Travel Review: Greece Family Vacation, Athens, Crete, Santorini, Cooking Class, Cycling Tour

Once we were on the tour, it became apparent that this travel company had planned the sequence and cadence of our trip really well. We started out with the big and busy items, and as the trip moved toward its end, had more time to relax and enjoy the sun or beach or whatever we wanted. Had we done the trip backwards, it wouldn't have been nearly as pleasant.

We were also completely blown away by the high quality tour guides. The quality and qualifications of the individual tour guides was probably the most notable thing on our trip. Our cycle guide was an ex-Olympian. Our hiking guide was a PhD student. Our cooking class teacher was the owner of the high-end restaurant we visited. Our food tour guide was a chef. On and on, each guide we had was at the top of their game. They were friendly, knowledgeable and took good care of us.