Great trip to Greece
Greece
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Sep 29 - Oct 8, 2025
All of the hotels were great, they were in great locations and the rooms were nice. They included breakfast were also very nice. All the transfers went smoothly except for the pickup at Athens airport the person who was supposed to pick us up canceled last minute and we had to take a taxi but it was reimbursed as well as was the cost of the original driver reimbursed. Like I said the rest of the transfers went smoothly. All the tours that we took were also great, the tour guides spoke English well and were entertaining and engaging and gave a lot of interesting information. I also thought it was great to experience the contrast between the city of Athens and the smaller cities of Heraklion and Chania on Crete. There was a mix-up with the biking tour on Chania, when we got there the bike shop said there were no tours scheduled. However, they did take us on the tour anyway and we ended up getting a private tour instead of a group tour but I'm not sure how the mix-up happened. The tour guide himself was wonderful and the 25 mile bike ride was amazing. We were very sad that the Samaria gorge hike had to be canceled due to thunderstorms and we did not have time to reschedule so that was a major bummer but nothing anyone could do about it. We also really enjoyed the food tour of Chania, our guide was really great and it was nice to meet the other two couples on the tour we all had a great day together. I loved the convenience of Kim Kim taking care of all the accommodations tours and transfers for me and would definitely recommend. Also both Erica and Lea were helpful and easy to contact.
Hotel Reviews
Although rooms were tiny but that's to be expected in big cities, it was nice and clean and cute The staff was wonderful and the breakfasts were amazing. The location was also amazing
Very spacious rooms and everything was very comfortable and well-appointed. Staff was also very nice and friendly, location again was great you could walk to everything, and the buffet breakfast was good.
Very nice and cute rooms / decor, great view of the town with our balcony, spacious room
Activity Reviews
Love getting to see the ancient artifacts, our guide was very knowledgeable and friendly spoke English very clearly
Very interesting museum, you can also get an audio tour from the desk
I rearranged the order of things a little bit and we split it up over two days but all of the points that you suggested we visit were highly appreciated
Great to see the city from such a high vantage point, also nice to walk through the paths and get a little bit of nature in the middle of the city
Amazing e-bike tour, the bike itself was very cool, you could paddle without assistance or anywhere from level one to four assistance depending on how steep the hill was. Some of the hills were very steep and would not have been possible without the pedal assist but you still have to pedal the whole time so I still felt like I was riding a bike not a motorcycle or anything but it definitely made the impossible possible with those steep hills. Our guide was fantastic, he always lived in the area and knew everything about the area. He took us to his own personal Olive Grove and taught us a lot about Olive oil production. We saw so many great things, it was a really wonderful tour
The site itself was very interesting and our guide was very knowledgeable and we learned a lot. Again the guide spoke perfect English and was entertaining as well as knowledgeable
We split this up over two days but we appreciated having a list of all the places we needed to see
Even though we couldn't go to the distillery, we did get to go to a small cafe, a bakery, a cheese factory, and olive oil factory, and a lovely restaurant for a delicious lunch. We enjoyed our guide a lot and also the other two couples on the tour