Organic Olive Grove tour & Olive oil tasting & lunch in Kalamata!

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Organic Olive Grove tour & Olive oil tasting & lunch in Kalamata! — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

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About this activity

An experience designed for olive oil and nature lovers who have a passion for olive oil, nature, tradition & 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.

Learn everything about this gift from the nature, and learn, 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)

Would you like 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 at a small extra charge!

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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At a glance

Duration: 3 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–12
Guide: Greek, English
Operated by: Mama's flavours

Ages: Infants (0–4 years) · Children (5–12 years) · Youth (13–17 years) · Adults (18–85 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Professional olive oil taster
Included: All Fees and Taxes
Included: Public Liability Insurance
Included: Local host-certified tour leader throughout the experience
Included: Olive oil tasting with 4 Greek extra virgin olive oil varieties with an olive oil taster
Included: Snacks: Greek local delicacies / bottle of water

Not included

Not included: 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.
Not included: Alcoholic beverages: Local wines or drinks are provided with light or full lunch.
Not included: Personal purchases from local shops (optional)
Not included: Tips & gratuities (optional)
Not included: Private transportation: Transportation is necessary to do the experience, so either you will use your own transportation or we can arrange taxi services for you at an extra charge.

Itinerary

Part 1: Visit & Walking tour in a Traditional Organic Olive grove (available all year round) Walk through the perennial olive trees and experience a relaxing stroll through a traditional organic olive grove located just 10' away from Kalamata. 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 ONLY in the mornings, Sundays closed) Then, very close to the Olive grove, you will make a visit at a certified, 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 head to the historic center, in one of the oldest Olive oil shops of the city. Our professional, certified olive oil expert, will reveal you all about Greek olive-oil varieties, like Koroneiki, their distinctive key aromas, tastes, characteristics, health benefits and learn to pair them with your favourite food! The whole experience ENDS AT THE OLIVE OIL SHOP AND NOT AT THE MEETING POINT! Ignore Viator's note that the experience ends at the meeting point!

Stop 1

Meeting point and pickup

Everyone meets at the meeting point.

Meeting point

Maria, the local host, will be waiting for you in front of the Port Authority Offices in Kalamata; you will go together with your own vehicle and start the olive oil tour experience. If you do not have your own transportation she will arrange a taxi for you that day at an extra charge.

End point

Maria, the local host, will be waiting for you in front of the Port Authority Offices in Kalamata; you will go together with your own vehicle and start the olive oil tour experience. If you do not have your own transportation she will arrange a taxi for you that day at an extra charge.

Cancellation

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

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The operator may cancel if the weather does not allow it; you then get another date or your money back.

Good to know

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: Only in the mornings, Sundays closed.
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 Mama's flavours: The whole experience ENDS AT THE OLIVE OIL SHOP AND NOT AT THE MEETING POINT! Ignore Viator's note that the experience ends at the meeting point!
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.