Boat tours
Rhodes boat tour: fifteen listings compared by hours, fare and what is on board
Every Rhodes boat tour on this site sells the same sea and a different day. Fifteen listings, fares from $26 to $1,218, and between them 8,189 reviews — and the thing that separates them is not the water but three plain numbers: how many hours you are out, what the operator names as included, and where the boat leaves from. The shortest listing here is 2 hours 30 minutes and the longest is 7 hours. The cheapest asks $26 and the most expensive is a private boat where the fare covers the whole party rather than each traveller. This page puts all fifteen side by side on those three numbers, using nothing but the operators’ own wording and the live fares, so that a Rhodes boat tour you book is the one you meant to book. No promises about weather, sea state or what swims past: we do not know any of those, and neither does anyone selling you a ticket.
Fifteen listings, at a glance
- Our pick
- $71Rhodes: All-Inclusive Catamaran Cruise with Lunch and Drinks — 6 hours, rated 4.8 across 2,483 reviews, the most feedback of any listing here
- Listings compared
- FifteenTwelve are sold per person; three are private boats where the fare covers the boat
- Lowest fare here
- $26Rhodes: 6-Hour Snorkeling and Swimming Cruise With Snacks — 6 hours, rated 4.2 across 165 reviews
- Shortest listing
- 2 hours 30 minutesRhodes: Anthony Quinn Bay & Sea Caves Snorkeling Cruise at $45, rated 4.9 across 508 reviews
- Longest listing
- 7 hoursTwo of them: the Alimia Island day at $145 and the guided snorkel day at $63
- Reviews behind the fifteen
- 8,189Three listings are new this season and carry no rating yet; the other twelve do
- Where they leave from
- Five placesTen start in Rhodes or Rhodes Town; two at Kamiros Skala, one at Stegna, one at Faliraki and the kayaking day on Symi, which is not the same journey to the pier
- Cancellation
- Free cancellationnamed on the listings on this site
Quick answer
The short answer. For the strongest record, our pick is $71: six hours, 2,483 reviews at 4.8. For the shortest afternoon, the 2.5-hour cruise at $45 is rated 4.9 across 508 reviews. For the lowest fare, the six-hour wooden-boat cruise at $26. If you want the day to belong to your own party, a private Rhodes boat tour starts at $740 and that fare is for the boat, not per person.
What you are actually choosing
Three numbers decide which Rhodes boat tour is yours
Open any Rhodes boat tour listing and the photographs look interchangeable: blue water, a white hull, someone in a mask at the surface. The differences that matter are duller and easier to check. The first is hours. This site carries listings of 2 hours 30 minutes, 3 hours, 4 hours, 4 to 5 hours, 5 hours, 6 hours and 7 hours, and that range is the difference between an afternoon and a whole day gone.
The second is what the operator names. Some listings say exactly what is on board — a Mediterranean buffet lunch and unlimited drinks on the catamaran at $71, gourmet Greek food and an open bar on the caique at $97, an open bar with cocktails, beer, wine and soft drinks on the three-bay cruise at $56. Others describe the route and stay quiet about food. We do not fill those silences in. Where a description says nothing, this page says nothing, and the booking page is where you check.
The third is the pier. Ten of the fifteen leave from Rhodes or Rhodes Town, but the two marine-biologist trips start at Kamiros Skala, the private Stegna listing starts at Stegna, the BBQ cruise for up to twelve guests starts at Faliraki and the kayaking day starts on Symi. If you are staying in the old part of the island’s capital, a Rhodes boat tour from Kamiros Skala is a different morning from one that leaves a short walk from your hotel, and the listing page is where the meeting point is stated.
Everything else — the rating, the review count, the fare per hour in the table below — is there to break a tie once those three questions are settled. The sea itself is the same sea on all fifteen.
Hours against fare
The twelve per-person listings, shortest day first
Fares, ratings, review counts and durations are read off the live listings. The last column is the operator’s own wording, shortened.
| Listing | Hours | Fare | Rating | What the operator names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhodes: Anthony Quinn Bay & Sea Caves Snorkeling Cruise | 2 h 30 m | $45 | 4.9 · 508 | East coast beaches, hidden caves |
| Rhodes: Dolphin Watching & Marine Biologist Snorkel Cruise | 3 h | $102 | 4.8 · 993 | A marine biologist, underwater photos |
| Rhodes: Anthony Quinn, Ladiko and Caves All-Inclusive Cruise | 3 h | $56 | 4.8 · 1,857 | Three bays, open bar, sofa seating |
| Rhodes: Sunset Catamaran Cruise with Snack, Fruits & Drinks | 3 h | $51 | 4.7 · 234 | Evening sailing, fruit and drinks |
| Rhodes: Stand-up Paddle Adventure with Snorkeling & Sea Cave | 4–5 h | $97 | 4.9 · 264 | Guided paddling, a sea cave, small group |
| Rhodes: Fishing Trip, Snorkelling, BBQ, & Professional Guide | 5 h | $70 | 4.8 · 445 | Fishing with locals, fresh food |
| Rhodes: All-Inclusive Catamaran Cruise with Lunch and Drinks | 6 h | $71 | 4.8 · 2,483 | Buffet lunch, unlimited drinks |
| Rhodes: Boat Tour with Snorkeling, Gourmet Buffet & Open Bar | 6 h | $97 | 4.7 · 625 | A Greek caique, gourmet food, open bar |
| Rhodes: All inclusive Catamaran Escape with Lunch & Drinks | 6 h | $68 | 4.7 · 378 | East coast beaches, snacks, lunch, drinks |
| Rhodes: 6-Hour Snorkeling and Swimming Cruise With Snacks | 6 h | $26 | 4.2 · 165 | A wooden boat, three stops, music on board |
| Rhodes: Dolphins, Snorkeling and Alimia Island BBQ Lunch | 7 h | $145 | 4.8 · 234 | Alimia Island, a beach BBQ, a marine biologist |
| Rhodes: Guided Snorkeling Adventure on a Full-Day Boat Trip | 7 h | $63 | 5.0 · 3 | A guided day at sea, all ages |
Reading the fares
Why a six-hour day can cost less than a three-hour one
The fares on a Rhodes boat tour do not line up with the clock, and that surprises people. Six hours at $26 on a traditional wooden boat costs less than half of three hours at $102 with a marine biologist on board. Six hours at $71 with a buffet and unlimited drinks costs less than four to five hours at $97 on a paddleboard in a small group. Hours are the cheapest thing a boat can sell you; people, food and group size are what move the number.
That is why the price table on this page carries a cost-per-hour column. It is not a verdict, it is a sanity check: it tells you when a short, expensive listing is short and expensive because something specific is on board. The three-hour trip at $102 is the clearest case. Its operator sends a marine biologist out with the boat, looks for wild dolphins near Makri, stops to snorkel at Stroggyli and includes underwater photos. Whether the dolphins show up is not in anyone’s hands, and we will not pretend otherwise — but the biologist is, and that is rare enough in this niche to explain the fare.
At the other end, the highest numbers on this site belong to the three private boats: $740 for four hours from Stegna, $797 for six hours of sea kayaking around Symi, and $1,218 for five hours with up to twelve guests from Faliraki. Those fares are for the boat and the party, not for one seat. Read against a per-person fare they look impossible; read as a whole-boat price for a group of six or eight they are an ordinary calculation. We give them a page of their own because the arithmetic deserves the room.
One more honest note about the review counts. The catamaran day at $71 has 2,483 reviews and the three-bay cruise at $56 has 1,857; the newest three listings have none at all. A missing rating is not a bad rating, it is an absence of evidence, and on a Rhodes boat tour that has only just gone on sale it is exactly what you would expect.
Every trip, current fare
Every listing on this site, per-person first
The twelve per-person listings, then the three private boats whose fare covers the whole party. Cost per hour is the fare divided by the listed duration.
| Tour | Length | Price | What is included | Cost per hour | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhodes: Dolphin Watching & Marine Biologist Snorkel CruiseOur pick · marine biologist | 3 h | $102 | A marine biologist on board, a snorkel stop at Stroggyli | $34.00 | 4.8 · 993 |
| Rhodes: All-Inclusive Catamaran Cruise with Lunch and DrinksThe most reviews on this site | 6 h | $71 | Catamaran, swimming stops, buffet lunch, unlimited drinks | $11.83 | 4.8 · 2,483 |
| Rhodes: Anthony Quinn, Ladiko and Caves All-Inclusive CruiseThree bays in three hours | 3 h | $56 | Three bays, sea caves, sofa seating and an open bar | $18.67 | 4.8 · 1,857 |
| Rhodes: Boat Tour with Snorkeling, Gourmet Buffet & Open BarCaique, buffet and open bar | 6 h | $97 | A traditional Greek caique, gourmet food and an open bar | $16.17 | 4.7 · 625 |
| Rhodes: Anthony Quinn Bay & Sea Caves Snorkeling CruiseShortest listing here, rated 4.9 | 2.5 h | $45 | East coast beaches, hidden caves, swimming time | $18.00 | 4.9 · 508 |
| Rhodes: Fishing Trip, Snorkelling, BBQ, & Professional GuideFishing, a swim, food on board | 5 h | $70 | Fishing with locals, a swim, fresh food on board | $14.00 | 4.8 · 445 |
| Rhodes: All inclusive Catamaran Escape with Lunch & DrinksCatamaran day with lunch | 6 h | $68 | The Cherry Catamaran, east coast beaches, snacks and lunch | $11.33 | 4.7 · 378 |
| Rhodes: Stand-up Paddle Adventure with Snorkeling & Sea CavePaddleboards, rated 4.9 | 4 - 5 h | $97 | Guided paddling, a sea cave, a small group, all levels | — | 4.9 · 264 |
| Rhodes: Sunset Catamaran Cruise with Snack, Fruits & DrinksEvening sailing, three hours | 3 h | $51 | Evening sailing, fresh fruit, drinks, the horizon | $17.00 | 4.7 · 234 |
| Rhodes: Dolphins, Snorkeling and Alimia Island BBQ LunchLongest day, with an island stop | 7 h | $145 | A marine biologist, time on Alimia Island, a beach BBQ | $20.71 | 4.8 · 234 |
| Rhodes: 6-Hour Snorkeling and Swimming Cruise With SnacksLowest fare on this site | 6 h | $26 | A wooden boat, three stops, music on board | $4.33 | 4.2 · 165 |
| Rhodes: Guided Snorkeling Adventure on a Full-Day Boat TripGuided snorkel day, newest reviews | 7 h | $63 | A guided snorkel day at sea, suitable for all ages | $9.00 | 5 · 3 |
| Stegna tour: Private Boat Tour with Swimming and SnorkelingPrivate boat, priced per boat | 4 h | $740 | A private boat from Stegna, swimming stops, your own pace | $185.00 | New |
| Symi: Sea Kayaking Tour with Picnic Lunch and SnorkelingKayaks, priced per party | 6 h | $797 | Sea kayaks, St. George Disalonas Bay, a picnic lunch | $132.83 | New |
| Rhodes: BBQ Cruise with Snorkeling & Drinks, Max. 12 guestsUp to 12 guests, priced per boat | 5 h | $1,218 | Up to 12 guests, Ladiko and Anthony Quinn Bay, a BBQ | $243.60 | New |
What else people search for
The Rhodes searches that are not about boats at all
Because this site is about the sea, it is worth saying plainly what it is not about. A large share of what people type about this island has nothing to do with a Rhodes boat tour, and sending you to the wrong page helps nobody. So: we do not sell anything on land, and the paragraphs below exist so you can stop reading sooner.
The biggest cluster is the medieval walled quarter of the capital. People look for a “rhodes old town tour”, a “walking tour rhodes old town”, a “free walking tour rhodes old town” and a “rhodes town walking tour”, and the French-speaking version of the same search is “tour de l'horloge rhodes”, after the clock tower inside the walls. A “rhodes town tour” and a “free tour rhodes” belong to the same family. We have nothing to say about what those walks cost or who runs them, because we do not run them and have not checked.
The second cluster is wheels. A “rhodes city tour”, a “rhodes city tour bus”, a “rhodes bus tour” and an “auto tour rhodes” are all asking for the island by road rather than by water. The third is the table: a “rhodes food tour” or a “wine tour rhodes” is a day among tavernas and vineyards inland, not a day at a swim stop. And a handful of searches are not about the Greek island at all — “jack rhodes tour” and “jack rhodes tour 2026” are somebody’s name, and they land here by accident.
What we do cover is the water: fifteen listings that leave a pier, stop to swim and snorkel, and come back the same day. If that is what you came for, the table above is the whole comparison in one screen.
Before you book
Six things to settle before you pay
All of them are answerable from the listing page itself, in under a minute.
- Count the hours against your day
Between 2 hours 30 minutes and 7 hours. The 2.5-hour cruise at $45 and the 7-hour day at $145 are both good; they are not interchangeable.
- Check where the boat leaves from
Two listings start at Kamiros Skala, one at Stegna, one at Faliraki and one on Symi. The other ten leave from Rhodes or Rhodes Town, and the meeting point is on the booking page.
- Read what the operator names as included
Buffet lunch and unlimited drinks at $71, an open bar at $56, fresh food on board at $70. Where a listing is silent, treat it as an open question.
- Decide whether you want the boat to yourself
Three listings are private and priced for the whole party, from $740. For two travellers that is a lot; for six it is a different sum.
- Take the ratings with their counts
4.9 across 508 reviews and 5.0 across 3 reviews are not the same evidence. The biggest record here is 2,483 reviews at 4.8.
- Free cancellation
Named on the listings on this site, which is worth having on any booking tied to a fixed departure and a boat that sails without you.
Choosing between them
The honest comparison across the fifteen
If you want the safest choice on evidence alone, take the six-hour catamaran day at $71. It carries 2,483 reviews at 4.8, which is more feedback than any other listing here comes close to, and the description is specific: swimming stops, a Mediterranean buffet, unlimited drinks, the east coast. When a listing that busy keeps a 4.8, the day is doing what it says.
If you want the most water for the fewest hours, the shortest Rhodes boat tour here is the 2.5-hour cruise at $45 is rated 4.9 across 508 reviews and goes straight to the east coast beaches and the caves. If you want a guide who can explain what you are looking at, the three-hour trip at $102 puts a marine biologist on the boat and is our pick for anyone who cares more about understanding the coast than about lunch.
If the day is the holiday, the seven-hour Alimia Island trip at $145 adds time ashore and a beach BBQ, and the seven-hour guided snorkel day at $63 is built around the water itself. If you are counting every euro, the six-hour wooden-boat cruise at $26 is the lowest fare on this site at 4.2 across 165 reviews — the weakest rating here, and still a long day on the water for the money.
And if none of that fits because you are travelling as a group, a family or a party that would rather not share a deck, the private boats are the answer and the next page explains how their fares are built. Whichever Rhodes boat tour you settle on, book the one whose hours match the day you actually have.
Travelling with a group and wondering why the private fares look so large?
See how per-boat pricing works→Common questions
Common questions about a Rhodes boat tour
Which listing has the best record?
The six-hour catamaran day at $71, rated 4.8 across 2,483 reviews. The three-bay cruise at $56 is next with 1,857 reviews at 4.8.
What is the shortest trip?
2 hours 30 minutes, on the Anthony Quinn Bay and sea caves cruise at $45, rated 4.9 across 508 reviews.
What is the cheapest way out on the water?
The six-hour cruise on a traditional wooden boat at $26, rated 4.2 across 165 reviews.
Will we see dolphins?
Nobody can promise that. Two listings here go out with a marine biologist who looks for wild dolphins near Makri, which is the closest thing to an informed search; the animals are wild and make their own plans.
Do the boats all leave from the same place?
No. Ten leave from Rhodes or Rhodes Town, two from Kamiros Skala, one from Stegna, one from Faliraki and one from Symi. Check the meeting point before you book.
Is lunch included?
On some listings the operator names it — a buffet at $71, gourmet food at $97, a BBQ at $145. Others do not mention food at all, so check the booking page.
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