Choose Rhodes tours by the day you want
Rhodes tours range from a bus journey with independent time in Lindos to a catered catamaran day or a safari with a driver escort. Decide first whether transport is the service you need or whether the activity itself is your reason to book. That distinction helps separate a transfer with an audio app from a guided cultural experience, and a boat journey to another island from a day centred on food and time aboard.
Then match the departure to your base. A harbour meeting point and hotel pickup require different morning plans. The price is useful only alongside those arrangements, admission costs and meals. For ideas before choosing a product, use the activities guide; for access after your flight, start with airport arrival planning.
Our picks: Rhodes tours
Choose the cooking lesson for a hands-on meal or the Symi cruise for a swim stop. The private drive offers a flexible itinerary.
Hand-picked tours, booked through GetYourGuide. Prices are indicative starting prices in euros (as of November 2026). Tap a tour for live availability and the current price in your currency.
Guided 4x4 island excursion
- Traditional Greek lunch
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Liability insurance
A multilingual driver-escort takes you on scenic off-road routes.
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Catamaran cruise with buffet
- Mediterranean lunch buffet
- Snorkeling equipment
- Unlimited juice and soft drinks
Choose a cruise option; wine and beer are served from noon.
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Private island drive with driver-guide
- Mercedes Benz vehicle
- Bottled water
- Local insight
A private, flexible itinerary with an expert driver-guide, priced per person. Lindos Acropolis entry is extra.
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Cooking and wine in Apollona
- Wine tasting
- Lunch
- Greek coffee
Join a cooking lesson at an agricultural co-op; pickup is optional.
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Symi boat trip and swim stop
- Swimming stop at Saint George Bay
- Experienced crew
- Lifeguard
Explore Gialos independently after the cruise.
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Lindos bus trip with audio app
- Air-conditioned bus transfer
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Real-time bus tracking
Explore with an audio guide app on your phone. The Acropolis ticket is extra.
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Compare a Symi cruise, a Lindos bus day, a lunch catamaran, a northern safari, cooking with wine and a private driver outing by their actual inclusions.
Bus, boat or a vehicle with a driver?
The seven-hour Lindos bus excursion includes an air-conditioned return journey, hotel pickup and drop-off, and an audio guide app. You explore with your phone rather than a personal guide accompanying the archaeological visit. The Acropolis ticket is extra. This is a useful format when you want the road journey arranged and prefer to choose how you spend your time after arriving.
The private historical and scenic outing also lasts six hours, but provides a vehicle with an expert driver-guide, bottled water and a flexible itinerary. Lindos Acropolis entry and lunch are extra. A private road outing is a different service from a bus transfer; it suits a day whose route is part of the choice. See the Lindos excursion guide for the destination and admission planning.
For a full day across the water, the eight-and-a-half-hour Symi cruise includes time in Gialos and a swimming stop at Saint George Bay, plus freshwater showers, crew and a lifeguard. It starts at Platia Eleftherias in Rhodes Town. Food, drinks and hotel transfers are extra. Scheduled ferries serve a separate transport purpose and should be compared on the Symi day-trip page.
A catered day at sea or inland
The six-hour catamaran experience starts at Mandraki, with pickup available through the transfer option. Its inclusions cover a Mediterranean lunch buffet, breakfast snack, seasonal fruit, snorkelling equipment, showers and toilets. Soft drinks and water are included, while unlimited beer and wine begin at noon. Choose the actual boat option as well as the day; the food package alone does not describe every part of the outing.
The northern safari has a multilingual driver escort in a seven-seat Land Rover, with hotel pickup from designated areas. Its seven-and-a-half-hour programme includes scenic off-road routes, villages, viewpoints and a traditional Greek lunch. Additional tavern refreshments are extra. If you want to drive yourself instead, the jeep safari comparison explains the shared self-drive format separately.
These choices answer different interests. A catamaran gives the sea the central role, while a safari makes the inland journey part of the experience. Compare their pickup areas before you compare their prices, especially if your accommodation lies away from the stated departure or collection area. Avoid building another fixed commitment immediately after a full-day outing.
Cooking, wine and a different use of the day
The cooking and wine experience includes a host, an agricultural cooperative visit, wine tasting, cooking lesson, lunch, Greek coffee and souvenir photographs. Pickup is optional. It offers a practical alternative to a sightseeing circuit when you would rather make and taste something than add another archaeological stop. The meeting arrangement depends on whether you choose the transfer option.
On the food and wine page, compare the cooking format with a shorter sommelier-led tasting. They should be chosen for the activity and included food, rather than treated as equivalent meals. Leave room in the schedule to enjoy the experience itself instead of measuring it only against the number of places visited.
Private tours
The private tour comparison brings together a walking food experience, a wine tasting and two road outings. Some use group prices and others charge per person. Private service can be a sensible fit for a city tasting or a Lindos-oriented vehicle day, but a small-group walk is also worth considering if your main priority is shared guiding at a lower entry price.
Questions before choosing a tour
Does hotel pickup apply across Rhodes?
Use the collection area of the individual trip. The northern safari includes designated areas, the Lindos bus includes hotel pickup, and the Symi cruise described here starts in Rhodes Town without hotel transfer.
Are cultural admissions part of the transport price?
The Lindos bus and private historical outing exclude Acropolis admission. Keep the site's ticket separate from the price of getting there.
Which choice includes lunch?
The lunch catamaran, northern safari and cooking experience include their specified meals. The Symi cruise excludes food and drinks, so its lower headline price describes a different package.