Navagio Beach is a beautiful secluded beach on Zakynthos island in Greece, with a photogenic shipwreck that’s surrounded by turquoise water and dramatic, winding cliffs.
Navagio Beach is a beautiful secluded beach on Zakynthos island in Greece, with a photogenic shipwreck that’s surrounded by turquoise water and dramatic, winding cliffs.
You’ve no doubt seen this ‘shipwreck beach’ before, because it’s probably one of the most famous travel pictures in the world! Word has gone out, and the beach is now crowded with tourists wanting to see the rusty old shipwreck up close.
The best pictures of Navagio shipwreck are actually taken from the steep cliffs above, rather than on the beach itself, but it’s also fun to get in a boat and go see the beach at eye level, if you’re willing to brave the crowds.
Before we dive into more detail about Greece’s famous shipwreck beach, let’s talk about tour packages.
The coastline of Zakynthos is full of sea caves, beaches, and other wonderful sights that can only be seen with a boat tour.
We recommend GetYourGuide for boat tours in Zakynthos! They have high rated tours for all of the best sights like Navagio Beach, Blue Caves, Turtle Island, and more. These tours usually include free hotel pickup and drop-off from most of the popular areas in Zakynthos.
We’ve used this company for lots of day tours and activities around the world, and they’re great! Highly recommended.
Zakynthos island is easy to reach from Athens, and there are daily flights and ferries for reasonable prices. The distance is only about 240 kilometers (150 miles) as the plane flies.
If you’re looking for more information about how to get to Zakynthos island, you can find that in my complete travel guide for Zakynthos Greece.
If you’re mainly wanting to see the iconic postcard view and take photos of it, you can do that from the Navagio viewpoint, on the cliffs high above the beach. This is where all the great pictures of Navagio are taken, rather than on the beach itself.
You can drive to the Navagio viewpoint yourself with a car or ATV, or book a day tour package that includes transport to the viewpoint along with several other sights in Zakynthos.
It’s a tame 45 minute drive to the viewpoint from the main town in Zakynthos, and the paved road is mostly in good condition, although it turns into rough gravel at the very end when you reach the parking lot.
If you’re driving, you can plug this GPS location into your map to take you directly to the Navagio viewpoint.
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