Taste of Rhodes: Village Cooking, Wine & Traditions
Overview
Discover Rhodes through its flavors on Tasting Rhodes, a unique gastronomic tour with a local host that takes you deep into the island’s culinary traditions and village life.
Highlights
- Visit a traditional mountain village in central Rhodes
- Meet the women of a local agricultural cooperative
- Enjoy wine tasting at a small, family-run winery
- Take part in a hands-on Greek cooking class
- Share a homemade lunch made with local ingredients
- Experience traditional Greek coffee in a local café
What's Included
- Lunch Full lunch
- Alcoholic beverages Tasting of 7 local wines (Rhodian Varieties) for 18 years old and above only
- All Fees and Taxes
- Visit a local cafe for Greek Coffee
- Cooking Class
- Visit the Apolloniatisses - a local women's co-operative
- Local Guide(s)
- Any personal expenses
Meeting and Pickup
Included with the options “Private Winter Tour pick-up”, “Private Tour with pick-up” and “Shared Tour with pick up”.
For the options “Shared Tour without pick-up”, “Private Tour without pick-up” and “Private Winter Tour No pick-up”.
Epar.Od. Apollona 13
Apollona 851 06, Greece
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
What To Expect
Discover Rhodes through its flavors on Tasting Rhodes, a unique gastronomic tour with a local host that takes you deep into the island’s culinary traditions and village life. This immersive experience combines food, wine, and warm Rhodian hospitality in an unforgettable setting.
The tour begins with a visit to a women’s agricultural cooperative, where you’ll meet the local women behind the production of traditional Rhodian delicacies and learn how they preserve time-honored recipes.
After a relaxed walk through the village, you’ll visit a local winery to discover indigenous grape varieties and enjoy a tasting of Rhodes’ award-winning wines.
The highlight of the tour is a hands-on cooking lesson with a local cook. Learn how to prepare classic Greek & Rhodian dishes such as tzatziki, eggplant salad, dolmadakia, & traditional cheese pies—using local ingredients and authentic techniques.
Your experience concludes with a delicious homemade lunch, where you’ll enjoy the dishes you’ve prepared together in a friendly, communal setting. Before leaving Apollona, you’ll also enojy a traditional Greek coffee.
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Service animals allowed
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers
Frequently Asked Questions (7)
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Activity code: C-182632P8
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Frequently Asked Questions (7)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from City Balloon Tours customers.
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (EET).
- This tour requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
- Lunch. Full lunch.
- Alcoholic beverages. Tasting of 7 local wines (Rhodian Varieties) for 18 years old and above only.
- All Fees and Taxes.
- Visit a local cafe for Greek Coffee.
- Cooking Class.
- Visit the Apolloniatisses - a local women's co-operative.
- Local Guide(s).
- Any personal expenses.
The minimum age to participate is 8. This tour requires at least one adult to accompany children..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
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Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Taste of Rhodes: Village Cooking, Wine & Traditions is as follows:
- Service animals allowed
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Taste of Rhodes: Village Cooking, Wine & Traditions will be included in your confirmation email from City Balloon Tours. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024Once your refund is processed, it usually shows on your card statement within 5–10 business days. The exact timing depends on your bank or card issuer.
Want it sooner? When you cancel, choose Receive a refund to my wallet instead. The credit is in your Wallet straight away and is applied automatically at checkout on your next booking when you’re signed in with the same email. You can see your balance any time in My Wallet.
If you paid part of your booking with Wallet credit, that part always goes back to your Wallet. Trip protection isn’t refundable.
Oct 2026What's Included
- LunchFull lunch
- Alcoholic beveragesTasting of 7 local wines (Rhodian Varieties) for 18 years old and above only
- All Fees and Taxes
- Visit a local cafe for Greek Coffee
- Cooking Class
- Visit the Apolloniatisses - a local women's co-operative
- Local Guide(s)
- Any personal expenses
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Service animals allowed
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers
