Cycladic Islands: Milos, Paros and Naxos

Day 1: Athens

Accommodation options: NJV Athens Plaza, Herodion Hotel Hotel Grande Bretagne & New Hotel

Arriving into Athens, you’ll be met by your driver and taken to your hotel. Later in the day, you’ll tour the Acropolis with a private guide and visit the narrow lanes of the Plaka district.

Day 2: Pollonia

Accommodation: Salt Suites

You’ll be up early this morning for a transfer to Athens’ port of Piraeus and the ferry to Milos. On arrival, you’ll be met at the port and driven to your hotel, where you’ll have the rest of the day at leisure to relax by the coast or explore the town of Pollonia.

Day 3: Pollonia

Accommodation: Salt Suites

Explore a different side of Milos today on a privately guided geological tour of the island. You’ll see volcanic fields, beaches lined with red and white rocks, and the ghost town of an abandoned sulphur mine right on the ocean. You’ll have the afternoon free to relax or continue exploring the island.

Day 4: Naousa

Accommodation: Kanale's Rooms and Suites

A private vehicle will collect you from your hotel and take you to the port, where you’ll board the ferry to Paros. On arrival, you’ll be driven to your hotel. You’ll then have the afternoon free to explore the charming town of Naousa with its Cycladic architecture, shops and restaurants, and historic Venetian castle. If the weather’s nice, you may prefer to relax on the beach.

Day 5: Naousa

Accommodation: Kanale's Rooms and Suites

You have a privately guided tour of the island today to discover more about its history and culture. Visit traditional towns and tiny hamlets that have remained relatively unchanged for centuries, including the quieter village of Lefkes in the middle of the island, where you’ll see a Venetian church. You’ll also hike along rocky Byzantine paths which connect areas of the island that most visitors wouldn’t come across.

Day 6: Agios Prokopios

Accommodation: 18 Grapes Boutique Hotel

Take your final ferry trip to your last stop — the island of Naxos. You’ll be driven to the port in Paros and from the port to the hotel in Naxos, then have the remainder of the afternoon free to settle in and begin to explore the island.

Day 7: Agios Prokopios

Accommodation: 18 Grapes Boutique Hotel

You’ll have a whole day at leisure to relax on Naxos’s sandy beaches, swim in the sea or stroll whitewashed towns and villages surrounded by olive groves for a glimpse of local life.

Day 8: Agios Prokopios

Accommodation: 18 Grapes Boutique Hotel

A highlight of the Greek islands is often enjoying a day out on the sparkling blue water, so you’ll spend your last full day aboard a private catamaran exploring the beaches of southern Naxos and the nearby islands of the Small Cyclades.

Day 9: Return home

A private vehicle will take you to the airport today for your flight home, arriving back the same day.