Naxos Vacations & Tours

We visited Athens, Epidaurus, Nemea, Nafplion, Olympia, Nafpaktos, Delphi, the Temple of Poseidon, Naxos, Santorini, and Crete in 20 days. Our tour guides were exceptional, all hotels were exceptional except for a minor hiccup in one, and all of our drivers were fantastic. We enjoyed learning about the many ancient civilizations in Greece, including the Mycenaeans, the Minoans, and the ancient Greeks. We enjoyed the Venetian architecture in the islands and the diversity of Santorini.

The travel company, I think, picked the best available hotels and the best available tour guides and drivers. Not every transfer was perfect. There were about three instances where a driver did not meet us due to an incorrect pickup location or incorrect name, or there was confusion about whether we had tickets to one event. But the tour company was available on WhatsApp and responded within 15 minutes when problems occurred. The problems were resolved shortly afterward.

I do not believe there are any trip itineraries that are executed perfectly. In our case, the weather played a role in canceling one excursion and delaying our departure from Naxos to Santorini. While we were on Naxos, strong winds were persistent day and night, forcing the ferry service to cancel rides. Our last day in Naxos did not feel like a vacation. But the tour company commiserated with us, getting us on the last ferry off of Naxos and speaking with us on the phone about our options.

What a wonderful stress-free trip we enjoyed through our travel company! From the initial contact to the end, everything went smoothly. Our group of six appreciated all concerns or questions and prompt responses through WhatsApp.

We visited Athens, Crete, Santorini, and Naxos. Our tours and accommodations were great, but our private villa in Santorini overlooking the caldera blew us away! We loved being together and the pool was a treat with the incredible view! I highly recommend staying there.

Every guide was phenomenal and many were personable. Kudos to our guide at the Parthenon, our guide in Crete at the 7 Villages of Apokoronas, and our host at lunch who sent us on our way with birthday gifts! Also, our guide at Knossos Palace, our driver to Heraklion, who was full of information, the crew on our caldera catamaran, and one especially sweet team member! (Sorry if I missed anyone. Everyone was so nice!)

So, to Zicasso's travel specialists and all associated with our travel company, a huge thank you from me, my husband, and I know our friends, too. I have already recommended your company to some other friends.

Excellent! Everything was meticulously planned. All of our tours were very interesting and the drivers were courteous. We went to Athens, Naxos, and Santorini during our 11-day trip. Overall, I think our favorite place was Naxos, with Athens and the Acropolis being second, although the weather that morning was not the best. But our guide was excellent and kept us engaged while fighting rain and wind. As I mentioned, all the drivers and guides were excellent and I would highly recommend this trip. Santorini was beautiful too and the wine tour was extremely interesting. We highly recommend Zicasso.

I greatly enjoyed my two-week trip to Greece, including Athens and four islands.

Zicasso's travel specialist was extremely patient when planning my trip and answering all of my questions. I greatly enjoyed all of the tours she put together, which allowed me to see the Acropolis in Athens, a food walk in Mykonos, a tour of Delos, a guided hike in Paros, a sunset cruise in Santorini, and a tour of Knossos Palace in Crete.

The hotels she booked for my trip were well located and provided a good experience in each island. I definitely recommend Zicasso's travel company for trips to Greece, and also enjoyed my experience dealing with Zicasso!

Our trip was great. I was very impressed with Zicasso's travel specialist. She listened to me and made a thoughtful itinerary.

My husband and I absolutely loved Naxos and our hotel in Naxos. Santorini was a bucket-list destination. All of our interactions and activities felt very transactional, especially after visiting the wonderfully warm Naxos. This is a reflection of the destination, not the travel agent.

We stayed at the hotel in Santorini and, while I loved the view, I wouldn't recommend our specific room and I think any rooms in the general area would be the same. It was a "superior cave" room on the lowest level and it had a terrible sewage smell that prevented us from sitting outside. We ended up not being there very much, so it didn't affect us as much as if we were planning on spending the days in the beautiful hot tub. We didn't notice it as we walked up the steps or sat in the restaurant.

We ended our trip in Athens where the travel specialist arranged a wonderful food tour and an Acropolis tour. The guides were fantastic.

Our travel specialist was an exceptional travel planner. I have planned many trips and my experience with her was at the top. I actually investigated working with Zicasso because I was interested in leveraging the planning of my trip as a cultural exchange with someone in-country who could provide their personal perspectives and insider tips. She delivered!

Our travel specialist had dinner with us the first night and gave us all sorts of insights on Athens and her recommendations. She also gave us her cell number and was available 24/7 for any needs we had throughout the trip. I have never had service like this. She was truly incredible and helped us navigate last-minute changes or additions flawlessly and with no stress.

She found small, family-owned hotels with lots of character for us to stay in. She organized a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Santorini to participate in all of the many festivities surrounding Greek Orthodox Easter; so many traditions and so very different than our American Easter. It was authentic, joyful, and an incredible cultural exchange in that we were welcomed wholeheartedly by the people of Santorini.

The guides she provided were locals who had deep knowledge and high academic credentials, so traveling with them was like going back to school and learning in the most amazing fully immersive manner.

Our guide in Santorini mentioned we must not miss Akrotiri on Santorini, so we made time to fit in this unexpected tour; turns out it blew our mind: an ancient Minoan city... and some say it may have been the lost city of Atlantis. The story of the town and its demise is stunning. Then, a visit to Knossos in Heraklion, Crete, with our PhD guide, a cultural anthropologist and archaeologist. She was able to share the historical perspective on the Minoan Palace of Knossos, but also the contemporary study of the subject and how the work of "pre-history" civilizations is done with limited Minoan language and documentation.

Our travel specialist planned a flawless trip of a lifetime for us, but we also made a friend in Athens. We are so very grateful.