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From Rhodes: Symi Island Full Day Trip by Boat

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    From Rhodes: Symi Island Full Day Trip by Boat

    Activity provider: Manosgoing
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    From US$ 40.64 per person

    Likely to sell out Booked 11 times yesterday

    Take a full-day trip by ferry to the beautiful Symi island. It is famous for colorful neo-classical house facades, charming fishermen boats, sponge diving traditions, and the Monastery of Panormitis.

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    Duration 9 - 10 hours
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    Pickup optional
    You will be informed by email about the precise pickup place and time for your particular pickup point. If your hotel is not listed, the local partner will suggest the nearest pickup location.
    Wheelchair accessible

    Experience

    Highlights
    • Visit one of the most traditional and colorful islands in the Aegean Sea
    • Reach the island on-board the comfortable and fast ferry boat Nikolaos X
    • Enjoy 2 stops during the day — Panormitis Monastery and Symi Town
    • Stop for a swim at St. George's Bay, on designated days (mid-June to mid-Sept)
    Full description

    Start your experience at the port, where you'll receive your boarding card and a map with information about Symi Island. It takes approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes to reach the island of Symi. You can sit on the deck or inside, wherever you feel is most comfortable. The first stop will be the Monastery of Archangel Michael Panormitis where you will have approximately 1-hour of free time for your individual visit. You can light a candle or walk around and enjoy the peaceful atmosphere of this holy place.

    After continue the boat cruise, following the precise boarding time provided at the front of the boat. Enjoy a scenic 1-hour cruise around the island’s west coast, including a small 20 min stop by the famous Bay of St. George for a swim (during the hot summer months, usually on Tuesdays and Saturdays (subject to change)). Entering the little harbor of Symi you will be amazed by the colorful houses and many private sailing boats and yachts. You will then have approximately 3.5 hours of free time for your visit. Symi village is full of beautiful, neo-classical mansions, folk and art shops, many cafeterias, hospitable taverns, and stalls with sponges and wooden carvings.

    Feel the authentic atmosphere, have a casual walk through the port, get the fun train for a great drive through Symi town, go for a swim or enjoy a nice meal in one of the many sea-front taverns.

    Includes
    • Roundtrip boat tickets
    • Map of Symi with information and directions
    • Free time at Panormitis Monastery
    • Free time at Symi village
    • Port transfer from designated pickup points in Ixia, Ialyssos, Faliraki, Kalithea, and Rhodes Town (if option selected)
    • Meals and beverages
    • Travel insurance
    • Optional gratuities
    Covid-19 precautions
    Safety measures in place
    • All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
    Traveler requirements
    • Masks are required while indoors
    • All participants must also bring a valid form of ID (e.g. passport, driver's license, identity card, student card, etc)

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    Meeting point

    Please arrive at the port around 8:30 AM. The meeting point is at the white dome in the middle of the Mandraki Port, opposite the Aktaion Cafe. There you will receive your boarding card and a Symi map with useful information. The Ferry Boat, Nikolaos X, is located opposite the Bank of Greece.

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    Important information

    Not allowed

    • Photography inside

    Know before you go

    • It is highly recommended that you bring sunscreen, a hat, and a bottle of water
    • Soon after your booking, you will be notified by email about the precise pickup details, particularly for your accommodation. For bookings from other resorts than Ixia, Ialyssos and Rhodes town, you will receive information about the ferry location and boarding procedure
    • Hotel pickups start roughly 1 hour before the departure of the tour. You will be provided precise pickup time for your location
    Customer reviews

    Overall rating

    4.4 /5

    based on 871 reviews

    Review summary

    • Guide
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    • Transportation
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    • Value for money
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    • Safety
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    I couldn't choose the transfer option at the time of the booking so it was quite hard to get at the port early in the morning. But the guide who was giving me the ticket was very nice and offered me a transfer back to Faliraki as it turned out that the transfer option was still available. You can get the ticket till 10 min before the departure and then you'll board the boot Nikolaus X which has place for around 200 people. There were a lot of people from different travel agencies such as Rainbow, Simba etc. There was no guide for our trip which I missed a bit (even if we get a paper about useful information in Symi), the others had headsets or live guide to show them around. The first stop is the monastery for 1 hr, it's nice but 1 hr might be a bit long. Then there is a swim stop for 30 mins and then we went to Symi. The island is nice, more things to do than its possible in 3 hrs. try definitely the shrimps Symi, walk around the sponge shops, head to the nearest beach (Sarah beach).

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    August 15, 2022

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    Fanni – Hungary Verified booking

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    The excursion is worth it. The boat takes approximately 1.40 hours to reach Symi. It first stops at the monastery in the south of the island and then goes to the main port. The town is worth seeing with the multicolored houses. A good plan if you are several days in Rhodes

    August 13, 2022

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    GetYourGuide traveler – Spain Verified booking

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    Excursion not to be missed if you are staying in Rhodes! Stopover of 1h at the monastery, then swim of 30/40min in the magnificent turquoise blue water of the bay of St Georges, and finally arrival in the superb port of Symi. 3 hours of free time on site which is enough to stroll along the port and admire all these colorful houses. Too bad we did not manage to go to the heights. The return by boat a bit long

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    August 7, 2022

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    GetYourGuide traveler – France Verified booking

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