How about spending a day exploring on a boat rather than on a coach. Going over to the mainland you'll stop off at Parga. It's a postcard pretty town, surrounded by mountains and the little pastel coloured houses are built around a sheltered bay. It's also really popular for Greek tourists - who come here for the food, the scenery and the relaxed atmosphere. Next you'll visit the island of Paxos, a gift from the sea-god Poseidon for his lover. And as gifts go, they don't come much better than this. Paxos is, quite simply, gorgeous. It's the sort of place where you're just as likely to see millionaires yachts as you are little brightly coloured fishing boats.
The islands of Paxos and Antipaxos sit just across the water from Parga. And this is your chance to sample both these Ionian gems. Everything starts with a cruise to Antipaxos, the smaller of the pair and home to just 120 people. Ringed by white sands, it's got a look of the Caribbean about it. After time to relax or take a swim here, you'll head for Paxos itself, sailing first along its west coast. This stretch of shore is littered with ‘Blue Caves' - natural sea grottoes carved into the cliffs. Grab the chance to swim inside one before heading to Paxos' capital, Gaios. With its Venetian-style mansions overlooking a bay and tiny island, it's a charmer of a town. And once we've dropped you off, you'll have free time to roam around on your own. Delve into its narrow lanes and shops or have lunch overlooking the boats before returning to Parga.
Visita los lugares más bonitos de Corfú gracias a esta excursión especial en cual vas a descubrir por que la Emperatriz Sissi se enamoró de la isla.
La primera cita es la preciosa zona de Paleocastritsa, uno de los lugares más emblemáticos de la isla. Después nos pasamos por el palacio de Achillieon, la residencia veraniega de la trágica emperatriz, donde vamos a disfrutar de una visita guiada de la residencia y los preciosos jardines.
Tenemos un descanso para un almuerzo tradicional griego en una taberna después del cual nos acercamos a Corfú capital. Explora la antigua fortaleza, que goza de espectaculares vistas sobre el casco antiguo. Para acabar la gira puedes acceder al bar del castillo para tomarte un café.
Picture postcard Greece is just a stone’s throw away. Join us on a catamaran cruise and tour of Santorini with this full day adventure in paradise.
HIGHLIGHTS:
* Journey to Santorini by catamaran
* Explore the island’s most picturesque spots
* Take photos from the best viewpoints
Whitewashed villages embracing the coastline, theatrical black cliffs rising high above you and perfect blue domed churches characterise the startling beauty of Santorini. Curved around a colossal, sea-filled caldera formed by a volcanic eruption 3,500 years ago, we take a trip by catamaran to see the island up-close.
Once we arrive on the island and disembark, take off on a scenic whistle-stop tour of the islands’ highlights. Learn about its history and culture whilst exploring towns on the edge of the caldera, whitewashed houses, cobbled streets and taverns descending down the cliff-faces in steep terraces. Visit the best viewpoints and take the opportunity to snap up local treats at the island’s shops and boutiques. With a return transfer by catamaran, a day in sun-kissed bliss awaits.
Join this one-of-a kind walking tour off the beaten path and understand how Athens has evolved to the city it is today: A city in layers, where the ancient, the ottoman, the neoclassical and the modern city coexist.
During our tour you will experience how Athens –a small town of 10.000 citizens in the early 1830s- transformed into the capital of the new Greek State in 1834. You will visit some landmark buildings that were pivotal to planning a contemporary European capital from scratch after centuries of oriental influence.
Our steps will take you to neighborhoods where the footprint of the Ottoman Empire is still present, to understand how the old city and its traditions mixed – or didn’t– with western European values and ideas.
As our walk continues you will grasp a true sense of orientation in the city and start making sense out of the apparent chaos of modern day Athens and its people. Behind the sometimes disconcerting, great contrasts, you will discover the missing link between the glorious ancient past and the frantic, modern present.
Relax yourself on this terrific tour which lets you slip away to paradise! Peacefully float away as you set sail upon the ocean. Choose between the morning or the afternoon cruise, the choice is yours!
HIGHLIGHTS:
* Dive in and splash about snorkelling in the crystal clear waters
* Check out the heavenly hot springs and bathe to your heart’s content
* Feast out on a fantastic and filling meal whilst on-board
Morning Cruise
We set off from Vlichada Marine. First things first, glide along towards the red beach. Once you get there, you’ll have the chance to chill out and splash about in the crystal clear waters that are on hand in this superb spot.
Cruise on over to the wonderful white beach, keep your eyes peeled for both the lovely light house and the massive rock better known as The Indian (or Mavro Vouno). Both of these splendid sights lie just south of the caldera – which is a strange and yet charming natural scenery geological formation made up of an array of overlapping volcanoes.
Head, afterwards, to the steaming hot springs that surround the foreboding volcano and take a dip if you dare. Meander around the volcanic beaches and amazing areas of Palea and Nea Kameni, which will blow you away! The captivating colours practically jump out at you as you are sent off in to a day dream and you are made to feel as if you’re a million miles away.
We make our way over the other side of the volcano and after we’ve dropped the anchor, we go ahead and munch out on the delicious BBQ lunch. Once we’re full up, we mosey along to Aspronisi island where we pull up at Mesa Pigadia beach for some swimming and snorkelling. If you’re not up for that, you can always catch the rays on deck. We round things up and head on back to Vlichada Marine.
Afternoon Cruise
It is widely agreed upon that the sunsets over the isle of Santorini are counted among the most beautiful and romantic sights in the world. See it with your very own eyes on the afternoon version of the cruise that takes you to the same special spots but has a little something extra at the end of the day!
Cruising along the coastline for the best vantage points of the caldera as the sun begins to set. Admire the kaleidoscopic mix of colours playing off the volcanic surfaces and appreciate how Santorini’s sunset is, indeed, the Sunset of all Sunsets.
Once you’ve worked up an appetite you’ll be treated to a wonderful BBQ dinner that comes with some beverages too. Let the delicate clatter of cutlery be the only sound to surround you, as this magical day draws to a close. Once you’ve had your fill, we go back to Vlichada Marine.
Toma un barco desde Atenas y explora la bella e histórica isla de EginaA sólo 27 km. de la capital, Egina te ofrece un reducto de tranquilidad y sosiego alejado de la gran ciudad. Sin embargo, esta isla, antaño gran enemiga y rival de Atenas, es un núcleo rebosante de cultura e historia. Visita templos, yacimientos arqueológicos y playas paradisíacas con aguas de un azul turquesa en un día que permanecerá en tus recuerdos.
Verás como la Acropolis se aleja en el horizonte a medida que avanzas en este idílico recorrido hacia Egina. Desembarca en el puerto y, a sólo unos pasos, llegarás al Templo de Afaya, situado en la cima de una colina oriental de la isla. El guía te contará todos los detalles de este monumento dedicado a la diosa Afaya, venerada casi en exclusiva en Egina y asociada a la fertilidad y la agricultura. El templo data del 500 a. C. y se cree que el primer prototipo para la construcción posterior del Partenón en Atenas y el Templo de Poseidón en Sunión. Estos tres templos son equidistantes y forman un misterioso triángulo perfecto visible a la luz del día. Visita la excavación arqueológica iniciada en el siglo XIX en la que se desenterraron figuras de la Baja Edad del Bronce.
De vuelta en el barco nos dirigiremos a la bahía de Kipos, donde comeremos a bordo una selección de los mejores platos locales. Antes de volver a Atenas, echaremos anclas y tendrás tiempo libre para zambullirte en las aguas cristalinas y practicar snorkel rodeado de la abundante fauna marina de la zona. Este será el excelente punto final de una jornada inolvidable.
Time to cast off your inhibitions and get shipwrecked on the ultimate booze cruise with 2wentys. We’ll pick you up from your hotel around noon and take you to join a two-tiered party boat. There’s a bar on board – just remember to bring a bit of cash for your drinks. The reps will sort out a few games to get things going, and they’ll cook up a belly-busting BBQ – for free – when you pull into Kolokitha Bay’s pebbly stretch. This beach is pretty popular, so you might meet a few other party people while you’re here. After all that, we’ll drop you back at your hotel for 7pm, in time for you to head out for the night.
In our Santorini Wine Experts Tour, we pick you up at a place of your choice and then we visit three of the best wineries of the island. In each winery we start with a tour and then follows a degustation of its four most remarkable wines, with every part being held by our oenologist George.
Every winery has been selected for its quality in every aspect meaning wine quality, location and architectural beauty and of course food quality, since food (meaning Greek delicacies like “graviera” cheese) and wine pairing is part of the tour!
By choosing our Santorini Wine Experts Tour, you select to let yourself free in a mystical trip of historical facts, environmental information, traditional and modern culture contradictions, laughs and new friendships with the voluptuous flavors of the Santorinian wines on the foreground.
Sumérgete en otro mundo y aprende a bucear en las cálidas aguas de la región. Nuestros calificados instructores te indicarán todo lo que necesitas saber para que puedas ponerte la máscara, el tanque de aire y las aletas con confianza. Así como no es necesaria una experiencia previa para ésta prueba de buceo, podemos organizar inmersiones para buceadores experimentados, por lo que en ese caso recomendamos avisar a los operadores para organizarlo. Debajo de las olas, te espera un mundo submarino brillante, repleto de peces de colores de diversas especies. ¿te animas?