Amazing Family Trip to Athens, Meteora, Crete in March
Greece
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Mar 18 - Mar 28, 2025
This was an amazing trip for a family of 5 (Grandma’s bucket list). The travel agents were extremely responsive to requested changes. We loved the hotels, especially the Electra Palace in Athens and the Tanneries Hotel in Chania, ,Crete. The tours they selected for us were simply perfect. The tour operators through Alternative Athens were. superb. We will never forget the Elisavet and the food tour,. The stargazing tour was phenomenal. All the transfers/flights were easy/timely . Our guide in Meteora was engaging and hilarious and our sunset photos are unlike anything. Ending the trip in Crete was perfect for the weather and we loved our cooking class in the villages. Not everyone ventures to Meteora and Crete on a first trip to Greece but i highly recommend it for the food, history and scenery!! Thank you Kimkim!
Hotel Reviews
This hotel, although not in the heart of Old Town, was incredible/our favorite. We loved the rooms, the steam showers, views of the water, the restaurant, and most importantly—the staff! They were so personable and kind. I would definitely come back here!
Amazing location, rooftop, central to all the sights in Athens and simply gorgeous! it was our favorite breakfast of the entire trip!!!
Spent only a night but was memorable for the rooftop and fun location!!
This newer hotel had a great location and an elevator, which we had requested for a grandparent who couldn’t do stairs. the rooms were spacious with beautiful views
This hotel is spacious with beautiful rooms but is extremely far from the center town. However, we needed an elevator for one member of our party and those are not common in the area. The dinner was average.
Activity Reviews
Very kind guide, thoughtful to my mother who needed more time to walk. She was quite encouraging and my mom made it to the top of the Acropolis, which was her lifelong dream!!!
Elisavet was awesome!! The food was incredible!! There were neverending stops: bread, olive oil tastings, souvlaki, loukamades, the fish and meat markets, an entire mezze at a Taverna and it just kept going ….wish i could’ve eaten more! i wasn’t sure initially to keep this in the itinerary but it really was my favorite tour!
Extremely knowledgeable guide/a professor. a must do for astronomy buffs!
Chania was amazing -beautiful old town charm, amazing food, central to beaches!
This guide and the place was phenomenal!!! i really encourage everyone to venture out from Athens to see this spectacular scenery and the monasteries!
A must-see in Greece!
This was a lovely experience of cooking in the home of a very welcoming family and visiting the village. We all enjoyed the opportunity to cook a meal together, and my mom couldn’t stayed all day chopping vegetables!