Marmaris Rhodes Day Trip

Cost of Marmaris Rhodes Day Trip is 55 € for adults, 35 € for children between 3 – 6 years old, 5 € for children under 3 years old.

You may take the tour up to Monte Smith with its panoramic views of the town and island, and where the original olympic athletes trained before the Athenian Olympics. 

The walls of the old town, built by the Templar Knights, are steeped in history with walking tours taking place several times a week.

There is the Grand Masters Palace, holding sway of the city with its views over the harbour.  One of the first buildings you will recognise as your boat arrives in Mandraki harbour.

The Square of the Jewish Martyrs is a more recent historical monument, where 3000 Rhodian jews were gathered before being taken to Auschwitz.  Today marked with a 3 seahorse fountain commemorating the three boats that took the jews from Rhodes and nearby Kos, and  more recently  a black marble obelisk bearing the names of the families.  Less than 300 returned.

If sightseeing is not for you, find yourself an authentic Greek square and order a large beer in a boot glass, sit and watch the world go by, listening to the cacophany of tourist languages, visiting, like yourself, for the day.

Your good walking shoes, swimsuit, towel, suncream and glasses.

There is a small crescent shaped beach near to the port and the first entry into the old town, with beautiful waters in which to take a dip before returning to the port.

Take money with you of course, the shopping is excellent in the new town and interesting in the old town.  Greek prices may be a little more expensive than Turkish so bear this in mind as well.  There will be several ATM machines where you may be able to get money out in Euros, throughout the old and new towns. There are several exchanges throughout the old and new town as well.

Don’t take this for granted though and do change some before you go, or have your credit card handy for the day.

Don’t forget your camera, this isand is an open air theme park dedicated to the ancient and modern.  Look over a 15th century wall and discover a 2000 year old temple, this is Rhodes!

Every bit as friendly as the Turkish people!

Be aware when ordering drinks at restaurants and cafes.  A small beer is approximately a half pint, a medium is a pint …. a large beer is a whopping 2.2 pints and arrives in very large boot shaped glasses, guaranteed to keep you sipping there for a while.

Unfortunately UK citizens no longer have the fast track service of EU citizens and have to now join a different queue for passport control.  Be aware of this on arrival in the Rhodes port.  İt will be well signposted, but the queue may be a little longer.

Do not forget to take your passport!  You are leaving Turkey and entering another country, without your passport you are going nowhere.

Don’t be afraid of getting lost in the warren of old streets.  All streets on a hill lead down to the port, lose yourself in the history of this wonderful town and its ambience and when people ask where you went for your holiday, you can tell them Turkey  and  Greece!