Symi Island: Unforgettable Panormitis Self-Guided Odyssey

The boat was on time. There was no information given or explained. Literally just an expensive ferry. Served the purpose but no frills.

Arrived at Rhodes harbour and met by a wonderful young lady whose English was impeccable. Can't pronounce her Greek name but the sponge shop lads call her " Nancy " . She showed us around the port area and we all had a meal and a good shop . The only problem it was far to hot and theres hardly no shade . The island is picture postcard quality . Really Beautiful and un spoilt . Ive sunbathed in 46° , but then there was a breeze on Symi there is none , so be warned . Met a couple of unhappy greek gentlemen on our travels . 5% of the nearly 3000 occupants are all expats from all over Europe including the UK . This is the island that Tv Doctor Michael Mosley died on in 2024 !. Could of gone for a paddle to cool down . We looked forward to getting back on the boat and hopefully cooler conditions we were wrong .

Great communication before and during the trip. I was on the Symi II and the boat was clean and very comfortable. I loved there was lots of seating outside including 2 areas that were shaded. The agenda was simple but easy to follow and I felt the timing of our stays was perfect. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend this company .

As a solo traveller I book trips as find them the easiest thing to do. Was given a pick up time, place and decrypt vehicle. Arrived on time and lively pleasant driver. When we arrived to pick up the ferry he told me to use my voucher to book on.. Never received one so started to feel anxious so might not be going. Went to the desk and a kind gentleman had to go through the bookings for my name and luckily all was ok. Please next time give everyone a voucher which will make the whole experience run smoother. Symi was absolutely stunning and worth the trip.

Picturesque city, although the restaurants are overpriced. Monastry is a fantastic building, absulute worth to visit.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.