Highlights of Greece Tour - 8 Days

Customer Reviews

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  Elijah

  · July 14th, 2025
  All the tour activities were executed near perfectly per plan, from the pick-up at the airport, to the scheduled tour bus pick-ups, to the taxi transfers. The hotels that we stayed-in in Athens, Kalambaka and Santorini were clean and neat - all met or exceeded our expectations. The assigned tour guides evidently loved what they were doing and shared their knowledge with passion and humor. Only two issues that I have to point out for others to beware: - The walk-paths on the archeological sites can be very steep, narrow and mostly lack guard rails. With the massive crowds on these paths, they are accidents begging to happen. The climb up to the Parthenon from the road is particularly treacherous - they've used marble paving stones all the way up. Smooth as glass, I wonder how anyone can navigate this path when even slightly wet or snowy. - The whole deck on the Piraeus-Santorini ferry is a smoking zone as it became apparent to us. It was horrible. It was impossible to find a seating position where one can relax and enjoy the otherwise splendid views of the ride without being ruined by some random passenger lighting a cigarette on the next table - even with hordes of young children around. We spent most of the time shifting from one table to another in hope to find some fresh air - it was a miserable experience.
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  Trip date: July 2025
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  Lea Anne Birgitta

  · June 20th, 2025
  We selected 3-star hotels: The Jason Inn In Athens was good, friendly staff, good location. The Hotel in Santorini ,Sunrise Hotel was very good. A small boutique hotel with lots of character. The staff was very friendly. "Alexander the great "gave us lots of good information. The location is good too, near Thira town. The hotel in Kalampaka, Kosta Famissi was not good. We arrived late and they gave me a room where the bathroom was full of mold. You could smell it in the whole room. In Kalampaka , seeing the monasteries was great but the icon plaque factory/store was not necessary. Most people are not interested . It was a waste of time.
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  Trip date: June 2025
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  Minakshiben

  · April 27th, 2025
  Excellent itinerary, smooth transportation,nice and clean hotels,delicious food and knowledgeable tour guide.
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  Trip date: April 2025
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  Yoli

  · April 14th, 2025
  The tour in Athens was ok, although the information the tour guide shared was repetitive. I think I heard the story about Oedipus marrying his mother 3 or 4 times. Another thing was that one day, the bus dropped us off a block away from the hotel in a very sketchy part of the city, and we had to walk with the luggage for about 6 minutes to get to the hotel. In my previous experience, we were always dropped off in front of the hotel. Other than that, it was an enjoyable time with my family.
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  Trip date: March 2025
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  Denise

  · April 1st, 2025
  The tour was amazing. The level of detail and care provided was top notch. It was a perfect balance of planned activities and free time. The sites were amazing and we felt very taken care of.
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  Trip date: March 2025
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  Vickie

  · October 11th, 2024
  This tour served as a basic plan for our trip to Greece, which we supplemented with other activities. We chose the 3 star hotel package. The Athens hotel (where we spent 4 nights) was clean and adequate and located just a short cab ride away from the Acropolis and other attractions. The hotel in Kalambaka was better, and the hotel in Santorini was delightful. Our drivers/guides picked us up and dropped us off on time. We enjoyed the included activities, and there was plenty of time in Athens and in Santorini to schedule additional tours tailored to our interests (a food tour in Athens and a ride on the funicular; walking tour of Oia and a catamaran cruise in Santorini).
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  Trip date: October 2024
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  Jan

  · October 11th, 2024
  First time we used an itinerary type tour. All arrangements were in place, picks and transfers, hotel reservations and tour reservations. We will try this again!
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  Trip date: October 2024
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  Tammy

  · October 1st, 2024
  I live in the Western North Carolina Mountains, which is currently a disaster zone due to the impact of Hurricane Helene. After 6 days I still have no electricity, almost non-existent cell/ internet service and we are struggling in the region to find food, water, fuel, etc. Our airport in Asheville is still not able to receive all commercial flights, and it is very doubtful that I could get to it anyway, as I lost my entire road. Click Tours has refused to even allow me to postpone my fully paid trip to a later date and has denied all attempts to reschedule / refund over $2000 that I paid. They said the best they could do was a 5% discount on a future tour. Unbelievably callous and greedy. I will NEVER book with them again.
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  Trip date: October 2024
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  Biju

  · September 1st, 2024
  Overall I was very happy with the trip. I would strongly recommend choosing minimum 4 start hotel when staying in Athens. Both Santorini and Kalambaka are quite nice and hotels were excellent. Guides were excellent and the pickup and drop off were spot on.
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  Trip date: July 2024
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  Charles

  · June 23rd, 2024
  Overall a great experience. Just a few things could have made it even better. What was great? #1 The Transfers - pick-ups and drop-offs at the airport and port were amazing. The drivers were always on time, extremely polite, and the vans were comfortable for our family of four and all our luggage. #2 The Itinerary - starting with Athens was the perfect way to begin the trip. Delphi and Meteora were awe inspiring. And Santorini was the perfect island getaway. The blend of city, interior, and sea provided a wonderful overview of Greece. A word of advice: take advantage of every minute in Athens between the legs of the tour. There is a vibrant restaurant and shopping area that we wish we would have discovered a little earlier in the trip. #3 The Hotels - we chose the 3-star option and were more than happy with all of our stays. The location of each was perfect for taking in the night life. Breakfast was wonderful at each location. Luggage storage at our Athens hotel really helped reduce our load for the interior and island trips. What could be improved? #1 Guided vs Self Tour - not all of our guides were good with group management. Headset ranges were limited, and so if you got separated for any reason, you were on your own, and the guides weren't that great for looking out for the people at the back of the group. They also didn't leave much time for self exploration of the sites. It would have been better at each stop for them to ask who wanted a guided tour and who wanted a self tour, and then to tell the self tour folks where to meet and when. There were a couple times we started with the group and then choose to break off because it was clear that there was not going to be time to see everything at the site. Additionally, more time at each site would have been nice #2 More Stops - the interior destinations were amazing, but the travel there and back was brutally dull. We made one 10 minute stop at Thermopylae, but that was it. Our guide pointed out Thebes as we drove past, but other than a few bus stop restaurants, there wasn't much to see or do for hours. This felt like a missed opportunity to share some Greek history or make a few roadside stops at interesting locations along the route. #3 Better Food Choices - on the interior tour the two lunch stops were chosen for the group. The cost of lunch was not included as part of the tour, but the two lunch stops gave no alternative options. Our most expensive meal the entire trip was lunch after Meteora where we had no choice but the 15 Euro per person one-trip buffet. It would have been preferable to be dropped off in downtown Kalambaka and given an hour to fend for ourselves. Any advice for future travelers? #1 More time in Athens - give yourself at least a full day before the tour begins to see and enjoy Athens. We didn't arrive in Athens until after 10 PM and our tour started at 8 AM the next morning. We had the afternoon and evening to explore, but could have easily filled another whole day with things in the city. #2 Rent a car in Santorini - with 48 hours on the island a two day rental at $125 USD was a no brainer. It was waiting for us at the port and we dropped it back off there. But we discovered rental places in almost every town too, in case you want to use the included hotel transfer and get the car later. With the rental car we were able to explore the entire island from the lighthouse in the south to the blue doomed buildings of Oia in the north and everything in between. Each town has one or more public parking lots on the edge of town. We can't imagine what we would have missed if we had relied on the island bus or taxi service. #3 Find a couch on the ferry! - It's a 7 hour ferry ride to Santorini. And it's 7 hours back (on the same ferry). There are several styles of seating areas. Find one with a couch and stake your claim. This gives one or more members of your group a chance to lay down during the long ride. Bonus if you get one next to a power outlet. #4 There's no bad view of the sunset on Santorini - whether your at a restaurant or bar or just pulled over to the side of the road, there is no bad view of the sunset on the caldera side of the island. From the road to the port and southward, there are lots of great pull-outs if you have your own vehicle. If you happen to be on the backside of the island, sunrises are also amazing. Go down to the beach before dawn and enjoy the show! Overall, we got everything out of the tour that we hoped. Everything was exactly as advertised. There were just a few things we wish would have been a bit better, and definitely some things we figured out along the way on our own that helped make our experience great.
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  Trip date: June 2024