Mykonos & Santorini Island Escape

This is an amazing trip! The accommodation? was at a higher standard than expected. Mykonos and Santorini were great islands my amazing Trip Manager gave us a “bucket list” of things to see/ do on both islands which was great to use in our free time.

Some activities didn’t meet my expectations. I feel That if more detail provided I can gauge which ones I want to buy and participate in much better. But still fantastic and fun.

Great trip with good trip manager and add ons

Excellent everything spot on

Trip was great but the fact that the rooms were quad share was very unclear

Such a great trip! The accommodations were really nice, better than I expected. The add on activities were great. Mykonos & Santorini were beautiful islands.The boat days and hot springs were fun. The Santorini sunset one was really cool! It was such a fun trip I would definitely go again.

This island escape was everything I needed. It was an amazing experience and adventure, from the add-ons to free time, from the amazing people to the beautiful sunsets. It was definitely a once in a lifetime experience.

Tomika was a great tour guide and overall she and the other great travelers made this trip amazing. However, the trip itself is considered a “bargain trip” so it basically doesn’t come with much. The included food was subpar, we ended up spending our own money to eat better meals anyways. Almost all of us opted in for all of the extras, otherwise we wouldn’t have much to do every day. If you aren’t looking to spend more money than the initial cost of the tour this trip (and maybe Contiki in general) is not for you. Athens- the hotel chosen there is in a sketchy area. Even my taxi driver was skeptical that I was staying there since it’s sketchy at night. It’s close to the metro though so easy to get to better areas. Mykonos- the Paradise Resort was great for what we wanted. Right on the beach, good food, club onsite and next door, hostile style rooms but we didn’t spend much time in them. Also, very easy transfer to the town which is beautiful! Santorini- Nice hotel, about 15-20 minute walk to the town of Fira and not too far from the black sand beach. Oia is easy to get to but a bit far. Overall I was happy with the location and accommodations there.

I was nervous about traveling solo and going to Europe for the first time. This trip exceeded my expectations I felt like there was a perfect amount of time to do your own thing but also felt like I saw everything in Greece the tour manager Sophie was awesome and passionate about the country. The only downfall was the breakfast at the places were terrible not a lot of options

Absolutely worth every penny!

We did so much for the price- definitely worth it!

I had so much fun on this trip - it was a fantastic experience from beginning to end - hiking up the volcano in Santorini, seeing the spectacular sunsets, swimming in the natural hotsprings - the list goes on. Thank you, Contiki!

The trip was fast paced we saw everything in A short amount of time. The bars and restaurants we went to where affordable and all of the add ons where reasonably priced and worth doing. Tomika was a highlight of the trip she was a pleasure to be around for 8 days , well informed about Greece and ensured that the trip was oranised . Best contiki I’ve been on so far. The only negative was the Dorian inn in Athens the area is quite uncomfortable especially at night.

I think the trip what too expensive for what it includes. 10 days in greece in hostel quad share rooms is not worth $1500 and they weren’t even in convenient nor safe locations. Every travel concern we had we would go to our contiki manager but she wasn’t able to help up with any. It was also stated in the itinerary that the tour included a visit to the Mykonos windmills but when our group asked our guide she said that we would have to do it by ourselves. Overall, my tour group and I had a fun time together but it wasn’t due to Contiki’s tour or service. I wouldn’t recommend this to anyone else. Also, I emailed customer service to ask if the tour we had booked was a budget tour since it wasn’t all that clear in the website. They replied it wasn’t but the first thing our tour manager said when we had a meeting that it WAS one so I don’t think the customer service’s reply was all that honest and quite misleading

Accommodations were terrible. Dirty, uncomfortable beds. Mykonos was the worst: unfriendly staff, cold water in the shower, water pressure in the shower would change, bugs in the room. Athens accommodation was in a terrible location where I did not feel safe. A/C didn't work properly so it was very hot in our room. Santorini was the best. Also for the cost of our trip I didn't feel like much was included. I ended up having to spend so much more on the excursions and meals than I was expecting.

Not worth the money at all, you basically don’t experience any touring unless you avail of free time add ons. The locations of the accommodations were far from the main town as well. I’ve booked cheaper tours before with Expat Explore and Cosmos which were much more worth the price since there is actual touring involved. It was also quad share which was not emphasized during booking. It’s overpriced considering how much you pay and you’d have to share a room with 3 other people. Will not recomment to anyone ever.

loved the trip and trip leader. I didnt think the trip itself was worth the money we paid to contiki.

The best way to see Mykonos, Santorini and Athens. Trip managers are extremely knowledgeable and are always willing to give you recommendations for free time activities.

I thought it was a little pricey for what I paid for it. I ended up spending at least 700 dollars more once I got there on extra excursions, food and other things needed. some of the accommodations were sketchy like I mentioned before. people doing cocaine off the street by the dorian inn in Athens.