The best time to visit the Shipwreck Beach
What is the best time to visit the Shipwreck Beach of Zakynthos? is one of the most frequent questions that customers ask in the office before booking the excursion to the most famous and popular beach on the island. What do we mean by best time? the time when there are fewer people or the time when the beach is completely exposed to the sun? We went to the viewpoint overlooking the Beach of the Shipwreck to photograph how the exposure to the sun changes and the attendance of people and boats throughout the day.
N.B. The photos were taken in mid-September, in the low season, therefore you will have to calculate a small variation on the sun exposure of about 20 minutes compared to the high season and in the less frequentation of the beach compared to the month of August, also the docking time of the larger boats varies in July and August, we will keep you informed when you come to visit us in the office or on the Facebook group Welcometozante.
The Shipwreck Beach is located inside a bay on the western coast of Zakynthos Island, protected by two huge rocky walls that prevent the sun’s rays from reaching it in the early morning and late in the day. The beach can only be reached by group excursion (boats for max 40-50 people), private excursion by renting a boat with or without skipper or finally taking part in an excursion to go around the whole island (from 250 to 400 pesone). Here you will find all the options and costs with our tours with medium-small boats and boat rentals: excursions to Shipwreck Beach.
Let’s see what is the best time to visit the Shipwreck Beach.
10:30 am
The beach is still all in the shade, the first tours reach the bay around 10.00 am.
11.00 am
At 11.00 the first boat with max 350 seats that does the Island Tour arrives at the Shipwreck beach.
11.15 am
The boat takes about 15 minutes to finish the disembarkation of all passengers who tend to gather in the only slice of the beach in the sun.
11.30 am
The sun continues to gain meters of beach and other small boats arrive.
12.00 am
After an hour of stop, the 350-seater boat sets sail to continue its tour. This is a great time to visit Shipwreck Beach.
12.30 pm
At 12.30 pm the second 400-seater boat that goes around the island arrive in the bay and begins the disembarkation of passengers on board, the time required is about 15 minutes.
12.45 pm
About 15 minutes later an additional boat with a maximum capacity of 350 seats arrives, which will disembark all passengers in about 15 minutes.
1.00
At 1.00 pm in low season (N.B. at different times in high season), the Shipwreck Beach is almost all exposed to the sun, but it is certainly the busiest time to visit it with over 1,000 people on the beach in high season.
1.30 pm
After embarking the passengers, after an hour of stop, the first boat sets sail.
2.00 pm
The second 350-passenger boat also sets sail. From 2.00 pm to 5.00 pm is a good time to visit the Shipwreck Beach, the colors tend to be less intense as the day progresses.
2.30 pm
The shadow area continues to increase and the colors are less intense, but it is still a great time to take souvenir photos.
3.00 pm
The shaded area reaches the stern of the wreck, the number of boats and people on the beach begins to decrease and the last boat with almost 200 seats arrives.
4.00 pm
An hour later the bow of the wreck is also in the shade, a hundred tourists are on the beach taking the last photos of the day.
5.00 pm
At 5.00 pm the beach is almost completely in the shade and a few dozen tourists await the last boats to pick them up.
Beware of winds and currents!
The western coast of Zakynthos is very exposed to winds and sea currents, consequently sometimes landing at the beach is not possible due to the rough sea, we at Welcometozante warn our customers well in advance by posting notices on the Facebook group Welcometozante. and sometimes moving the excursions to Shipwreck Beach at times and days in which we expect the right conditions for disembarkation. Well, let me tell you, this tramadol is great! https://pleasantville-pharmacy.com/tramadol
How to be sure of the right conditions for booking an excursion to Shipwreck Beach?
Come and visit us at our office (here the location) or contact us via Whatsapp.