After seeing all the ruins in Athens, thought this would be a nice diversion and it was. Great communication from owner Matteo when booking and follow-up. Picked up right... read more on time at the Rhodes port. We did not get on our way as soon as I would have liked...we had to make some stops to pick up people and then had to wait while all the (necessary) paperwork was done and passengers were shuffled around. We had a fairly large group - I think there were 8 or 10 vehicles in our caravan. Even though our vehicle started out as last in line, our leader made sure that many times during the day the vehicles all took turns changing the lead so sometimes we followed and sometimes we were in the lead. Made a stop midmorning for cool refreshments and to place our orders for lunch. Lunch, consisting of salad, bread, kabobs, and sodas, was served under an ancient olive tree in front of a 300+ yr old church and had been prepared by a local restaurant and brought to our location. I personally would have enjoyed stopping in some of the little towns or other sights along the way, rather than so much off roading, but all in all it was enjoyable and the views were fantastic. We stopped at a smooth rock beach at the end of the ride that was so nice and refreshing. Our stop there was for about an hour. Unfortunately, we got pretty nervous on the way back to our cruise ship - there was my husband, me and a family of 5 from Philadelphia (shout-out to Julia, Charlie & girls from Philly!!) that needed to get back to port to board our cruise ship, but there were some delays with moving vehicles around that took precious time. They got us to the port, just in time, but we had no time to visit Rhodes Town, which I would have enjoyed.

  Cecile was a fantastic guide on our north of the island safari (They offer a North and a South trip depending on where you are staying) . A master off... read more and on road in the incredibly agile Suzuki Jimmy. She took us to some amazing places to see the stunning views across Rhodes, stopped in a fantastic country Greek bar for a drink/ice cream in the morning, and then a restaurant for an a amazing souvlaki for lunch (no food/drink is included in the price, but you get bread, a big plate of tasty food, some local cake and a drink for around €12) and a final stop on a very empty beach to swim and wash the dust off in the crystal clear Mediterranean Sea. You will also stop and discover the many wild herbs that are growing all over the mountains. Nothing beats fresh herbs.

One tip is that if you are very tall, you probably won't be able to drive as they are compact 4x4. Although not driving means you get to see more scenery rather than concentrating on not crashing or getting stuck!