A snorkeler floating face down in clear shallow water On the water

Boat out to the sea caves of Sperlonga

Sperlonga

The coast at Sperlonga breaks into cliffs and sea caves that only make sense from the water. The boat goes out of the harbour to the Grotta Azzurra and stops along the way long enough for a swim.

How the day goes

  1. Board at the harbour below the town — morning, afternoon, or the run that goes out at sunset.
  2. Out along the coast to the Grotta Azzurra, which is what the trip is built around.
  3. A swim stop off the side, or stay aboard and watch: nothing on this trip is compulsory.
  4. Back into the harbour with the rest of the day in Sperlonga still ahead.

It is a short outing rather than a day at sea — the same operator runs a longer coastal tour along the Riviera di Ulisse if you want the water to fill the day.

Where it is

Sperlonga at its real position from Rome, with everywhere else we list behind it — so you can see how far out this one is.

Sperlonga, and where it is from Rome Sperlonga drawn at its real position relative to Rome, about 131 minutes by car. The faint dots are the other places we list, so you can see how far out this one is. 131 min Rome Sperlonga

Open it where the roads are

Takes you to Sperlonga — the town, not the meeting point. Check with the operator where exactly to turn up: their own page is linked further up.

Getting there

Getting there, the comfortable way

  • 2 h 11drive from the middle of Rome
  • 144 kmeach way
  • 1 h 30once you are there
  • Rent a car for the day

    The day stays yours: you leave when you want, stop where you want, and come back when the light goes.

    • You pick it up in Rome and drop it back in Rome
    • No timetable to build the day around
    • The stops on the way are the good part, and they need a car

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  • Have a driver take you, door to door

    No parking to find, no wrong turns, and you leave when the day is done.

    • Picked up where you are staying, dropped back there
    • No parking to find and no ZTL to worry about
    • Nobody spends the day driving

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One thing we have not resolved: The prices sit inside the booking calendar embedded in their site, which we do not read, so ask them for the figure. What they run: a mini cruise to the Grotta Azzurra, up to an hour and a half; the «Riviera di Ulisse» tour, four and a half hours; and group outings for up to 30 people on the Navis Argo. Phone +39 366 810 5200, email [email protected].

Checked 2026-08-18 · sperlongaescursioni.it

Photograph by Mike's Birds from Riverside, CA, US, Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 2.0. Not this place: it shows what the day looks like, and will be replaced with the operator's own photograph or ours from the field.

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