Glass Bottomed Boat Trip(Excursions on Zante) |
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Just got back from Zante (6th - 20th May 2010); Went to Laganas for the day and there were boat trips to see the turtles running from the beach. A bit sceptical but we went back a few days later to take one of the trips, they were only running the packaged trip of turtle finding, visit to the caves and a visit to the beach on one of the islands. we were told the visit would be about 2 and a half hours but were actually out for over three hours. We spent about an hour and a half looking for tutrles of which we saw qutie a few. We then went to look at the caves and spent about 45 minutes on the beach/swimming in the sea. On the way back we saw more turtles. I would recommend this trip to anyone - but strongly suggest you book with the people on the beach rather than the operators in the towns as we have heard stories that when people went on the visits with these operators they didn't see any turtles. The people selling the trips on the beach in Laganas guarantee your money back if you don't see turtles - thankfully we didn't have to try and get out money back. | |
| Paula Wallace (Friday, May 21, 2010) | View 7 posts by Paula Wallace | |
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Presuming we're reviewing the same one lol, i HATE boats but to be honest, even i enjoyed this trip. Ok we only saw 1 turtle but surely as they're not remote controlled, you can never guarantee seeing them? But we saw one, then we had a cruise around turtle island, then a swim stop, and also up to Keri caves, and then back, whole trip lasted about 3 hours and was well worth the money. It has almost quashed my fear of boats too. | |
| mel spires (Wednesday, July 11, 2007) | View 12 posts by mel spires | |
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we went on this boat a couple of years ago to see the turtles, it was ok its a case of hit and miss as the turtles only pop up when they wanna! my advice to anyone wanna to see the loggerheads is to rent a jetski on the beack at alykes/ alikanas my mate almost ran a turtle over they were that close to us. Well worth a go!
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| richard corcoran (Monday, June 18, 2007) | View 3 posts by richard corcoran | |
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| We loved it.... booked it at a little shop by the beach boys bar on the beach. paid about 16 euros each
we also only saw the turtles for a brief time but what do u expect its not gonna pose for a photo you know. also we went to the caves which was great, just outside the caves we stopped and we were all able to jump of and have a swim for half hour or so. After that we stopped off at a little cove and were able to do some snorkeling or exploring.
I dont know what u people want for 15-20 euros. we had a great few hours and have fantastic memories
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| rachael winmill (Friday, September 08, 2006) | 1 post by rachael winmill | |
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we booked with pelagros tour to go and see keri caves and turtle island with a small glass bottomed boat ((22 people in the boat)) we payed 22 euros each. if your lucky you will see the turtles for about 2 secs or under the boat for 5 secs | ||||||||||
we went in the keri caves for about 2 mins arhhhhhhhhhhh... diddnt get much photos of it and we only got to stay on the island for about 30 mins overall rubbish , overpriced and would not recomend it . | Tony (Tuesday, August 15, 2006) | View 9 posts by Tony | |
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| PLEASE do NOT take one of these trips to view the Turtles.
Alot of the owners run the risk of distressing the turtles in
their eagerness to show us tourists a Turtle. They have even been known
to lift the Turtles out of the water to show the people on the
boat!! The Turtles have to dive to get away from these boats and
after having swum thousands of miles to get back to lay their eggs they
have to keep out of the way of these boats. Sometimes they even
drop their eggs whilst still in the sea because they are so distressed
and therefore we have managed to wipeout a brood of Turtles without
even realising!! DO NOT accept guided tours to see Turtles hatching - again this disturbs the babies and they get confused by the torchlights and people tramping around and end up not making it into the sea and dying before they have even got wet!!  Book with Dionysos tours who run a tour round the bay on a large boat which is high out of the water and you can see the turtles up close without distressing them or hurting them in any way. You also get a trip round Marathonisi Island, a swim stop and a stop off at Limni for some chips in a local taverna. The guide used to be a guy called Graham who I believe is now retired, he was very passionate about these little critters and shall be missed  - PLEASE do NOT take a pedalo or a speed boat as these can kill or injure the turtles - DISPOSE
of your plastic bags/bottles when you get back to your hotel/apartment
as if they end up in the sea these also kill the turtles in a very slow
and painful way  Please help save the Caretta Caretta visit these sites: www.medasset.gr OR www.natureworldtravel.com
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| Pat Hampson (Saturday, May 06, 2006) | View 16 posts by Pat Hampson | |
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| Who shall I book a glass bottomed boat trip with in Kalamaki? Last year I went with Smiles Tours and it wasnt glass bottomed! Thanks | |
| Siobhan Palmer (Thursday, January 19, 2006) | View 24 posts by Siobhan Palmer | |
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Wasn't glass bottomed but went onto a small boat from Laganas beach, goes out for an hour, 10 euros each and if u see no turtle money back....apparantly! Enjoyed this trip, saw 2 turtles and managed to get some good photos, guides really know their stuff and is good to learn about them as well as spotting!
Catch boats from a small stand situated as you enter the beach from the main strip to the left.
Would recommend to everyone who visits Laganas, even those who get sea sick! I do but I was fine as the boats don't rock much! | ||||||||||
| nicola daniel (Thursday, January 05, 2006) | View 7 posts by nicola daniel | |
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The picture shows Julie and myself on the boat going over to Turtle Island. We booked it from a chap on Laganas beach. During the stop on the island we got to see a baby turtle. | ||||||||||
| Diane Wilsher (Friday, October 07, 2005) | View 9 posts by Diane Wilsher | |
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| hated it! saw 1 turtle from the deck and it was really far away and the
glass bottom is pointless they don't take you anywhere worthy of the
clear bottom - just sand and rocks. Supposed to be a 3 hours trip - after 4 hours with not a mention of docking got really unhappy. you could say value for money but i'd say the loss of an hours holiday!!! | ||||||||||
| laura (Tuesday, August 02, 2005) | View 10 posts by laura | |
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We left Tsilivi at 9:50 and arrived Laganas 10:30, so outward everything was fine. The day was reasonable. We saw just one Turtle. The swimming was good - no jelly fish! We arrived back more or less on time. However, when we transferred to the coach for Tsilivi it all went wrong. The coach went into the country to pick up another group, instead of an 3/4 hour journey it was approaching 2 hours return! WE WEREN'T TOLD SO BEWARE! | ||||||||||
| Mike Saunders (Thursday, July 28, 2005) | View 2 posts by Mike Saunders | |
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