ZAKYNTHOS VIP TOUR
ECO FRIENDLY TURTLE SPOTTING BOAT EXCURSION
Zante Zakynthos turtle spotting boat trip
The Nefis Travel Zakynthos turtle spotting boat trip Eco friendly turtle spotting tour is a unique turtle spotting excursion and way to see the Caretta Caretta loggerhead turtles and to swim and snorkel in the most extraordinary turquoise waters around Turtle Island and the Keri Caves.
Zakynthos, also known as Zante, is the largest breeding ground for the Caretta Caretta turtle in the whole of the Mediterranean Sea. They have been here for millions of years and are often a Zante holiday highlight on the Zakynthos turtle tours. They are very beautiful creatures, but are highly endangered. We work alongside ARCHELON and sponsor the Sea Turtle Protection Society, to ensure that our Zakynthos turtle spotting boat trips and boat excursions are eco-friendly. On board our Nefis Travel Zakynthos boat, which is authorized by the National Marine Park, we will introduce you to the official staff guides of the Greek Archelon society. They will explain the important information about the turtles and their biology.
For our boat trip VIP Eco-friendly turtle spotting tour, you will be picked by the Nefis Travel Zakynthos luxury coach from nearly every resort in Zante. We will depart on this turtle spotting excursion around 8.30 AM and you’ll return around 1.45 PM (the times are depending on the resort you will be staying). In the high season the trip is also available in the afternoon. We board the turtles spotting boat trip at the picturesque harbour of Agios Sostis. From here we go for our first turtle spotting adventure. We nearly always have the chance to take a snapshot of these enchanting animals up close.
Next on the Zakynthos boat trip VIP Eco-friendly turtle spotting tour, we sail on to Marathonisi, also known as Zakynthos Turtle Island. With our unique timing on the this Zante boat excursion, we are the first ones of the day to arrive to Turtle Island. We stop to Turtle Island Caves and swim with the brightly colored fish – this is a fantastic place for snorkeling. We stay around the caves and beach for around 35 minutes so you really have a chance to relax and enjoy.
Sailing on from Zakynthos Turtle Island, on this boat excursion, we head to the Keri Caves, enjoying the beautiful coastal scenery of Zante along the way. At the Keri Caves we drop anchor for another swimstop. You have the opportunity to swim and snorkel around the Keri Caves, and to listen to the Archelon guides presentation about the biology of the turtles and their on-going research work. During our boat trip there is also a small shop on board selling turtle souvenirs – all purchases support the work of the Sea protection society Archelon. You can even adopt a turtle to support its journey!
On our way back to Agios Sostis, we try to have one final turtle spotting experience in case we didn’t see them in our first attempt.
To be able to swim in the most beautiful parts of Zakynthos and be part of a tour, with the possibility of supporting the protection of the highly endangered Caretta Caretta. It’s all the ingredients you need for the ultimate holiday experience. We care... We offer more ...
* On our Eco – friendly turtle spotting excursion, if required, the children on board can also participate in an educational pirate’s game where they learn a lot about Greek Mythology. At the end of the game, our small friends will even obtain a pirates diploma as a souvenir.
Please note that: The tour contains a guided bus tour to the south of the island. The tour contains 2 swim stops. There’s a little snack bar on board with coffees, crisps, ice creams, sandwiches and snacks at normal prices. Toilets are on board. The swim stops are always close to the beach, but not on the beach. There will be 2 volunteers on board from Archelon – The Sea turtle protection.
The excursion days:
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday morning. In the high season the trip is also available in the afternoon.
The excursion prices:
Adult: 25 euro PP
Child: 17 euro PP
The lunch is not included in the price, but it’s allowed to bring your own packed lunch, which can be consumed on board.
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Shauna and Paul
We set off on the turtle tour which was fantastic, we spotted 3 turtles and the ladies o the boat gave us a great lesson in the loggerhead turtle. My children loved it and we had two swim stops! Other boats went by that were absolutely packed with people and I was so great full that I hadn’t booked with the girl reps!
Archie
We took the eco friendly turtle tour when we visited zante in june 2019. Our tour guide was amazing and the trip was so much fun. We learnt so much about these beautiful animals and there lives and how they come to the island to breed. The trip on the boat around the island was breathtaking the scenery is fabulous. Later in the afternoon we had two snorkeling stops which was great. Would def recommend this trip to anyone and always with nefis travel xx 🙂
Gillian
We booked the half day turtle tour on line & collected the tickets & paid at the local office. This tour was chosen as it is the only one we found that had a link to Archelon Society for the protection of the turtles. We were picked up by minibus & taken to meet the larger coach & the tour guide told us all about the areas we passed through. The boat tour took us around the island & we managed to see 4 turtles. The talk from the Archelon volunteers was very interesting & not at all pushy when they sold there products. I would highly recommend this tour
Tomasz
Had a boat trip with turtle spotting and swim stops. They actually care about obeying laws that protect the turtles, whereas we could see other companies not doing so. Awesome tour guide and ship crew. Totally worth it.
Karen and Lynne
Well what can we say? We have had culture, knowledge, expertise, fun, laughter, tradition, warmth, good organisation and made many new friends. NEFIS travel will be seeing us and friends next year for sure…. would highly recommended.A big thank your to Jackie and her team .
Yes we saw a big turtle xxxxx Karen and lynne
Mary
Having seen and heard of the mad scramble to see turtles, and having previously enjoyed Nefis tours, we booked their turtle spotting tour, as it has members of Achelon, the turtle protection society on board. They gave loads of information, and explained about the protection of the turtles.
Another great trip with Nefis.
Steph and Craig
Hi Jackie and everyone at Nefis Travel, we just wanted to say a huge thank you for the two wonderful trips with you during our stay in Tsilivi. We thouroughly enjoyed both trips, it was lovely arriving at shipwreck bay to have the beach to ourselves for almost an hour, it was well worth the early start! We found the information given by Jackie on both tours interesting and enjoyable, we also have a lot of respect for the captain of our boat during the turtle spotting trip for obeying the rules of the marine park, unlike some of the other boats we seen! Nefis Travels trips are well worth the money, and we will highly recommend you to our families and friends. Many thanks again, if we return to Zante in the future we will be seeing you all again x x
Viv Maurice
If you go anywhere while in Zante go on a trip with Jackie, we went on the turtle trip and it was brilliant,Jackie is one of the best tour guides I have ever been out with.The boat is small and the captain and crew are really helpful ,The talk about the turtles was so interesting,will see you next year.Viv ,Libby & Abmer
Nena
Thank you for the great time that I spent with you Jackie, especially listening you singing in those beautiful tavernas and trying to see turtles in Laganas bay. I will have to come again to see baby turtles later on. Best regards from Nena