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You will be welcomed in our olive farm with a welcoming drink. We will visit our olive grove and explain about the 93 different trees. We will also collect some herbs and explain about it, and see our donkeys and horse. During the tour, you will get information about the various trees and olives, and the history of the harvest of olives in Greece, and the making of olive oil. Then we will prepare together some delicacies made of olives that we will eat. We will also do another recipe that needs olive oil, and from mid September to end of November, we will prepare some olives to be eaten. The recipes will be sent to you so that you can cook back at home. At the end, you leave with some souvenirs. Other things to note Come with casual clothes. We are a small farm, with dogs, cats, donkeys, a horse, chickens, ducks, bees, butterflies..... Olives trees, many different fruits trees, herbs.

We will have a coffee, tea or infused water in our terrace, with a welcome discussion. Guests will receive a small introduction to the 15 and more herbs which grow organically in our farm and essential oils, their use, properties and effect. We will have a conversation about the specific use of herbs in Rhodes and Greece in general. We will give a touch of history: some of the recipes were used already more than 2000 years ago. We still do the same preparation here. Then, we will walk around our land to see the different plants. We will choose one or two of them to cut, we will collect enough herbs to make our own essential oil. We may go outside of our land on the small mountain to collect more. After our tour, we will go to our workshop, where we will explain how work the distilling tools, what preparation we must do. We will start the process of distillation, observe and supervise it. We will watch the making of the hydrolat and the oil. When we finish the essential oil, we will then make cosmetic products that have essential oils inside . At the end, we will have a small snack of homemade olives with herbs. It will be a time for questions and feed back. We wish you to leave our farm with a strong knowledge about natural medicines, and organic farming, a fun time and a sense of friendship. Experience in French and German too. Other things to note You are coming to a small farm, we have animals, dogs, cats, donkeys, chickens. We will be walking through our land, so take comfortable clothes and shoes and hat. Suitable for children. To collect the herbs it is necessary to bend. The walk in the small mountain is easy.

With a private transfer arranged for you, i will lead you to the strating point of the sea kayaking activity, Kathara Beach, located 20 minutes away of Rhodes Town. After a safety breafing on Sea Kayaking, we will start exploring the beautiful east coast of the island. We will explore Anthony Quinn's Bay, Ladiko Bay, the cave of the seal and finally Traganou Bay. There, i will have prepared for you a yummy healthy greek traditional picnic, incuding "dakos", dolmanakia, eggplant salad, fresh vegetables and many more. After having regained our energy, we will start paddling back the starting location. Do not miss the change, even if you are a complete beginner, to treat yourself with a fantastic sea kayak trip on the crystal clear waters of the Mediterranean. Note that all the sea kayaking equipment (tandem kayaks) / snorkeling equipment is provided.

You can get to know a lot about the culture and people of a city through their food. The fun begins after a scenic and picturesque journey away from the island's coast to the small, unspoiled mountainous village of Apollona nestled in the foothills of Profitis Ilias. Stop for a quick tour of an agricultural co-op and learn how these proud, resourceful women run the enterprise. From there you will visit the folklore museum and discover what life was like for locals in the centuries past. You will also visit a winery and learn about the various grape varietals as well as the wine making process. While here, bring a glass of delicious wine to your lips and understand firsthand why Rhodes produces some of the world's most award-winning wines. The highlight of the tour will be a personal cooking class from a mama cook in the village who will share her secrets in making traditional famous Greek fare including tzatziki, pitaroudia (vegetable fried balls) and ever-popular Greek salad. Learn how to make gemista (stuffed peppers with tomatoes and rice), roasted goat with chickpeas and many more scrumptious delights! Conclude your time in Apollona enjoying the fruits of your culinary labors by sitting down to a homemade lunch that you and your fellow cooks have lovingly prepared.

The experience takes place only from early November until the end of December, the season of the olives. After a welcome drink, we visit our land where we have our 96 trees and we explain the whole process of how to make the olive oil and other delicious preparations. Then, we pick up the olives together and we take them to the olive press. During the afternoon, we have a typical cold snack with Greeks products. While the olives are in the press, we observe how they will be transformed into olive oil. Then we prepare some big olives following different recipes, some olive pasta and explain about others products with olives oil. To enjoy this, a testing of the products ends our day. As a memory, you receive a bottle (100ml) of fresh-pressed olive oil. Please note that the experience is during the winter, from early November to the end of December. It is suitable for children.