Best of Athens, Santorini, and Mykonos: Greek Summer Vacation

Your first stop of the day will be the Acropolis Museum. This highly modernized and chic museum is located at the base of the Acropolis and is the perfect place to begin your tour because it contains an impressive display of well-preserved ancient art and pottery. It also offers a stunning rendition of what the Acropolis actually looked like thousands of years ago. Next, you will make your way to the legendary Acropolis. Eventually, you will enter the Acropolis through the enduring Beule Gate, venture past the elegant Temple of Nike Athena, and ascend to the infamous Parthenon. In the afternoon, you will enjoy an evening trip to the astonishing Temple of Poseidon on Cape Sounion.

Your flight from Athens to Santorini will be brief but spectacular and will offer a magnificent view of the Greek islands. You will arrive in Santorini in the morning, and when you are ready, you can head down to the lobby to meet your kayaking guide. If it is the right time of season, your guide may even be able to pick some fresh oregano for a personal tasting. In the afternoon, you will indulge in a sommelier-guided wine tour. During your tour, you will be amazed by Santorini's remarkable island countryside as you travel from vineyard to vineyard to savor the aromatic tang of the volcanic-infused grapes. Your journey will conclude at a charming vineyard, where a chef will create a personally prepared wine and food-tasting menu for you.

Today, you will put on the finest boating attire and spend the morning sailing across the sea on a fully crewed yacht. Your captain will be an expert navigator, fisherman, and they will be personally familiar with the most beautiful places to stop to fish. To top it off, for lunch, an on-board chef will filet fresh fish for a private sashimi tasting. After your fishing expedition, your crew will pack up all the seafood you caught and transfer it to a world-renowned seafood restaurant in town. When you are rested and ready, you will head back to a restaurant for an afternoon of learning to cook a traditional Santorini seafood dish.

After an early breakfast, you will meet your private driver and be escorted to a small helicopter pad. When you are ready, you will move from the seas to the skies as you travel from Santorini to Mykonos on a private helicopter tour. During your flight, you will be able to cherish the breathtaking sites of Santorini’s underwater volcanoes. You will land in Mykonos in mid-morning, and a personal driver will escort you to your opulent accommodation. In the early afternoon, a comfortable vehicle will pick you up to explore the infamous Delos ruins. You will spend your afternoon uncovering breathtaking sites, such as the House of Cleopatra and the Theatre Quarter.

This morning you will tour the legendary Mykonos Windmill Farms. As you journey to a number of different sites, your guide will detail how these windmills were vital to the island's financial growth because they supplied merchant ships with dried bread. Your final afternoon will be spent the way any final afternoon in Greece should be spent:  basking in brilliant sunshine, diving through glistening waters, relaxing on a sandy beach, and soaring over magnificent waters as you windsurf. A skilled windsurfer with decades of experience will help you breeze to success and fly across the Aegean Sea.

On your final morning in Greece, you will wake up early enough to savor a roasted coffee while the sun gradually brightens the horizon. The sweet and savory flavors of feta, octopus, and lamb will linger in your thoughts, and world-class recipes that have been passed onto you by your chefs will safely reside in your pocket. When you are packed and ready to depart, your private transfer will meet you in the hotel lobby and help you make your way to the Heraklion International Airport for your flight home.