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Zante St Dennis Festival experience
TUI collection
Zante, Grecia
4.1/5
Annullamento gratuito
Lingua:
Inglese
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Duration: 4 Hours
Fai questo perché
This is your chance to join the annual festivities as Zante town celebrates the feast of St Dennis
You'll watch the procession of priests in their robes and see locals in their traditional costumes
As you mingle with locals at the bazaar and food stalls, you'll soak up the heritage of the festival
The island is in full festival swing with a stellar fireworks display to light up the sky
Your expert local guide has all the top insider tips to share about the Festival of St Dennis
Cosa aspettarsi
Street food, lively processions, fireworks and marching bands – the feast day of St Dennis is Zante's biggest event of the year. And you can enjoy the best views on this evening tour. See the procession of priests in their finest robes and then mingle with the locals in the festival bazaar. Maria, one of our local guides, says, ‘The celebration of our patron Saint Dennis – known as Dionysus locally – is the most important event in every Zakynthian's diary. A highlight of mine is seeing the town in all its festive finery as we weave through the bazaar.'To commemorate the island's patron saint, the whole of Zante comes out to celebrate on the 24th of August. You'll get to join in the festivities, heading into Zante town late afternoon. Take your spot in the crowd to watch the procession first, before a chance to mingle with the locals at the food stalls and bazaar. Maria says, ‘There'll be plenty of local delicacies on offer, including traditional sweet treats, roasted chestnuts, and my favourite – loukoumades – a typical Greek donut drenched in honey.'Soak up the buzzing atmosphere and snap up those last pics of the evening as fireworks light up the sky before the bus takes you back to your hotel.
Cosa è incluso
Transport
Escort
Cosa ricordare
Operates on the August 24 only
There's a walk of around 20 minutes to get to and from festival
Food and drinks not included
Not suitable for guests with poor health
Not suitable for wheelchairs
Not suitable for guests with reduced mobility
Fornitore
TUI Hellas Travel, Tourism and Airlines SA, with Tax Number 094469778 and Travel License Number 0261Ε60000126100
Commissione di prenotazione
Buone notizie! Non sono applicati costi aggiuntivi a questa prenotazione.
Commissione di cancellazione
Ricevi un rimborso del 100% se annulli fino a 1 giorno prima dell'inizio dell'esperienza
Where
Pickups are available from selected hotels in the following resorts::KERIPORTO KOUKLAAGIOS SOSTISLAGANASKALAMAKIARGASSITSILIVITRAGAKIKYPSELIAMOUDIALYKANASALYKES
Reviews
great
4.1/5
Based on
24 reviews from verified customers
C
Clan W of Wiltshire
September 2025
From Stati Uniti d'America
Traveled as
With family
- 29 years old
Poor
I undertook this trip with a young family. There was a walk from the coach into town where the festival took place. There was no pavement and heading kids along a road with traffic and other pedestrians on was not ideal. When we reached the centre the crowds were much larger than expected so we could see very little. We were told to use loos at restaurants., which had no water and the public loos were vile. We returned to the coach, but we had a great time waiting in a bar enjoying fireworks.
L
LoveAHoliday
August 2025
From Stati Uniti d'America
Traveled as
With family
- 36 years old
Great
The actual festival was great but the trip advertised and provided by TUI was very disappointing. Advertised as a Tour and with 2 TUI tour guides I expected just that! We were picked up and driven to Zakinthos and dropped off. The TUI tour guide read detail of the festival from her notes, she couldn't pronounce half of the details but told us about 10 times we would be picked up at 11pm. There was NO tour and they were not tour guides! Local bus cost €2 each, this cost €20 each. Not worth it.
B
Beb
August 2025
From Stati Uniti d'America
Traveled as
With family
- 40 years old
Great
De activiteit was leuk, maar was op eigen gelegenheid, geen juiste informatie. Een gids die zo hard liep en niemand in de gaten hielt en ook nog eens op de bestemming ter plaatste zo weg was. Bovendien de prijs duur ten opzichte van andere aanbieders met wel een betere begeleiding.
N
Neale
August 2025
From Stati Uniti d'America
Traveled as
With family
- 38 years old
Great
Pick up both ways was on time. Guide give good background on festival on bus en route. Walk route to festival was clear and easy to follow on return. Festival itself was interesting and fireworks were fantastic. Market was a bit patchy mostly fake goods and animals in cages which did not appear to be in healthy condition. Only problem was reps lost passenger list for return journey which caused a short delay checking numbers. Luckily driver had a printed copy which was used as a register
A
Ade
August 2025
From Stati Uniti d'America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 40 years old
Great
Tour guide took us to the church then disappeared,no mention of where to find them in case of difficulties. Everywhere we went was o lying open for food not just drinks,found a little bar where we could get a drink and all the tui staff were there. On return to the coach the map and QR code was wrong location.
M
Mcdonald
August 2025
From Stati Uniti d'America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 38 years old
Excellent
M
Madie
August 2025
From Stati Uniti d'America
Traveled as
With family
- 2 years old
Excellent
The festival it’s self was absolutely amazing and the fire work display was out of this world but TUIs side of this was less than satisfactory the reps raced off left us with no information other than a piece of paper and a bus a number they didn’t show us where to find the the TUI reps and information on what was going on and where things was non-existent very overwhelming over all, not what I expected/was sold
F
Forstet
August 2025
From Stati Uniti d'America
Poor
Reps made us walk on own in dark
L
L Cunningham-Hall
August 2025
From Stati Uniti d'America
Traveled as
With family
- 29 years old
Great
Was a great experience giving plenty of time to wander, eat, drink and see the festival but didn’t think this was good value for money especially when charging for a 3 year old.
R
Robert
August 2025
From Stati Uniti d'America
Traveled as
With family
- 42 years old
Great
Great experience with great end to the evening, communication could e improved.
S
SW
September 2024
From Regno Unito
Traveled as
As a couple
- 26 years old
Average
The procession and the fireworks were phenomenal. Staff should have taken names when guests got on bus; the delay was exceptionally hot and uncomfortable. The trip was too long, and it would have been better to get the coach back an hour earlier. Very difficult to find somewhere for drinks; with the amount of guests, could TUI book a space in a taverna for arrival in Zante town? TUI Guides IN Zante town were excellent.
R
Ray
September 2024
From Stati Uniti d'America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 47 years old
Great
I do feel that the Rep should have been given a dry run through on the route from where the bus was parked to the church rather than being told that morning and having to rely on google maps. This is a once a year festival with many reps never having attended one. Also the directions to the information/meet point for the boat trip were very vague. However having said that Matt did a fantastic job and we had a great time/
E
Emm Hunter Owen the Rev
September 2024
From Stati Uniti d'America
Traveled as
As a couple
Excellent
Amazing
T
Tracey McKelvie
September 2024
From Stati Uniti d'America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 37 years old
Great
Trip overall was great though cost for travelling there & back on the bus was pretty high. Others booked their own bus for a fraction of the price. Also, there weren’t many bathroom facilities to speak of in the area so it was a bit ‘precarious’, our guide & other TUI staff at the meeting point were really friendly, helpful. The fireworks were awesome. It was a lovely night but the heat with virtually no ‘cover’ and lack of usable toilet facilities in the town did make it uncomfortable.
N
Nicola Ward
August 2024
From Stati Uniti d'America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 33 years old
Great
The return bus journey time back would have been better 30/45mins earlier. Rather than 11pm.
L
Lea Davies
August 2024
From Stati Uniti d'America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 32 years old
Excellent
We enjoyed thw whole ceremony... The markets.. The cruise with fireworks were outstanding.....We didn't like where actually bus dropoff/pick up was allocated
S
Stefan
August 2024
From Stati Uniti d'America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 36 years old
Great
Es war ein Tolles Erlebnis mit total netten TUI Guides. Wir hätten uns etwas mehr Infos in Deutsch erwünscht. Der Guide war super nett hat aber nur Englisch gesprochen uns das leider mit ziemlichen Dialekt (Schottland?) Das war etwas schwierig zu verstehen. Ansonsten ein tolles Erlebnis.
J
Julie
August 2024
From Stati Uniti d'America
Traveled as
With friends
- 37 years old
Great
A
A rie van den Berg
August 2024
From Stati Uniti d'America
Traveled as
As a couple
Great
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.
August 2024
From Stati Uniti d'America
Traveled as
With family
- 38 years old
Average
It was a good opportunity to experience a local festival. Matt the rep was very informative thanks matt. However as a mother and daughter together on the trip we felt we should have met at the main church and walked back to the bus all together. We didn't feel safe walking back to the bus on our own. Also...the fireworks finisheded at 10 and we had another hour and a half before we left we felt too long a wait. The fire works were excellent. Thank you.
J
JD
August 2024
From Stati Uniti d'America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 41 years old
Excellent
It was a great night, the atmosphere in Zakynthos town was lovely. The best part was watching the fireworks from the harbour, it was magical.
G
George C
August 2024
From Stati Uniti d'America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 30 years old
Excellent
We did the trip and the boat viewing it was quite simply " incredible" and an absolute must see. The local community are so friendly and the market is the best we have ever visited.
J
Jeffrey Wijnmalen
August 2023
From Stati Uniti d'America
Traveled as
With family
Great
Airco in de bus stond niet asn met 36 o/c, vuurwerk ging niet door ivm kans oo bosbranden op zich logisch, dit was bekend op de boot nadat het testvuurwerk werd afgestoken. Hierna nog ruim een half uur in de haven gelegen voordat de boot vertrok: had dan de mensen de keuze gegeven om weer naar het feest in de stad te gaan! Of aan boord te blijven en nog 1 1/2 uur naar een oer saai donkere gat te kijken. Zeker geen aanrader.
A
Anoniem
August 2022
From Stati Uniti d'America
Traveled as
With family
- 2 years old
Average
Vuurwerk was mooi. Ons is verteld dat de tocht eerst langs de haven zou gaan. Wij zijn langs de haven gaan staan maar hier kwam de tocht pas op het laats en tegen die tijd moesten we alweer op de boot zijn. Wij hebben hier dus Niks van gezien!!!!
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