Rhodes Town Trip Overview
Rhodes has so much worth seeing that covering its highlights in a few hours is impossible without vehicle rental. This private half-day tour by “RHODES PRIVATE TOURS” delivers: adding a Tour Guide for narrative and navigation; and the comfort of a Mercedes Luxury Minibus with Professional Driver. After a walking tour of medieval Rhodes Town, discover all the east-coast must-sees, from Lindos to Faliraki and Kallithea. Cruise port and select hotel pickup and drop-off make everything super-easy.
1) View the best of Rhodes Town and the island’s east coast on a private tour
2) See and learn more about the top sites than you could alone in the same time
3) Guided walks of old Rhodes Town, Lindos and its Acropolis, Pottery Demo and more
4) Private Mercedes Luxury Minibus, with port and select hotel pickup and drop-off
5) If your group is larger, we can accommodate you with Luxury Busses, just contact us and we’ll do the rest
Additional Info
Duration: 5 hours
Starts: Rhodes Town, Greece
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Rhodes Town, South Aegean, Greece
Rhodes has so much worth seeing that covering its highlights in a few hours is impossible without vehicle rental. This private half-day tour by “RHODES PRIVATE TOURS” delivers: adding a Tour Guide for narrative and navigation; and the comfort of a Mercedes Luxury Minibus with Professional Driver. After a walking tour of medieval Rhodes Town, discover all the east-coast must-sees, from Lindos to Faliraki and Kallithea. Cruise port and select hotel pickup and drop-off make everything super-easy.
1) View the best of Rhodes Town and the island’s east coast on a private tour
2) See and learn more about the top sites than you could alone in the same time
3) Guided walks of old Rhodes Town, Lindos and its Acropolis, Pottery Demo and more
4) Private Mercedes Luxury Minibus, with port and select hotel pickup and drop-off
5) If your group is larger, we can accommodate you with Luxury Busses, just contact us and we’ll do the rest
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Old Town of Rhodes, Solomou Alchadef 4-14, Rhodes Town 851 00 Greece
From the pier, (or your selected point) you drive to the Medieval City to D’Amboise Gate. From this point your Guided Walking Tour starts with your Tour Guide, for pictures from outside of the most important monuments of the Old Town: The Grand Masters Palace, the Street of the Knights, the Ruins of Sent John Cathedral, the Archeological Museum, the Byzantine museum. Your walking tour end at the Marina Gate where you will find your Minibus waiting for you.
Duration: 35 minutes
Stop At: Colossus of Rhodes, Rhodes Town 851 00 Greece
Your driven tour continues and visit the Old Harbor, where according to the tradition, the Colossus of Rhodes once stood – One of the seven wonders of the ancient world. You get out of the Minibus for a Guided Tour
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: The Acropolis of Rhodes, Diagoridon 68, Rhodes Town 851 00 Greece
You continue to Monte Smith on the way you see the North point of the Island where the Mediterranean and the Aegean Sea meet. A Panoramic Drive of the Ancient Acropolis of Rhodes (Monte Smith Hill) and the magnificent view of the West Coast of the Island. On your left side you see the temple of Apollo and on your right side the blue turquoise water of the Aegean Sea (You get out of the Minibus for pictures)
Duration: 15 minutes
Pass By: Tsambika Beach, Tsambika Greece
On the way to Lindos you can see the Tsambika Beach – Sandy smooth beach with crystal clear waters
Stop At: Savvas Ceramics, Ethniki Odos Rodou – Lindou, Kalathos 851 02 Greece
The drive continues south east 50 kilometers / 32 miles to Lindos, on the way a short stop at a traditional pottery work shop to watch a demonstration of how the famous Rhodian potteries – ceramics are made. Here you’ll see how the potter works at his wheel to make the famous rhodian potteries. You can also learn the mystery of the Pythagorean cup!
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Village of Lindos, Lindos Rhodes, Greece Greece
One mile before Lindos you stop at a vantage point for a panoramic picture of the Acropolis, theVillage, and the Port of Lindos. You continue to Lindos village and from this point your Guided Walking Tour starts with your Tour Guide through the village (walk the alleys of Lindos) up to Acropolis
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Acropolis of Lindos, Lindos 851 07 Greece
Once you reach the summit of the Acropolis you’ll to see the magnificent remains of past civilizations. Marvel at the 4th century B.C. Doric Temple of Athena Lindia, a double winged portico, a Byzantine church and the fortifications of the Knights, including the remains of the Governor’s quarters. This view is truly panoramic
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Agios Pavlos Beach, Lindos 851 07 Greece
On the way back from Lindos we drive down to Saint Paul’s bay, incredible wild beauty. Here is where the apostle is said to have landed in the year 51 AD to preach Christianity to the Rhodians. From this point you can also view the cave where the film “The Guns of Navarone” was filmed.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Lindos Beach, Lindos 851 07 Greece
On the way back we stop at a vantage point for a panoramic picture from a distance of Lindos Beach. Wonderful white sand, flat calm seas and great beach side. The beach is overlooked by the beautiful acropolis. From the same point you can get your panoramic photos of the White Village and Acropolis of Lindos
Duration: 5 minutes
Pass By: Faliraki Beach, 12 km South of Town, Faliraki 851 00 Greece
On the way back we driver via the coastal road of Faliraki Sandy Beach. Open only during the summer season, its only purpose is to provide its visitors a vacation that they will not forget.
Pass By: Kallithea Springs, Leof. Kallitheas, Kallithea 851 00 Greece
We continue along the coastal road and see Kallithea Spa. In this naturally landscaped setting, the film “Escape to Athena” with Telly Savalas and Roger Moore was filmed. Some scenes from the film “The Guns of Navarone” were also filmed here too.
We finish the tour back to the cruise port, or the Old Town for free browsing (The Old Town is a 10 min walk from the Cruise Port)