Exclusive Rhodes Island Escape: Catamaran Day Trip from Marmaris

Outbound crossing from Marmaris to Rhodes was absolutely awful. Very rough crossing and most passengers were vomiting ! No vomit bags anywhere, so everyone was improvising 🤮 using carrier bags etc. I think the captain was flooring it big time and making it a gut wrenching experience. However, Rhodes was beautiful, had lovely food in Lipsy restaurant in the old bit of the town. We bought some anti sickness medication from the pharmacy on Rhodes( they must be making a roaring trade ) for the trip back to Marmaris and some carrier bags we managed to accumulate .The trip back was in a newer more comfortable catamaran and strangely enough it was a lot slower, more pleasant sailing experience. So… moral of the story is take anti sickness meds with you just in case as it not pleasant puking ya guts up ! 😂

The Time in Rhodes is rather short. If the catamaran leaves at 9am there are always two passport checks so the visiting time is just from 10.30 till 14:45. Try to spend at least one night in Rhodes to enjoy the time.

So our coach driver was pleasant and punctual that part of the trip was ok so this review is not really a bad reflection on the tour company as they just arrange transfers to the ferry and back. The pick at 7.30am seemed a bit excessively early but it is October so I’m guessing it may be busier during the summer so they accommodate for that. Rhodes was beautiful even though we only had around 4hrs there apposed to the 6 states when booking. Our return journey was an absolute nightmare! We was told by staff to que for check-in even though after a 1 hr wait we was then told we didn’t need to que and go straight to the terminal.we then waited a further hour for passport control And local people seem to think it’s ok to jump the que!not acceptable where I come from.staff were unhelpful and rude in Rhodes. We then waited for our ferry back for about another 25mins and then told We couldn’t get in so had to wait for the Next. Personally Rhodes is worth a visit but not like this.around 8hrs of travelling wiring around and queing for a 4hr day on the island.waste of my time and money

The catamaran trip was longer than expected (1hr 20 at least) and I didn’t realise you have to stay seated inside the whole time. We ended up with around 3.5 hours to look around. It was a nice taste of Rhodes but it’s a shame the queuing at the port and security took so long. It cut our leisure time down quite a bit. It’s a lovely trip to go and see Rhodes and one of the highlights was the nice dog at Marmaris Port.

Very good Journey , quick smooth and very successful day out in Rhodes. I really enjoyed that my transfer was on time and picked up at right location as well dropping us back. Only thing I would say is able to buy coffee and tea from boat would be better as well as having AC on during the journey.

It was a long day , when you spend a lot of time in queues at passport control both ends. There are no shops selling perfume.

The trip was good overall. When you get to the port the taxi drivers will offer 100 euro to take you to a beach no need as there is one 20 minute walk away which is nice. This beach is rocky but sunbeds, bars/restaurant are good and water is crystal blue. I would highly recommend you are at least 20 minutes early for your return ferry as the police officers are the worst if you are late, scream and shout at you like you are a child!!

5/5 for Arbek travel refundin my payment because I booked the wrong trip. Thanks for exellent custom service and understanding

Fabulous.. easy to book and easy communication.. bus pickup from outside hotel to the marina and boarding passes picked up from kiosk. Passport and immigration checks as leaving Turkey and the same the other side in Rhodes.. definitely recommend going to Rhodes .. wondering around the old castle walls and old town!! Superb day out!!

The whole experience of being on the island of Rhodes. Passport control less hectic, more efficient than two previous Greek island tours I’ve been on recently.