Athens, Santorini & Mykonos — 8 Nights
Ancient Athens and the two best-known Cyclades — the Santorini caldera, then Mykonos for Delos, the windmills and the beaches — linked by fast ferry.
Journey overview
The moments that make this journey unforgettable — the signature experiences we have woven through every day, so the best of the destination is never left to chance.
Ancient Athens and the two best-known Cyclades — the Santorini caldera, then Mykonos for Delos, the windmills and the beaches — linked by fast ferry.
Journey snapshot
The shape of this journey at a glance — where it starts, where it ends and everything it passes through.
Duration
- 8 Nights / 9 Days
Starts
- Athens
Ends
- Mykonos
Route
- Athens → Santorini → Mykonos
Travel style
- Beach & Islands · Cultural · Honeymoon
Journey highlights
The moments that make this journey unforgettable — the signature experiences we have woven through every day, so the best of the destination is never left to chance.
- The Acropolis and the Ancient Agora with a guide, in two Athens days
- Three nights on the Santorini caldera, with Oia, the rim walk and the volcano
- The fast ferry between the islands — two hours across open Aegean
- Three nights on Mykonos: the windmills, Little Venice and Chora's whitewashed lanes
- The sanctuary island of Delos, one of the most complete ancient sites in Greece, a short boat away
- The south-coast beaches of Mykonos, from quiet to anything but
- Private transfers at every port and airport
- Hand-picked hotels and private transfers throughout
Day-by-day itinerary
Met at the airport and driven into the city, with dinner in Plaka under the floodlit rock. Overnight in Athens. · Athens · Private airport transfer
The Acropolis at opening with a guide, the museum below it, and the Ancient Agora after lunch, where the city did its business beneath the temple of Hephaestus. The evening in Psiri or Monastiraki. Overnight in Athens. · Athens
Out to the Cyclades by fast ferry, arriving beneath the cliffs, and a private transfer up to the caldera rim. Fira and the cliff path for the afternoon, and the first sunset. Overnight on Santorini. · Santorini · Fast ferry
The cliff path from Fira towards Imerovigli in the cool of the morning, then Oia by car for its lanes and blue domes, and the sunset from the village or from Ammoudi port below it. Overnight on Santorini. · Santorini · Private car
A boat to the volcanic islets in the caldera and the hot springs beside them in the morning, and the black-sand beaches on the south-east coast in the afternoon, or Akrotiri for the buried Bronze Age town. Overnight on Santorini. · Santorini · Boat & private car
Two hours north across the open sea to Mykonos. Chora's whitewashed lanes, the windmills above the harbour and Little Venice at sunset, when the waterfront bars fill. Overnight on Mykonos. · Mykonos · Fast ferry
The short crossing to the sanctuary island for a guided morning among the lions, the mosaics and the theatre, then back for lunch and an afternoon on the nearest beach. Overnight on Mykonos. · Mykonos · Boat
A free day on the south coast — Agios Sostis or Fokos for quiet, Ornos and Platis Gialos for families, Paradise and Super Paradise for the opposite — and a last evening in Chora. Overnight on Mykonos. · Mykonos
A private transfer to the airport and the short flight to Athens for your journey home. · Mykonos · Private transfer & flight
Accommodation, meals & transport
What the journey covers day to day, taken from this package's own inclusions.
🏨 Accommodation
- Comfort standard
- 8 nights in hand-picked hotels chosen to your budget and style — Athens (2), Santorini (3), Mykonos (3)
🍽 Meals
- Daily breakfast at the hotel
🚆 Transport
- Private car for the Oia day on Santorini
- Private airport and port transfers throughout, and the flight from Mykonos back to Athens for your departure
- Private airport transfer
- Fast ferry
- Private car
- Boat & private car
- Boat
- Private transfer & flight
Flights, visa & practical
Arranged separately from the journey itself — listed here so there are no surprises.
✈ Flights
- International flights to Athens and back — we can quote and book these for you
🛂 Visa & insurance
- Schengen visa fees and travel insurance — we guide you through the application and documents, but both are arranged and paid separately
What's included & excluded
Exactly what your journey covers — set out clearly, with no surprises, so you know precisely what to expect.
Included
- 8 nights in hand-picked hotels chosen to your budget and style — Athens (2), Santorini (3), Mykonos (3)
- Daily breakfast at the hotel
- Timed entry to the Acropolis and the Acropolis Museum with a private guide
- Fast ferries Athens–Santorini and Santorini–Mykonos, seats reserved
- Return boat to Delos with a guided visit of the site
- Private car for the Oia day on Santorini
- Private airport and port transfers throughout, and the flight from Mykonos back to Athens for your departure
- 24/7 on-trip support from Live Traveller, with a named specialist before you travel
Excluded
- International flights to Athens and back — we can quote and book these for you
- Schengen visa fees and travel insurance — we guide you through the application and documents, but both are arranged and paid separately
- Lunches and dinners unless stated in the itinerary
- Optional excursions, city taxes paid locally at the hotel, tips and personal expenses
- Anything not listed under inclusions
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