Private Greek Island Tours

Greece has a complex but efficient ferry service between islands, with certain islands offering multiple ferry lines to choose from. We pre-book premium seats for our clients on fast ferries between some of the nearer islands like Mykonos, Santorini, Paros and Naxos. There are also numerous short direct flights which we utilise from Athens to destinations like Santorini, Crete and Rhodes. We take the hassle out of the trip building process by choosing the correct ferries for our clients, providing them with pre-booked tickets and private drivers to and from the ports.

This often depends on your budget as Santorini can be quite an expensive destination. The key to Santorini is staying somewhere central so you are within waking distance of restaurants and bars. With this in mind, we prefer to base our clients in Oia which offers a wonderful selection of restaurants, bars, stunning Caldera views and secluded boutique hotels. We also book hotels in Fira, which can be more affordable whilst still offering travelers a very good selection of restaurants, bars and great Caldera views.

Being a Southern European country, Greece benefits from lovely warm Mediterranean weather from May and throughout the season. Whilst the water tends to be cooler at the start of the season in the months of April and May, it gets progressively warmer and the months of August and September enjoy some of the warmest sea temperatures thanks to its hot Summer weather. In October the water starts to cool again but is still very pleasant to swim in, especially compared to the Atlantic and Pacific sea temperatures.

These are two very different islands, which is why its worth visiting both in our opinion. Mykonos is great for travelers interested in visiting beautiful beaches, staying in stunning hotels with pools and spending your days relaxing and your evenings dining in excellent seaside restaurants. The nicer hotels tend to be based near popular beaches, so don’t expect to be based too near the centre. Santorini is romantic, with jaw dropping views, boutique hotels built into the cliffside, breath-taking sunsets and is also very compact. So staying somewhere central in important. It’s a great island to finish your Greece trip at before you fly home.

The best beaches and most accessible beaches in Greece are in Crete, Mykonos and Naxos. All of these islands are very accessible by ferry or by direct flight. The iconic Balos beach with its turquoise Maldives water is located near Chania in Crete. Mykonos is adorned with several beautiful sandy beaches which are accompanied by impressive beach bars. Travelers looking for that secluded beach experience should consider Naxos, which has some excellent beaches which are popular with our guests.

Whilst travelers often want to skip Athens in favor of more time on the islands, we highly recommend a 1-2 night stay in Athens. Besides the excellent flight connections in and out of Athens, this vibrant city is home to the ancient Acropolis, which is a must see for first time visitors to Greece. A private tour of Acropolis usually lasts a morning, with an afternoon free to explore the city’s plaka neighbourhood which we do recommend. There are also day tours from Athens to Delphi or even further afield to Meteora which is why we don’t feel Athens should be overlooked.