If you are into hiking, trekking or walking, Rhodes is for you. Being the fourth largest of the Greek islands and the largest of the Dodecanese group of islands. Rhodes has unrivalled history. Invaders knew Rhodes to be a strategically positioned island close to Egypt and Asia Minor and has been occupied by Minoans from Crete .The Minoans are thought to have established the first shrines at Lalyssos, Kamiros and Lindos. Persians, Romans, Arabs, Knights of St John, Ottoman Turks and Italians have all left their mark on Rhodes in one way or another. 
The history of Greece and Rhodes is well documented so we will concentrate in informing you about what you can see when walking with us on Rhodes. Our aim is to give you the opportunity to enjoy the variable walks but also give you the opportunity to experience the Greek way of life if you desire. Depending on the time of year we can arrange for you to spend some time with the locals picking your own olives and see how they are prepared for eating or for making olive oil, a really enjoyable experience I can ensure you. Or what could be better than picking your own fresh oranges from the trees around the villages of Malona and Massari; the best oranges in the World. I would argue my case with Mr Delmonte himself!
As you walk from the villages and into the countryside you will find yourself surrounded by fenced off gardens and small farms with fruit trees, vines and vegetables. These are owned and tended by individual families, the surplus from these farms are sold. Every Saturday in Rhodes Town there is a market where all of these products are sold by the local farmers, well worth a visit to see the extensive range of fruit and vegetables for sale.

In the fertile areas of Rhodes there are very large farms and greenhouses, open fields of tomatoes, melons, runner beans etc. The climate of Rhodes allows for the possibility to have two harvests a year. Some of our walking routes ramble through these farms and you can smell the aroma of fresh produce.  
Leaving the farms and gardens we venture into the open, variable countryside, that Rhodes offers. You could be walking in pine forests, olive groves, meadows, stony areas covered with herbs. Some of the mountainous areas on first appearance seem to be barren solid rock but even these have plants, small animals and of course goats. The goats are in abundance, some domestic and some wild.

There are wild deer on Rhodes but these are difficult to encounter.
Lizards are quite common; they come in various sizes and colors as well as the snakes. The snakes are rarely seen on our routes but you could be fortunate as some are very colorful. Some are venomous but are not deadly to humans. {For your peace of mind, all of our walking guides are trained to deal if an incident should occur}. There are plenty of interesting spiders and insects on the Island and different species can be seen at different times of the year.
A variety of birds live on the Island, the larger birds can be seen in the mountains.
Our walking guides will be pleased to discuss the flora and fauna with you.

See photographs in our gallery section.