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Athens & the Cyclades

4.0(3 reviews)7 daysStart and end in
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Cypress & Stone
Runs this trip
7 Days · 6 Nights
Fully planned multi-day journey
Accommodation
Acropolis Courtyard
Fully guided
A guide travels with the group for the whole trip.
Group trips
Seven days, two ferries, one caldera
Low Intensity
Travelers can expect comfortable transfers and light walking
Group size on request
Age range on request
Ask the operator about the age range for this batch

Where this operator goes

7 days · 12 stops

Itinerary

7 days, planned by Cypress & Stone

Pickup point

Day 1 · Fri, 18 Sept, 2026

Meet atAthensAthens International Airport (ATH)
Reporting time00:00 - 23:59
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What the price covers

Included in the price

You arrange yourself

Most of these can be added to your booking later — the operator confirms within a day.

Where you'll stay

Published by the operator. Nights on the ground can move with weather and permissions.

Acropolis Courtyard

Hotel or lodge, twin sharing

Night 1

Athens House

Hotel or lodge, twin sharing

Night 2

Naxos Courtyard

Hotel or lodge, twin sharing

Nights 3–4

Fira Inn

Hotel or lodge, twin sharing

Night 5

Santorini Residency

Hotel or lodge, twin sharing

Night 6

What you'll eat

6 breakfasts, 1 lunch and 1 dinner across 7 days, at the lodges you sleep in. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 7.

  • DinnerServed on day 1
  • BreakfastServed on days 2–7
  • LunchServed on day 6

8 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered everywhere; Jain and gluten-free on notice at booking

One other operator runs this tripThe same trip, at their own price, group size and refund window.Old Mule Routes₹1,39,399See all 2
BEFORE YOU GO · CAUTIONARY DETAILS
Check the altitude before you book the flight
Leh is at 3,500 m and you arrive there by aeroplane in an hour from sea level, which is the fastest ascent most people will ever make. Two full days doing nothing on arrival is the standard advice and it is not optional because you are on holiday rather than a trek.
A holiday itinerary still has hard days in it
Pass crossings by road, long transfers and early starts are normal on these trips. Read the day plan rather than the brochure photograph.
Ask what the group size actually is
A group holiday is priced on filling a coach. It is a fair question and the answer changes the trip completely.
The places you pass through are lived in
Ask before photographing people and houses, take your shoes off where others do, and buy locally where you can. A holiday moves through more communities in a week than a trek does.

Who runs this trip

Operated by
Cypress & StoneVerified

“Walking in Europe with the timed tickets booked at release”

Based in Ljubljana Running treks since 2013
Rating
4.0(3 reviews)
Response time
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About Cypress & Stone

A walking operator whose main skill is administrative: Alhambra slots, Sagrada tickets and hut beds, booked the day they open.

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Cancellation policy: Full refund up to 21 days before departure

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Customer reviews

Overall rating
4.0/5
Based on 3 reviews
Review summary
Food
3.3/5
Guide
4.0/5
Itinerary
3.7/5
Transport
4.7/5
Accommodation
3.3/5
Tour operator
4.0/5
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Nina Hoffmann – Amsterdam2026-07-04 · Verified booking

Well paced over 7 days with enough free time to not feel herded. The lead was calm and knew when to slow the group down.

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Ananya Gupta – Ahmedabad2026-07-04 · Verified booking

Athens & the Cyclades done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. Would send friends their way.

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Meera Iyer – Ahmedabad2026-07-04 · Verified booking

Too much time on the coach and not enough at the places we'd come for. The team read the group well and adjusted without making a thing of it.

Reply from Cypress & Stone

Appreciate the honest feedback; we're looking at the pacing on that section.

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Questions people ask

Santorini takes cruise ships daily in high summer, Oia at sunset becomes genuinely unpleasant, prices roughly double and it is over 35 °C. May, June, September and October are the same islands with half the people.

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