Top Greece Day Trips - page 112

We had so much fun with Elena, Marelena, and Dimitrios on our cruise! The food was great and they were so attentive to different diets I really appreciated it. The spots they take you are amazing and you get to learn the history of the island as well. I very much recommend!

We took the private tour to Lake Vouliagmeni and the Temple of Poseidon, and it was absolutely fantastic! Our guide, Marios, was incredibly nice, charming, and highly knowledgeable. He shared so much interesting information and made the whole drive delightful. The entire trip had a relaxed, light, and wonderful atmosphere. Marios also recommended a few great local restaurants for lunch, and the one we chose was excellent and delicious. We had an amazing time and highly recommend this tour with the lovely Marios!

I had a great time celebrating my 21st birthday. The food in the restaurant was good, there were options of chicken/pork souvlaki or a few pasta dishes and a vegetarian option that my mum enjoyed. The swim spot was amazing. We visited two other islands and they were amazing and had time to swim and get an ice cream and a coffee and look at the shops. The boat itself was good, obviously busy as it’s the peak July season, but everyone had enough room to sit or lay. However it’s important to note that there’s not a lot of shaded space so bring hats, water and parasols and suncream as it’s 8 hours under the direct sun. One thing was they played good music but it was too loud for me but I could have moved away from the speakers if I wanted to so that’s my problem. The value was amazing for a whole day trip plus lunch for £26 each

The tour was amazing! We had so much fun. Never got sick, they did a wonderful job driving the boat. The crew were all knowledgeable, friendly, and funny. They took pictures of us with the GoPro and videos with the drone and it turned out amazing. They really went above and beyond to make the tour (and the whole trip) memorable for us!

There is NO question about it - if you want a great experience, plenty of room to move about the vessel, have a great team, a clean and very organized trip, then go with Ionian Cruises. If you want overloaded boats that actually list during turns, with no place to sit, looking like a Walmart on the day after Thanksgiving, and smoking everywhere...then by all means go with Corfu Cruises. The difference is so massive you almost pity the ones who went with Corfu Cruises. Ionian Cruises does it right, they have great staff, clean bathrooms, showers, and you move from one area of the vessel to another with no problem. Oh, and their craft is MUCH faster and smoother because it is a big cat with two monster engines. The other guys use V-hulls that are slower and each wave you watch them bounce. We were so happy we raved about it to the Concierge at the Domes Miramare so they could pass on our thoughts to other guests. You also REALLY visit the Blue Caves, entering into them with the entire vessel. We circumvented all of Paxos.

We had a wonderful day exploring with our very knowledgeable and kind guide. We saw everything we wanted and more! For older travelers, I would not do this tour the day after you go to the Athens Acropolis, since they both involve quite a bit of uphill walking. Our guide tailored our tour based on our needs. He was extremely flexible.

Sara was one of the best guides ever. You must request her if you can. The tour is long and well worth the money. They will tailor to your desires. We wanted the local experience and stayed away from the super busy tourist spots. It was fantastic. We did go the 41 for lunch and that was a must do!! Overall fantastic day!

We had one full day to see all the important sites in Athens and this was the way to go! Andreas was professional, interesting, educated, and we got a real sense of day to day life in Athens, not to mention a good historical perspective. He drove safely in a beautiful comfortable car, stopped for lunch at a place he spent his youth near, and was prompt and responsive to any other questions or times we wanted to stop for a viewpoint. I misunderstood the quality and dollar amount "stipend" that lunch included, I would have tried more things on the menu. Also it appeared that this was a place that a bus tour could and did stop, and we would have appreciated and paid for something more private and upscale. Nevertheless, it was a great sunny day and wonderful way to see Athens. Good communication before the excursion also, which always helps. Would recommend!