Booking fee
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* This tour requires at least one of the following per booking: Adult, Senior
The boat departs from tourist port approximately at 09:00.
The ship will arrive at Symi Island port after approximately 1+1/2 hour and remains
there for 3+1/2 hours.
The guests will be having a guided tour along the narrow streets of the village Yalos
and the opportunity to visit the local sponges and spices shops. Afterwards the guests
can have lunch at traditional restaurants and can have free time to spend on their
own, where they can explore the village and take some beautiful photos. Afterwards
the ship will sail to the next stop, Panormitis Monastery. They will have about 45
minutes to visit the monastery and also the museum. At 16:45 ship will arrive at
Rhodes port and from there coach will transfer the guests back to their
accommodation.
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Boat trip
Air-conditioned vehicle
Professional Guide
Gratuities
Lunch/Drinks
Personal expenses
Departure Point
Traveler pickup is offered
Hotel Entrance, 5 minutes prior to pick up time. Hotel pick up is offered subject to customer's hotel location. In case of property (villa- hotel- airbnb) is not within tour pick up areas, client should meet our group for the tour at the nearest pick up place possible.
Panormitis Monastery, Greece The holy Monastery of the Archangel Michael of Panormitis is situated on the southern tip of the island and it majestically stands in the middle of the bay of Panormitis.It is one of the largest shrines of Orthodoxy in the Dodecanese islands, well known all over Greece.
It dates back at least to the fifteenth century, while the current single space basilica with cross-chaped domes was built in the 1783. It is a large singlevaulted Basilica whose wooden icon screen is a real masterpiece. The wall paintings from the main church date from 1792. Also notable are the impressive bell tower, the carved screen, the icons (most of the in the Cretan Byzantine style), notice offering and the Panormitis icon. The full figure representation was covered entirely in gold and silver in 1724 at the expense of the captains, clergy and community of Symi.
The monastery complex has an Ecclesiastical Museum with rich collections of relics and a Folklore Museum. There is also a Library with post Byzantine manuscripts. It hasalso a hostel for visiting worshippers. The Monastery celebrates on the 8th of November and for Pentecoste.
60 minutes
Γυαλός, Simi 856 00, Greece The ship will arrive at Symi Island port and the guests will be having a guided tour along the narrow streets of the village Yalos and the opportunity to visit the local sponges and spices shops. Afterwards the guests can have lunch at traditional restaurants and can have free time to spend on their own, where they can explore the village and take some beautiful photos. 240 minutes
Mandraki Harbour, Rhodes Town, Greece Departs from Rhodes port approximately at 09:00 hrs. 30 minutes
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Comfortable shoes, hat, cameras for photos, enough money for food/ drinks and shopping.
Please note that the boat departs from Tourist Port at 09:00 am
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
Litchon68
20 May 2024
There is a lot of time spent in the boat (1h30 for the first trip, then another 40 mins and then another 1h30 to return) on a crowded boat. What is nice is the arrival at Simy with its pretty little houses but it is not the best excursion.
ManfaandSteve
09 May 2024
Just stunning!! We booked with Mary at Sigma Travel and that local knowledge was invaluable. Her advice to bring a jacket or something warm for the ferry turned out to be much needed as sailing at 9am it did become quite chilly. Our first stop at Panormitsis for the monastery was beautiful. The coffee in the cafe on the front was by far the best we’ve had all week. Then onto Symi for a 4 hour stop which gave plenty of time to look around the most beautiful of places. Stavros herbs is a local selling all sorts of wonderful herbs and spices, well worth a look and a piece of information given to us by Mary. We stopped for lunch at bar along the front for the best club sandwich either of us has had (€6.50).
A7229XKkarinm
17 Sep 2021
Es war ein wunderbarer Ausflugstag mit einem Reiseleiter (Gabriel), der sich in hervorragender Weise um seine Gäste gekümmert hat. Durch seine persönliche Verbundenheit mit der Insel, brachte er uns die Besonderheiten, die Produkte und die Landschaft sehr anschaulich nahe.
Durch die Busfahrt über die Insel zur Bucht und dem Kloster Panormitis konnten wir herrliche Ausblicke genießen.
We always double-check the availability with our local partners for each booking. Even though this is usually a swift process, it can take up to 24 hours. Once this process is completed you will receive your voucher or ticket by email. If our local partner is not able to confirm your booking we will offer you the best possible alternative. If the new date and/or time doesn’t fit your itinerary, we will reimburse the full amount paid.
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