15 Apr 2023
I’ve taken my kids around the world and this was the best kids tour we have ever gone on. We went on this tour on our first day in Athens. It was a great way to get our bearings in the city and learn enough about mythology to really understand what we saw during our time in Greece. It was also nice because you get to see of a bunch of sites during the tour, which helped us realize what sites we wanted to go back and explore further and which ones we didn’t need to spend more time on. Which actually helped us be so much more efficient on our trip. We had me, my husband and my 5, 8 and 10 year old boys on the tour. All three of my kids are quite spirited and my oldest is neurodiverse. They all LOVED this tour. Effie was so wonderful with my kids. She kept them fully engaged and was really attentive to their safety. She not only taught them a lot about Greek mythology, she made sure to reinforce the learning with games and physical activities which really kept my jet lagged children from getting bored or losing interest. You know when you can keep a 5 year old entertained for hours, you are doing something right. This tour had a break in the middle for a beverage and bathroom break- which is essential for the kids. They really did think of everything. At the end of our time in Greece I asked the kids what they learned and most of what they said came from this tour. We did a kids tour of the acropolis with a different company later in the week and were really disappointed. It didn’t even come close to touching this tour. Effie set a VERY high bar. This is the tour which all future kids tours will be compared.
A note on accessibility- I was 4 days out from being in a walking boot when I took this tour. I was still using a heel lift and limping a
bit. I was nervous on whether I could do the full tour but it went great. Effie breaks the tour up at different points and has stops where you can sit down while the kids learn and do their activities. It really broke up the walking enough that I was able to participate in the full tour.
I really just can’t say enough good things about this tour! Just book it!