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Welcome to Hooked on Cycling and our cycling holidays in Greece. This particular cycling holiday is a biking vacation exploring the Island of Rhodes. This cycle tour is a 7 night self guided bike tour on the Island of Rhodes. 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.
Its capital city, located at its northern tip, has a Medieval Town in its center. In 1988 the Medieval Town was designated as a Unesco World Heritage City. This town is the result of different architecture styles belonging to various historic eras, predominantly those of the Knights of St. John.
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Available daily 15th April to 10th July, 11th August to 21st October
Level 2-3 self guided bike tour
Day 1 Arrival
Arrival at the Airport of Rhodes. You will be transferred to your hotel. Rest of the day at leisure.
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. Visitors can witness a s pectacular phenomenon which occurs only rarely in nature. 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. You can opt for a short coastal version of this bike tour (31 km/19 miles) or a longer ride via Psinthos and Elousa (54 km/33 miles).
Day 3 Kamiros
Round trip by bike to excavations and fishing town of Kamiros. For almost 20 km (12 miles) you will be cycling next to the coast. Many parts of the coast are rugged, unspoilt and uninterrupted. You visit the port of Kamiros Skala, famous for its fish restaurants. Your ride back to the accommodation is another 35 km (22 miles) but this still leaves you plenty of time to relax on the beach.
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. 47 miles 76 km.
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.
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. 35 miles 56km
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. 35 miles 56km
Day 8 Departure
Today you will be transferred to the airport of Rhodes where you catch your outbound flight.
Good equipment awaits you upon arrival in the village of Kalavarda, your first stay of this tour. Rental bikes are of excellent quality: mountain bikes and hybrid bikes of Trek and Gazelleall with 24 gears. Within reach are 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.
Your hotel is the Hotel Meliton in Theologos on Bed-and Breakfast basis. Theologos is located 10 km (6 miles) from Kalavarda.
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What is Included
- 7 Nights bed and breakfast
- 2 star Hotel.
- Bike Rental
- Route description
- Luggage transfers
- Transfer to / from Rhodes airport
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Extras
- Cost before and after tour
- Extra nights
- Flights
- Other meals
- Travel Insurance
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Tariff 2012
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Tour Code : Rhoes
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Price per person based on two persons sharing double room
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£371
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Single room
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£606
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High Season per person 11/7-25/8
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£390 Double , £645 single
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Supplement for Electric bike
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£45
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How to get there
By plane to Rhodes where a transfer is included.
To view our other cycling holidays in Greece
Click Below if you would like to look at our
Walking Holidays in Greece
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