Zakynthos: Glass-Bottom Boat to Navagio, Caves & White Beach

Name: Zakynthos: Glass-Bottom Boat to Navagio, Caves & White Beach
Brand: GetYourGuide
Price: 29.00 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.58 (278 reviews)

4.6 (278 verified reviews)

The glass-bottom boat beside the rusted Panagiotis wreck on the beach, photographed before the 2026 landing closure

The glass-bottom boat under way along the green west coast of Zakynthos

Passengers looking out from inside a sea cave arch to turquoise water

Passengers jumping from the boat's upper deck into Navagio bay, photographed before the 2026 in-bay swimming closure

About This Experience

At $29 this is the lowest-priced cave trip we list, and it is a real one: a glass-bottom boat (a speedboat in April and October when bookings are thin) that runs the west coast from Porto Vromi to the wreck, the caves and White Beach. Book it as a boat-only trip of about two hours, or with hotel pickup and 40 minutes at the Navagio clifftop viewpoint for a six-hour half-day.

The boat route is the classic Porto Vromi circuit: the Panagiotis wreck photographed from the water, the west-coast caves including Maravelia, a swim at White Beach with its stone towers, Sfogio Beach and the Poseidon's Face rock profile on the way back. The glass floor is a modest novelty; the real reasons to choose it are the price and a steadier ride than a speedboat.

It is the right pick for families, anyone on a budget, and anyone who found the eight-hour land-and-sea days too long — one reviewer with an eleven-year-old chose the six-hour version for exactly that reason. In cold weather the swim stops may be skipped, which shortens the trip but keeps every stop.

Highlights

The lowest-priced Navagio and caves boat trip we list, from $29
Glass-bottom boat from Porto Vromi past the wreck and through the west-coast caves
Swim at White Beach and photograph Maravelia Cave and Poseidon's Face
Optional hotel pickup and the clifftop Navagio viewpoint on the longer option
A calmer ride than a speedboat — good for families

What's Included

✓ Glass-bottom boat cruise with swim stops
✓ Guide
✓ Liability insurance
✓ Bottled water
✓ Hotel pickup, transport and the Shipwreck viewpoint on the tour options

Not Included

Food and drinks
Pickup surcharge of €20 each way outside the 13 km radius from Zakynthos Town

What to Bring

Swimwear, towel and beachwear
Sunscreen and sunglasses
Cash
Camera

Good to Know & Caveats

Navagio (Shipwreck Beach) is closed to landings and to swimming inside the bay through 31 October 2026; boats hold about 50 m offshore and you photograph the wreck from the water
Weather-dependent: the boat leg is cancelled or rerouted when the west-coast swell builds, and the afternoon sea breeze (the maistro) makes later departures choppier
If the cruise is cancelled the tour is rescheduled or refunded
In April and October a speedboat may replace the glass-bottom boat; in cold weather swim stops may be skipped
The caves on this route are the west-coast caves from Porto Vromi, not the northern Blue Caves at Cape Skinari
Free pickup covers Laganas, Kalamaki, Tsilivi, Alykes, Argassi, Zakynthos Town and the main resorts

Not Suitable For

Wheelchair users

Meeting Point

Hotel pickup within 13 km of Zakynthos Town on the tour options, or meet at the Porto Vromi boat centre on the boat-only option; the exact point depends on the option booked.

What Travelers Say

Rated 4.6/5 by 278 verified GetYourGuide travelers.

Great things to do. The live guide is very nice and cares about your comfort. The scenery is beautiful.
— Nina, August

Highly recommended activity. Loud music; it felt like being at a boat party. We were almost all Italians, so we had a lot of fun. The captain is super helpful. He let us spread out on the boat as we wanted without saying anything to us, and he took us into the crystal-clear water so we could dive from the second level of the boat. Everything was great, lots of fun 🔝
— Rita, August

Everything was perfect. I can only recommend this program. We chose the 6-hour one; the 8-9-hour one seemed a bit long for my 11-year-old son. But this was great. We grabbed lunch at the hotel, so there was no need to pack food, just drinks. We viewed a shipwreck from above, then headed to the harbor and boarded a boat. There was a shipwreck from below, a 2-hour boat trip, we went swimming twice, and we saw caves. The transportation was also perfect. The boat captain, the driver, everyone was nice.
— Vivianne, July 27

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is this so much cheaper than the land-and-sea tours?

The $29 option is the boat alone, about two hours from Porto Vromi. The six-hour option adds pickup and the viewpoint and costs more. Both are shorter than the eight-to-nine-hour days, which is part of the appeal.

Do we visit the famous Blue Caves?

This boat runs the west coast from Porto Vromi, so the caves are the west-coast ones — Maravelia and the Porto Vromi "blue caves" — not the northern Blue Caves near Cape Skinari. For those, book a trip from Agios Nikolaos.

Is it really a glass-bottom boat?

In the main season, yes. In April and October the operator may substitute a speedboat when bookings are low.

Can we land on Shipwreck Beach?

No — landings and in-bay swimming are prohibited through 31 October 2026. The boat holds offshore for photographs and the swim is at White Beach.

Where is the meeting point?

It depends on the option: hotel pickup within 13 km of Zakynthos Town, or the Porto Vromi boat centre on the west coast for the boat-only trip.