Symi Chat

Hi Kat
While Adriana gets back to her house from Yialos, I can help out:
Dodecanese Seaways only operate to Datca on Saturdays, which is market day there, and the whole purpose is to provide a day return facility. The ferry sets off from Rhodes at 09:10, arrives Symi at 10:00, leaves again for Datca at 10:30, getting there at 11:00.
On the way back it leaves Datca at 15:00, gets to Symi at 15:30, and leaves again for Rhodes at 16:30.

Thanks for the information Andy, that sounds do-able.
Kat

hello all

I will be arriving with my family next week. last time i was in Symi taxi boat fares were about 7 euros. I remeber when it was about 5.Does anyone know if there is a discount for children? my husband and I are bringing our two girs and thinking taxi boats are going to be very expensive for four of us.The girls are both 14 so not tiny - any tips to save money apart from going to pedi on the bus. i believe you can walk from Pedi to the next bay- how is that?

Hi Ali welcome to the chat page

As far as I know there will be no discount for your 14 year old girls but someone may know for sure.

If you are staying in Yialos you can walk round to Nos beach. Walking down to Pedi if you're in Chorio isn't too hard, even at this time of the year. You can get the bus back of course.

There are two areas on Pedi beach with sunbeds, Toli at the left hand corner and Katsaras right in the middle.

You can walk from Pedi to Ag Nicholas quite easily and if you can manage a slightly longer walk, to Ag Marina. There is a taxi boat from Pedi to those two beaches. I don't know what he's charging this year but it's usually cheaper than the Yialos boats.

Using taxi-boats as Allan says is going to be expensive for four of you.
We (my wife and I) managed to spend 6 weeks in Symi last year without once using a taxi boat and we were on the beach almost every day. Options are: walk to St. Nik's-not a difficult route even in summer. Walk to Pedi-plenty of sunbeds, small supermarket, tavernas. Walk to Nimborio-stiff climb up from the harbour but then nice breezy walk down. Walk to Nos-gets busy midday with day-trippers but then quietens down again.

I'd save my money and do a couple of round the island trips instead.

We agree with Mike. We enjoy walking to the beaches and in May only used a taxi boat to get to Nanou - 12euros return per person.