Patmos Day Cruise: Explore Byzantine History and St. John's Apocalypse Cave

Discover Patmos: Byzantine history, St. John’s Apocalypse Cave, 11th-century monastery, rare relics, and charming medieval town. Unforgettable journey through time and culture.

Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

Cave of Apocalypse - The Cave of the Apocalypse is situated about halfway up the mountain on the Aegean island of Patmos, along the road between the villages of Chora and Skala. This grotto is believed to mark the spot where John of Patmos received his visions that he recorded in the Book of Revelation.

What's Included
  • Private local licensed guide
  • Round trip ferry tickets
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • Meals and drinks
  • Personal expenses
  • Pick up/Drop off
Additional Information

Patmos - a place with an unmistakable Byzantine Period legacy, where Christianity continues to hold fort through its monastery and sacred structures. It was in a cave here that St. John created the exceptional text of the “Apocalypse” - a standout piece in global literature.

Skala, the port town, is overseen by the formidable monastery of the ‘Theologian’, established in the 11th century, housing a priceless collection of sacred relics, unique manuscripts, icons, jewellery, and intricate embroidery. With its valuable library, it stands as one of the wealthiest monasteries of the Christian realm. The quaint lanes lined with typical white homes, countless taverns, and the medieval settlement of Hora, boasting exquisite architectural designs, along with the local way of life and warm hospitality - collectively culminates into an unforgettable Patmian experience.

  • · To visit the monastery, men must wear long trousers and women must wear long skirts/dresses or trousers. Knees and shoulders must be covered for both men and women.
  • Please notice that extra charges may apply per person or in total of the group for pick-ups from hotels- villas- airbnb outside the proximity of our tour selected pick route. In that case we can provide round trip transfer for customer(s) convenience ad-hoc quoted as per location of customer(s)’ property.
Location
Port of Pythagoreio
Samos - Pithagorio
Pythagorion or Samos port
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Christine_d
Jul 28, 2024
Amazing experience - highly recommend - Simply amazing experience being inside the cave where St John wrote the Book of Revelation, seeing the place where he lived till he died and the rock standing 'desk' where said the vision to his disciple (scribe). Make sure you carry cash because tickets to the cave nor the monastery are included in the tour tickets which is disappointing as we were led to believe when ordering the tour.
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Octavio
Jun 2, 2019
Patmos skala island - Very good beautiful island and food!!! will be back soon tour of St. John cave was about 20 minutes inside the cave the cave lots of history there espresso also amazing
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Katharine_s
May 15, 2019
Not enough stars to rate this excursion! - Ozan was an amazing guide! With extra time, he took us to a Turkish Carpet Weaving operation where we were treated as royalty and enjoyed a tradition lunch on the lawn (not street food), a carpet explanation and show complete with tea service and a demonstration of the silk cocoon being made into thread. This was in addition to the wonderful sites of Eohesus and St Mary's house.
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Martin_n
Jun 28, 2022
A very good tour with very minor issues - Patmos is a very, very interesting Island to visit with the St. John Cave and the monastery. Caroline - our guide - was really good and told u’s a lot of interesting things. To bad that the tour sometimes enere up in a shouting competition. I guess, that better planning netween the guides could eliminate that problem. Also its a bit annoying that guests couldn’t keep quiet and kept taking photos although it wasn’t allowed. But all in all a very good tour 😊
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Pamela_c
Jun 26, 2022
Good guide when we... - Good guide when we eventually found where we were meant to be. No Viator representative at Patmos, we were just herded onto a bus. It would have been easier and cheaper to take a taxi. Hidden extra costs at monastery and cave - which was the whole point of the visit.
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