Travel Review: Luxury Family Greece Vacation, Athens, Mykonos, Santorini, Crete, Acropolis, Plaka, Nea Kameni, Thirassia, Chania

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Tara K.

7.30.2012

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Which Country (Countries) did you visit on this trip?

Greece

Your overall comments on the trip and the travel company:

We traveled to Greece for 14 days the beginning of July. It was our first time using a travel company, as we typically enjoy researching and planning our vacations ourselves. Due to the many islands in Greece and the (potentially) unstable political climate, we looked into using an agent. Zicasso had all fabulous reviews, so (somewhat hesitantly) we moved forward through them. We were contacted by two travel companies, and chose to work with Anthony from a Greece Travel Agency in Athens. It was the BEST decision we could have ever made. There wasn't any turmoil (as the news often sensationalizes), the islands were each uniquely gorgeous, and we were 100% comfortable exploring on our own knowing we had Anthony plus incredible hotel services to help us out if we needed it.

What were the most enjoyable or memorable parts of your trip?

Our travels took us to Athens, Mykonos, Santorini and Crete. Each destination offered something incredibly different. We thoroughly enjoyed our private walking tour with Vasilis. He was fantastic and kept the interest of our two children (12 and 14) throughout the entire day. Our stay at New Hotel was perfect. In Mykonos, our favorite spot was a restaurant named Kikis that the hotel conceriege at Bill and Coo (highly recommend) told us about...at a beach up north, no sign, down a sidewalk, follow the smell of the food on the grill. Amazing! The day trip to Delos was one of our childrens favorite things. You felt like Indiana Jones exploring the island of ruins. In Santorini, we hired a private boat tour of the caldera that friends from home told us about - Panos and Alex Boat (http://www.santoriniboatrental.com/) It was 5 hours of paradise and hands down the most memorable thing we did. (and of course, the donkey ride back up the cliff) Crete had the most beautiful beaches, Kapsaliana Village and Casa DelFino were amazing, and a cooking class we took in Vamos was the perfect end to a incredible journey.

If you could take your trip again, what would you do differently?

If we had to do anything differently, it would stay a few more days. The weather was over 100 degrees in Crete, so we had to cancel our hike to the Samarian Gorge. We were concerned Mykonos was going to be too much of a party town for a family, but we rented a car (recommended) and found quiet beaches that were not crowded. Unfortunately, our hotel in Santorini bumped us for the three nights, but Anthony called us immediately, notified us of the situation and what solution was proposed - an upgrade at another 5star hotel, a private dinner for our family overlooking the caldera, and a car rental for two days, plus an in-person apology from the hotel manager. If only for this reason, you want to hire Anthony. But he did so much more for us. He met with us our first day in Athens, organized each transfer (which is a must), every ferry, had great hotel recommendations, organized items we requested, and was available to us 24/7.

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Travel Review: Luxury Family Greece Vacation, Athens, Mykonos, Santorini, Crete, Acropolis, Plaka, Nea Kameni, Thirassia, Chania

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