Greek Islands Historical Solos Tour including Santorini
Enjoy the towns, beaches and nature at Greece’s most scenic islands of Santorini, Paros and Naxos on this over-50s island-hopping guided holiday for solo travellers. Join this fascinating Greek island-hopping cruise, where modern and ancient history combine. Enjoy breathtaking scenery and discover 5,000 years of history and culture, all while staying at three small, friendly and traditional Greek hotels on Santorini, Paros and Naxos.
“Real value for money, good accommodation, great excursions, travel arrangements worked well, and our tour guide was excellent. Would recommend the optional excursions.”
Your Tour Includes
TRAVEL
Return flights and transfers
Included travel insurance
ACCOMMODATION
14 nights in hotels
Porterage at all hotels and on all ferry crossings
EXPERIENCES
Tour Manager
Santorini island tour
Visit the picturesque village of Oia
Museum of Prehistoric Thira
A visit to Parikia
Tour Naxos old town
Scenic inter-island ferry crossings
FOOD & DRINK
Drinks party
Farewell dinner
Welcome drink and dinner
24 meals: 14 breakfasts, 1 lunch and 9 dinners
Day 1 UK to Santorini
Fly to Santorini and spend three nights at the friendly 3-star Makarios Hotel (3Q), in the resort of Kamari. The modern hotel offers traditional Greek hospitality and is a short walk from the beach and local shops.
Facilities include a breakfast room, lounge/bar, outdoor pool and Jacuzzi. Standard rooms have a balcony and views of either the village or garden. Room amenities include air conditioning, free Wi-Fi, satellite television, fridge, hairdryer, telephone and a safe. Look forward to dinner tonight in a local taverna.
Meals Included: Dinner
Day 2 Santorini
After a day at leisure an optional evening excursion takes you to Pyrgos, one of the prettiest villages on the island. Lunch is included today.
Meals Included: Breakfast | Lunch
Day 3 Santorini
A full-day included excursion shows you the magnificent Santorini landscape whose deep lagoon and unusual cliffs were the result of a volcanic eruption around 1500 BC. Visit one of the most photographed villages in Greece, Oia, where whitewashed houses and bright-blue domed churches cling to the steep hillside.
Meals Included: Breakfast | Dinner
Day 4 Santorini to Paros
Travel by ferry to Paros (three hours and 15 minutes), for a four-night stay at the 4-star Hotel Narges (3Q), near the centre of Aliki, a typically unspoilt Greek fishing village.
The family-run hotel has a bar, terrace, small restaurant and swimming pool. The 60 guest rooms are simply furnished with verandas, air-conditioning, television, telephone and a fridge.
Meals Included: Breakfast
Day 5 Paros
Enjoy free time in Paros or take an optional excursion to see the whitewashed houses, windmills and chapels of Mykonos. You can also explore the historic ruins of neighbouring Delos.
Meals Included: Breakfast
Day 6 Paros
An included half-day tour reveals Parikia, the capital of Paros.
Visit the Byzantine Panagial Ekatondapylianí that dates back to 326 AD before heading north to the traditional fishing village of Náoussa.
Meals Included: Breakfast
Day 7 Paros
Spend today at leisure or perhaps venture on your own to Antiparos, where time and life seems to have stood still.
Meals Included: Breakfast
Day 8 Paros to Naxos
Take the ferry to Naxos (50 minutes), and stay three-nights, half board, at the 4-star Naxos Palace Hotel (2Q+), which is within walking distance of the small village of Stelida.
The village-style complex enjoys a secluded location and facilities include a restaurant, bar, snack bar, two swimming pools, a gymnasium, sauna, Jacuzzi and gardens. All 77 bedrooms are air-conditioned and have a balcony, shower, satellite television, telephone, minibar, hairdryer and safety deposit box.
Meals Included: Breakfast | Dinner
Day 9 Naxos
Enjoy an included half-day tour of Naxos Town.
Meals Included: Breakfast | Dinner
Day 10 Naxos
Perhaps explore Naxos’ old town and its charming harbour. An optional excursion highlights the island’s traditional produce of oranges and olives.
Meals Included: Breakfast | Dinner
Day 11 Naxos to Santorini
Make the return ferry journey to Santorini (two hours and 10 minutes). Spend the rest of the day at leisure and stay a further four nights at the Makarios Hotel (3Q). Enjoy dinner in a local taverna this evening.
Meals Included: Breakfast | Dinner
Day 12 Santorini
Spend today at leisure or join an optional excursion to the ruins of the Bronze age settlement of Akrotiri. Dinner is included at a local taverna this evening.
Meals Included: Breakfast | Dinner
Day 13 Santorini
You can relax today or you may prefer to join an optional excursion to survey the remnants of the volcano that shaped the island of Santorini. Enjoy dinner in a local taverna this evening.
Meals Included: Breakfast | Dinner
Day 14 Santorini
Enjoy your last day here at leisure, and your final dinner at a local taverna.
Meals Included: Breakfast | Dinner
Day 15 Santorini to the UK
Travel to the airport for your return flight back to the UK.
Meals Included: Breakfast
