It will be our pleasure to welcome you to Rhodes!
Discover Rhodes through our private tours and cruise shore excursions and maximize your stay on the island. Let us drive you through the beauty of this magnificent island and share its history with you. All our tours are private and flexible and can be adjusted to the needs of any group. We can optimize your day so that you can see as many monuments as possible at your own pace.
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A perfect introduction for first-time visitors and cruise ship passengers!
Join us for a tour along Rhodes’ beautiful East coast and discover its rich history and beauty. Discover the main highlights of Rhodes town and the beautiful white village of Lindos through this half day private tour.
We will see the Old Town, Mandraki harbour together with the area where the Colossus of Rhodes once stood. Then you will pass by the ancient Acropolis of Rhodes and see the remains of the temple of Apollo. After that, we will continue on the East coast of the island and reach the white village of Lindos, 50km away. You will have more than an hour stay to explore its narrow streets and visit the beautiful Acropolis on the top. Then we will return back to your starting point.
5 hours
All Year Round
We can start at any time which is convenient for your group
Your driver will meet you at the reception desk of your hotel or if you are coming on a cruise – at the pier, at the correct dock, with a sign on the car showing your name. We are licensed to get into the dockside and the car will be waiting for you just outside your ship.
We can easily add an extra hour for lunch at an outstanding traditional Greek tavern or some free time at a beach of your choice. Alternatively, we can arrange a visit to a spectacular seaside tavern near the sea so that you can combine and enjoy both a fabulous lunch and some beach time. Our drivers are very flexible to any change that you might want even during the tour itself.
Best of Rhodes & Lindos + Lunch time – duration 6 hours
Best of Rhodes & Lindos + Lunch time + 1h Beach time – duration 7 hours
We will start our tour with a drive around the walls of the Old Town of Rhodes – the biggest inhabited medieval town in Europe. It was built in 1300s from the knights of the order of St. John. The Medieval Town of Rhodes is inscribed in the World Heritage Sites List of UNESCO. This list recognizes the exceptional value of a cultural site so that it may be protected for the benefit of all Humanity.
If you want we can extend the duration of the tour with 1 hour and you can have also some free time to go through the Old town and explore it on your own.
Mandraki port is situated in the new part of the town where you will see some very impressive monumental buildings built by the Italians. Here at the harbor entrance is believed that once stood the great statue of the Colossus of Rhodes – one of the seven wonders of the Ancient World. We will stop for pictures of the area and you will be able also to enter and see the Church of the Annunciation which is the biggest Orthodox church in the town with very beautiful handmade paintings on the walls and spectacular chandeliers.
The Colossus of Rhodes was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and the most ambitious and tallest statue( between 30 to 33 meters high) of the Hellenistic period. The statue was a depiction of the Greek Titan Helios and was meant to celebrate the victory over the Dimitrios the Besieger (ruler of Cyprus) in 305 BC. Bearing a striking resemblance to the Statue of Liberty in the United States, the Colossus of Rhodes stood for no more than 56 years when a strong earthquake destroyed it. In the seventh century A.D., the Arabs conquered Rhodes and broke the remains of the Colossus up into smaller pieces and sold it as scrap metal. Legend says it took 900 camels to carry away the pieces. A sad end for what must have been a majestic work of art.
Now we will continue through the city and see more of the great Italian architecture. We will stop for pictures also at the Northen tip of the island where the Mediterranean and the Aegean seas meet each other. Then we will drive to Monthe Smith Hill where you can enjoy exceptional panoramic views of the city and the seashore, and also see the ruins of the Temple of Apollo, the impressive open-air ancient Stadium and the Amphitheatre.
Little before we reach the beautiful village of Lindos we will stop at a place for a panoramic view of the village together with its Acropolis on the top. Before the village we will also visit the picturesque St. Paul’s Bay. It is claimed that St Paul landed here in the year 51 AD to preach Christianity to the Rhodians. There is a small church built there after his name. We will make a stop for pictures to capture this stunning view.
You will have at least one hour stay to explore the village and to visit its famous Acropolis. The Acropolis in Lindos is the second most popular Acropolis in Greece after the Parthenon in Athens.
Upon request, during your tour, you can also have a stop at a pottery factory. You will be able to see how beautiful ceramics are made. Rhodes has a long history of pottery going back many centuries at least to the time of the ancient cities. Replicas of designs produced in those times are still been manufactured today together with new modern designs in a younger generation.
We will return back to the city of Rhodes and we can leave you directly to your hotel or ship or at any point of interest
MEMORABLE SHORE EXCURSION
Oct 2022
From start to finish we were impressed with the efficiency and responsiveness of Rhodes Taxi Tours.
An especial ‘thank you ‘ to Ellie who arranged the booking and to our knowledgeable and friendly driver , Nicholas.
10 STAR Experience!
Aug 2022
BEST TOUR IN RHODES – Great experience from the very start when our private driver met us at the port. We enter the luxury and fully air-conditioned car and started our trip to see all the beauty of this gorgeous island. We also had a stop at a fab tavern on the sea edge. Easy to put 10 stars rating if it was possible!!! Great way to experience Rhodes – book a private tour!
Amazing Rhodes Tours!
Mike our tour guide, teacher, driver and now dear friend was amazing! We had the best day learning all about Rhodes and seeing all the historical sights
He went over and beyond to make our experience a memorable one! Highly recommended Rhodes Private Tours!
BEST TOURS IN RHODES
RHODES PRIVATE TOUR – Best day of our cruise. Highly appreciate the warm welcoming and company of our kind driver Nicholas. He immediately make us feel like we were visiting a friend. I highly recommend also visiting a local seaside tavern. We get a table right next to the sea. Amazing experience!
Best Tour in Rhodes – Book this and you won’t regret it
A lovely Rhodes private tour
We spent an enjoyable half day private tour with Nicholas; we hadn’t been to Rhodes for 43 years and were really looking forward to being on this beautiful island again. We were able to see everything we wanted to see in a clean luxury vehicle with a gracious, knowledgeable driver. Can’t recommend this enough!
