Greece Sailing Trips & Tours

We had a fabulous trip to Greece. I had dreamed of traveling there since I learned about Greek History in 6th grade. I had high expectations and I was not at all disappointed. First of all, our transport drivers were on time throughout the trip, and they were professional and personable. Our hotels were all comfortable and in locations where we could walk to restaurants, etc. We were especially impressed with ALL of the staff at the Melidron in Naxos. From the front desk to the young bar tender, to the women who prepared the homemade breakfast to the drivers, they were always there to help with suggestions and advice, they seemed as sad to see us leave as we were to say goodbye to them. We initially wondered if it would have been a better choice to stay in/near Naxos Town, since we ended up there at some point during each day, and didn't spend time on the beach except to walk by for pretty views a couple of times. But later we decided it was nice to stay in a more peaceful area that we got to know a bit better. The Santorini hotel view was spectacular, Wow!

We enjoyed all of our tours. A few of our guides were so impressive: Evita(I think that was her name) who led us through the Acropolis was outstanding, both with her knowledge of history and adapting our walking route for those who were having a bit of trouble with physically walking for long periods. Elizabeth in Naxos was fantastic, and George in Santorini was a very good guide as well. Our driver to Delphi, Nancy, was not a licensed guide, but we learned so much from her on the trip. She had lots of knowledge about Greece to share with us. We wanted to do a day trip outside of Athens and followed Siena's advice to go to Delphi. I don't think any of us knew anything about that place so I can't say we were excited, but it turns out we all really enjoyed learning about the history. Our guide there, Theo, was very knowledgeable and shared so much information about that city. I will mention that later we all commented that he was not so easy to understand, we all felt like we had to focus very intently to understand what he was saying. He seemed to talk very quickly and did not annunciate as clearly as our other guides. But we all really loved that day, including driving through two really cute towns up there, and the restaurant for lunch. I would love to go back there one day and explore the towns. We were a bit skeptical about how the marble carving experience in Naxos would be, it turns out that we all enjoyed a very different activity very much. We were also worried we would be very cold on the catamaran trip, after the weather report showed cool temps with lots of wind, but overall, it was sunny and quite comfortable until the sun went down.

The whole kimkim team was incredible. Siena listened to our needs and planned and a wonderful trip, willing to change things as needed. There were a few times we had questions while we were away, when we knew it was the middle of the night in the US. Each time somebody got back to us within minutes. It was truly amazing how quickly we would get a reply, even in the middle of the night on a weekend. We truly cannot hesitate to recommend kimkim to anyone, they make traveling so comfortable and easy. We would be happy to come back to any of these places again but there is also so much more of Greece to see. Can't wait to plan our next trip, the next one for us will be Croatia and Montenegro, about a year from now.

We were paired with Sydney as our Greece specialist. It was the trip of a lifetime and I can’t stress how great Sydney was! EVERY place we stayed was in the perfect area. EVERY tour we went on was amazing! EVERY ride showed up right on time! We couldn’t have used a more knowledgeable and helpful planner. Perfect to a tee. Already thinking about what other country we will use KimKim for. Can’t wait!

All I can say about our trip to Greece is that it was wonderful . . . The Kim Kim Team was amazing and truly made a difference all the way through — from itinerary development, to planning and logistics, and responding to questions and issues along the way. Regardless of time — day or night — Kim Kim responded very quickly and was always helpful. All of the logistics from the US to Athens to Naxos to Santorini were flawless!! With all of the drivers and guides and passes/tickets involved in the trip it was amazing that everything worked exactly as planned. The Kim Kim app with the itinerary, contact names and phone, tickets etc along with the chat feature was tremendously useful. The hotels were great, the drivers were prompt and courteous, the guides were knowledgeable and very easy/flexible to work with. I can’t say enough good things — probably the best trip that we’ve ever taken and Kim Kim was a key contributor. Will definitely use them in the future.