About this trip
Nine days across mainland Greece and two of its best-known islands, mixing ancient history with island time. You start in Athens taking in the historic core, then head north to Delphi and the monasteries of Meteora before finishing on Mykonos and Santorini.
It's an easy-paced, partially guided trip suited to families and groups, so someone else handles the logistics of moving between sites while you get on with sightseeing and sampling the food.
Expect a fair bit of ground covered — ancient ruins, mountain monasteries, cobbled village streets and two very different island atmospheres — all in just over a week.
What you'll do
- Explore the historic landmarks of Athens
- Visit Delphi, once considered the centre of the ancient world
- See the cliff-top monasteries of Meteora
- Wander the old streets of Kalambaka
- Experience Mykonos's nightlife
- Explore Santorini's caldera villages
- Partially guided — some sections you'll cover independently
- Easy pace, suited to families and groups
- Covers a lot of ground in nine days, from mainland sites to two islands
Worth it if you want a structured intro to Greece's highlights and luck into a good guide. Think twice if you're solo, value reliable logistics, or expect 3-star standards.
- Hotels marketed as 3-star were cramped, poorly located, and often filthy; breakfast promised daily but skipped half the time.
- Solo travellers never met an actual group; daily shuffling between different hotels and drivers defeats the 'group tour' pitch entirely.
- Transport consistently unreliable: early pickups at 4.45am, 30-minute delays, no-shows, and emergency numbers that don't work.
- When guides like Katerina were assigned, attention to detail and responsiveness transformed the whole experience dramatically.
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Departing in Sep is cheapest — from £1,380, about 10% below the priciest month (Jul).
Getting there
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Where to stay
A night before your tour in Athens · 31 Aug – 1 Sept
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