Looking for honest reviews of the 14 days Greece tour? Tips for first time travelers to Greece? Also, I’m traveling with someone who’s a bit of a picky eater. Will they be okay?
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Cape Ann, Massachusetts
3498 posts
Love, love, loved it! Beautiful, informative to the 10th degree and made difficult to get to places, easy.
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Southern Oregon
744 posts
We’ve done 9 tours and the Greece tour ranks in the top 4, definitely. Our tour guide, British Maria, was top notch and helped us understand both ancient and modern Greece. The sights were so varied and gorgeous. The reviews you read about the tour aren’t telling you falsehoods. Most everyone loves the Greece tour. I loved the food but I’m not a picky eater. Hope you try it!
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Atlanta, GA
129 posts
We took this tour in 2010 and loved it very much. The food was simple and delicious and of course the ancient sites were extraordinary. Just really get in shape. Ancient ruins are located on mountains/hills so a good bit of hiking is necessary.
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Bend, OR
1842 posts
We did this tour a few years ago. What food don’t they like, what do they like? I remember a lot of iceberg lettuce, tomato, feta, cucumber and sliced onion salads, a lamb stew (I did not care for), a trout lunch (amazed at how many people didn’t know how to eat a whole trout) and wonderful gyro’s, flaky honey pastries and strong coffee. Lots of seafood (wonderful calamari) and as a group we made a moussaka. We found great pizza in Athens for lunch. Tip, learn to say the Greek word for thank you, it’s a bit of a tongue twister but appreciated. And have a wonderful time.
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Massachusetts
1643 posts
Check out the tour alumni scrapbooks
https://www.ricksteves.com/tours/scrapbooks/tour-alum-scrapbooks
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Just did the tour Sept/Oct and have mixed reviews. Loved loved loved the folks on the tour! Tour guide Niki had an apprentice. Local guides are lovely, including Mama Fay, who’s 80!! (Athens) The cons: be ready for one night stays after long bus rides, would not recommend if you have motion sickness. Small towns without much going on, closing up after the summer. Boutique hotels were mostly good, but they like hard mattresses! Hydra island, wonderful! Monemvasia was my favorite for swimming, in the Aegean Sea, after walking up the mountain! Beautiful scenery but do not expect an island tour! Think mountain ranges and many architectural and ruins history!