10 nights island hopping around Greece in August for £338.62pp total visiting Athens, Paros, Naxos and Santorini inc flights, ferries and hotels - £677.27 @ Expedia.com

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10 nights island hopping around Greece in August for £338.62pp (£677.27 total) visiting Athens, Paros, Naxos and Santorini inc flights, ferries and hotels @ expedia

£677.27 Expedia.com8 Feb 16

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BlueSkies

7 Feb 16

This deal is based on 2 adults flying out to Athens from London Stansted on 15th August returning on 25th August. You will be staying for 2 nights in Athens, 3 nights in Paros, 2 nights in Naxos and 3 nights in Santorini.

Trip breakdown

15th August - You will leave Stansted early morning on August 15th landing around 12pm giving you the whole day to explore Athens! I've chosen the Cosmos hotel because it's location is good for the short time in Athens and easy access to the port.

16th August - Check out early and head for the port, the ferry to Paros leaves at 0645 and it's a beautiful sail which takes about 4 hours. Once arrived in Paros head to the hotel Villa Melina which has a lovely pool and close to the beach

17th - 18th August - Enjoy Paros

19th August - Check out and head to the port, the ferry to Naxos leaves about 1145 and takes just under an hour. I've chosen the Rea hotel which is in Naxos town, this island is full of history and beautiful beaches.

20th August - Enjoy Naxos

21st August - Check out and head to the port, the ferry to Santorini leaves at 1250. Once you arrive in Santorini hop on the bus into Fira and then to Perissa where the hotel is located. I've chosen the hotel Villa Spyros which has great reviews and is located close to the beautiful black beach.

22nd - 23rd August - Enjoy Santorini

24th August - Head to the airport to head back to Athens, the flight only takes around an hour, spend the rest of the day exploring Athens, I've chosen the same hotel that you will be staying in at the beginning of the trip for convenience!

25th August - Head to the airport for the early flight back to London.

If you wanted to spend longer in Santorini there is a flight to Athens which arrives at around 1am, you also wouldn't need a hotel in Athens as you'd only have 5 hours between your flights so you could stay in the airport, the choice is yours!

I've done similar to this trip twice now and I love it, can't beat island hopping around Greece!

Price breakdown

Flights to Athens booked with Ryanair - £211.96

Athens hotel booked with Hotels.com - £44.62

Paros hotel booked with Expedia - £94.53

Naxos hotel booked with LateRooms - £53.86

Santorini hotel booked with Expedia - £129.27

Flight from Santorini to Athens booked with Ryanair - £52.99

Ferries booked with BlueStarFerries - £90

Total price for 2 people - £677.23

Total price each - £338.62

This deal only includes hand luggage however you're entitled to 2 10kg cabin bags plus and additional handbag so this is plenty for this trip if you pack wisely, personally I've done this trip with just hand luggage. If you want to add a 15kg case it's £75 each so make sure you pack wisely!

Top comments

Chrrye

7 Feb 16 15 #32

If by 'next to' you mean 1000 miles away then yes, these islands are 'next to' Syria.

Also you seem to have concern for destitute families (concern that extends to avoiding them at all cost) but give no thought to the fact your attitude, if held en masse, would amount to a boycott of these islands as a tourist location further destroying Greece's economy, making Greek families and businesses destitute and (thus) also reducing the already crippled ability of Greece to cater/shelter effectively to the tens of thousands of refugees/migrants arriving at it's shores.

TesseractOrion

7 Feb 16 9 #12

My girlfriend wants to go to Lesbos (I think that's what she said) for some reason. Maybe it's to help refugees or something... not sure 'cos she's not talking to me atm :neutral_face:

thenewmessiah

7 Feb 16 6 #4

A week in boot camp would be more relaxing, what's with the hectic schedule!?

jaycrooks to coathanger

7 Feb 16 6 #31

Wow If you thought like that where would you ever go

seems like some people don't read the news and have a perception of location

these islands are miles away from where the migrants have traveled too

I suggest Bognor Regis for you this year!!

All comments (84)

BlueSkies

7 Feb 16 2 #1

BlueSkies

7 Feb 16 #2

Pupa

7 Feb 16 #3

heat added

BlueSkies to Pupa

7 Feb 16 #8

Thanks :smiley:

thenewmessiah

7 Feb 16 6 #4

A week in boot camp would be more relaxing, what's with the hectic schedule!?

BlueSkies to thenewmessiah

7 Feb 16 3 #9

Haha it is a busy holiday but the majority of my holidays are! But to be honest once you're in these places you are just going to be relaxing on the beach <3

i_like_crisps

7 Feb 16 #5

fantastic

BlueSkies to i_like_crisps

7 Feb 16 #10

Thanks it's a lovely holiday I love doing thing <3

johnraggett

7 Feb 16 #6

Always fancied Island hoping in Greece, maybe when my 5 year old is a bit older

BlueSkies to johnraggett

7 Feb 16 #11

Yer it's defo a must do, not very practical with kiddies but it doesn't hurt doing one or two islands :smiley:

chriswhitehead1

7 Feb 16 #7

looks like a great way to explore Greece, is there any meals including with the hotel stays or is it just Bnb?

BlueSkies to chriswhitehead1

7 Feb 16 2 #13

It's just room only or B&B you won't find many hotels in Greece that do meals except maybe a pool bar, Greece is fairly cheap to eat out though :smile:

TesseractOrion

7 Feb 16 9 #12

My girlfriend wants to go to Lesbos (I think that's what she said) for some reason. Maybe it's to help refugees or something... not sure 'cos she's not talking to me atm :neutral_face:

BlueSkies to TesseractOrion

7 Feb 16 1 #14

Yer lesbos is one of the islands the migrants are going to, personally it's not an island I'd choose to go on holiday to at the mo!

derekduncan77 to TesseractOrion

7 Feb 16 #26

:smile:

jaycrooks

7 Feb 16 #15

You could include Ios in this trip as well

You have to have a sturdy liver though for the 24 hour drinking :confused:

Its a lovely island as well though!!!

BlueSkies

7 Feb 16 1 #16

Ios is probably my favourite along with Santorini, has to most amazing beaches too! <3

BlueSkies

7 Feb 16 #17

There won't be any migrants on any of the Cyclades they're too far away from mainland Europe!

Pluun

7 Feb 16 #18

Is it any cheaper by boat? :confused:

BlueSkies to Pluun

7 Feb 16 1 #21

coathanger

7 Feb 16 4 #19

Are you all crazy?

Who wants to go on holiday to an area that no one knows how bad things will be in a few months?

BlueSkies to coathanger

7 Feb 16 1 #22

You can say that about anywhere, these islands are nowhere near problem areas, perfectly nice places with lovely people and safer than most of the U.K!

Pluun to coathanger

7 Feb 16 1 #23

Too true m8.
I'll got to Sunderland instead. :confused:

jaycrooks to coathanger

7 Feb 16 6 #31

Jo444

7 Feb 16 3 #20

I just can't wait to swim in same water with dead bodies of refugees.

scrumpypaul

7 Feb 16 3 #24

I'd far rather be in Greece than in this dump of a country.

BlueSkies to scrumpypaul

7 Feb 16 2 #30

Can't go wrong with a bit of Greece :smile: gyros and a beer is the way forward!

lucas

7 Feb 16 #25

R2D2

coathanger

7 Feb 16 4 #27

It scares me silly that you're titled a travel expert!

It's next to one of the most volatile areas on the planet, with tens of thousands of refugees fleeing on a daily basis. Death occurs within the waters you bathe in, with families destitute and torn apart on islands nearby.

Unlike you, and the Greece Tourist Board, I would not want my family anywhere near there.

johnraggett

7 Feb 16 #28

Been doing the Greek Islands for the last 4 years with the little one, I'll stick with two weeks in one for now, have researched into doing two, but often it's financially best keeping it to one, and exploring the Island with a car.

Perissa was our least favourite but cheapest town on Santorini

BlueSkies

7 Feb 16 #29

Yer there's plenty of places to visit with the car, Greece has so many beautiful beaches and excellent resorts, probably best if you start off with a shorter ferry ride but to be honest the majority of the ferries are really comfortable so once the little ones a bit older give them the iPad and relax! Defo the cheapest Perissa, we've stayed there twice, heard Kamari is lovely too but we've always just headed upto Oia during the days we've not spent on the beach, such an unreal pretty place!

Chrrye

7 Feb 16 15 #32

Bargaingirl

7 Feb 16 2 #33

These ferries are going to be chaos - good luck - -wouldn't do it if you paid me....they had to move all the ferries last year to cope with all the extra passengers...ones that were left were packed - read all the reviews about it..when it is all sorted then it would be lovely.....

jaycrooks to Bargaingirl

7 Feb 16 #36

You base your views on the fact that "they had to move all the ferries last year to cope with all the extra passengers."
no links to your preposition at all, which is fundamentally very poor evidence.

Its unbelievable that some people have a simplistic forthright attitude with no knowledge based on a preposition about the future!

Can you tell me with your knowledge of the future when the Calais Ferries and channel Tunnel are not going to be usable as well it might help me run my life more efficiently.

Do you know where these islands are?

BlueSkies to Bargaingirl

7 Feb 16 #38

I did this trip last year and the year before and I didn't have any problems and didn't see a difference in the years, I'm also doing a similar trip this year, never had a problem

coathanger

7 Feb 16 3 #34

A holiday should be a break from worry and stress. There are endless locations elsewhere equally in need of tourism to support their economies. My own personal preference is away from countries in political and financial strife and neighbouring troubles.

There is so much uncertainty within that region, I'm not prepared to risk my own peace of mind about the certainties of a trouble free rest from life issues.

If you want to turn this thread into a call for charitable help for Greece then fair enough, I'll support you.

stressedman

7 Feb 16 1 #35

the scaremongering really isn't needed. do a little research before you make your comments. might not wet yourself for little reason

jaycrooks

7 Feb 16 2 #37

I agree completely separately with supporting financially some of the Islands of Greece who have had to receive migrants.

The Holiday posted is such a big distance away and will be a fun trip completely free from any problems.

BlueSkies

7 Feb 16 #39

I did this trip last year and no one had to move my ferries :/

BlueSkies

7 Feb 16 #40

This is very true, the migrants don't want to live in Greece they want to make there way into Europe they defo don't want to be on the Cyclades it's miles away from anywhere :,)

simont_space

7 Feb 16 #41

LOL. Mass unemployment, civil unrest, growing migrant population, in hock to the EU/banks, no prospects other than to sell off every national asset, poor service. Yeah, Greece is a superb country to be in at the moment.

johnraggett

7 Feb 16 #42

The Islands, or at least the ones I've visited see very little off this, chatting to a Greek visiting family from Athens though and the story is very different.

jaycrooks

7 Feb 16 1 #43

You are obviously one with great knowledge !!! Or maybe not
Have you been to Greece let alone the Greek islands?
Think you maybe will be in Bognor Regis this summer I believe it has a very stable situation

pwel

7 Feb 16 2 #44

OMG...people living in their daily mail bubble...how all that you describe going to affect you enjoy your drink on a lovely beach?? are you planning to find a job there or be on greek dol?... if I want to be cynical, and because of this situation holidays became a lot cheaper there.... obviously you haven't be there, ask smone who knows how much a holiday trip in Mykonos or Santorini cost a few years back...

deal_miner

7 Feb 16 1 #45

Comment
Sunderland my mate got stabbed near greggs last Saturday afternoon by a drunken lad..

bemaniac

8 Feb 16 #46

Bognor Regis sounds bloody lovely compared to third world Greece these days. 99 flake and a spot of minigolf and global warming oh yeah!

Witchfinder

8 Feb 16 #47

Is that R2D2 moonlighting as a hotel in the photo?

PhilK

8 Feb 16 #48

Apparently so cheap by inflated dinghy it's attracted a hefty percentage of the muslim population of Africa, middle east and even the far east as "refugees" - oh, and some are even Syrian......and many of those are the ones who CAUSED the problems there

BlueSkies

8 Feb 16 #49

Ahh right well he obv doesn't watch the news because they pay thousands to get on those overcrowded dinghys, failed whitty remark if you ask me :smile:

PhilK

8 Feb 16 #50

Thats odd. Its often in the news that the locals are enraged by the NON contributing refugees (and guess what religion 98% are) scaring off the tourists they have, and more coming in all the time, destroying their economy.
Not on the PC media of course. But all over the net - WITH images and video (BBC, Sky etc won't show them of course it's er........"ist" and "phobic" to tell the truth these days)

buxb

8 Feb 16 1 #51

I watched a programme yesterday; a profile of Hitler. I was left amazed, not by how any one single person could be so monstrously merciless and devoid of human empathy but by how an entire nation of millions could be so full of fear and ignorance as to follow him blindly like sheep. This thread appears to have answered that question!

jaycrooks

8 Feb 16 #52

Please feel free to post the links that you suggest are all over the net on pc or non pc media about this being a problem in the cyclades.

jaycrooks

8 Feb 16 #53

This is quite a recent fair comment about the situation

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travel-advice/11684454/Mediterranean-migrant-crisis-should-I-cancel-my-holiday.html

coolcat21

8 Feb 16 #54

Back to the post, great deal op :smile: I love Greece & have been many times, although never island hopping, so might have to give this a try.

BlueSkies

8 Feb 16 #55

This is a quote from what you just posted maybe other users should read it...

Should I avoid booking?

It’s very much a personal decision. If you are worried about the situation in the eastern Aegean, but are still keen on a holiday in the Greek Islands, there are plenty of the other options - notably the Cycladic islands such as Paros, Naxos and Santorini, the Sporades (Skiathos for example) and the Ionian islands such as Corfu, Cephalonia and Zakynthos.

BlueSkies

8 Feb 16 #56

Thanks :smile: island hopping is my favourite, Mykonos is lovely too tried to add it into this trip but the price of accommodation in August is shocking!

howdiefellas

8 Feb 16 1 #57

Family were on holiday in Majorca last summer and a dead migrant washed up on the beach when they were there. Police are pretty quick to remove them though so shouldn't impede too much on your enjoyment whilst there.

http://ichef-1.bbci.co.uk/news/660/media/images/70613000/gif/_70613301_mediterranean_migration_routes_976.gif

BlueSkies

8 Feb 16 #58

Wow that's a handy little map! For both us an migrants :smiley:

PhilK

8 Feb 16 #59

And how does "paying thousands" (seriously. You HONESTLY believe "thousands" ??? You a Guardian reader by any chance ?) justify flooding Greek islands and - literally - destroying their livelihoods ?

spirogiro

8 Feb 16 #60

Not true - have been many of the Cyclades breached...

Splodger101

8 Feb 16 #61

I used to love island hopping in Greece and been many times, usual student stuff of: Ios, Naxos, Paros, Paxos, Santorini (Thira), Mykonos, Rhodes, Kos and Crete. Naxos has (by far) the longest and most unspoilt beaches that I saw, mind you, that was 20-odd years ago..Cost of ferries were dirt cheap and internal flights amazingly cheap. Never booked any accommodation beforehand, just got off the ferry and surrounded by Greek landladies offering accommodation. Now, where is my time-machine :wink:

BlueSkies

8 Feb 16 #62

Yer it's still the same when you get off the ferries loads of Greek landladies trying you to stay in their place, unfortunately I like to have things planned in advance because this will probably be the cheaper option! Doesn't look like much has changed :smile:

mrcashman

8 Feb 16 #63

Want to take me and my girlfriend with you BlueSkies? You seem like an expert in Greek Island hopping. No doubt we'd get lost and stuck on one of those islands if we went on our own.

shaz1000

8 Feb 16 #64

Lesbos is a beautiful island.

BlueSkies

8 Feb 16 #65

There's nothing wrong with getting stuck on the islands :smiley: beats going to work haha! It's easier than you think I even think the prices are ferries are around the same on the day, but like I said I like to be prepared :smile: I'm doing Thessaloniki, Halkidiki, Volos, Skiathos and Skopolos this year fancied a change!

dreamager

8 Feb 16 #66

I wont show this to the mrs as we're off to athens tomorrow> she'd much rather do the island hopping :wink:

vagelisgeo

8 Feb 16 1 #67

some people are absolutely pathetic, people fleeing for their lives and all you care about if your beach is free of dead refugee bodies. sickening how people only care about themselves now and have no compassion for their fellow human beings. personally, I'll be going to greece on holiday again this year

howdiefellas

8 Feb 16 #68

ohhh been to both :smiley: you getting the boat or plane to Skiathos? One of the steepest banks coming in to land I've ever enjoyed. Skopolos was so quiet it was amazing. Incidentally was the last foreign holiday we enjoyed before the kids came along :disappointed: Now it's Cornwall and Devon each year.

andy5and

8 Feb 16 #69

For just 10 nights far to much travelling involved in this trip.

BlueSkies

8 Feb 16 #70

Haha there's not much to do in the islands in the winter anyways :P enjoy Athens, make sure you get a gyros they're amazing in Athens <3

BlueSkies

8 Feb 16 1 #71

BlueSkies

8 Feb 16 #72

We're getting the boat from Volos to Skiathos then flying out to Venice at the end of the trip! Glad I'm boating it, scary landing haha! Where do you recommend to stay in Skiathos? Not don't my accommodation yet! Oh boo well only a few years until you can start jetting off again! :smile:

howdiefellas

8 Feb 16 #73

We didn't it's a dump :stuck_out_tongue: we only stayed near the port and wondered into town while waiting for our ferry. I would consider staying outside of the main town or staying longer in Skopelos. It just felt too busy.

smiler03

8 Feb 16 1 #74

Superbly put together BlueSkies.

As a veteran island hopper I would make it a little easier. Miss out the first night in Athens and add that extra night to Paros. When in Paros consider a long day trip or even a night in Antiparos, a short local ferry away. Miss out Naxos and add that extra night to stunningly beautiful Santorini.

I do avoid beaches and prefer to dine out and drink at Tavernas, people and sunset watching. Antiparos has a nudist beach too if that's your thing.

Travelling by ferry is a very relaxing way to travel, you can sunbathe and spend the whole journey on the deck if you can find space (get there quick). When the ferry pulls in at an island that you are not getting off at, watching the organised mayhem at the dock is always fun.

BlueSkies

8 Feb 16 #75

Haha don't be saying stuff like that to me :smile: yer I'm not one for busy so I'll have to look for a nice beach away from everyone else haha we usually get a quad and find our own little beaches anyway, can't be dealing with people haha!!

BlueSkies

8 Feb 16 1 #76

I do love Paros isn't it lovely, never managed to escape over to antiparos though, I am a beach lover though but I like a good quiet beach away from people haha! Nudist beach isn't my bag though haha! I wasn't overly fussed on Naxos but it does have some lovely history, Ios is more my type of island! I love sitting on the deck watching the world go by, going to miss not doing it this year!

jaycrooks

8 Feb 16 #77

Make the venture to Anti Paros its worth the excursion!!!

BlueSkies

8 Feb 16 1 #78

I'll make sure I do next time I'm around that ways <3

thenewmessiah

8 Feb 16 1 #79

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/marhaba-royal-salem-tunisia-sousse-7-nights-inclusive-11-18-april-2015-156-pp-312-2180919?page=4#comments
You cant really ignore people for pointing out the nearby trouble. Look what happened in the thread above

jaycrooks

8 Feb 16 #80

Yes but on very sporadic occasions not enough to ruin a holiday. I would wager a guess that there have been less number of days spent on these islands by migrants in the Cyclades , than in any other European country by percentage of population in that country in relation to that of the population of the Cyclades . Which basically means no effect to your holiday :sunglasses:

Savvyshopping

8 Feb 16 #81

I did a similar trip 30 years ago. We just got return tickets to Athens and made the rest up as we went along - do not advise this though as we did end up sleeping on the floor most of the time! I have travelled the world but still rate this trip as one of the best things I've ever done.

wizz1234

9 Feb 16 #82

Sounds like a great trip to me if I didn't have kids I would be up for it reminds of the greeknisland hoping I did back in the 80/90s

coathanger

9 Feb 16 #83

I hope everyone would read that thread before commenting. There are numerous other threads very similar, Sharm El Sheikh was one I also recall.

NotoriousPhilZ

21 Apr 17 #84

any chance of something like this for 2017??? pretty please

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