Greece and UAE Tours and Trips

A Really good trip. Weather was bad at the start of the trip and we missed one of the walks. Itinerary had to be changed around our Guide Smaro was great and looked after everyone. Crete was amazing and food was piled high, A salad could be a main meal at the size of it. A great Holiday with a good group.

The tour was first class from start to finish including the transportation to and from the airports, the tour manager, bus driver and the accommodations. Our tour manager shared so much information about the Greek culture and its history. He also guided us to the best places to eat. Besides seeing important sights like the Parthenon, the Acropolis, the Akrotiri Museum and the Parliament building, I highly recommend the Mykonos Farmer as one of your excursions.

Tour of Acropolis was excellent but felt that there were other sites in Athens which should have been included. The Natiional Archaelogy Museum is a treasure and should have been a basis for all of the sites we visited all over Greece.. It was a wekl-planned itinerary which allowed us to see a wealth of famous historical sites as well as showing us some contemporary “slices of life”. Good tour director, site guides and driver as well as wuality a commodations, coach and meals.

This trip was suggested to me by a friend, but as an 83 year-old who ‘peaked’ more than 10 years ago I had some reservations about going on it. However, my fears were put to rest when I saw that the same hotel was used before and after the most challenging stage – the 14-mile final stretch of the northern trail, including the crossing of Mount Pantokrater. But in the event, although the terrain is hilly with some steep climbs I didn’t find any of the walking particularly difficult. It helped that a lot of the journey was on shady woodland tracks. Mt Pantokrator was quite an easy climb, the only challenge being the length of the day and the distance. Not having visited Corfu before I found it a fascinating place, and have many vivid memories of the trip. We were fortunate to have, in Spiros, a leader who was very knowledgeable about local history, politics and wildlife. He worked very hard to make the holiday enjoyable for us, including leading us on a beautiful coastal walk to Kassiopi on the free day. I only wish I had discovered the island earlier so that I could walk the southern section as well.

The tour was indeed excellent. My favorite experiences were Philippi-- between the river and the church and the archaeological site, an incredible place!-- Ephesus, for the most amazing archeological site ever!-- and Meteora-- what a combination of geographical features and amazing monasteries. Having said that, Ephesus would be even better if you traded Mary's house for the Terrace Houses.

Having never been to Greece, the Collette tour allowed us to enjoy an overview of Athens, Mykonos, and Santorini. The tour provided experiences that included both past and present Greece-from the Acropolis in Athens to local culture and food experiences on the islands. Opportunities to be more adventurous were available. One regret is museums were not a defined inclusion of the tour, and we did not have an opportunity to access them on our own-particularly the museum near the Acropolis. Two hotels were changed from what was in our brochure, which was a bit disappointing because of the locations of the newly chosen hotels, but all accommodations were very nice.