Butterfly Valley & Wine, Olive Oil, Honey Tasting Tour (Small Group)
Description
A unique opportunity to visit Butterfly Valley by comfortable minibus and taste the best local wine, olive oil and honey with our local authorized English speaking guide. On this tour you will taste different wine varieties, extra-virgin olive oil from ancient olive trees (yes, you read it right - sample the same oil that our ancestors used centuries ago), and local natural honey infused with thyme, pine, orange blossom and different spring flowers. Before the tasting tour, you can enjoy some free time at Butterfly Valley. 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. It's a very unique experience and you should definitely try to see it.
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Itinerary
Before the tasting tour, you can enjoy some free time at Butterfly Valley. 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. It's a very unique experience and you should definitely try to see it.
On this tour you will taste different wine varieties, extra-virgin olive oil from ancient olive trees (yes, you read it right - sample the same oil that our ancestors used centuries ago), and local natural honey infused with thyme, pine, orange blossom and different spring flowers.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We pick up from all the hotels on the island for extra charge, which depends on how far is located your hotel: in South (Lindos, Pefkos, Gennadi, etc.) or other area. Please check the variations and choose the one that covers your hotel. When booking you’ll find a "Special requirements" field. Please write the name of your hotel there, and we will get back to you with the pickup time from your hotel.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(137)
This was a very cool experience! Our guide was awesome, and we got to see a lot of the city and the country side. I will say, the butterfly farm was very neat but also a lot of walking, steps and an incline so just be aware of that. I definitely recommend doing this tour!
Nicklaus, our driver, provided a very entertaining half day. There were four of us and we thoroughly enjoyed the trip - olive oil tasting, wine tasing, bee museum, butterflies. The Valley of the Butterflies is a must see for anyone traveling to Rhodes. There were literally tens of thousands of them on the trees and rocks around a stream with many small waterfalls.
We really enjoyed our trip. Our guide (Nikos) was interesting and informative . Enjoyed all the places and taste testing of the honey and olive oil. There was no rush from Nikos and we were allowed to do the activities at our own pace. Butterfly farm was really good too where he patiently waited for us to have lunch. He was passionate about the activities as could be seen through the information that he provided. Looking forward to tasting our purchases of olive oil, wine and honey.
Fantastic tour of Rhodes local home grown produce and wildlife. Hospitality excelent, from everyone involved, including the tour host.
My wife and I booked this somewhat impulsively and we were not disappointed! Nicos our guide/driver was a delight and full of energy, and was very helpful and knowledgable of the island landmarks whilst we were en route between stops. The tour/package itself was great and definitely enabled us to discover things we likely wouldn’t have done on our first visit to Rhodes (especially with no hire car.) The only thing you may want to prepare for is the crowds at the Butterfly Valley during peak season like in our case; you won’t have too much time for a “take it all in” rest/break. George in the main office was also great to deal with and very prompt with communications. Overall we were thoroughly impressed and would certainly look at HPT’s offerings again. Thank you!
Great Trip but honestly the trip by the guide stelios - he was amazing!
We had a lovely morning with multiple stops, and everything ran on time. The tour guide was fantastic,very funny and made the experience enjoyable. Our only suggestion would be to allow more time at the butterfly farm, especially considering the cost of the tour. Other than that, we really enjoyed it!
Great value - cheaper than the offers on the cruise and we saw other sailors at the same winery. Honey tasting and wine tasting were highlights for us and the guide was nice - Only negative the butterfly park admission is not included ( 6 euros per person) but the restaurant there is good and you can still see some butterflies. Also would have liked to know a bit more history on the medieval castle/town.
The tour was more than I expected, a very enjoyable experience with Nicos our driver.
My wife and myself attended the wine tasting tour with stops to tase honey and olive oil as well as butterfly valley. Each activity was very fun and we ended up having the best morning in Rhodes. All thanks to our tour guide Stelios. He went above and beyond to make sure we had a good time. Stopping off on scenic views for photos, leaving us to the activities, driving us around all day and even gave us a private tour of the bee museum sharing his knowledge. He really made our trip that day. Thanks! Oliver & Rebecca
