Symi Island & Panormitis Monastery Self-Guided Tour: Discover Greece's Hidden Gems

Embark on a self-guided tour of Symi Island and Panormitis Monastery in Greece. Discover hidden gems, traditional houses, and charming neoclassical buildings. Explore the colorful coastline and immerse yourself in local stories and myths.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Panormitis Monastery - The Monastery of Archangelos Michail - Panormitis is a landmark in the early 18th century that overlooks the Bay.
  • Symi - The City of island Symi is one of the most popular daily cruise ! Its adorned with traditional houses and charming neoclassical buldings that feature peaked roofs of red tile and wonderful balconies.
What's Included
  • Hotel Pick up & drop-off
  • Free map of Symi Island with useful info
  • Self-guided cruise experience
  • Included boat ticket
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Professional guide
  • All fees and/or taxes
Additional Information

✨ Discover Symi’s Splendor on an Exclusive Cruise!
Embark on a full-day odyssey exploring Panormitis Bay, Saint George’s Bay, and the captivating island of Symi. Begin at the Panormitis Monastery, an 18th-century cultural masterpiece with a Baroque bell tower, housing the miraculous silver-plated icon of Archangel Michael. Immerse in vibrant colors along Panormitis Port, explore the museum, and savor a drink at the seaside café.
Sail 1.5 hours to Symi, a picture-perfect village adorned with indigo, ochre, and terracotta houses. Spend 3.5 hours strolling the coastline, swimming, and relishing seafood at sea-view restaurants. Capture the enchanting scenery, wander through backstreets filled with unique shops offering sea sponges, oils, honey, spices, and herbs. Symi—an immersive blend of history, culture, and natural splendor—an odyssey to remember. Indulge in history, culture, and breathtaking views. Snap photos, savor local flavors, and take home Symi’s treasures.

  • Comfortable shoes
  • Cameras for photos
  • Swim Suit, sun block and hat
Location
Panormitis Monastery
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Mikefh6957qn
Jun 24, 2024
Kariba Symi Trip - apart from how beautiful Symi is, Kariba Travel were fantastic. they messaged in advance of our booked trip to check what hotel we were staying at and arranged our collection from a hotel next to us. Very friendly driver and at the departure point, the staff were very helpful. The trip obviously depends on the weather, luckily we ended up on a good day. Plenty of seating on the boat, plus a shop onboard for drinks if needed. First port of call was Panormitis Manastry...beautiful tranquil place and plenty of stop off time to have a good look around. back onboard to Symi. It was better than expected..we had approx. 4 hours to look around, plenty of restaurants/cafes to get refreshments. Back to Rhodes Town (about an hour) All in all, fantastic experience.....thank you Kariba, we had a great experience and would highly recommend you company.
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312donw
May 8, 2024
Wonderful tour - The pick up from and to the hotel was great. Symi looks exactly the way it looks on the pictures. The monastery was cute but there's not much to see. But I still enjoyed it. We had enough time to shop, walk around, climb to a church, and eat. Bring a jacket because it gets windy in the boat. I am glad we went on this tour.
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Karen_b
Oct 9, 2023
Lovely day trip - Excellent value for money. Hotel pick up and drop off was prompt with lovely driver. Long day but we’ll worth it as Symi is stunning. Would recommend.
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Heikof615
Sep 7, 2023
Nice trip, well organized - Everything as described, pick-up etc. was problem-free and on time. Really 3.5 hours in Symi (we saw other boats that were in Symi for less time than described, we had asked). Maybe we'll go again next time, thanks.
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Ronaldde573ak
Oct 19, 2023
On the advice of a Greek... - Breathtaking views of the harbor from the boat. Nice city, good food and walks. A tourist island.
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Sandra_r
Jul 17, 2023
Type of trip - without a guide - Trip to the island was very enjoyable. I used the transport proposed by the office. The driver was on time waiting for us and after the tour to take us to the hotel. Type of trip - without a guide. An element not included in the offer is the possibility of swimming during the cruise around the bay, the ship stops for about 30 minutes. I recommend bringing a swimsuit!
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Carolm
Jul 11, 2024
Island view - Viewing Symi from the boat as it travelled around, such a beautiful place. Didn't have a long enough stay at first stop off and too long a stay at the town. It was too hot and little shade to shelter.
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Ping_l
Jun 22, 2024
Information on viator site partly wrong - We booked this excursion because the text said the max group was 19 persons. But it appeared to be 250 persons. When I called to ask whether we were on the wrong boat, she suggested I red it wrong. We could have booked another boat cheaper if we knew it was a big boat. Now the text is altered to max group of 250. Symi is lovely and worth a visit. The boat was very punctual. Also the pickup at the hotel was punctual.
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L1878nydianem
Jun 17, 2023
Pretty place to visit. - Simi was a pretty picturesque little place, plenty shops and places to eat. Found the time there more than enough to see/do what was needed.
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Ursulaalicet
Aug 17, 2024
Bad experience, with bad people - We booked a tour to Simi Island and Panoramitis, in the voucher was requested and confirmed pick-up in our hotel. The day before, today, we are rudely contacted via watsup and informed not only that there will be no pick up, at 9.00 am because they have a problem and do not solve it, but that we must go at 07.45. Rude, rude and non-proactive operators do not talk , they even close the phone in the face ... a certain Maria writes on watsup and then makes us call by a bum who closes the phone in our face ... they took the money and if we do not like it invite us to cancel the tour without refund. Tourists are walking ATMs to them, not people. Shit people…don’t trust them!
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