Highlights

Explore dramatic Drogarati Cave with its riotous coloration and impressive rock formations.
Experience the cavernous Chamber of Exaltations’ near-perfect acoustics.
Skim across subterranean Melissani Lake beneath stalactites and through ethereal beams of light.

Description

Enhance your shoreside experience with a Regent Choice small group tour. Hosting no more than 16 guests, these tours provide a more intimate experience and allow for more personal engagement with your knowledgeable guide.

Explore the natural subterranean attractions of Cephalonia on this intriguing guided tour to stunning Drogarati Cave and beguiling Melissani Lake. Arrive at Drogarati Cave, featuring dramatically lit curtains of jagged stalactites and protruding stalagmites in myriad reds, oranges, whites and yellows, due to iron in the rock and layers of chalk and limestone. You’ll learn that though the cave was more than 100 million years in the making, it was only discovered 300 years ago as a result of a calamitous earthquake. Experience near-perfect acoustics in the voluminous Chamber of Exaltation, site of numerous concerts, including an appearance by opera luminary Maria Callas. Passing through the town of Sami in the bright Mediterranean sun, you’ll once again head below ground to explore the exotic beauty of Melissani Lake, an arresting subterranean phenomenon. Board a small boat and glide effortlessly through the mix of Ionian Sea saltwater and fresh water. Thrill to the shafts of light beaming onto the lake from 100 feet above and 20,000-year-old stalactites dangling from the ceiling. Emerging again into the sunlight, appreciate extraordinary views across the strait to the Isle of Ithaca and the sheer white cliffs of Myrtos as you contemplate the subterranean wonders of the day.

Helpful Hints

Wear casual activity-appropriate clothing, a hat and comfortable non-slip walking shoes.
Take a sweater or light jacket, as it is cooler in the caves.

Disclaimer:

This tour includes approximately one hour of moderate walking. Surfaces inside the caves are natural, uneven and can be slippery. There is also a flight of steps to negotiate. Participants must be able to enter and exit the small boats at the lake with limited assistance. The tour is not available to guests who utilize a wheelchair and is not considered suitable for guests with mobility concerns. This tour has a limited capacity; therefore, it is recommended that guests pre-book this tour as early as possible. Guests who go ashore do so with the understanding that they will be mixing with members of the general public.

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