Flavors of Greece: Cooking Classes & Wineries

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Spend 9 nights exploring the best food and wine highlights of Greece! Spend your first few days exploring Athens. Stroll the streets of Plaka and try honey, cheese, and pastries from local vendors! See famous landmarks like the Pathenon and Temple of Athena Nike. On the next leg of your journey, you’ll take a ferry to Santorini, where your food and wine...

Overview

Trip type
Self-Guided / Independent Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Trip pace
Flexible schedule

Highlights

    • Private full-day tour of Santorini with wine tasting at a local winery
    • Santorini Cooking Class (Shared)
    • Private full-day tour to Knossos & Arolithos with cooking class
    • Private half-day tour to Archanes & Peza with wine tasting at a local winery

What's this trip about?

    Spend 9 nights exploring the best food and wine highlights of Greece! Spend your first few days exploring Athens. Stroll the streets of Plaka and try honey, cheese, and pastries from local vendors! See famous landmarks like the Pathenon and Temple of Athena Nike. On the next leg of your journey, you’ll take a ferry to Santorini, where your food and wine touring continues. Take in the white-washed houses that the island is famous for - don’t forget to snap some pictures! You’ll enjoy a cooking class where you’ll learn six Santorinian recipes! After a few days of blach sand beaches, traditional villages, and wineries, you’ll take the ferry to Crete. You’ll have another cooking class to savor Cretan dishes. Spend time roaming the streets and taking tours! You’ll visit the Palace of Knossos, one of the most historic places in Greece. Finally, you’ll toast to your journey with some wine on your last night of the journey in Athens. You’ll never forget this tasty journey through Greece!

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Details

Itinerary focusClassic Highlights
Group sizeIndependent
Age rangeNo age restrictions
Flights and transportRound trip airfare and all internal transport included
Start CityAthens
End CityAthens

Travel Themes

  • Culinary & Wine
  • Cultural

Destinations

  • Europe
  • Greece

Attractions

  • Athens
  • Crete
  • Santorini

Activities

  • Culture

Trip includes

    • Round-trip economy class airfare to Athens (ATH)
    • All airport, ferry port and hotel transfers
    • 2 nights in Athens at the Hotel Amalia, or similar
    • Private Food Tour of Athens with lunch
    • Private Athens sightseeing tour with Acropolis Site
    • High speed ferry from Athens to Santorini
    • 3 nights in Santorini at the Santorini Palace Hotel, or similar
    • Private full-day tour of Santorini with wine tasting at a local winery
    • Santorini Cooking Class
    • High speed ferry from Santorini to Crete
    • 3 nights in Crete at the Aquila Atlantis Hotel, or similar
    • Private full-day tour to Knossos & Arolithos with cooking class
    • Private half-day tour to Archanes & Peza with wine tasting at a local winery
    • One-way economy class flight from Crete to Athens
    • 1 night in Athens at the Hotel Amalia, or similar
    • Breakfast daily

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Itinerary

Day 1 Welcome to Athens!

Arrive at Athens International Airport and transfer to your hotel. You can spend the rest of the day at your leisure, starting to take in this vibrant historic city! Discover Plaka, the oldest district in Athens, to see the Greek capital like it was 100 years ago. You can shop at Kolonaki street or Ermou street to look for the perfect souvenir!

Day 2 Athens

After your breakfast, you’ll embark on a private walking food tour!

Explore markets full of nut vendors, fishmongers, and butchers. Taste fine honey, cheese, and pastries. Stroll the streets as a guide tells you the incredible ancient history of Athens. ...

Day 3 Athens - Santorini

Wake early and eat breakfast before heading to Santorini! The ferry ride will transfer you to the Island, and you can check into your hotel. Spend the rest of the day exploring! Gaze at the famous white-washed houses on the edge of the island. Make sure your camera is charged to capture pictures of the stunning views! Stroll the streets, people-watch, and of course, sample the local cuisine!

Day 4 Santorini

After breakfast, spend a full day touring Santorini - including a stop at a local winery! Enjoy stunning views, quaint villages, and interesting museums. 

Day 5 Santorini

Eat a delicious breakfast, then spend some time exploring Santorini on your own.

Enjoy an authentic Santorini cooking class! The class lasts around three hours. You’ll learn how to prepare six Santorinian recipes, and sip locally-sourced wine throughout...

Day 6 Santorini - Crete

Eat breakfast, then spend your last morning in Santorini! You’ll take a ferry from Santorini to your next destination: Crete!

Spend the remainder of your day relaxing in Crete. There is much to see and do here! You can visit Vai Beach, home to the larges...

Day 7 Crete

After breakfast, spend your day visiting the Palace of Knossos! Travel back in time 4,000 years as you learn about the oldest European civilization.

Next, you’ll get to experience a traditional cooking lessons in the village of Arolithos! The city is f...

Day 8 Crete

Enjoy breakfast, then you’ll be picked up for a day of sightseeing and wine tasting! Your first stop in Archanes, famous for its Neo-Classical architecture.

Continue on to the breath-taking countrysides of Peza! You’ll stop here for a wine tasting and a fascinating tour of a winery. 

Day 9 Crete - Athens

Today, enjoy your last breakfast in Crete! You’ll depart for Heraklion Airport and fly back to Athens. You’ll be transferred to your hotel where you can spend the remainder of your day touring Athens. Have one last greek meal, or watch the sunset before spending a last night in your hotel.

Day 10 Depart Athens

After breakfast, you'll be transferred to Athens Airport for your departure. Get ready to share your memories - and some Greek wine! 

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