Good morning,
We are finally booked for the RS Athens and the Heart of Greece tour Sept. 28 - Oct. 11, after a COVID cancellation spring 2020 and an unexpected family matter that caused us to cancel Sept. 2022. We just got on this tour from a wait list, so we are thrilled. We arrive in Athens on Sept 26 so we’ll have a little pre-tour time..
We are planning on flying from Athens (on the day our tour ends) to Santorini to stay 4 nights 3 days, and then take a ferry from Santorini to Mykonos( arriving in the morning) to stay there for 2 nights. We would then fly back to Athens to spend the night at a hotel by the airport and depart for the US on Oct 18. Our interest in Mykonos was not the nightlife or the beaches, but to visit Delos. At least this was the idea when we planned this trip over 3 years ago. Now I’m unsure about that decision. We enjoy walking, but nor strenuous hiking, as well as visiting museums and historical sites and just taking in the scenery with a good beverage. We both just turned 70 and are in good health.
So I am wondering if we should just spend our extra time on Santorini rather than try to fit in another island, OR
- still spend just 4 nights in Santorini, then go to another island other than Mykonos? Which one? We haven’t booked our flights yet so we could add on a day or two at the end. Considering travel time between islands , I’m wondering if just a 2 night stay at a second island is worth it?
Not to be morbid, but we know this will be our only trip to Greece.
Thanks for any help you can give me with this itinerary. I’m