Santorini & the Cyclades
Eight days, three islands and a lot of blue. Slow ferry hops between Naxos, Paros and Santorini, with enough unplanned time to actually enjoy them.
Three islands in eight days sounds rushed. It isn't — we've built this one around the morning ferries, so you arrive with the day still ahead of you and never spend an afternoon dragging a suitcase.
You start on Naxos, the greenest of the Cyclades and the one most people skip. Two nights in the old town below the Venetian castle, a day up in the mountain villages, and a long lunch somewhere with no menu in English.
Paros next, for the harbour at Naoussa and the marble quarries inland. Then the crossing to Santorini for the last three nights, staying on the caldera rim in Imerovigli — quieter than Oia, same view, and you can walk the cliff path to the sunset instead of queueing for it.
Everything is booked and paid before you leave: hotels, ferries, port transfers. You arrange your own way to Athens and back — we'll tell you exactly which connections work.
Highlights
- 1Two nights in Naxos old town, below the Venetian kastro
- 2A day in the mountain villages — Halki, Filoti and the marble workshops
- 3The harbour at Naoussa on Paros, best at dusk
- 4Cliff-path walk from Imerovigli to Oia for the caldera sunset
- 5A half-day boat trip to the volcano and the hot springs
- 6All four ferry crossings pre-booked in reserved seating
What’s included
Included
- 7 nights in 3- and 4-star hotels, breakfast included
- All inter-island ferry tickets, reserved seats
- All port transfers on arrival and departure
- Volcano and hot springs boat trip
- A local guide for the Naxos mountain day
- 24/7 Hungarian-speaking contact number while you travel
Not included
- Travel to Athens and back
- Lunches and dinners
- Travel insurance
- Optional wine tasting in Santorini (approx. €45)
- City taxes, payable at each hotel
