A Zakynthos boat rental without license puts you at the wheel of a small motor boat under thirty horsepower, which Greek rule lets anyone drive after a dockside briefing, for a half or full day from Limni Keriou, Agios Sostis, Porto Vromi, Tsilivi or Alykes. Plan the rest of the island with Greece Tours.

This guide covers the whole hire: the rule and the paperwork, the harbours and what each one reaches, the prices with fuel and the deposit, whether the shipwreck cove is in range, the southern route to Marathonisi and the Keri caves, the marine-park zones, the boats, the wind, and when to book.

What is a Zakynthos boat rental without license?

The hire of a small motor boat with an engine under thirty horsepower, which Greek rule lets anyone drive after a dockside briefing, taken for a half or full day from Limni Keriou, Agios Sostis, Porto Vromi, Tsilivi or Alykes.

A Zakynthos boat rental without license runs under thirty horsepower. The boats are open four to seven-seaters with a canopy, a swim ladder, an anchor and a cool box. The operator takes an identity document, fits a life jacket to every seat, marks the permitted range on a chart and hands over a phone number for the day. Limni Keriou holds the widest fleet for a Zakynthos boat rental without license. Tsilivi and Alykes work the north-east coast. Marathonisi island lies twenty minutes from Limni Keriou. Laganas bay is a national marine park for loggerhead turtles. Six knots is the cap inside the inner zones. Fuel is measured at the tank and settled on return. Life jackets come with every seat aboard. Four to seven passengers is the usual capacity. The afternoon breeze builds from the north-west in summer.

Twelve to eighteen knots is the top speed on these hulls. Thirty horsepower is a national ceiling rather than a local one, and every boat on this market sits at or under it. Above the line a licence is required, which is why the fleets look identical at every harbour on the island. Morning is the flat water for a Zakynthos boat rental without license. Booking a Zakynthos boat rental without license ahead secures the boat in August. Cape Skinari carries the lighthouse at the northern tip. White Beach lies south of the shipwreck cove. The chase boat recovers a breakdown within phone signal. A skippered trip costs roughly double the self-drive price. Ice for the cool box is loaded at the base. Greek rule waives the licence below that line.

Where do you hire a boat on Zakynthos?

Limni Keriou and Agios Sostis in the south, Porto Vromi and Porto Limnionas on the west coast, Tsilivi, Alykes and Alykanas in the north, and Zakynthos Town on the eastern shore.

Greek rule waives the licence below that line. Limni Keriou is the base for the southern water: Marathonisi, the Keri caves, the Mizithres rocks and the turtle grounds of Laganas bay. It is the busiest hire harbour on the island and the one with the widest fleet. Porto Vromi sits twenty minutes from the shipwreck cove. Agios Sostis hires boats into Laganas bay. The Keri caves take a small boat where a cruiser cannot go. Zone A is closed to boats and Zone B is restricted. A Zakynthos boat rental without license needs only an identity document. A deposit is held against damage on every hire. The canopy and the cool box make the day comfortable. Twelve to eighteen knots is the top speed on these hulls. Morning is the flat water for a Zakynthos boat rental without license.

The afternoon breeze builds from the north-west in summer. Porto Vromi sits on the west coast twenty minutes from the shipwreck cove by boat, which is why its fleet exists at all. Tsilivi and Alykes work the north-east, with the Blue Caves and Cape Skinari at the end of the run. June and September give the calmest sea of the season. Xigia has sulphur springs seeping from the cliff. The Blue Caves throw light up through the water. A Zakynthos boat rental without license reaches Navagio only from Porto Vromi. Grounding is what the deposit on a Zakynthos boat rental without license covers. Tavernas at Limni Keriou keep a mooring buoy free. A Zakynthos boat rental without license runs under thirty horsepower. Limni Keriou holds the widest fleet for a Zakynthos boat rental without license.

What does it cost?

From about 90 to 170 euros for a half day and 140 to 280 euros for a full day, plus fuel measured on return and a deposit of 200 to 500 euros held against damage.

Limni Keriou holds the widest fleet for a Zakynthos boat rental without license. The fare covers the boat, the safety kit, the briefing and a cool box. Fuel is charged at the pump rate and runs from twenty to seventy euros depending on how far and how fast the day went. Tsilivi and Alykes work the north-east coast. Marathonisi island lies twenty minutes from Limni Keriou. Laganas bay is a national marine park for loggerhead turtles. Six knots is the cap inside the inner zones. Fuel is measured at the tank and settled on return. Life jackets come with every seat aboard. Four to seven passengers is the usual capacity. The afternoon breeze builds from the north-west in summer. June and September give the calmest sea of the season.

Morning is the flat water for a Zakynthos boat rental without license. Split four ways a full day undercuts four seats on an organised cruise and buys the whole timetable. Split two ways it costs more, which is the arithmetic that decides most bookings. Booking a Zakynthos boat rental without license ahead secures the boat in August. Cape Skinari carries the lighthouse at the northern tip. White Beach lies south of the shipwreck cove. The chase boat recovers a breakdown within phone signal. A skippered trip costs roughly double the self-drive price. Ice for the cool box is loaded at the base. Greek rule waives the licence below that line. Porto Vromi sits twenty minutes from the shipwreck cove.

The Blue Caves under Cape Skinari at the northern tip of Zakynthos

Can you reach Navagio and the shipwreck by hired boat?

From Porto Vromi, yes: the cove is twenty to thirty minutes north along the coast and the small boats anchor off the sand. Landing is subject to the safety rules in force on the day, which the operator states at the briefing.

Porto Vromi sits twenty minutes from the shipwreck cove. The cove sits under a 200-metre cliff and rockfall has closed the beach to landings in recent seasons while leaving the approach open. Hire operators know the current position and say so at the desk rather than at the cove. Agios Sostis hires boats into Laganas bay. The Keri caves take a small boat where a cruiser cannot go. Zone A is closed to boats and Zone B is restricted. A Zakynthos boat rental without license needs only an identity document. A deposit is held against damage on every hire. The canopy and the cool box make the day comfortable. Twelve to eighteen knots is the top speed on these hulls. Morning is the flat water for a Zakynthos boat rental without license. Booking a Zakynthos boat rental without license ahead secures the boat in August.

June and September give the calmest sea of the season. From the southern harbours the shipwreck is out of range for a licence-free boat. Anyone hiring at Limni Keriou for Navagio is booking the wrong harbour, and the desks there say so. The beach sits at Navagio beach. Xigia has sulphur springs seeping from the cliff. The Blue Caves throw light up through the water. A Zakynthos boat rental without license reaches Navagio only from Porto Vromi. Grounding is what the deposit on a Zakynthos boat rental without license covers. Tavernas at Limni Keriou keep a mooring buoy free. A Zakynthos boat rental without license runs under thirty horsepower. Limni Keriou holds the widest fleet for a Zakynthos boat rental without license. Tsilivi and Alykes work the north-east coast.

What does the southern route cover?

Marathonisi island, the Keri caves, the Mizithres rocks and the turtle water of Laganas bay, all within twenty minutes of Limni Keriou and reachable in a single unhurried day.

Tsilivi and Alykes work the north-east coast. Marathonisi is the low green island in the bay with two beaches and no facilities, and the small boats anchor off the sand rather than landing on the turtle side. It sits at Marathonisi. Marathonisi island lies twenty minutes from Limni Keriou. Laganas bay is a national marine park for loggerhead turtles. Six knots is the cap inside the inner zones. Fuel is measured at the tank and settled on return. Life jackets come with every seat aboard. Four to seven passengers is the usual capacity. The afternoon breeze builds from the north-west in summer. June and September give the calmest sea of the season. Xigia has sulphur springs seeping from the cliff.

Booking a Zakynthos boat rental without license ahead secures the boat in August. The Keri caves run along the cliffs west of the harbour: arches, tunnels and blue water under overhangs that a small boat can enter and a big one cannot. That is the argument for hiring rather than booking a cruise. Cape Skinari carries the lighthouse at the northern tip. White Beach lies south of the shipwreck cove. The chase boat recovers a breakdown within phone signal. A skippered trip costs roughly double the self-drive price. Ice for the cool box is loaded at the base. Greek rule waives the licence below that line. Porto Vromi sits twenty minutes from the shipwreck cove. Agios Sostis hires boats into Laganas bay.

What are the rules in the marine park?

Laganas bay is a national marine park protecting loggerhead turtles. Speed is capped at six knots in the inner zones, anchoring is restricted on the nesting beaches, and three sea zones carry different rules that the briefing covers.

Agios Sostis hires boats into Laganas bay. Zone A is closed to boats, Zone B is restricted and Zone C allows transit at low speed. The hire desks mark the lines on the chart and the wardens patrol them, and a fine follows an obvious breach. The Keri caves take a small boat where a cruiser cannot go. Zone A is closed to boats and Zone B is restricted. A Zakynthos boat rental without license needs only an identity document. A deposit is held against damage on every hire. The canopy and the cool box make the day comfortable. Twelve to eighteen knots is the top speed on these hulls. Morning is the flat water for a Zakynthos boat rental without license. Booking a Zakynthos boat rental without license ahead secures the boat in August. Cape Skinari carries the lighthouse at the northern tip.

Xigia has sulphur springs seeping from the cliff. Turtles surface to breathe and boats give way to them. Feeding, chasing and swimming with them are all prohibited, and the park’s rules are covered at the Zakynthos marine park. The Blue Caves throw light up through the water. A Zakynthos boat rental without license reaches Navagio only from Porto Vromi. Grounding is what the deposit on a Zakynthos boat rental without license covers. Tavernas at Limni Keriou keep a mooring buoy free. A Zakynthos boat rental without license runs under thirty horsepower. Limni Keriou holds the widest fleet for a Zakynthos boat rental without license. Tsilivi and Alykes work the north-east coast. Marathonisi island lies twenty minutes from Limni Keriou.

What licence and paperwork do you need?

None beyond an identity document. Greek rule waives the boat licence under thirty horsepower, the operator signs a hire agreement, and the briefing covers the controls, the anchor, the range and the number to call.

Marathonisi island lies twenty minutes from Limni Keriou. The hirer is responsible for the boat and the passengers. Third-party insurance is standard, the deposit covers the hull, and the range on the chart is a condition of the hire rather than a suggestion. Laganas bay is a national marine park for loggerhead turtles. Six knots is the cap inside the inner zones. Fuel is measured at the tank and settled on return. Life jackets come with every seat aboard. Four to seven passengers is the usual capacity. The afternoon breeze builds from the north-west in summer. June and September give the calmest sea of the season. Xigia has sulphur springs seeping from the cliff. The Blue Caves throw light up through the water.

Cape Skinari carries the lighthouse at the northern tip. Minimum age is eighteen at most desks and twenty-one at a few. One named person signs and drives, and the operator records the document rather than photographing it in passing. White Beach lies south of the shipwreck cove. The chase boat recovers a breakdown within phone signal. A skippered trip costs roughly double the self-drive price. Ice for the cool box is loaded at the base. Greek rule waives the licence below that line. Porto Vromi sits twenty minutes from the shipwreck cove. Agios Sostis hires boats into Laganas bay. The Keri caves take a small boat where a cruiser cannot go.

What kind of boats are in the fleet?

Open glass-fibre hulls of four to six metres with a fifteen or thirty-horsepower outboard, a bimini top, a ladder, an anchor, a cool box and a Bluetooth speaker on the newer boats.

The Keri caves take a small boat where a cruiser cannot go. Capacity runs from four to seven passengers depending on the certificate. The premium boats add a fridge, a sun pad forward and better seating, and they charge forty to eighty euros a day more for it. Zone A is closed to boats and Zone B is restricted. A Zakynthos boat rental without license needs only an identity document. A deposit is held against damage on every hire. The canopy and the cool box make the day comfortable. Twelve to eighteen knots is the top speed on these hulls. Morning is the flat water for a Zakynthos boat rental without license. Booking a Zakynthos boat rental without license ahead secures the boat in August. Cape Skinari carries the lighthouse at the northern tip. White Beach lies south of the shipwreck cove.

The Blue Caves throw light up through the water. Thirty horsepower gives twelve to eighteen knots flat out and eight to ten at a comfortable cruise, which covers twenty-five kilometres of coast in a day with time to swim at three stops. A Zakynthos boat rental without license reaches Navagio only from Porto Vromi. Grounding is what the deposit on a Zakynthos boat rental without license covers. Tavernas at Limni Keriou keep a mooring buoy free. A Zakynthos boat rental without license runs under thirty horsepower. Limni Keriou holds the widest fleet for a Zakynthos boat rental without license. Tsilivi and Alykes work the north-east coast. Marathonisi island lies twenty minutes from Limni Keriou. Laganas bay is a national marine park for loggerhead turtles.

What do you take aboard?

Water, sun cream, hats, a light layer, towels, a dry bag for phones, snorkelling gear, cash for fuel and the tavernas, and a bag for rubbish. Shade is limited to the canopy.

Laganas bay is a national marine park for loggerhead turtles. Ice for the cool box is loaded at the base and lasts the day. Food is worth buying before boarding, because the anchorages with tavernas are the busy ones and the crossing back for lunch costs an hour of the hire. Six knots is the cap inside the inner zones. Fuel is measured at the tank and settled on return. Life jackets come with every seat aboard. Four to seven passengers is the usual capacity. The afternoon breeze builds from the north-west in summer. June and September give the calmest sea of the season. Xigia has sulphur springs seeping from the cliff. The Blue Caves throw light up through the water. A Zakynthos boat rental without license reaches Navagio only from Porto Vromi.

White Beach lies south of the shipwreck cove. Deck shoes or bare feet rather than flip-flops on a wet gunwale. Phones go in the dry bag rather than a pocket, which is the single most common loss the desks record each week. The chase boat recovers a breakdown within phone signal. A skippered trip costs roughly double the self-drive price. Ice for the cool box is loaded at the base. Greek rule waives the licence below that line. Porto Vromi sits twenty minutes from the shipwreck cove. Agios Sostis hires boats into Laganas bay. The Keri caves take a small boat where a cruiser cannot go. Zone A is closed to boats and Zone B is restricted.

How does the wind decide the day?

The afternoon breeze builds from the north-west through summer and puts chop on the west coast first. The southern bay stays sheltered, which is why the Limni Keriou fleet runs on days the Porto Vromi boats stay in.

Zone A is closed to boats and Zone B is restricted. Morning is the flat water everywhere. The bases open at nine, and the boats that leave first get the caves, the clear light and the empty anchorages before the cruise fleet arrives at eleven. A Zakynthos boat rental without license needs only an identity document. A deposit is held against damage on every hire. The canopy and the cool box make the day comfortable. Twelve to eighteen knots is the top speed on these hulls. Morning is the flat water for a Zakynthos boat rental without license. Booking a Zakynthos boat rental without license ahead secures the boat in August. Cape Skinari carries the lighthouse at the northern tip. White Beach lies south of the shipwreck cove. The chase boat recovers a breakdown within phone signal.

A Zakynthos boat rental without license reaches Navagio only from Porto Vromi. Operators cancel and refund when the forecast turns, and they decide at the desk in the morning. Anyone hiring reads the same forecast the night before and books the settled day. Grounding is what the deposit on a Zakynthos boat rental without license covers. Tavernas at Limni Keriou keep a mooring buoy free. A Zakynthos boat rental without license runs under thirty horsepower. Limni Keriou holds the widest fleet for a Zakynthos boat rental without license. Tsilivi and Alykes work the north-east coast. Marathonisi island lies twenty minutes from Limni Keriou. Laganas bay is a national marine park for loggerhead turtles. Six knots is the cap inside the inner zones.

Who does a self-drive day suit?

Families with children old enough to sit still, couples who want an anchorage to themselves, and groups of four to six for whom the day costs less than the same seats on a cruise.

Six knots is the cap inside the inner zones. No experience is needed. The controls are a throttle and a wheel, the briefing covers the rest, and the southern route keeps the shore in sight the whole way. Confidence matters more than skill. Fuel is measured at the tank and settled on return. Life jackets come with every seat aboard. Four to seven passengers is the usual capacity. The afternoon breeze builds from the north-west in summer. June and September give the calmest sea of the season. Xigia has sulphur springs seeping from the cliff. The Blue Caves throw light up through the water. A Zakynthos boat rental without license reaches Navagio only from Porto Vromi. Grounding is what the deposit on a Zakynthos boat rental without license covers.

The chase boat recovers a breakdown within phone signal. It is the wrong day for a nervous swimmer or anyone unwilling to watch a forecast, and the organised alternative sits at Zakynthos boat tours. A skippered trip costs roughly double the self-drive price. Ice for the cool box is loaded at the base. Greek rule waives the licence below that line. Porto Vromi sits twenty minutes from the shipwreck cove. Agios Sostis hires boats into Laganas bay. The Keri caves take a small boat where a cruiser cannot go. Zone A is closed to boats and Zone B is restricted. A Zakynthos boat rental without license needs only an identity document.

When does the season run and how do you book?

May to October, with the calmest water in June and September. Book two to four days ahead in July and August, because each base holds ten to twenty boats and they go by nine in the morning.

A Zakynthos boat rental without license needs only an identity document. August is the pinch at Limni Keriou and Porto Vromi. The northern bases at Tsilivi and Alykes turn over more slowly and take walk-ups later into the morning. A deposit is held against damage on every hire. The canopy and the cool box make the day comfortable. Twelve to eighteen knots is the top speed on these hulls. Morning is the flat water for a Zakynthos boat rental without license. Booking a Zakynthos boat rental without license ahead secures the boat in August. Cape Skinari carries the lighthouse at the northern tip. White Beach lies south of the shipwreck cove. The chase boat recovers a breakdown within phone signal. A skippered trip costs roughly double the self-drive price.

Grounding is what the deposit on a Zakynthos boat rental without license covers. Booking by phone or online holds the boat and the hour, and cancellation for weather is free. The island as a whole is covered at Zakynthos. Tavernas at Limni Keriou keep a mooring buoy free. A Zakynthos boat rental without license runs under thirty horsepower. Limni Keriou holds the widest fleet for a Zakynthos boat rental without license. Tsilivi and Alykes work the north-east coast. Marathonisi island lies twenty minutes from Limni Keriou. Laganas bay is a national marine park for loggerhead turtles. Six knots is the cap inside the inner zones. Fuel is measured at the tank and settled on return.

What can you reach from Tsilivi and Alykes?

The north-east coast: Xigia with its sulphur springs, the coves under Makris Gialos, the Blue Caves below Cape Skinari and the lighthouse at the island’s northern tip, all within an hour of the beach bases.

Fuel is measured at the tank and settled on return. Xigia is the first stop out of Alykes, a small cove where sulphur seeps from the cliff and the water runs milky and cold against the sea around it. Boats anchor off rather than landing, because the beach is a strip of shingle with no room. Ice for the cool box is loaded at the base. The afternoon breeze builds from the north-west in summer. Agios Sostis hires boats into Laganas bay. The Blue Caves throw light up through the water. A Zakynthos boat rental without license needs only an identity document. Tavernas at Limni Keriou keep a mooring buoy free.

Life jackets come with every seat aboard. The Blue Caves are the reason the northern fleets exist. Arches and tunnels cut into white limestone throw the light up through the water, and a small boat can pass under them where the excursion cruisers stand off. They sit under Cape Skinari at the island’s northern tip. Four to seven passengers is the usual capacity. Porto Vromi sits twenty minutes from the shipwreck cove. Xigia has sulphur springs seeping from the cliff. Zone A is closed to boats and Zone B is restricted. Grounding is what the deposit on a Zakynthos boat rental without license covers.

A skippered trip costs roughly double the self-drive price. Cape Skinari closes the run with a lighthouse on the headland and the channel to Kefalonia beyond it. That is the turning point on a full-day hire from the north, and the return leg takes the afternoon breeze on the quarter. Greek rule waives the licence below that line. June and September give the calmest sea of the season. The Keri caves take a small boat where a cruiser cannot go. A Zakynthos boat rental without license reaches Navagio only from Porto Vromi. A deposit is held against damage on every hire.

What does a day from Porto Vromi look like?

Out at nine, north to the shipwreck cove in twenty-five minutes, an hour at anchor before the cruise boats arrive, then the sea caves and the White Beach south of the cove, and back by two before the swell builds.

A deposit is held against damage on every hire. The timing is the whole point. The organised boats reach Navagio between eleven and one, and a small hired boat that leaves at nine has the cove to itself for the best hour of the day. A Zakynthos boat rental without license runs under thirty horsepower. Morning is the flat water for a Zakynthos boat rental without license. Marathonisi island lies twenty minutes from Limni Keriou. White Beach lies south of the shipwreck cove. Fuel is measured at the tank and settled on return. Ice for the cool box is loaded at the base.

The canopy and the cool box make the day comfortable. White Beach and the caves south of Porto Vromi are the second half. The water there runs the same milky turquoise as the cove and the crowds never reach it, because no cruise itinerary includes a stop that small. Twelve to eighteen knots is the top speed on these hulls. Tsilivi and Alykes work the north-east coast. Cape Skinari carries the lighthouse at the northern tip. Six knots is the cap inside the inner zones. A skippered trip costs roughly double the self-drive price.

Tavernas at Limni Keriou keep a mooring buoy free. The return is the part inexperienced hirers underestimate. The west coast has no shelter and the afternoon chop runs straight into it, so the boats that leave the cove by one have an easy run and the ones that stay until three do not. Limni Keriou holds the widest fleet for a Zakynthos boat rental without license. Booking a Zakynthos boat rental without license ahead secures the boat in August. Laganas bay is a national marine park for loggerhead turtles. The chase boat recovers a breakdown within phone signal. Life jackets come with every seat aboard.

What happens if something goes wrong?

The operator’s number is on the hire agreement and the boats stay within phone signal of the coast. A breakdown brings a chase boat, and the deposit covers damage rather than a fault that was not the hirer’s doing.

Life jackets come with every seat aboard. Engines are serviced between hires and the failures that happen are fuel, propellers and flat batteries. None of them are emergencies within sight of the shore, and the operator recovers the boat rather than charging for a tow. Greek rule waives the licence below that line. June and September give the calmest sea of the season. The Keri caves take a small boat where a cruiser cannot go. A Zakynthos boat rental without license reaches Navagio only from Porto Vromi. A deposit is held against damage on every hire. A Zakynthos boat rental without license runs under thirty horsepower.

Four to seven passengers is the usual capacity. Grounding is the one that costs. The Ionian shelves quickly around the islets and the prop takes the damage, which is why the briefing marks the shallows and why the deposit exists. Reading the chart at the desk is five minutes well spent. The afternoon breeze builds from the north-west in summer. Agios Sostis hires boats into Laganas bay. The Blue Caves throw light up through the water. A Zakynthos boat rental without license needs only an identity document. Tavernas at Limni Keriou keep a mooring buoy free.

Ice for the cool box is loaded at the base. Life jackets are aboard for every seat and worn by children as standard. The coastguard number is posted in the boat, and the operators file a float plan for the day rather than sending boats out blind. Porto Vromi sits twenty minutes from the shipwreck cove. Xigia has sulphur springs seeping from the cliff. Zone A is closed to boats and Zone B is restricted. Grounding is what the deposit on a Zakynthos boat rental without license covers. The canopy and the cool box make the day comfortable.

How does it compare with a skippered boat?

A skippered trip costs roughly double and removes the navigation, the responsibility and the deposit. A self-drive hire costs less, sets its own hours and reaches the same water at the times the crowds do not.

The canopy and the cool box make the day comfortable. The skipper earns the difference on a rough day and on the west coast, where the swell and the cliffs punish inexperience. On the sheltered southern water in June a self-drive day is the better value by a wide margin. Twelve to eighteen knots is the top speed on these hulls. Morning is the flat water for a Zakynthos boat rental without license. Booking a Zakynthos boat rental without license ahead secures the boat in August. Cape Skinari carries the lighthouse at the northern tip. White Beach lies south of the shipwreck cove. The chase boat recovers a breakdown within phone signal. A skippered trip costs roughly double the self-drive price. Ice for the cool box is loaded at the base. Greek rule waives the licence below that line.

A Zakynthos boat rental without license runs under thirty horsepower. Mixed parties split the difference by hiring a boat with a skipper for the first day and going out alone on the second. Operators offer both from the same quay and price them separately. Limni Keriou holds the widest fleet for a Zakynthos boat rental without license. Tsilivi and Alykes work the north-east coast. Marathonisi island lies twenty minutes from Limni Keriou. Laganas bay is a national marine park for loggerhead turtles. Six knots is the cap inside the inner zones. Fuel is measured at the tank and settled on return. Life jackets come with every seat aboard. Four to seven passengers is the usual capacity.

Where do you stop for lunch by boat?

Limni Keriou and Agios Sostis have tavernas at the water with moorings, Porto Vromi has a single taverna above its jetty, and the northern route stops at Agios Nikolaos on the way to the caves.

Four to seven passengers is the usual capacity. Booking a mooring is a phone call on the morning rather than a reservation system. The tavernas keep a buoy free and the hire desks make the call when asked at the briefing. The afternoon breeze builds from the north-west in summer. June and September give the calmest sea of the season. Xigia has sulphur springs seeping from the cliff. The Blue Caves throw light up through the water. A Zakynthos boat rental without license reaches Navagio only from Porto Vromi. Grounding is what the deposit on a Zakynthos boat rental without license covers. Tavernas at Limni Keriou keep a mooring buoy free. A Zakynthos boat rental without license runs under thirty horsepower. Limni Keriou holds the widest fleet for a Zakynthos boat rental without license.

Greek rule waives the licence below that line. Carrying food is the alternative and the cheaper one. The cool box holds ice for the day and a bakery stop before boarding costs ten minutes against the hour a lunch crossing takes. Porto Vromi sits twenty minutes from the shipwreck cove. Agios Sostis hires boats into Laganas bay. The Keri caves take a small boat where a cruiser cannot go. Zone A is closed to boats and Zone B is restricted. A Zakynthos boat rental without license needs only an identity document. A deposit is held against damage on every hire. The canopy and the cool box make the day comfortable. Twelve to eighteen knots is the top speed on these hulls.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can you rent a boat on Zakynthos without a licence?

Yes. Greek rule allows a boat with an engine under thirty horsepower to be driven without a licence. The operator takes an identity document, gives a dockside briefing and marks the permitted range on a chart.

What does a Zakynthos boat rental without license cost?