Day 1 UK to Santorini

Fly to Santorini and spend three nights at the friendly, locally-rated 3-star Makarios Hotel (3Q), a modern hotel offering traditional Greek hospitality. Set in a peaceful area of the seaside resort of Kamari, the hotel is a 1m walk from the beach and local shops.

Look forward to dinner tonight in a local taverna. D

Day 2 Santorini

After a day at leisure an optional evening excursion takes you to Pyrgos, one of the prettiest villages on the island. Lunch is included today. B, L

Day 3 Santorini

A full-day included excursion shows you the magnificent Santorini landscape whose deep lagoon and unusual cliffs were the result of a volcanic eruption around 1500 BC. Visit one of the most photographed villages in Greece, Oia, where whitewashed houses and bright-blue domed churches cling to the steep hillside. B, D

Day 4 Santorini to Paros

Travel by ferry to Paros, a journey of 3 hours and 15 minutes, for a four-night stay at the locally-rated 4-star Hotel Narges (3Q), near the centre of Aliki, a typically unspoilt Greek fishing village. B

The locally rated 4-star Hotel Narges (3Q), is a family-run hotel that offers a traditional Greek welcome and friendly service. The hotel is a 50-metre walk from the heart of Aliki, a small and unspoilt Greek fishing village with tavernas and traditional bars.

Day 5 Paros

Enjoy free time in Paros or take an optional excursion to see the whitewashed houses, windmills and chapels of Mykonos. You can also explore the historic ruins of neighbouring Delos. B

Day 6 Paros

An included half-day tour reveals Parikia, the capital of Paros.

Visit the Byzantine Panagial Ekatondapylianí that dates back to 326AD before heading north to the traditional fishing village of Náoussa. B

Day 7 Paros

Spend today at leisure or perhaps venture on your own to Antiparos, where time and life seems to have stood still. B

Day 8 Paros to Naxos

Travel a 50 minute ferry journey to Naxos, and stay three-nights on half board at the locally-rated 4-star Naxos Palace Hotel (2Q+), a village-style complex offering modern comforts, set in a secluded location within walking distance of the small village of Stelida. B, D

Day 9 Naxos

Enjoy an included half-day tour of Naxos Town. B, D

Day 10 Naxos

Perhaps explore Naxos’ old town and its charming harbour. An optional excursion highlights the island’s traditional produce of oranges and olives. B, D

Day 11 Naxos to Santorini

Make the return 2 hour and 10 minute ferry journey to Santorini. Spend the rest of the day at leisure and stay a further four nights at the Makarios Hotel (3Q). B, D

Day 12 Santorini

Spend today at leisure or join an optional excursion to the ruins of the Bronze age settlement of Akrotiri. Dinner is included at a local taverna this evening. B, D

Day 13 Santorini

You can relax today or you may prefer to join an optional excursion to survey the remnants of the volcano that shaped the island of Santorini. Enjoy dinner in a local taverna this evening. B, D

Day 14 Santorini

Enjoy your last day here at leisure, and your final dinner at a local taverna. B, D

Day 15 Santorini to the UK

Travel to the airport for your return flight back to the UK. B