Butterfly Valley & Wine Tasting Tour Rhodes: Small Group

Five hours tasting local wine, oil and honey instead of rushing through a museum alone

A small-group tour from Rhodes combines free time at Butterfly Valley with tastings of wine, extra-virgin olive oil from ancient trees, and local honey infused with thyme and flowers, plus Bee Museum entry and an English-speaking guide. Pickup is available from several locations across Rhodes. Butterfly Valley entrance is optional. The tour runs 5 hours.

Step-by-step itinerary

Stops and time spent at each

1. Valley of the Butterflies40m
2. Bee Museum1h · entry included

Butterfly Valley visit and tasting

• Enjoy free time at Butterfly Valley
• Taste local wine, olive oil, and honey

The experience

Five hours gives you time to wander Butterfly Valley before the tasting begins. The valley fills with thousands of butterflies each late May when they're drawn by the scent of oriental sweet-gum trees, though the landscape stays worth seeing year-round. You'll have free time to explore on your own before heading to the tastings, so there's no rushing through the site.

The tasting itself covers three things: different wine varieties, extra-virgin olive oil pressed from ancient olive trees (the same kind your ancestors used centuries ago), and local natural honey infused with thyme, pine, orange blossom and spring flowers. You'll taste each one at the Bee Museum, which is included in the price. A local English-speaking guide leads the group, which stays small enough that you're not herded through with fifty others.

Pickup is available from Cruise Ship Harbor, Lachania, Lindos, Kiotari, Theologos, or Faliraki depending on where you're staying, or you can meet the group at the starting point. Butterfly Valley entrance costs extra if you want it. The tasting and museum are already in the price.

What’s included

• Entrance to Bee Museum.
• wine tasting.
• olive oil and honey tasting.
• English-speaking guide.
• hotel or meeting-point pickup (depending on your option).
• free time at Butterfly Valley before the tasting begins.

Options for this experience

7 options

Tour tickets (meet at our meeting point)Guide in English · 10:00This option covers tour tickets only. You need to get to our meeting point on your own. If you would like to be collected, pick the option that includes pickup.

Pickup: Faliraki, IalyssosGuide in English · 09:00This option covers tour tickets and pickup and drop-off from your hotel in Rhodes city, Ixia, Ialysos, Faliraki, Kalithea and Kremasti. Pickup is included.

Pickup at the Cruise Ship HarborGuide in English · 10:00This option covers tour tickets and pickup and drop-off from the Cruise Ship Harbor in Rhodes. Pickup is included.

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Pickup: Theologos, KolymbiaGuide in English · 08:30This option covers tour tickets and pickup and drop-off from your hotel in Theologos, Kolymbia or Afandou. Pickup is included.

Pickup available from Lindos, Pefkos and LardosGuide in English · 08:00This option covers tour tickets and pickup and drop-off from your hotel in Lindos, Pefkos, Kalathos or Lardos. Pickup is included.

Pickup offered in Kiotari, Genadi and FanesGuide in English · 07:30This option covers tour tickets and pickup and drop-off from your hotel in Kiotari, Gennadi or Fanes. Pickup is included.

Pickup: Lachania, PlimmiriGuide in English · 07:30This option covers tour tickets and pickup and drop-off from your hotel in Lachania or Plimmiri. Pickup is included.

You'll see the exact price of each option when you check availability.See dates and prices

Before you book

Days and timesEvery day5 departure times: the first at 07:30, the last at 10:00

Book up to4h before

AgesAdult (10 and older) · Child (3 to 9 years) · Infant (under 3): free

GroupUp to 15

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup is optional; you can also go straight to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Prices and times updated 13 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortPublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Half Price Tours

Is this one for you?Book this if you want tastings of three local products paired with free time at Butterfly Valley. Choose this version only if the butterflies are your main draw and worth the extra entrance fee to you.

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Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (3 to 9 years); Infant (under 3): free.

When do the butterflies fill Butterfly Valley?

Butterfly Valley sees thousands of butterflies at the end of the wet season, typically late May, when they're attracted by the scent of the oriental sweet-gum trees. The valley is worth visiting outside that window too, though the butterfly display is the main draw.

What exactly do I taste on this tour?

You'll sample different wine varieties, extra-virgin olive oil from ancient olive trees, and local natural honey infused with thyme, pine, orange blossom and spring flowers. The tastings happen at the Bee Museum, which is included.

Can I get picked up from my hotel?

Pickup is included and available from Cruise Ship Harbor, Lachania, Lindos, Kiotari, Theologos, or Faliraki. If none of those match your location, you can meet the group at the tour's starting point instead.

Is the Butterfly Valley entrance included in the price?

Butterfly Valley entrance is optional and costs extra. You do get free time to explore the valley before the tasting tour begins, so you can decide whether to pay for entry once you see it.

How many people are in the group?

This is a small-group tour, which means the group stays manageable and you're not part of a large crowd moving through each stop.