Itinerary
- Day 1
Santorini
You'll touch down in Santorini and get picked up at the airport for the drive to your hotel in Akrotiri. Depending on when you land, there's time to walk around the caldera area or head over to the Akrotiri archaeological site, which sits just a short walk from where you're staying.
Optional Activities
- Short tour of Akrotiri along the caldera
- Visit to Akrotiri archaeological site
Landmarks Akrotiri archaeological site 
- Day 2
Santorini - Perissa to Akrotiri
A cab takes you out to Perissa to start a hiking day through volcanic terrain. From there you'll climb up to a mountain saddle, check out Old Therma (the ancient capital), then make your way down through wineries and small villages before heading back to Akrotiri along the black beach.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Hike from Perissa to mountain saddle and Old Therma
- Visit to Old Therma ancient capital ruins
- Walk through wineries and villages
- Walk along black beach back to Akrotiri
Landmarks Old Therma Perissa Beach - Day 3
Santorini - Fira to Oia
Catch the public bus to Fira and spend time walking through the whitewashed town on its volcanic cliff. The Thera Prehistoric Museum and Archaeological Museum are worth your time there. After that, you'll hike the well-known trail from Fira to Oia, which gives you great views of the lagoon and the cliffs all around. A transfer brings you back to the hotel from Oia by evening.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Explore narrow streets of Fira
- Visit Thera Prehistoric Museum
- Visit Archaeological Museum
- Hike from Fira to Oia
Landmarks Fira Thera Prehistoric Museum Archaeological Museum of Santorini Oia 
- Day 4
Santorini to Naxos
Morning gives you another chance to check out Akrotiri or the archaeological site if you want. Then you'll head to the port for a ferry around 15:30, getting to Naxos roughly 2.5 hours later. Once you land, you can walk up to the castle in Naxos town or take a stroll out to the Chrisostomos monastery.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Short tour of Akrotiri along the caldera
- Visit to Akrotiri archaeological site
- Visit to castle in Naxos town (Chora)
- Walk to Chrisostomos monastery
Landmarks Akrotiri archaeological site Naxos Castle Chrisostomos Monastery 
- Day 5
Naxos - Melanes
Take a cab or public bus to Chalki up in the Tragea highlands, where you'll find fertile land filled with ancient olive groves, some over a thousand years old. The route passes the Venetian fortress of Ano Kastro and an old marble quarry that still holds an unfinished 6th-century BC Kouros statue. The day ends in Melanes village, and then you'll head back to the hotel.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Explore Tragea highlands with olive groves
- Visit Venetian fortress of Ano Kastro
- Visit ancient marble quarry
- View unfinished Kouros statue from 6th century BC
Landmarks Ano Kastro Melanes Kouros statue quarry 
- Day 6
Naxos - Kynidares to Eggares
After a short bus or cab ride, you'll walk into the small village of Eggares to see local churches and two restored olive presses, including one from 1885. Grab lunch at one of the tavernas on the village square, then visit the olive press in Eggares before making your own way back to the hotel.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Walk to Eggares village
- Visit picturesque churches in Eggares
- Visit restored olive presses
- Lunch in Eggares taverna
- Visit olive press in Eggares
Landmarks Eggares - Day 7
Naxos - Mount Zas Summit
Get to Filoti by cab or public bus, then start climbing Mount Zas (Mount Zeus) for great views from the top. After coming back down, you'll walk across fields and past a monastery toward Apiranthos, one of Naxos's larger villages. Stop for a break at a cafe there, then head back to the hotel by cab or public bus.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Ascent of Mount Zas (Mount Zeus)
- Descent via monastery to Apiranthos village
- Café break in Apiranthos
Landmarks Mount Zas Filoti Apiranthos - Day 8
Naxos to Santorini
In the morning, you can visit the castle in Naxos town or check out the museum, or just relax on Agios Georgios beach if that sounds better. A transfer gets you to the port for a ferry departing around 13:00, arriving back in Santorini by 15:30. From there, another transfer takes you to Santorini airport for your evening flight home.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Visit castle in Naxos town (Chora)
- Visit museum in Naxos town
- Relax on Agios Georgios beach
Landmarks Naxos Castle Agios Georgios Beach
