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Adventure Tours Europe #B1/2407 Rhodes Island 7-Day Adventure Tour Full Itinerary and Tour details for Rhodes Island 7-day Adventure Tour Prices starting from. Trip Duration. Max Passengers. 1125 € 7 days 16 Country. Greece Experience. Tour Code. Adventure Tours Europe #B1/2407 Rhodes Island 7-day Adventure Tour Tour Details and Description Explore the beauty of a destination and make new friends on this 7-day stay with a selection of activities:horse-riding, scuba diving, hiking, cycling and discovering nature - a great experience in ecotourism.The guest house is part of the facilities in the adventure park of Apolakkia lake in southern Rhodes. The wooden guest house is simple and always clean. It has 7 beds, 3 toilets and 3 showers. The zone is protected by the European Union (Natura 2000) and the landscape is ideal for those seeking to enjoy the peace and quiet and the beauty of nature. Live in the heart of nature and enjoy daily activities. Included in the Rhodes Island Tour: 7-day/6-night stay in our Guest house at the lake of Apolakkia 4-day tour with activities – Horse riding, Scuba diving, Climbing, Sailing – and the hot spots of the island. Activities around the lake where the guest house is located -Archery, Canoe, Flying fox, Biking & Hiking. Daily breakfast & lunch Transfer from/to the airport Van support from convenient locations in southern Rhodes Insurance for tours & activities Equipment & lessons for the activities English / German / French speaking guides with extensive local knowledge More options for activities and tours (e.g. yoga, agritourism courses, rhodes town nightlife tour) Check Availability Book Online Now Send an Enquiry 2/6 Rhodes Island 7-day Adventure Tour Daily Tours & Activities: Horse-riding, Archery & southern Rhodes treasures. Scuba diving & Climbing, Rappelling – northern Rhodes. Sailing around Lindos. Castles & Hot Spots of Rhodes. Not included in the tour: Airfares and getting to Rhodes Travel insurance Dinners Contact our office for price for family groups: [email protected] Minimum of 3 people per tour Itinerary Ask us if you would like other dates: [email protected] Day 1 Arrive on Rhode Island. You will be met at the airport and taken to your accommodation. Enjoy discovering the natural environment around you while you prepare for the week's activities Day 2 Southern island – Horse Riding Today we ride, swim, eat and learn about farming in the most fertile area of the island. We start from Dimitris’ ranch, for an experience to remember, riding beautiful horses in the mountain and on the beach. After our ride, we remove the saddles from the horses, and in swimwear, we enter the water on horseback. An Check Availability Book Online Now Send an Enquiry 3/6 Rhodes Island 7-day Adventure Tour unforgettable experience. We continue a little more to the south and reach a beautiful beach bar where we Central island – Cycling & Nature You will get to will swim in the clear blue waters of south Rhodes. know the special beauty of mountainous Rhodes, an Exceptional cocktails and juices are available at the area you might not have the chance to visit bar. In the afternoon we visit Arnitha where under the otherwise. It is an easy tour, for any age group. tall plane trees Andreas is waiting for us with food Starting our day with the bikes we cross a forest of made of local produce. You will love the simplicity of pine, cypress trees and yews and we arrive in a local cuisine. At the end of the day, a local farmer will beautiful lake with different kinds of birds. We snack help us collect fruit and maybe make our own cocktail and chat after a stroll around the lake to look for and overlooking the village lake. collect a variety of herbs of the area. Next, we head to Agios Isidoros, a mountainous village, where Day 3 Petros and his family are expecting us at their wonderful balcony with a view to the central island Eastern island – Scuba Diving This day offers a mountains. Here we taste the local cuisine. All food special experience which everyone should try. In and wine are produced in the village. In the case it is your first scuba dive you shouldn’t worry. afternoon, we visit the Monolithos castle (14th Professional trainers will help you spend precious century) with the magical view and enjoy a swim in underwater time. It is safe even for young children (at the beach under the castle away from the crowded least 10 years old). If you are an experienced diver, summer beaches. let us organize a special dive for you. We reach the eastern part of the island and after a short dive theory Day 5 lesson and an explanation on how to use scuba equipment underwater, we get ready for a unique Northern island – Hiking & Cycling This tour dive. The duration is 30 mins for beginners and 45 combines hiking and cycling into forests one couldn’t mins for the experienced divers. We have small expect to find on an island such as Rhodes. Almost groups so extra attention is paid to everyone. In the everyone can follow. We start by hiking along the meantime, the members of our team prepare a BBQ lush vegetation river path in Petaloudes with orange for lunch in the diving center. While enjoying delicious trees, plane trees and maple trees. At the end of the char-grilled dishes and fresh salads you can tell us trail we stop and have a ‘melekouni’ (a local sesame everything about your scuba diving experience. After and honey sweet). The next trail is in a forest of oak a short time of relaxation we visit Lindos, where you trees, yews and cypress trees. We reach a chapel are free to stroll in the village. Next we head north to with a panoramic view to the west side of the island. walk in the orange tree valley which ends to a Here we have some fruit and get ready to go on an beautiful location with water streams and plane trees. enjoyable descent with our bikes through a thick The day ends with a visit to the ‘Association for the forest of pines. Our final stop is at another chapel to protection and safeguard of the small horse (pony) of have a picnic in the forest, with food and nibbles we Rhodes’ where you can see the Rhodian Horse, in have made ourselves and some of our friends for our danger of extinction. *You shouldn’t have a big guests. The day ends in the famous and beautiful breakfast before diving and you shouldn’t consume beach of Panagia Tsampika. alcohol the night before. Day 6 Day 4 Check Availability Book Online Now Send an Enquiry 4/6 Rhodes Island 7-day Adventure Tour Western island – Hiking & Nature On the western shore we will meet perhaps the wildest part of the island. A full day is ahead for both young and old who will enjoy the beauty of the area. We go to Kritinia where in our first stop we can see the medieval castle of the village. We get to the castle through a pine forest where we will look for and collect a variety of herbs of the area. A little after 1.5 hours we will have a break to make our own tea with the herbs we collected, and eat fruit and some local snacks. One more hour on a magical path until the castle, where Antonis is expecting us along with coffee, something to eat and some of the secrets of the Castle! We are now ready to swim in a small beach of wild beauty. After so much hiking, biking and swimming comes a delicious dinner. Giorgos is expecting us back at the village where he prepares the really simple Greek cuisine from local products. From his tavern the view to the sea and the castle is rewarding. After all this eating and drinking, join us for a visit to the nearby village of Emponas, were we will taste local wine in the local winery – distillery. Day 7 Departure day After breakfast, we will transfer you to the airport for your flight departure. Please note: day tours may be substituted and the order changed depending on weather and guests' capabilities. The itinerary may change according to weather conditions. This itinerary is just a guide! Check Availability Book Online Now Send an Enquiry 5/6 WHY SLOW TOURS EUROPE? Slow Tours offers a selection of tours in Europe for unique experiences, active or relaxed, so you return home feeling relaxed, refreshed & re-energised. 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