SHORE EXCURSIONS
The best days ashore.
The 15 most popular rhodes tours for cruise passengers. The trips worth your hours ashore, what each one runs, who operates it and how to be back before all-aboard.
Cruise-port day trip packs Lindos, ceramics, and Rhodes Old Town into 7 hours, with air-conditioned comfort and optional Acropolis.
Most Popular“Iona was one of best guides I’ve had. Informative and good sense of humor. Acropolis Lindos was surprisingly interesting. Medieval city of Rhodes is well preserved. Very good tour”
Private Rhodes cruise-day tour with medieval city, Lindos, pottery demo, and big sea views. Door-to-door for up to 4 people.
“Our guide, Michael, was very knowledgeable and nice! His English was VERY good. The tour had such a variety--old town harbor, the medieval wall, the countryside, a pottery demonstration (with no requirement to purchase goods), the beaches/sea, and finally a stop at Lindos. I highly recommend. The tour operator even met us at the cruise…”
Cruise-port Rhodes tour with wine tasting, Lindos village time, and UNESCO Old Town stops plus olive oil and honey tastings.
“Quite a bit of traveling but the highlight would have been the ruins which are a very long uphill climb with minimal time allowed to do it. The tour doesn’t lie but also doesn’t reveal the inherent difficulty. Otherwise the tour met expectations.”
A private Rhodes shore excursion that strings together Rhodes Town, Lindos, and beaches with smart timing, a comfy car, and easy logistics.
“Just the best day. Knowledgeable friendly driver. Perfect stops for kids. George adapted to us and what we enjoyed. The pottery was spectacular.”
Private half-day Rhodes & Lindos shore tour for up to 4: Mercedes pickup, Rhodes Town highlights, Lindos Acropolis views, optional upgrades.
“Our knowledgeable driver took us to all of the major sights and let us explore. Although not a tour guide, he had a good amount of information he provided along the way. Also, he was extremely personable and polite. We enjoyed our day!”
Private Lindos day trip from Rhodes Town to St. Paul’s Bay, Charaki, and Kallithea Springs with pickup, comfy vehicle, and planned time to explore.
“Manos was amazing!!! He knew the island so well and had perfect timing so we could see all of it! The tour was awesome and we fell in love with Rhodes!”
Rhodes shore tour packs Mandraki, Lindos and Old Town into 6 hours, with olive oil, honey and wine tastings plus port pickup.
“A great way to experience Rhoads. Our favorite stop was Lindos. Our guide introduced us to a Freddo Cappuccino. After that day we all had that special drink everywhere we went. Enjoyed the winery and tasting the wines made from the grapes grown on their property. Loved all the history shared by our guide. a…”
Private minivan from Rhodes port to Mandraki, medieval Old Town views, Monte Smith Hill ruins, and Lindos village with Acropolis time.
“This isnt a private tour - its a quiet driver in an uncomfortable stick shift van. We should have just gotten a taxi back and forth from the port to lindos and saved alot of $. This is probably a fine company for airport transfers but wouldnt recommend for tours”
Private Rhodes shore excursion with Old Town walls, Lindos village, Acropolis views, St. Paul’s Bay, and a seaside lunch stop.
“Good private tour! However not much to see in the island! Very nice & informative tour guide / driver.”
Private full-day Rhodes tour from your cruise port with air-conditioned comfort, Lindos, Haraki, and Old Town time.
“Wouldn’t do this trip again. As we are a group from a cruise we ended up not seeing most of the items listed as the driver, not a guide, wanted to take us to a winery and restaurant an hour each way out of the way up a mountain vs seeing the island. We basically…”
A 6-hour Rhodes shore trip linking Lindos ruins, a Kalathos pottery workshop, wine tasting, and UNESCO Old Town with easy pickup.
“We found Rhodes to be very interesting - especially enjoyed the old fortress We did have difficulty understanding our guide and often in hearing what she had to say as it was a large group”
Rhodes shore tour from cruise port with Lindos, Kalathos, Rhodes Old Town and medieval city, plus wine tasting and on-time ship return.
“We had a lovely private day tour of the area with Yusuf visiting several highlights including beaches, upper and lower waterfalls and tour of the old town and ancient port area. The historical aspects are fascinating.”
Walk Rhodes Old Town with a small English-led group, visit the Palace of the Grand Master, and finish with a sommelier-led wine tasting.
“There was more to see than we could have imagined and the island is so large it takes time to cover. Glad we had a bus and excellent driver to get us around. Tour guide was knowledgeable. Only negative was the lunch we eat in a parking lot. Not what we expected.”
Private Rhodes shore trip to Lindos Acropolis and Rhodes Old Town with port pickup, a local guide, and sea-view ruins.
“great tour lots to see moderate amount of steps to climb informative guide”
Private Rhodes City Tour with port pickup, air-conditioned comfort, Old Town walking, Monte Smith views, and a guided visit to the Grand Masters’ Palace.
“Awesome private city tour with a great guide! Constantina, our guide was very knowledgeable and passionate about her city. She gave us a history lesson and even called one of her friends to give us a golf cart ride thru the city center! It was a great experience.”
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