Acropolis Courtyard
Hotel
Day 1
Athens & the Cyclades - 7 Days (Acropolis, Naxos, Santorini, Fira & Oia)
Seven days, two ferries, one caldera. Seven days with caldera-view rooms on Santorini, reserved fast-ferry seats and a guided Acropolis morning.
Cypress & Stone
Runs this trip
Group trips
Seven days, two ferries, one caldera
Group Tour
Join a fixed-date departure with other travellers
Top Highlights
PlakaPlaka sits under the rock and the Acropolis is floodlit above it all evening. ParthenonCape Sounion at sunset is an hour and a half out of the city and the best evening in Attica. Erechtheion PortaraNaxos is the biggest Cycladic island and the least dependent on tourism, which shows in the food. HalkiThere is an unfinished marble kouros lying in a quarry where it was abandoned two and a half thousand years ago. Santorini calderaThe island is the rim of a volcano that blew its middle out around 1600 BC.
Itinerary
Plaka sits under the rock and the Acropolis is floodlit above it all evening.
AthensHow the day runs
- 1 hrsMetro from the airport into the centre
- MealsDinner
- AccommodationAcropolis Courtyard
Included Activities
- Airport transfer
- Hotel night
LANDMARKS Plaka Monastiraki Acropolis at night Start point Athens, Athens International Airport (ATH) 00:00 - 23:59Cape Sounion at sunset is an hour and a half out of the city and the best evening in Attica.
Acropolis, AthensHow the day runs
- 8:00 AM — the Acropolis at opening, before the ships arrive
- 2 hrs5:00 PM — the coast road to the Temple of Poseidon
- MealsBreakfast
- AccommodationAthens House
Included Activities
- Acropolis combined ticket
- Acropolis Museum
- Sounion transfer
LANDMARKS Parthenon Erechtheion Acropolis Museum Temple of Poseidon Naxos is the biggest Cycladic island and the least dependent on tourism, which shows in the food.
Athens, NaxosHow the day runs
- 4 hrs7:30 AM — out of Piraeus into the Cyclades
- MealsBreakfast
- AccommodationNaxos Courtyard
Included Activities
- Ferry ticket
- Guesthouse night
Optional Activities
- The Portara at sunset — an unfinished temple gate
LANDMARKS Portara Naxos old town Agios Prokopios There is an unfinished marble kouros lying in a quarry where it was abandoned two and a half thousand years ago.
NaxosHow the day runs
- 3 hrs9:00 AM — Halki, Apiranthos and the kouros quarries
- MealsBreakfast
- AccommodationNaxos Courtyard
Included Activities
- Island tour
- Guesthouse night
LANDMARKS Halki Apiranthos Kouros of Apollonas Plaka Beach The island is the rim of a volcano that blew its middle out around 1600 BC. The ferry sails into what is left.
Naxos, Santorini, FiraHow the day runs
- 2 hrs10:00 AM — south to the caldera
- 1 hrs1:00 PM — up the cliff to Fira
- MealsBreakfast
- AccommodationFira Inn
Included Activities
- Ferry ticket
- Caldera-view hotel night
LANDMARKS Santorini caldera Fira Skaros Rock The cliff path between Fira and Oia is ten kilometres along the caldera rim and almost nobody on a package walks it.
Fira, OiaHow the day runs
- 4 hrs7:00 AM — the 10 km cliff path, before the heat
- 4 hrs2:00 PM — catamaran to the volcano and the hot springs
- MealsBreakfast, Lunch
- AccommodationSantorini Residency
Included Activities
- Catamaran with lunch
- Hotel night
LANDMARKS Fira–Oia trail Oia Nea Kameni Hot springs Santorini has direct summer flights to much of Europe; otherwise connect in Athens.
SantoriniHow the day runs
- 1 hrsTransfer to the airport
- MealsBreakfast
- AccommodationNot included — onward travel
Included Activities
- Airport drop
- Day 1Airport transfer
- Day 1Hotel night
- Day 2Acropolis combined ticket
- Day 2Acropolis Museum
- Day 2Sounion transfer
- Day 3Ferry ticket
- Day 3Guesthouse night
- Day 3The Portara at sunset — an unfinished temple gateCosts extra
- Day 4Island tour
- Day 5Caldera-view hotel night
- Day 6Catamaran with lunch
- Day 7Airport drop
- Day 1 · 1 nightAcropolis Courtyard
- Day 2 · 1 nightAthens House
- Day 3 · 2 nightsNaxos Courtyard
- Day 5 · 1 nightFira Inn
- Day 6 · 1 nightSantorini Residency
- Day 1Athens to AthensMetro from the airport into the centre
- Day 2Athens to Cape Sounion5:00 PM — the coast road to the Temple of Poseidon
- Day 3Athens to Naxos7:30 AM — out of Piraeus into the Cyclades
- Day 4Naxos to Naxos9:00 AM — Halki, Apiranthos and the kouros quarries
- Day 5Naxos to Santorini10:00 AM — south to the caldera
- Day 5Santorini to Fira1:00 PM — up the cliff to Fira
- Day 7Santorini to SantoriniTransfer to the airport
Where you'll stay
All accommodations are subject to change
Athens House
Hotel
Day 2
Naxos Courtyard
Hotel
Days 3, 4
Fira Inn
Hotel
Day 5
Santorini Residency
Hotel
Day 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
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Customer reviews
Overall rating
4.0/5
Based on 3 reviews
Review summary
Food3.3/5
Guide4.0/5
Itinerary3.7/5
Transport4.7/5
Accommodation3.3/5
Tour operator4.0/5
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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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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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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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