actual tour was fabulous. Unfortunately there is not adequate information provided from Viator on timing and pickup location. The tour was 3 hours. We were on a ship. We were not advised until I searched for the tour company myself after having to CALL Viator to find the name of the tour operator that it required almost 45 minutes additional each direction to get to the boat. That makes it 4.5 - 5 hours. Very different when on a cruise and time is scarce. It was not clear that you do not depart from the same pier as the cruise ships but on the other side of the island. Once I had the company their communication was excellent. Also Zakythos is a tender port for cruise ships so it's hard to be sure when you will get off the ship. Tour company was very accommodating and made sure we got back on time, but it was stressful. The tour was lovely. Captain was hilarious. Don't expect to see more than 2 or 3 turtles if you are lucky. The views were amazing and swimming stops excellent.

Response from Host, Jun 2024

There were about 15 of us...

Bertrand_B, Jul 2025

We were about fifteen on board the boat, experience described faithful to the excursion lived. We were able to see a turtle. Both stops were beautiful. For the price, it's definitely worth it. The staff was super friendly.

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Response from Host, Jul 2025

Thank you for your positive review. We sincerely appreciate your feedback and are pleased to know that you were satisfied with our service.

Great tour but full boat

Leonard_B, Jun 2025

The boat ride was great, especially Dennis, our skipper. He had the boat really great under control. We've seen turtles, too. The only drawback: According to the description, there should only be a maximum of 12 people on the boat, but in the end there were 30. Wasn't too bad, but should then be stated correctly when booking!

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Response from Host, Jun 2025

Dear Leonardo, Thank you so much for taking the time to share a review with our team! We love hearing how much you enjoyed your trip with our company Best Of Zante. As concerns the number of people on board , is totally clear written that maximum capacity of the boat is 40 passengers and as you describe you were 30 on it. So, we are in on what we include in the description. Thanks again and wish to see you soon in the future!

Moyen

Anouck_M, Aug 2023

La baignade dans les keri caves était super mais le reste était très moyen le deuxième arrêt est sur une plage avec plein de bateaux et trop de touristes. Attendre 40min pour voir une tortue et la stressé car elle est entouré de 5 bateaux c’est très moyen !

Response from Host, Jun 2024

Dear guest, Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us . We appreciate your feedback and we are glad to you took the time to let us know about your experience. At Best of Zante we continuously strive to offer the best possible service and always look for ways to improve. We hope to welcome you back in the future and provide you with an even better experience. Kind Regards , Best of Zante team

Attention la description est pas réelle

Benjamin_L, Aug 2023

La description ne correspond pas à la prestation, il y a deux horaires possible 9h ou 12h donc pas possible a 10h ni 11h. Il y avait 40-50 personnes sur le bateau et non "10 max". Nous avons vu une tortue au milieu d'autres bateaux, les falaise et grottes avec passage sous une arche est le meilleur moment avec arrêt baignade puis passage sur la plage de l'île qui ressemble a une tortue qui selon moi est inutile

Response from Host, Jun 2024

Super sortie la prise en...

Barbara_G, Aug 2023

Super sortie la prise en charge depuis le point rencontre très agréable excellent guide très fun et cadre exceptionnel à faire malgré la masse de touristes

Response from Host, Jun 2024

Parfaite visite de l’île

Analle_L, Aug 2023

Très sympathique et exactement comme décrit, tout était très beau. Notre capitaine était à l’écoute. Je recommande

Response from Host, Jun 2024

Tortues zaklynthos

Debora_L, Aug 2023

Chouette excursion. Bon rapport qualité/prix. Capitaine du bateau sympa et drôle. Nous avons vu 2 tortues en mer, dommage qu’elle soit entourée de 4 bateaux attendant qu’elle sorte pour respirer… Île des tortues bondée mais malheureusement, c’est le cas de tous les magnifiques lieux de l’île. Expérience positive tout de même. Par contre, j’ai réservé à 10h sur Viator, j’ai payé, et j’ai ensuite reçu un message disant que cet horaire n’était pas disponible. J’avais le choix entre 9h, 12h ou 15h, alors que ca m’arrangeait moins. Je n’ai pas eu le choix