Day Cruise Patmos Monastery The Holy Island from Samos

Samos, Greece

10 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

Overview

Explore the history and heritage of the beautiful Aegean Islands on this sightseeing cruise from Samos. Following pickup at your hotel, take to the waves and enjoy uninterrupted views over the coastal scenery. Take in top attractions like the medieval town of Hora, Patmos and the harbor town of Skala. Along the way, listen as your guide shares insight into the region’s Byzantine history.

See the best of the Aegean Islands on this sightseeing tour from Samos
Discover must-see sites including Hora and the coastal town of Skala
Your guide sheds light on the islands’ rich Byzantine history
Hassle-free round-trip transport from your Samos hotel

What's Included

Air-conditioned vehicle
Round trip ferry tickets
Private local licensed guide

Meals and drinks
Personal expenses
Pick up/Drop off

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

Please do inform us your hotel accommodation details at the time of your booking. Your activity includes pickup transfer from designated location in the area. We do not offer pickup services for hotels inside Pythagorion port. You will receive an email with your confirmation and pickup details. Of course there is as well the option to meet directly at Pythagorion port

Meeting point

Pythagoreio Port
Samos - Pithagorio, Pithagorio 831 03, Greece
Pythagorion or Samos port

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Operating hours
.8:00 am

Itinerary

Cave of Apocalypse

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Holy Monastery of Saint John the Theologian

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Patmos

3 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps

Most travelers can participate
· To visit the monastery, men must wear long trousers and women must wear long skirts/dresses or trousers. Knees and shoulders must be covered for both men and women.
Please notice that extra charges may apply per person or in total of the group for pick-ups from hotels- villas- airbnb outside the proximity of our tour selected pick route. In that case we can provide round trip transfer for customer(s) convenience ad-hoc quoted as per location of customer(s)' property.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 100 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

4.1

based on 9 reviews

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A good guide makes the difference

GHEORGHEIOAN_M, Aug 2024

Our guide - Vera (I hope I did not misspell her name) made it ! Her presentations, in both the museum of the monastery and in the cave were a mix of a professor of history and religion, a philosopher and an actress! At least for me, she was the best guide I ever had (and I am a senior and professor at a university). Congratulations!

Amazing experience - highly recommend

Christine_D, Jul 2024

Simply amazing experience being inside the cave where St John wrote the Book of Revelation, seeing the place where he lived till he died and the rock standing 'desk' where said the vision to his disciple (scribe). Make sure you carry cash because tickets to the cave nor the monastery are included in the tour tickets which is disappointing as we were led to believe when ordering the tour.

A very good tour with very minor issues

Martin_N, Jun 2022

Patmos is a very, very interesting Island to visit with the St. John Cave and the monastery. Caroline - our guide - was really good and told u’s a lot of interesting things. To bad that the tour sometimes enere up in a shouting competition. I guess, that better planning netween the guides could eliminate that problem. Also its a bit annoying that guests couldn’t keep quiet and kept taking photos although it wasn’t allowed. But all in all a very good tour 😊

Response from Host, Nov 2022

Dear Valued Customer, We are grateful that you took the time out to leave us a review. Your feedback helps us to improve our services for everyone . Best Wishes, MTM DMC Team.

Good guide when we...

Pamela_C, Jun 2022

Good guide when we eventually found where we were meant to be. No Viator representative at Patmos, we were just herded onto a bus. It would have been easier and cheaper to take a taxi. Hidden extra costs at monastery and cave - which was the whole point of the visit.

Not enough stars to rate this excursion!

Katharine_S, May 2019

Ozan was an amazing guide! With extra time, he took us to a Turkish Carpet Weaving operation where we were treated as royalty and enjoyed a tradition lunch on the lawn (not street food), a carpet explanation and show complete with tea service and a demonstration of the silk cocoon being made into thread. This was in addition to the wonderful sites of Eohesus and St Mary's house.

Response from Host, Sep 2019

Dear Guest, It is absolutely our pleasure to look after all the wonderful guests like yourselves and very important to us to receive such lovely feedback. We sincerely hope that we will have the pleasure to welcome you back again in one of our tours/cruises. Best regards