Itinerary
- Day 1
Athens
You'll arrive in Athens and get settled into your hotel with complimentary transfers included. If you're getting in early, there's an optional private walk through historic Athens where local storytellers share stories and you can sample Greek food along the way. Later in the evening, everyone gathers for a welcome reception and dinner at Kuzina restaurant. The rooftop terrace looks right out at the illuminated Acropolis, so you'll have great views while you eat.
- Meals
- Dinner (Artful Greek cuisine at Kuzina rooftop restaurant with views of the illuminated Acropolis)
Included Activities
- Welcome reception at Kuzina restaurant
- Dinner at Kuzina with rooftop Acropolis views
Optional Activities
- Private walk through historic Athens with professional storytellers and Greek delicacies (available on request)
Landmarks Acropolis 
- Day 2
Athens - Naxos
A licensed archaeologist leads you up the Acropolis to see the Parthenon with timed entry so you're not fighting crowds. After that, you head to Filopappou Hill where a lyre master gives you a musical interlude and lets you try playing the ancient instrument yourself. Lunch is a picnic of souvlaki overlooking the city, then you board a high-speed ferry to Naxos. You'll arrive in time for dinner and settle into your first night on the island.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Souvlaki picnic overlooking the city), Dinner
Included Activities
- Private guided archaeological tour of Athens with licensed archaeologist
- Visit to the Acropolis and Parthenon
- Musical interlude with lyre master on Filopappou Hill
- Opportunity to play the ancient lyre
- Picnic lunch of souvlaki overlooking Athens
- High-speed ferry to Naxos
- Dinner in Naxos
Landmarks Parthenon Filopappou Hill 
- Day 3
Naxos
The morning starts with an easy hike through Tragea Valley, the green heart of Naxos. You'll walk from the weaving village of Moni through to Panagia Drossiani, a sixth-century chapel with rare frescoes, then continue down past olive groves and farmsteads to reach Halki village for lunch at a traditional taverna. Later on, a local family invites you over for a hands-on cooking class. You'll pick herbs from their garden and prepare island recipes, then sit down to share the meal with wine and good conversation.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Traditional taverna lunch in Halki village), Dinner (Meal prepared during hands-on cooking class with local family)
Included Activities
- Easy morning hike through Tragea Valley
- Visit to Panagia Drossiani chapel
- Lunch at traditional taverna in Halki village
- Hands-on cooking class with local family
- Dinner prepared from the cooking class
Landmarks Tragea Valley Panagia Drossiani Moni village Halki village - Day 4
Naxos
This is your Signature Day, and you get to pick an authentic experience that connects you with Greek culture. Your options include sailing by catamaran to hidden coves and nearby islands, joining a marble mosaic workshop, taking an e-bike tour along the coast, making cheese with local farmers, or learning Naxian loom-weaving. In the evening, you'll head to the Elaiolithos Estate in the highlands for an exclusive folklore celebration with seasonal island produce and live bouzouki and violin music.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Seasonal island produce dinner at Elaiolithos Estate with live bouzouki and violin)
Included Activities
- Folklore celebration dinner at Elaiolithos Estate
- Live bouzouki and violin performance
Optional Activities
- Catamaran sailing to hidden coves and nearby islands
- Marble mosaic workshop with local artisans
- E-bike tour along the Aegean coast
- Cheese-making with local farmers
- Naxian loom-weaving workshop
Landmarks Elaiolithos Estate - Day 5
Naxos - Crete
You have a leisurely morning in Naxos with time for a swim, then take a short stroll through Chora's whitewashed lanes. There are shops selling citron liqueur and woven linens if you want to browse. After lunch featuring island favourites, you board the high-speed ferry to Crete and watch Naxos fade into the Aegean as you travel. By late afternoon, you arrive at Kapsaliana Village Hotel, an restored 18th-century olive village, and have dinner with farm-to-table Cretan cuisine in the lantern-lit courtyard.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Island favourites), Dinner (Farm-to-table Cretan cuisine in the lantern-lit courtyard)
Included Activities
- Morning in Naxos with optional swim
- Stroll through Chora's whitewashed lanes
- Lunch of island favourites
- High-speed ferry to Crete
- Dinner of farm-to-table Cretan cuisine at Kapsaliana Village Hotel
Landmarks Chora 
- Day 6
Crete
You'll spend the day at the family-run Veggera Farm embracing Crete's traditions. You participate in harvesting vegetables, baking bread, and preparing traditional recipes in a wood-fired oven. Lunch is a joyful feast with raki, and you'll meet locals while traditional musicians play as friends of the family. You get back to the hotel in the afternoon to relax, then have a light dinner under the Cretan stars.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Joyful feast at Veggera Farm accompanied by raki), Dinner (Light dinner under the Cretan stars)
Included Activities
- Visit to Veggera Farm
- Harvesting vegetables at the farm
- Bread baking in wood-fired oven
- Traditional recipe preparation
- Lunch feast with raki
- Meeting locals and traditional music performance
- Light dinner at hotel
Landmarks Veggera Farm - Day 7
Crete
You'll step back in time at ancient Eleutherna, a hillside city-state from the Homeric era where you can walk easily through the remarkably well-preserved ruins. After a traditional lunch in a family-run taverna, you head to Margarites, a hillside village known for pottery. In a master potter's workshop, you learn the rhythm of the wheel and shape your own ceramic piece. Back at the hotel, there's a private olive oil tour and tasting with an expert, then a farewell dinner in the village-hotel's private area.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Traditional lunch in family-run taverna), Dinner (Farewell dinner in private area of village-hotel)
Included Activities
- Visit to ancient Eleutherna ruins
- Easy hike through Eleutherna
- Traditional lunch in family-run taverna
- Visit to Margarites village
- Ceramic pottery workshop with master potter
- Private olive oil tour and tasting
- Farewell dinner at Kapsaliana Village Hotel
Landmarks Eleutherna Margarites - Day 8
Crete - Departure
Your Greek odyssey ends with a complimentary transfer to the airport. If you have some time before your flight, you can wander one last time in the olive-scented air. Alternatively, you have the option to extend your stay and continue your journey of discovery.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Extended stay in Greece (speak with travel expert)
