The Best of Rhodes & Lindos: Full Island Tour (Small Group)
Description
On this Full Island Tour by comfortable air-conditioned minibus with our local authorized English speaking guide you will see the best of Rhodes island from locals perspective. We will start with Filerimos, which in addition to the panoramic view of the Aegean Sea, is an important archaeological site. Butterfly Valley not to be missed as well. Afterwards we will head to Seven Springs – a small secret paradise, with lots of pine trees and amazing flow of crystal water. Next - Lindos! Once there, you will have ~1 hour free time to explore the ancient Acropolis and stroll through the maze of winding alleyways. Last but not least - Rhodes Old Town with its medieval buildings, imposing churches and traditional tavernas. You will have ~1 hour free time to take a leisurely walk admiring the main highlights of the Old City: Jewish Quarter, Ippokratous Square, famous Street of the Knights, Grand Master Palace, Archeological Museum and Fortifications of the Palace.
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Itinerary
We will start with Filerimos, which in addition to the panoramic view of the Aegean Sea, is an important archaeological site. Here once stood the Acropolis of the Ancient Ialyssos with an important temple dedicated to Athena Polias. The hill took its name from a monk who came from Jerusalem in the 13th century bringing with him an icon of the Blessed Virgin painted by the Apostle Luke. Grab some bread from your breakfast table, the peacocks who live there will be happy to get some treat in exchange for the photos. Admission is free, except if you want to go to the museum, which is optional, you will need to pay the admission fee.
Butterfly Valley not to be missed as well. Every year, at the end of the wet season (late May), thousands of butterflies attracted by the scent of the oriental sweet-gum trees cover the entire landscape. It's a very unique experience and you should definitely try to see it. We will stop at one part of the park, where admission is free, and then if you wish to go deeper in the valley (which is optional) you have to pay the admission fee.
Afterwards we will head to Seven Springs – a small secret paradise, with lots of pine trees and amazing flow of crystal water, surrounded by greenery that reveals the greatness of nature. This stunning place has seven sparkling springs and a few rivers, which flows whole year and never dry even in the very hot summer season. All of them form a lake, which was built by the Italians primarily in order to provide the nearby village Kolympia with fresh water. This is THE PLACE to cool down even in the highest heat of the summer, and to enjoy a refreshing, magical scenery.
Next on our program - stunningly beautiful village of Lindos! We will make a stop to admire beautiful panorama of Lindos, so you could take as much photos as you like. This view of Lindos village with its cubic houses sprawling down the hillside under the acropolis is one of the most photographed scenes in Greece. And once in Lindos, you will have around 1 hour free time to explore the ancient Acropolis of Lindos, stroll through the maze of winding alleyways, or relax on the three golden beaches Lindos has to offer.
Once in Lindos, you will have around 1 hour free time to explore the ancient Acropolis of Lindos, stroll through the maze of winding alleyways, or relax on the three golden beaches Lindos has to offer. Acropolis of Lindos is optional, and there is entrance fee, extra charge.
Last but not least - Rhodes Medieval Town / Rhodes Old City - a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with its medieval buildings, imposing churches and traditional tavernas. You will have around 1 hour free time to take a leisurely walk admiring the main highlights of the Old City: Jewish Quarter, Ippokratous Square, famous Street of the Knights, Grand Master Palace, Archeological Museum and Fortifications of the Palace.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We pick up from all the hotels on the island for extra charge, which depends on how far is located your hotel: in South (Lindos, Pefkos, Gennadi, etc.) or other area. Please check the variations and choose the one that covers your hotel. When booking you’ll find a "Special requirements" field. Please write the name of your hotel there, and we will get back to you with the pickup time from your hotel.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(42)
Very good tour, 10 - 5. The 'small group' was the two of us plus a new driver learning the route! Iannis (sp?) was very pleasant and knowledgeable, and squeezed in an extra stop so we could buy olive oil. Lindos is beautiful. Be aware some of the visits needed good mobility.
Booked and paid 2 months in advance. Received confirmation shortly thereafter. Fast forward to less than 1 day before the tour, and the provider cancels the tour and offers another in its place. I scrambled to find last minute replacement and had to request refund to get my money back. I normally don't leave reviews like this but I find this practice unethical and despicable. It is one thing to tell a customer that a tour may not run. It is another to hold their money, strong arm them into something else, then require a customer to intitiate a cancelation. Good luck.
For a 7hr tour there wasn’t any amount of time at all at the locations we visited. 1st stop was a view point and there was a museum. Admission required at the museum but with only 30 min given only had time to walk around the view point. 2nd Stopped at a butterfly conservation for 40 min, had to pay admission and only had time to go halfway in as we had to turn around and head back to bus as not enough time and go to next stop town of Lindos. Once at Lindos given 1hr 15 min. In that amount of time how can you walk around a bit and fit in lunch. Took say 5-10 min to get into tourist area of town and now sit down for lunch 30 min if you got served fast and ate fast that leaves you only 20 min to walk around and then 10 min back to bus. We just grabbed a gyro on the go and still was rushed as there was a lineup for that. Basically saw motion town of Lindos. Back on bus for almost 2hrs back to Old Town where you got dropped off. Amount paid for 7hr day you spent most of the time on the Bus, little time at stops and on top of that pay at each stop to see things or have no time to see things. Not worth the money. Better off just spending the day at Old Town on your own as there lots to see and do there. Best part was our bus driver as he was organized and we had great conversations while on bus. He was a real pleasure. Stellios was his name I believe
We had a nice time! Our driver was nice and informative. The seeing the peacocks and Butterfly Valley were my favorite.
Great tour, i happened to be the only one so the very nice driver/tour guide gave me full freedom to choose where to go and how long to stay in each place. Really nice company to talk to also on the drive to each place! Highly recommend, all places visited are absolutely beautiful and worth a visit!
Great discovery! Many thanks for this tailor-made tour of Rhodes and Lindos!! Top! We fell under the spell of this Island. Excellent day, we can only recommend this agency for its professionalism and sympathy!!
My experience on this tour was great. I was a bit limited to how much walking I was able to do due to a fall. However, the staff from Half Price Tours including Stelio our driver was very friendly, understanding and accommodating to my situation. Would recommend this tour but be aware there is a lot of walking.
Our excursion was shortened due to the late arrival of our ship. Our tour guide adjusted the itinerary and our day was full. Our thanks and best wishes to Vitale and his future wife.
Good day out. Driver, Aldo, was very helpful and accommodating. Butterfly Valley is a real nature heaven. But. Just a heads up if anybody goes in May, you won't see any butterflies as it's not their season yet. Still well worth it just for the nature. Lindos and Acropolis are surely a good visit. The entrance to the Acropolis s €20. A bit steep but still worth it.
I made a booking and Agne contacted me to advise of another booking due to go out and to see my preference. End of season trips and demand wasn’t as high but the trip still ran for 2 participants. I enjoyed the craic from Vitalie and he was a very pleasant and friendly driver, very informative. We agreed on changing times at locations due to the small size to adjust to spend longer in Lindos and stopped at other places to tell us information he felt important to Rhodes and Lindos. Brilliant day out and perfect communication from Agne from booking and reminder messages about transport the evening before etc
