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Rhodes-cycling trip
- Exciting Rhodes Island, a true gem in the Mediterranean Sea!
- Cycle along golden beaches, lush forests and green hills
- Discover castles, monasteries and small traditional villages
- Challenge yourself with some nice mountain climbs
- Stroll through the alleys of Rhodes Town, a UNESCO world heritage site!
From: 339 €
Tripcode: GRSB002
1.5 Comfort
Level 1 - EN:
Simple accommodation, often with multiple rooms like huts, cottages or guesthouses. Sometimes with bunk beds and often with shared bathrooms. All camping trips fall into this category.
Level 1 - EN:
Simple accommodation, often with multiple rooms like huts, cottages or guesthouses. Sometimes with bunk beds and often with shared bathrooms. All camping trips fall into this category.
Level 2:
Simple to good inns, small family hotels, B&Bs and agriturismo (farmsteads), generaly with private bathroom. Often chosen for their excellent location in relation to the itinerary.
Level 2:
Simple to good inns, small family hotels, B&Bs and agriturismo (farmsteads), generaly with private bathroom. Often chosen for their excellent location in relation to the itinerary.
Level 2:
Simple to good inns, small family hotels, B&Bs and agriturismo (farmsteads), generaly with private bathroom. Often chosen for their excellent location in relation to the itinerary.
Level 3:
Good hotels, inns, B&B, agriturismo (farmstead) with ensuite private bathroom, often wel located and serving good meals
Level 3:
Good hotels, inns, B&B, agriturismo (farmstead) with ensuite private bathroom, often wel located and serving good meals
Level 3:
Good hotels, inns, B&B, agriturismo (farmstead) with ensuite private bathroom, often wel located and serving good meals
Level 4:
Special hotel with excellent food, ambiance and service. Accommodations with a special touch.
Level 4:
Special hotel with excellent food, ambiance and service. Accommodations with a special touch.
Level 4:
Special hotel with excellent food, ambiance and service. Accommodations with a special touch.
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2.5 Difficulty
Level 1:
Walking levels:
Trips with short walks of generally three to four hours (excluding breaks) and/or optional day excursions; flat or slightly hilly terrain using well kept paths.
Cycling levels:
Easy biking in nearly flat landscape; also possible for people with little or no bicycle experience. The daily distances are approximately 30-50 km in general. Bicycles with up to 3 gears can do the job. All our adult rental bikes have at least 21 gears.
Level 1:
Walking levels:
Trips with short walks of generally three to four hours (excluding breaks) and/or optional day excursions; flat or slightly hilly terrain using well kept paths.
Cycling levels:
Easy biking in nearly flat landscape; also possible for people with little or no bicycle experience. The daily distances are approximately 30-50 km in general. Bicycles with up to 3 gears can do the job. All our adult rental bikes have at least 21 gears.
Level 2:
Walking levels:
Moderate day walks, 4-5 hours per day (excluding breaks) on hilly to mountainous areas using well kept, sometimes stony paths.
Cycling levels:
Biking on gently undulating terrain, you may encounter short climbs from time to time. The daily distances vary between 30 and 65 km. A bicycle with minimum 7 gears will do. All our rental bikes have at least 21 gears.
Level 2:
Walking levels:
Moderate day walks, 4-5 hours per day (excluding breaks) on hilly to mountainous areas using well kept, sometimes stony paths.
Cycling levels:
Biking on gently undulating terrain, you may encounter short climbs from time to time. The daily distances vary between 30 and 65 km. A bicycle with minimum 7 gears will do. All our rental bikes have at least 21 gears.
Level 2:
Walking levels:
Moderate day walks, 4-5 hours per day (excluding breaks) on hilly to mountainous areas using well kept, sometimes stony paths.
Cycling levels:
Biking on gently undulating terrain, you may encounter short climbs from time to time. The daily distances vary between 30 and 65 km. A bicycle with minimum 7 gears will do. All our rental bikes have at least 21 gears.
Level 3:
Walking levels:
Trips with strenuous day walks or trekking in mountainous areas. 5 to 7 hours walking maximum per day, sometimes carrying backpacks with stuff for one night; height differences between 500 & 1000 m. per day
Cycling levels:
Strenuous biking trips in areas where you cannot avoid steep slopes. Some bicycle experience in short trips is needed. The daily distances range from 30 up to 75 km.
Level 3:
Walking levels:
Trips with strenuous day walks or trekking in mountainous areas. 5 to 7 hours walking maximum per day, sometimes carrying backpacks with stuff for one night; height differences between 500 & 1000 m. per day
Cycling levels:
Strenuous biking trips in areas where you cannot avoid steep slopes. Some bicycle experience in short trips is needed. The daily distances range from 30 up to 75 km.
Level 3:
Walking levels:
Trips with strenuous day walks or trekking in mountainous areas. 5 to 7 hours walking maximum per day, sometimes carrying backpacks with stuff for one night; height differences between 500 & 1000 m. per day
Cycling levels:
Strenuous biking trips in areas where you cannot avoid steep slopes. Some bicycle experience in short trips is needed. The daily distances range from 30 up to 75 km.
Level 4:
Walking levels:
Trips with heavy excursions in high mountains, sometimes carrying backpacks with stuff for several nights. 6 to 8 hours maximum per day; height differences up to 1200 meters per day; only for participants with an excellent condition and without fear of heights.
Cycling levels:
Serious and strenuous biking trips in mountainous area, the slopes are longer and/or steeper than at the previous category. Requires a good physical condition, a broad cycling experience and adequate mountain climbing bicycle. The daily distances range between 30 and 80 km.
Level 4:
Walking levels:
Trips with heavy excursions in high mountains, sometimes carrying backpacks with stuff for several nights. 6 to 8 hours maximum per day; height differences up to 1200 meters per day; only for participants with an excellent condition and without fear of heights.
Cycling levels:
Serious and strenuous biking trips in mountainous area, the slopes are longer and/or steeper than at the previous category. Requires a good physical condition, a broad cycling experience and adequate mountain climbing bicycle. The daily distances range between 30 and 80 km.
Level 4:
Walking levels:
Trips with heavy excursions in high mountains, sometimes carrying backpacks with stuff for several nights. 6 to 8 hours maximum per day; height differences up to 1200 meters per day; only for participants with an excellent condition and without fear of heights.
Cycling levels:
Serious and strenuous biking trips in mountainous area, the slopes are longer and/or steeper than at the previous category. Requires a good physical condition, a broad cycling experience and adequate mountain climbing bicycle. The daily distances range between 30 and 80 km.
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Duration: 8 days
Details
Discover Rhodes from Theologos
Welcome to Rhodes, the capital of the Dodecanese, an island which is ideal not only for those who want to relax but also for those looking for an action-packed holiday!
With its bright green hills, rich green valleys and uninterrupted line of golden beaches, Rhodes is truly a blessed place. Add in the excellent facilities for tourism, the island’s special blend of cosmopolitan and traditional and numerous cultural and archaeological sites and you’ve got the perfect holiday destination.
You will stay at a family-run hotel in Theologos on Bed-and Breakfast basis. The hotel has a swimming pool and a tennis court.
You will receive your bikes on the first day at the hotel. Rental bikes are of excellent quality: mountain bikes and hybrid bikes of Trek and Gazelle-all with 24 gears.
You will discover the butterfly valley of Petaloudes, the excavations of the antique city of Kamiros, the castle of Kritinia and the wine village of Embonas. Rhodes town can be reached by public bus. Apart from the bike trips mentioned in the day-to-day program, some more trips are available in the travel documentation (ranging from easy to challenging).
Itinerary
Expand itinerary Collapse itineraryDay 1: Arrival on Rhodes
Arrival at the Airport of Rhodes. You will be transferred to your hotel.
Rest of the day at leisure.
Villages along the way: Rhodes, Theologos
Day 2: Butterfly Valley of Petaloudes
Round trip by bike to the butterfly valley of Petaloudes.
The butterfly valley is a piece of forest with small paths and wooden bridges that lead you up the valley. The area is the natural habitat of the Tiger Moth, a butterfly species.
You witness a spectacular rare phenomenon: huge numbers of butterflies congregate in this small valley during the final stage of their life cycle. Every year, at the end of the wet season (late May), thousands of butterflies attracted by the scent of the Oriental Sweet gum trees cover the entire landscape. They are actually adult insects that follow the waterways and migrate here to reproduce. In the Valley of the Butterflies, there is a Museum of Natural History housed in a nicely restored Italian house of the 30s.
Cycling distance: 13 km/8 miles
Villages along the way: Kato Korakiana, Paleokastritsa
Day 3: Kamiros
Round trip by bike to excavations and fishing town of Kamiros. You will start cycling along the coastline. Many parts of the coast are rugged, unspoilt and uninterrupted. You visit the port of Kamiros Skala, famous for its fish restaurants. You cycle back to the accommodation. After that you got time to relax on the beach or in the pool.
Cycling distance: 55 km/34 miles
Villages along the way: Theologos, Kamiros, Kamiros Skala
Day 4: Kritinia & Embonas
Round trip by bike to Kritinia and Embonas. This is the famous wine region of Rhodes, on the slopes of Mount Attaviros, the highest mountain of the island. This area is scarcely populated. Kritinia is located near the spectacular West-coast of the island. The Medieval Castle of Kritinia is certainly worth a visit.
Cycling distance of this tour from Theologos: 76 km/47 miles
Villages along the way: Kritinia, Embonas
Day 5: Rhodes Town
Today you visit Rhodes Town, a Unesco World Heritage City, with its many cultural highlights. You travel by public bus. You will be given a walking itinerary for Rhodes Town that will guide you on your Walking Tour.
Alternatively another day trip by bike is available.
Villages along the way: Rhodes Town
Day 6: Profitis Illias Mountain
Round trip by bike to Profitis Ilias. This is a pine-wooded forest named after the Prophet Elias whose monastery is found on the mountain (2.600ft/ 720 m).
If you find it too challenging to go to the top then we offer an alternative cycle route that takes you around the mountain.
Cycling distance: 56 km/35 miles
Villages along the way: Profitis Illias
Day 7: Psinthis and Epta Piges
Today is the last cycling day to Psinthis and Epta Piges. Epta Piges (Seven Springs), is situated at the northern edge of the region. It is a green valley with clear flowing springs and covered with enormous plane and pine trees.
Cycling distance: 56 km/35 miles
Villages along the way: Psinthis and Epta Piges
Day 8: Departure
Transfer from your hotel to the airport of Rhodes. Return flight
Practical info
Included:
- Airport transfers on first and last day
- 8- Days bicycle rental (hybrid or mountain bike/ATB) with 24 gears (3x8) including helmet, puncture repair kit, pump, map holder, bags, lock. Bikes come in many sizes. Brands of hybrid bike: Gazelle (Medeo) and TREK (T200). The ATB is a TREK (4400)-model.
- Technical road assistance and help in case of problems (a puncture can be repaired during the trip using the puncture repair kit)
- Stay at hotel Meliton in Theologos on Bed and Breakfast-basis.
- Detailed maps for 8 bicycle tours and road book in English. Note that this allows you to choose between several bicycle tours, depending on their level, the weather conditions, etc.
- 24-hour telephone assistance, just a phone call away
Not Included:
- Flight tickets
- Lunches and dinners with drinks
- Public transport tickets or taxi costs for day trip to Rhodes Town
OPTIONAL SERVICES:
- It is possible to rent an electric bike instead of a hybrid bike or mountain bike! The surcharge for the electric bike rental is 56,--Euro for the entire stay of 8 days. The hybrid bike will be transformed into an electric bike.
- Discount in case you bring your own bike. Price available upon request.
- It is possible to extend your stay on Rhodes.
- It is possible to book the trip in April and October with stay in hotel Vouras in Kalavarda for low season rates!
Remark:
The best time to travel to the Greek islands is between April and June and September to the beginning of November. In the summer months it gets very hot. Active travellers should either go in the spring time (when nature is at its best) or after summer.
Getting there and away:
There are direct flights to Corfu Airport from all major European capitals. Overseas travellers will most likely arrive at Athens Airport and from there get a domestic flight to Corfu Airport. Every day there are many direct flight available from Athens to Corfu. They are operated by: Aegean Airlines, Cyprus Airways and Olympic Air. Trip duration: 1 hour. The above is also applicable for the return flight.
Reviews
Start: Rhodes airport
Finish: Rhodes airport
Dates & prices
Trip availability: Starting any day from 18th of May to 19th of October
| Dates of the trip | Price |
|---|---|
| In double room: | 339 €/person |
| In single room traveling with 2 or 3 persons: | 513 €/person |
| In single room traveling alone: | 548 €/person |
| Dates of the trip | Price |
|---|---|
| In double room: | 390 €/person |
| In single room traveling with 2 or 3 persons: | 605 €/person |
| In single room traveling alone: | 639 €/person |
| Dates of the trip | Price |
|---|---|
| In double room: | 421 €/person |
| In single room traveling with 2 or 3 persons: | 655 €/person |
| In single room traveling alone: | 690 €/person |
| Dates of the trip | Price |
|---|---|
| In double room: | 390 €/person |
| In single room traveling with 2 or 3 persons: | 605 €/person |
| In single room traveling alone: | 639 €/person |
| Dates of the trip | Price |
|---|---|
| In double room: | 339 €/person |
| In single room traveling with 2 or 3 persons: | 513 €/person |
| In single room traveling alone: | 548 €/person |
Other prices
- The surcharge for the electric bike rental is 56,--Euro for the entire stay of 8 days.
- Discount in case you bring your own bike. Price available upon request.