Culture & Leisure on Rhodes (English-Speaking Guide)

Krka Plitvice Kornati Trogir Split

Description

Minimum number of participants: The minimum number of participants is 2, the maximum number of participants is 30. The organiser reserves the right to cancel the tour at least 30 days before departure if the minimum number of participants is not reached.

Category
Standard (Scheduled Tour) Half Board en
Price includes Services: - Accommodation in a 4* hotel on a half-board basis. - Bus service and continuous English-speaking guide for the mentioned excursions Included entrance fees: - Magisterial Palace & Rhodes Archaeological Museum - Filerimos - Kamiros - Butterfly Valley - Lindos - Symi Price does not include - Fly tickets - Travel insurance - Anything not mentioned as included - City tax to be paid by the customer on site

Program

Day 1:
Arrival Rhodes

Day 2:
Sightseeing tour of Rhodes
Morning tour of the capital Rhodes, the city of the Knights of St. John. Walk through the old town, which is surrounded by a 4 km long ring of walls, through the Knights' Street to the imposing building of the Grand Master's Palace (exterior visit). Visit to the Archaeological Museum, which exhibits works of art from the Mycenaean to the late Hellenistic period, and visit to the Acropolis on Monte Smith. Return to the hotel, the rest of the day is at leisure.

Day 3:
Boat trip Simi
Today's excursion begins with a boat trip to the picturesque rocky island of Simi. The pretty mansions in the harbor bay of Gialòs with their neoclassical façades, lying in tiers on the hillside, create the backdrop of an amphitheater. Walk through the main town of Simi and visit the medieval knight's castle. Then drive to the Panormitis pilgrimage monastery in the far south of the island, which is dedicated to St. Michael the Archangel. Return to Rhodes by boat in the evening.

Day 4:
Filerimos Monastery - Ialisos - Butterfly Valley
Today's first stop is the monastery of Filérimos on the mountain of the same name and the ruins of the ancient Doric city of Ialisos. Continue to Kamiros and visit the smallest of the three Doric cities, which Homer praises in the Iliad as "the rich in clay". Then drive to the green idyll of the famous Butterfly Valley. Although butterflies can only be seen here in July and August, a walk through the one-kilometre-long, deep green, romantic valley is a natural experience in other months too. Return to the hotel.

Day 5:
Day at leisure

Day 6:
Lindos
Lindos, the jewel and picture-book village of Rhodes, is on the program today. The whitewashed, cubically arranged houses winding up the hillside, high above the imposing acropolis of Lindos. After climbing up to the acropolis, we visit the Exedra of Lindos below, which is adorned with an exceptionally beautiful rock relief. Another place of interest is the sanctuary of Athena Lindia. After the visits, you will have some free time for an individual stroll before returning to the hotel.

Day 7:
Day at leisure

Day 8:
Return flight
Transfer to the airport for your flight home.

Price includes

Services:
- Accommodation in a 4* hotel on a half-board basis.
- Bus service and continuous English-speaking guide for the mentioned excursions

Included entrance fees:
- Magisterial Palace & Rhodes Archaeological Museum
- Filerimos
- Kamiros
- Butterfly Valley
- Lindos
- Symi

Price does not include

- Fly tickets
- Travel insurance
- Anything not mentioned as included
- City tax to be paid by the customer on site

Itinerary

Accommodations provided in each place