Hello, my husband and I are booked on a Rick Steves Greece tour for September. This tour is Athens, essentially circles part of the Peloponnese, and makes a stop on Hydra. It is a 14 day tour. We are thinking of arriving 4-7 days prior to the start of our tour in Athens to visit 1 or more of the islands but are unsure logistically how easy this will be for us given we’ve never been to Greece before. Any ideas on which islands are good for newbie travelers to Greece?
Also, after our tour ends, we want to get to Hamburg, Germany to visit family in the region. The price when the Athens—Hamburg leg is included in our flight itinerary increased astronomically so we are thinking of just doing a separate flight for that leg as it will likely be much cheaper as a one-way jaunt.
Any suggestions for the island visit(s) and the Athens-Hamburg jaunt are welcome.
Thank you!