Ancient Kamiros Kritinia Fort Embona and Filerimos Guided Tour: Discover Rhodes' West Coast
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Evangelismos Church
Uncover the hidden treasures of Rhodes' West Coast on a guided tour. Explore ancient Kamiros, visit the impressive Kritinia Fort, experience the charm of Embona village, and discover the scenic beauty of Mt. Profitis Ilias.
Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Ancient Kamiros - Start the tour along the scenic West coast route that will take you to the main highlight of the day - the ancient Kamiros, one of the best-preserved Classical Greek cities. Wander through its streets imagining what life in Rhodes must have been like in this ancient Doric settlement dating from the late bronze age until approx. 142 BC. You will gain insight from the tour guide into the city’s main functions and learn why it was abandoned.
    Additional Entrance ticket - 6 EUR p.p.
  • Kritinia Castle - continue the tour with a visit to Kritinia’s Castle, founded by the Knights during the 14th century to overlook the west coast and nearby forts on Halki and Alimia islands. Curious explorers will have a chance to climb all 96 steps to explore the fortification with half-intact walls and take in superb views. Others can relax at the local cafe enjoying the view of the Island’s highest mountain
  • Embonas - We will then drive into the Rhodes wine region and stop at Embonas village for some leisure time on your own. You can have a filling lunch in a village tavern or wander around the village square tasting local wine & produce from little stalls and vendors.
  • Profitis Ilias - embark on another scenic drive through Mt. Profitis Ilias, uncovering the Italian heritage sites of Elafos & Elafina, the 15th-century Church of Foundoukli, and capturing memorable moments at the Eleousa fountain. Enjoy the diverse and fascinating experiences that this region has to offer.
  • Agios Nikolaos Fountoukli - Enjoy a short guided tour of one of the oldest rural churches of St. Nikolaos Foundoukli and learn about Byzantine traditions.
  • Eleousa - Stop for a memorable photo at an enormous Italian-built reservoir with a fountain
What's Included
  • Professional guide
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels only)
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
  • Entrance tickets to the sites
Additional Information

Explore the West coast of Rhodes, an area that is home to fascinating ancient landmarks, captivating medieval fortresses, and picturesque rural landscapes. Your hospitable local guide will animate the deep-seated history and culture at the enigmatic historical site of Kamiros, the exceptionally maintained fortress of Kritinia, the visually appealing Mt. Filerimos, and the charming wine-centric village of Embona.

Location
Evangelismos Church
Wait in front of the Fountain outside the Evangelismos Church. The bus will pass by between 09:10 am-09:20 am. Look for a bus with the Manos Going logo.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Wendy_c
Apr 21, 2024
The ruins at Kamiros -... - The ruins at Kamiros - but the lunch at the little taverna in the mountains was also very good! Guide and driver wer boh vey professional
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Claire_w
Apr 6, 2024
Fantastic day out! - We had a brilliant day! Katerina was an excellent tour guide and was extremely knowledgable. Every stop was interesting and we felt we had just the right amount of time at each place. Communication from the company was great, they emailed straight after booking to confirm our itinerary, the day before to confirm details with us, and even rang me the morning of to let us know they were running slightly late due to an issue with the bus but would be with us soon. Would highly recommend!
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Tims2715
Oct 22, 2023
Interesting tour with terrific tour guide - This tour was booked through our hotel. We liked the combination of ancient sites and a visit to a wine village and the price, 39 euros pp, was very reasonable for a full-day tour. Kameiros was well-worth visiting - very ancient ruins that told a fascinating story. We stopped for lunch in Embona, the centre of the wine trade in Rhodes, though we didn't have time to taste the wines. Lunch, though, was very good and terrific value - a greek salad, meatballs and tsatsiki, a choice of main course (we had very good moussaka) with a pitcher of tasty local wine (literally from the winery next door) and an apple for pudding, all for 15 euros pp. The coach was comfortable and our driver coped well with some pretty windy roads! The best thing, though was our tour guide, Katerina, whose husband is an archaeologist, so she was very knowledgeable about the history of the vemues we visited but she also told us some Greek myths that linked to the sites we were visiting. She really made the whole trip come alive. She also spoke passionately about the damage done by the recent forest fires that had done so much damage not only to the trees and plants but also to the animals that lived there. This tour is highly recommended.
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Yyyyyzzzzz
Oct 12, 2023
Excellent tour - What a wonderful tour with Catalina. Informative, interesting and varied. She took into account our limited mobility and any problems were minimised. Highly recommend tours with this company.
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Brig345
Oct 10, 2023
A day out not to be missed - A wonderful day out not to be missed - a refreshing change from the busy harbour, shops and hotels. Our guide Katerina was excellent going the extra mile working incredibly hard talking to us on the bus and at the various sites about the history and heritage. She was clearly passionate about her country and wanted to share this with us. Thank you
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Karen
Sep 26, 2023
A day of history - I chose this trip as it included a couple of sites I haven't visited before but wanted to see. The arrangements are clear and well-managed, and I received a call when there was a slight change to the pick-up time. It's a smaller group than most others, so it was a smaller vehicle which thankfully had air conditioning! Our guide was very knowledgeable and well-informed, and her delivery kept the group engaged throughout. She was more than happy to answer any questions we had and appeared to have a genuine interest in the sites we visited. The three sites are all interesting and cover different periods in history. The views are stunning so keep your camera at the ready. Lunch isn't included and I wasn't sure if I would join the group for the optional meal, having had previous experience of other companies who sit you all at a communal table. On this trip, we didn't have to do that and the set menu lunch was an absolute bargain!
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Yi_y
Apr 7, 2024
Beautiful trip - Beautiful views and good value for money . Trip has been well organised. Our tour guide Catherine is fantastic with good knowledge and Passion. We have enjoyed the trip very much! Love ancient Kamiros, Kritinia castle and little Byzantine church,…
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_rarmstrong1
Nov 2, 2023
Well worth it - It was a beautiful day where visibility across the coastline was terrific. The ruins at kamiros are fascinating and the views from the fort are breathtaking. Pick up bang hang on time. our guide (Katharina) was extremely knowledgable, engaging and enthusiastic. My only observation for improvement , was that the time spent at Filerimos was a little excessive - if you didn’t want lunch (which we didn’t) there wasn’t a huge amount of time to occupy 90mins.
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Glen_m
Oct 14, 2023
Excellent Rhodes day trip - Excellent day trip with a lovely guide. Very interesting places but we thought it was a bit rushed at Kamiros and would have preferred an extra 30 mins there. Apart from that all good!
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Jenny
Oct 7, 2023
Good tour - The sites you visit on this tour are lovely. Kritinia Fort was probably my favourite for the incredible views but they were all beautiful. Would've loved a little more time at Kamiros and Kritinia Fort as they felt a little rushed and the Embona stop was quite long. Lovely local guide who spoke very passionately about the island and its history. The set lunch option was okay for the price (€15). Nice to see the quieter side of the island and I recommend this tour.
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