After going to the island of Zakynthos on a day or a week, be sure to order a tour - there they are really interesting and diverse! That you can buy.
Ancient Olympia
On the ferry, tourists get to the Peloponnese Peninsula. Then tourists will be brought to Olympia, where they visit the Archaeological Museum. Also a walk through the Olympic Village, where in 776 BC was the first in the history of the Olympic Games. The village is replete with the objects of the antiquity, the ruins of the temples and, of course, this is an ancient Olympic stadium and the altar, where the Olympic flame is still lit! You will also show the bridge of Rio Antirio, the longest in Europe (2880 m) and the largest temple of Zeus with the sculpture of Fidia - the 15th Mother Statue of the Supreme God of Gold, Ivory and Drag.Metalls, which is included in the list of seven wonders of the world. There will be tourists and free time, and lunch (sometimes at their own expense). This is a long enough and a tedious excursion, because moving to ferry and then bus to Olympia takes almost 6 hours in general in both ends. So, small kids will be complicated. There is such a tour of the order of 45-60 euros from an adult and 25-40 euros from a child (up to 12 years).
Island sightseeing tour
If you want to explore the city, take a trip to this excursion. The first place visits is the capital of the island, Zakynthos. Then tourists go on a bus or car to the top of a pine hill to the Venetian fortress, the monastery of St. George. Then - in the Bay of Navoo, one of the most beautiful places of the island and all of Greece, and after the famous blue grots, an insanely beautiful phenomenon of nature: cliffs of unusual shapes and azure water. You will be given the opportunity to hide and swim from the mask near these rocks. Then, perhaps lunch, including dishes of national Greek cuisine. Such a tour begins early in the morning and lasts all day, about 6 pm (sometimes less, if there is no bathing and grotto, then about 6 hours). It costs about 50 euros per person and 25 euros from a child up to 12 years old. This is if you order tours from our agents in advance, and this cost is all-all, including lunch and yacht riding, as well as visiting a winery or plant for production Olive oil, and tasting .. And if you find a guide right on the island, especially in street agencies you can save and go about 18-20 euros for an adult and 9-10 children.
Cruise "Carette Carette Turtle" on the boat
Usually, this excursion takes place at the end of summer, since it was then that the giant turtles of the type of carriage carriage sail to a small island to postpone the eggs. The sands of this island are considered the most soft in Greece. Tourists float in boats with a transparent bottom to be more convenient to watch the huge turtles. Sometimes such a tour includes visiting the caves of Agala, Maratonisi and Keri, where you can relax and swim. The excursion lasts 2-4 hours and costs 20-22 euros from an adult and 10-12 euros from a child. If the bathing is not included in the tour, the cost of the excursion will be lower. Take a cash with you, you may need money for food during stops in the south of the island. You can also travel to a drove island on a super competitive boat for a small group of tourists. All the same, only much reduces the time of moving. There is such a tour about 17-18 euros from an adult or child for 1 hour or about 25 euros in two hours.
Cruise "Blue Cave - Bay Navao"
This excursion is very loved on Zakynthos. First, tourists will be brought to the blue grotto to the area aspar Emighty at Cape Skinari, which is at the very northern point of the island. From the capital of the island to this place - about 35 km. This incredible beauty is a spectacle to which it is impossible to come from the shore. Also, tourists attend the skinari lighthouse in Navao and the Lake of St. Nichola. The excursion lasts 3-4 hours and costs 25-32 euros from an adult and 15-17 euros from a child up to 12 years. Tours in local tour. Avents are organized by such trips twice a day, in the first and second half of the day (from 9 am and with the hour of day). The tour is quite suitable for both children.
Sea cruise around Zakynthos Island
Another sightseeing tour, however, on water. Very good excursion, because the shores of the island is a completely awesome phenomenon of nature, the rocks, quiet bays, golden beaches, azure water! Again, the bay of Navao, an abandoned ship - everything is very romantic and captures!
This long tour starts early in the morning and bring tourists home in the evening, after sunset. There will be stops for swimming in the most picturesque places. In local agencies you can buy a yacht tour for about 25 euros from an adult and 14-15 euros for a child under 12 years. Take with me the money if you bought a tour in the local agency, most likely, dinner will have to pay extra.
Cefalone Island Excursion
Kefalonya is another beautiful island near Zakynthos. To start tourists, they will be delivered to the port in the north of the island by bus, from where, in the ferry, guests will swim to the island of Kefalonya to the port of Pesndad. This island is full of riddles and legends that your guide will tell you. In such a tour, a visit to the Cave of Drekrati and the Underground Lake Melulyani-derisive spectacle! Also, guests are visited by the monastery of St. Gerasim, the patron of the island, and the Kefalonian winery, where it will be possible to try and acquire a bottle of tasty rhombol wine. Excursion for the whole day, the kids will be complicated, especially if you used to sleep during the day. It costs 40-50 euros from an adult and 20-35 with a child. In street agencies, of course, much cheaper, but, as a rule, lunch is not included in it.
Greek nights
This is a wonderful cheerful excursion. Yes, even the excursion is difficult to call. This is a delicious dinner in a traditional Greek tavern with music, songs and dancing. Naturally, everything in Greek style, Greek melodies, Zakynthic romances - Cantada. It is necessarily a tasting of delicious local wines. Definitely, the mood will be at the highest level all evening, especially with such wine, so, it is better not to take children. There are approximately 30-40 euros from an adult and 17-20 euros with a child. In fact, it is the cost of lunch and drinks in a good restaurant, but it is worth it.