The Blue Cave — Attraction in Anacapri

Very bad experience; I don't wish it on anyone. We arrived in front of the grotto and were to be picked up in the small boats of 4-5 people. My wife got into the boat first. She placed her phone to our sun 13-year-old who was about to board the boat. When the child wanted to get into the boat; the boatman told him to let me hold the phone. The child climbed into the boat and when I followed to get down in the small boat; the boatman told me to give him the phone for him to hold. I gave him the phone and I didn't even have time to get off because he threw the phone behind him into the water. I couldn't believe what I was seeing! I felt like jumping into the water after my wife phone; but my phone was in my pocket and I didn't want to risk destroying my phone myself. apart from apologies and ,, i'm sorry for your fon sir..... Nothing. Everything continued according to the itinerary as if nothing had happened. The boatman did us the honor of entering the grotto (approx. 18 euros for all 3), but that didn't warm me up at all. I wanted to jump into the water after the phone but he told me that the water is 30m deep and I have no chance to find the phone. Now think about it too. All reservations; all contacts; everything was in that phone. We were going to stay in Italy for another 10 days and travel to Pompeii; Rome, Pisa..... That boatman destroy our holiday After returning to the port of Capri; I went to a bar; then I went to the Carabinieri to make a complaint about this incident. Carabinieri were grade 10; they called an English translator and in less than 20 minutes the boatman who had thrown (dropped) our phone into the water also appeared. I say this because I do not want to accuse him unjustly; but I have the sense of an honest man and in this boatman I felt only a weak actor who interprets this line without any empathy "I'm sorry for your telephone sir" I told him that I don't understand why he wanted to turn with the phone to the right; when I was in front of him and he had to hand me the phone. He replied that he wanted to give it to my wife who was in the front of the boat. I don't say anything anymore; but I'm very interested if anyone has had the same situation in the past, because that explains a...

Only go if you don't mind waiting in the scorching heat for 2 hours or if you don't mind spending huge amounts of money for a private boat. After being drenched in sweat, you are supposed to also tip the guys taking you inside. This tip is over n above the price of the boat to the grotto (20 euros) n the entrance fee (14 euros). N the tour inside the grotto cannot even be called a tour. It is almost 2-3 min n they just take you in a small circle. The only plus point is the thrill of getting inside n outside the grotto from the small opening, the view of the blue water that u get for those rough 2 min. N also the song that the boat riders sing when inside. We left from Veitri sul Mare with the earliest boat possible to capri (7:35 am). Directly left for the grotto after reaching Capri port. But still could only get inside the grotto at around 13:30. Also worth noting is that the boat shakes a lot due to the waves, while u're waiting for the 2 hours outside the grotto. So if someone has motion/sea sickness then u will surely puke. I did, 4 times. That could be my bias for this negative review but sharing what I feel. Better to take a medicine or avoid spoiling your whole day n skip the grotto. The ride to Capri is extremely beautiful so my recommendation would be just to come to Capri for the beautiful sights n go to the grotto at...

Visiting the Blue Grotto (Grotto Azzurra) is a great experience, but definitely not for those who suffer from motion sickness. There are 2 ways to visit. The traditional way is to take a 30 - 40 person boat from Marina Grande, to the grotto (travel time 15 - 20 minutes) then wait your turn (up to an hour) bobbing around until you climb into a 4 person row boat to enter the grotto. The other way is to take a bus / taxi to Capri, switch to another bus / taxi to Anacapri, and lastly walk 3.5 km (2+ miles) or take a bus to the stairs leading to the landing at the entrance to the grotto. Once you're in the row boat, they take you to an anchord boat to pay, and then it's in to the grotto. Be prepared to lay down on the floor of the row boat, as the height of the entrance to the grotto is no more than a 90cm (3 feet) above sea level. Quite a magical place inside, and I didn't find the singing and commentary as cheesy as some have suggested. Be prepared to pay €100+ per person if you're coming from the mainland. You'll pay for a ferry to the Isle of Capri (€54 from Salerno), ferry to the Blue Grotto (€27), fee to enter the grotto (€18) and tip for your rowboat "captain" (€10). Lastly, in the summer, tickets for the ferry to the Isle of Capri need to be purchased 2 - 3 days in advance. The other tickets, buy on the day to make sure the...