Organic Olive Grove tour & Olive oil tasting & lunch in Kalamata!
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3 hours
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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!
Additional Info
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 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.
What To Expect
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 all year round-depending on season) 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!
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Organic Olive Grove tour & Olive oil tasting & lunch in Kalamata!
What‘s Included
Professional olive oil taster
All Fees and Taxes
Public Liability Insurance
Local host-certified tour leader throughout the experience
Olive oil tasting with 4 Greek extra virgin olive oil varieties with an olive oil taster
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)
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.
Cancellation Policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Reviews
66 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Highly Recommend
Marcia K,May 1, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Maria was wonderful, very informative and good at her job. Would take any tour from her. Gave much information about historical Greece along with Olive trees.
This tour and guide (Maria) were the BEST!!!!
Sherri B,Apr 24, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Maria, our guide and owner of the business, was exceptional. We do A LOT of these types of tours on our travels and she is by far the best one we have had! Not only is she knowledgeable about olives and olive oil and the milling process and the history of Greece and Kalamata, but she's PASSIONATE about those things and it shines through. She cares that you enjoy your experience and is passionate about her guests. Her husband, Giannis, was our taxi driver and she arranged our transportation with him. Everything was taken care of and Kelli, at the tasting shop, was super passionate and knowledgeable and sweet! We bought a few things at the shop as well. Time wasn't a factor. They spent as much time with you as you wanted! Maria also does other tours so before we leave Kalamata, we will have Maria give us one more tour! I can't say enough about her! Thank you Maria!!!
Wonderful tour with a lot of learning!! Beautiful..
678melinag,Feb 27, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The entire experience was absolutely fantastic!! Not only is Maria passionate about sharing the Peloponnesian culture, she is also such a warm and genuine person on top of it! I enjoyed my half-day private tour with Maria; we had a lovely morning touring the olive grove, the olive oil refinery, and then had a beautiful and intimate olive oil tasting with a lovely couple in the town of Kalamata. This is a wonderful tour - I hope to come back and bring my family and also see Maria in Lefkada soon :)
Greek food and history with a friend!
katrinarT5611ID,Feb 26, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I had the most amazing experience with Maria. She’s so knowledgeable and passionate about the history of Greece, it was contagious! I felt myself loving Greece as much as she did. I learned much more than just how olive oil is made. We ended the tour with dinner and it felt like having dinner with my best friend. She’s so warm and friendly, and the food was amazing! I would highly recommended and I can’t wait to visit again!
An Olive Experience Not to Be Missed!
Debra Z,Dec 17, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00This was one of the best tours I’ve ever been on and I’m tallking over 100. The guide Maria was informative and passionate about her subject as well as being delightful and upbeat. We spent time in the grove learning about Olive growing, then we went to a processing facility and ended up doing a tasting at a shop. I can’t imagine a more complete experience and we are now devotees of extra-virgin olive oil.! I highly recommend this tour to anyone who comes to Kalamata and is looking for an immersive experience since olive oil is really what this town is all about. Just be clear with Viator and the tour guide about transport to the venues.
Great experience!
989mirella,Nov 9, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The Biological Olive Grove Tour & Olive Oil Tasting with Lunch in Kalamata is a truly wonderful experience that unfolds in several engaging parts; from walking through the groves to discovering the production process. You get to learn everything about olives and olive oil in an authentic, hands-on way. The tasting itself is of course the highlight: rich, aromatic, and full of stories behind each flavor. Greeks and olive oil are inseparable, and this tour makes you understand exactly why. A perfect mix of culture, craftsmanship, and culinary delight.
Very special local experience in Kalamata, Greece
kenn0013,Oct 5, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Mama’s Flavours experiences are not to be missed. A rare and wonderful opportunity to meet a warm, bright, well informed local who guides you to see and learn captivating things easily overlooked. Expertly curated and personalized, I highly recommend making space in your itinerary for one of Mama’s experiences.
More than just another tour! Fabulous!
Andrea5171959,Aug 4, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Oh my gosh, everything we did with the Olive Grove tour was spectacular. Our guide, Maria was intelligent, warm, genuine, and an absolute delight to be with. The tour far exceeded our expectations and I would highly recommend it to anyone.
A delightful taste of Greek hospitality
Inspire07020954402,Aug 4, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00What a wonderful time we had spending nearly half a day immersed in the world of olives and olive oil with Maria, a thoroughly delightful person and highly knowledgeable guide. The tour started in an organic olive grove where, surrounded by centuries-old olive trees, we were introduced to the history and science of cultivating olives; we then went on to a processing facility where we saw the modern method of olive oil extraction, and finally we ended with a tasting of multiple varieties of olive oil hosted by an expert who explained the elements important in determining the grade of an olive oil. Maria’s enthusiastic and engaging manner throughout the day made us feel as if we were chatting with an old friend, and not surprisingly the conversations often detoured to favorite recipes and favorite memories of family meals in which olive oil always was a central element. We are already planning for a return tour during harvesting season.
A fascinating and fun experience!
Lucy S,Jul 6, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Maria was an amazing tour guide for me and my family, sharing so much interesting information and fun stories. We learnt so much in the olive grove and mill and enjoyed tasting the olive oil, bread and olives. Thank you to Maria and all her trusted partners.
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