Greek Islands in Depth — 10 Nights
Athens, then a slow hop through the Cyclades — Santorini, Naxos and Paros — with the mountain villages, the marble lanes and the quiet beaches the day-trippers never reach.
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.
Athens, then a slow hop through the Cyclades — Santorini, Naxos and Paros — with the mountain villages, the marble lanes and the quiet beaches the day-trippers never reach.
Journey snapshot
The shape of this journey at a glance — where it starts, where it ends and everything it passes through.
Duration
- 10 Nights / 11 Days
Starts
- Athens
Ends
- Paros
Route
- Athens → Santorini → Naxos → Paros
Travel style
- Beach & Islands · Cultural
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.
- Two Athens days with the Acropolis, its museum and the Ancient Agora
- Three nights on the Santorini caldera — Oia, the volcano and the beaches
- Naxos, the largest and greenest of the Cyclades, with its mountain villages and the Portara above the harbour
- Three nights on Paros, with Naoussa's fishing harbour and the marble villages inland
- A day on Antiparos, the quietest island of the trip, with its cave and its beaches
- Short ferry hops between islands that sit within sight of each other
- A pace that leaves afternoons free on every island
- Hand-picked hotels and private transfers throughout
Day-by-day itinerary
Met at the airport and driven into the city, with the evening in the Plaka lanes beneath the Acropolis. Overnight in Athens. · Athens · Private airport transfer
The Acropolis and its museum in the morning with a guide, and the Ancient Agora and Monastiraki in the afternoon. Overnight in Athens. · Athens
Out to the Cyclades and up onto the caldera rim, with Fira and the cliff path for the evening. Overnight on Santorini. · Santorini · Ferry or flight
The blue domes and lanes of the northern village, and the sunset over the caldera from the village or from Ammoudi below it. Overnight on Santorini. · Santorini · Private car
A boat to the volcanic islets and the hot springs in the morning, and the black-sand coast at Perissa in the afternoon. Overnight on Santorini. · Santorini · Boat & private car
Two hours north to the largest of the Cyclades, with the Portara — the marble doorway of an unfinished temple — standing alone on its islet above the harbour. The old town's lanes climb to the castle, and the sunset is from the Portara. Overnight on Naxos. · Naxos · Ferry
Inland by car to the mountain villages — Halki with its citron distillery, Apiranthos built of marble, the quarries with their unfinished ancient statues — and the long west-coast beaches at Plaka or Agios Prokopios for the afternoon. Overnight on Naxos. · Naxos · Private car
A short hop across the strait to Paros. Naoussa's fishing harbour, with its boats, its tavernas at the water's edge and the lanes behind, is the base for the next three nights. Overnight on Paros. · Paros · Ferry
The Byzantine church of the Hundred Doors at Parikia, one of the oldest in Greece, and the marble villages of Lefkes and Marpissa inland. A beach for the afternoon — Kolymbithres across the bay from Naoussa, with its granite boulders. Overnight on Paros. · Paros
The ten-minute crossing to Antiparos, the least developed island of the trip: its cave, its single village and its beaches, taken slowly. Back to Naoussa for a last harbour dinner. Overnight on Paros. · Paros · Ferry
The flight or ferry back to Athens for your journey home. · Paros · Flight or ferry
Accommodation, meals & transport
What the journey covers day to day, taken from this package's own inclusions.
🏨 Accommodation
- Comfort standard
- 10 nights in hand-picked hotels chosen to your budget and style — Athens (2), Santorini (3), Naxos (2), Paros (3)
🍽 Meals
- Daily breakfast at the hotel
🚆 Transport
- Private car for the Oia day on Santorini and the Naxos interior day
- Private airport and port transfers throughout, and the flight or ferry from Paros back to Athens for your departure
- Private airport transfer
- Ferry or flight
- Private car
- Boat & private car
- Ferry
- Flight or ferry
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
- 10 nights in hand-picked hotels chosen to your budget and style — Athens (2), Santorini (3), Naxos (2), Paros (3)
- Daily breakfast at the hotel
- Timed entry to the Acropolis and the Acropolis Museum with a private guide
- Ferries Athens–Santorini, Santorini–Naxos, Naxos–Paros and Paros–Antiparos return, seats reserved
- Private car for the Oia day on Santorini and the Naxos interior day
- Private airport and port transfers throughout, and the flight or ferry from Paros 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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