Levante Speedboat Trip - (Zante Excursions)

Jenny H           

This was an amazing trip.  We did the morning excusion round the blue caves and smugglers cove and it was worth every penny.  Do not be tempted to go for the cheaper option of the big boats.  The big boats will show you the caves from a distance but Captain Spyros can get right inside them and show you all sorts of fascinating things.  He knows so much about the island - and makes you  along the way.  We saw smugglers cove first thing in the morning when there were no other tourists around and it was great!  All the kids got the chance to drive the boat.  Just the boat ride in itself is so much fun - but the sights were great too.

 
Just wish we'd had the time to do the afternoon trip to see the turtles too...

Zakfari Jeep Safari - (Zante Excursions)

Jenny H  (15 August 2005)         

"STONE-THROWERS' DAY"  (not at each other - we were trying to hit a rock in the sea from the beautiful beach we stopped at)

Another great trip.  If you can do two trips do this one and do the Levante speed boat trip - that way you get to see Zante from land and from water in the most exciting way! 
 
This was sooooooo much better than a coach trip we went on - the air con made us feel ill on the coach.  On the jeep its all  fresh air (and a bit of dust!).  You can see the most amazing views of the island - including a panoramic one that there is no way in this world a coach could get to (and apparently none of the other jeeps go to either), and one of Smugglers cove that Simon and the others can guide you to that's really special.  Do not be pursuaded to go with any of the other (albeit slightly cheaper) jeep tours - they're all ponies who don't have the proper safety precautions.  With Zakfari I felt I was in safe and competant hands.
 
Make sure you take plenty of water with you and don't wear flip flops if possible - you have to do a little bit of walking to get to some of the sights.  Oh, and don't drink too many cocktails the night before...
 
Don't miss out!