Organic Olive Grove tour & Olive oil tasting & lunch in Kalamata!
An experience designed for olive oil and nature lovers who have a passion for olive oil, nature, tradition and traditional Greek gastronomy!
Along with our professional and certified expert, you’ll discover the key aromas, flavours & tastes and will learn which olive-oil variety to pair with your favourite food.
Everything that you need to know about this gift from the nature, you will learn it along with people who have a great passion and love about olive trees and olive oil!
Light or Full lunch (optional, upon request and at an extra charge)
If you wish to conclude your olive oil experience with a delicious light or full lunch, full of Messinian flavours, in one of the most welcoming family restaurants in the heart of Kalamata’s historic centre, just let us know and we can arrange it for you!
A memorable, private and personalized experience exclusively for you and your beloved ones, because, once booked for the day no other guests are added in the experience!
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Organic Olive Grove tour & Olive oil tasting & lunch in Kalamata!
What's included in Organic Olive Grove tour & Olive oil tasting & lunch in Kalamata!
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Part 1: Visit and Walking tour in a Traditional Organic Olive grove (available all year round) You’ll walk through the perennial olive trees and experience a relaxing stroll through a traditional organic olive grove located just 10' away from Kalamata. During your walk, you’ll get acquainted with different varieties of olive trees in all shapes and of all ages and learn the long history of the olive tree. Part 2: Visit at a certified Olive oil Mill (available all year round-depending on season) Then, very close to the Olive grove, you will make a visit at a certified and open to the public Olive oil mill where you will learn all about the extraction process, from the olive grove to bottling. Part 3: Olive Oil tasting experience After the Olive oil mill, we will go together in the historic center, in one of the oldest Olive oil shops of the city. Along with our professional and certified olive oil expert, you’ll learn all about the queen of Greek olive-oil varieties, Koroneiki, as well as other just as superb Greek extra virgin olive oil varieties. You’ll discover their key aromas, flavours and tastes, and will learn which olive-oil variety to pair with your favourite food.
Inclusions
- Professional olive oil taster
- Local host-certified tour leader throughout the experience
- Olive oil tasting with 4 Greek extra virgin olive oil varieties with an olive oil taster
- All Fees and Taxes
- Greek local delicacies / bottle of water
- Light or full lunch is provided upon request and at an extra charge. Includes local delicacies such as Greek pies, cheese, vegetarian food, split peas balls or other local seasonal food.
- Local wines or drinks are provided with light or full lunch.
- Personal purchases from local shops (optional)
- Tips & gratuities (optional)
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- The Olive oil tour & tasting experience is provided upon request and depending on availability. In case there is no availability for the day you are interested, the experience can be offered the next available date or choose another similar available experience after coordination.
- Transportation is needed to visit the traditional organic olive grove and the olive oil mill which is located 10' away from Kalamata city centre and from the meeting point. Please inform us if you have your own vehicle. In other case, we can arrange it with our partners at an extra cost.
- Availability of the traditional Organic olive grove and the Olive oil tasting experience: All year round, Monday – Sunday either in the mornings or in the afternoons.
- Availability & visit at the Olive oil mill: March to October from Monday to Sunday. November - February, after coordination and depending on availability, due to olive oil harvesting period.
- The Olive oil tour experience is also offered in the afternoons at 17:30 p.m.
- Holy Friday - Easter Tuesday & Greek official holidays are excluded.
- Family friendly.
- Note from the provider: The activity ends at the Olive oil shop.
- Please notify us of any special dietary needs (e.g. vegetarian, vegan, pescatarian, flexitarian, etc.) or any allergies (e.g. food allergies, allergies to bees, etc.).
- Please notify us of any allergies (e.g. food allergies, allergies to bees, etc.).
- Wear comfortable shoes and a hat, as you’ll spend quite a bit of time outdoors.
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- Maria, our passionate food lover and local host, will be waiting for you in front of the Port Authority Offices in Kalamata with her vehicle; you will follow her with your own vehicle and start the olive oil tour experience.