Top Rhodes Day Trips - page 3

Excellent day trip to Symi. A stunning island with plenty of time allocated to explore the harbour and enjoy the local tavernas. LOVED the swimming stop at St George’s Bay but would have liked more time to enjoy this beautiful bay. Excellent door-to-door transfer service to and from our hotel. Would highly recommend this excursion.

An as described experience which was fantastic as a family of 4 with a 9 year old and a 12 year old - both were happy to swim in the sea with the provided floats and goggles (it was a 32c day in August), the food was really great consisting of some grilled meat and chicken along with salad. Waffles, donuts, drinks, coffee all of it made the day really relaxing. The hosts / crew on the boat were friendly and helpful. Toilets onboard (separated by male / female) and a fresh water hose to hose off the sea salt. Lasted around 6 hours. We sat on the top deck under shade cover which is a must for children i would say (or sit on the lower deck). The top deck had music playing - some of the tracks do contain explicit lyrics which doesn't bother us as a family but I do appreciate that might concern some. Swim stops were well timed, nothing felt too rushed and I would happily book this again. Arrive early to queue for your departure ticket, we were first in the queue and got first choice of where to sit - they fill the boat according to traveller preference, but of course that preference is defined by the order of the queue (first come first served). I would book this boat again if we visited again - thoroughly enjoyable, definitely worth the payment. Aside: I noticed other boats offering 1 swim stop or 2-3 hour boat rides, this seemed to be one of the only bbq / catered options. A note on transfers: We decided to use a local transfer company from our hotel instead which dropped by the old post office (grand building opposite the port), your google map/apple map will show you 'sea lines' which is the specific part of the harbour you want to head to - the whole harbour only takes 10mins to walk the full length even with kids in 30c.

Christiano is definitely the guy that you would want as your driver. He is very well informed about the history of Athens. He will tell you all the historical facts about the places that you’re going to visit from mythology to the historical fights that has happened throughout time (Great history teacher). Me and my brother had a fabulous time the whole trip. We ended the trip with what I would say one of the best local restaurants in town. It was so good that I wanted to kiss the chef and took a business card. On the way home we had a favorite conversation about life please don’t be afraid or nervous to speak to Christiano because he is informed with many topics. Such an interesting person to converse with definitely for the books. I would definitely do this whole day again because he made it so much fun! Don’t skip out on this experience it’s one of the best in Greece.