5 Day Tour Ancient Greece and Zakynthos with Turtle Gulf Cruise

This is a great itinerary for seeing a lot of key sights and countryside. Spyros was a great driver and very thoughtful. He arrived early, and we left Athens on time. We stopped often enough for restrooms and snacks/meals. The sights were awesome. 4*Hotels were nice, and the one in Meteora was very charming. It was nice to have 2 nights on Zakynthos island, to limit the packing/unpacking process. Spyros stays with the van to protect everything so you feel safe leaving your luggage. There were not any guides to hire at the sights when we went, so we read the signs, which were in English and Greek. I recommend taking the smaller private van rather than tour bus, as we controlled the timing, saw more, and stopped for photo opportunities whenever we wanted. The highlight for us was the Zakynthos boat ride to the shipwreck as the water color was intense/rich blues as we have never seen. Ask for Spros as his English is fluent and his humor ….”forget about it” ……He’s got this!!

Private Greece Tours was an excellent experience for our trip to Greece. The booking process was easy with very friendly correspondence. The driver was amazing (Spyros). Always very friendly and professional. Gave us tips on restaurants and commentary throughout the trip. We got the additional guides at sites when possible. This was an excellent choice as well. The guide met us at each site and told us the history and explained what we were seeing. The hotels were very nice and close to town centers for easy walking to get dinner. It was a perfect stress free 5 Days of travel to some amazing sites. We didn't have to worry about anything as far as booking or transportation timetables.

I’d like to thank Dimitra & Effie for both of their help arranging the tour for us. It was supposed to be 5-day Classical but when I told them we only have 4 days left, they happily curate the trip so we can go to those we really wanted to see. Transacting with them was very easy. They assigned Nikolas aka Nikos as our driver & guide and we couldn’t be much happier. Travelling at this point of time, safety & health are so important and this private tour made us feel secured while enjoying Greece. Nikos was always on time, always courteous and very impressionable. He always made sure we were comfortable on our seats and pickup/drop-off locations. You’ll appreciate it since the places we visited required a great deal of walking. He is mindful of time and kindly remind us when needed without feeling rushed. Aside from driving well, he happily shared history stories & facts about certain places we passed by or visited. It was truly a memorable experience and we’d be happy to book with them again next time we go back to Greece. And we’d definitely recommend Nikos for the drive! Efharisto, from our family of three!