Athens Tours in Fall

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.

Overall the trip was excellent barring our hotel stay at Heraklion. The rooms could have been better and the bathroom was very small including the bathing space. Better accommodation could have been arranged.

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.

This was the second time we had been on the trip because we had enjoyed it so much the first time (May 2012). The itinerary was very similar but having a 'local' tour leader made the experience even better. Peter was able to provide background information and recommend places for eating, additional excursions, etc. He was particularly good at helping the group to 'gel' with his great sense of humour and keeping us engaged on long bus journeys. The official guides at sites such as Olympia, Mycenae and the Acropolis were also excellent, although we would have liked a little more time to explore freely at a couple of places, e.g. Delphi. We are aware that the itinerary was busy, however, and could not accommodate everything! Overall, it was an excellent tour which we would definitely recommend.