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| | Greek Island Hopper (16th Jan 10 at 7:17am UTC) | | I did this trip last September and had an awesome time - Greece is fantastic! It is a little bit different from the usual Topdeck trips as you are hopping around the islands by ferries so no long coach journeys involved  . It was a very relaxing holiday and you could do as much or as little as you wished. Needless to say, Greece was beautiful and we had a fantastic Greek guide, Themos who does a lot of these trips. Highly recommended!
If you have any questions about this trip, I'll be happy to answer them. | |
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| | Greek Island Hopper (17th Jan 10 at 1:12am UTC) | | Hey,
I heard that Mykonos rocks! How long are the ferry rides?
Cheers,
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| | Greek Island Hopper (17th Jan 10 at 2:24pm UTC) | | Hello
I will be doing this trip in August. So excited!!
What are costs like round the islands? As in food and drink wise.
How much for a meal? Or a bottle of water/premix drink or glass of wine?
Thanks for your help!
Emma
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| | Greek Island Hopper (18th Jan 10 at 2:00am UTC) | | Hi Emma,
Prices vary depending on which island you're on: Paros was the cheapest and Mykonos the most expensive for food and drink.
Water is cheapest at supermarkets ? about half price of what you pay at a kiosk. It is a good idea to buy in bulk with others in the group. Just remember: you'll have to carry it to /from the ferry etc.
If you buy local alcohol, it is pretty reasonable like Alpha beer, Ouzo, retsina, otherwise international brands for alcohol get pricey. Cocktails are a rip off most of the time ? unless you use happy hour.
You can make your money go further if for at least one meal a day you choose to have a souvlaki/ gyros or Greek salad or buy food in a supermarket ? and have one main meal in a restaurant. Make sure you check the price for fish dishes as these can be pretty pricey.
Also, they will bring out bread with your food and will charge ?1 per person for it. Service charge is already included into your bill ? although a small tip is not a bad idea if you had good service and enjoyed your meal. You'd pay around ? 12- ? 25 for a restaurant meal with drinks.
This is what I remember ? approx.:
Drinks
bottle of water (0.5 l) ? 0.50(kiosks)
coffee (depending on type) ? 2.5 - ? 4
beer (our favourite was the Greek Alpha) ? 4 ? 6.50
shots ? 2 (on special) - ?4.50
mixersfrom ? 6 upwards
Food
Gyros / souvlakiabout ? 2-2.50 (small)
Greek salad with feta approx. ? 6 -6.50
Main dishes chicken from ?7
pork from ? 8-8.50
beef from ? 10
Pasta dishes from about ? 6-8
Hope this helps.
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| | Greek Island Hopper (21st Jan 10 at 4:03am UTC) | | Sorry Ricky - OK, so the ferry rides vary: the longest one for us was the return trip from Santorini to Athens on the last day.
The ferries are pretty comfortable especially the express ones we took between Paros and Mykonos and Mykonos and Santorini. On the other ferries you can book some seats in the lounges once on board (can't be pre-booked) - or you can just chance it and "move in"...
If you are prone to seasickness, I'd recommend taking some pills beforehand.
I made the mistake of not taking anything for the first ride between Athens and Paros and suffered a bit. Got some anti travel sickness meds from the local pharmacy and it was all cool after that. | |
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| | Greek Island Hopper (21st Jan 10 at 9:15am UTC) | | Did your group get along really well?
I just wonder because 10days is such a short time to get to know people compared to some of the other trips and it takes a couple of days for people to come out of their shell.
I'm travelling solo so I can't wait to meet everyone on tour.
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| | Greek Island Hopper (21st Jan 10 at 9:39pm UTC) | | We had a good bunch of people and we all got on well. Took a day or two but I think it is just a question of starting up a conversation. most people on my trip was travelling 'solo'.
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| | Greek Island Hopper (22nd Jan 10 at 11:59pm UTC) | | | I am also doing this tour but on the 10th July, cant wait so excited!! | |
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| | Re: Greek Island Hopper (17th Apr 10 at 6:09pm UTC) | | I'm also doing this tour on July 8, 2010 solo . I'm super psyched and nervous at the same time. Can't wait to meet all of you.
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| | Re: Greek Island Hopper (18th Apr 10 at 10:08pm UTC) | | | I'm doing this trip May 8. I got my itinerary but was wondering about the hotel we're staying at the last night. I'm trying to book a flight out of Athens on the final morning but not sure about how close we'll be to the airport, what time everyone else will be leaving, etc. Any thoughts? | |
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| | Re: Greek Island Hopper (20th Apr 10 at 12:20am UTC) | | Hey Canadiangrl,
I'm doing this tour 24 April (hopefully if I can get there with all these flight cancellations!). On the day my tour finishes I am catching a flight to Paris which leaves Athens at 10:40am. I am catching a 7am train to get to the airport (it takes about 40 minutes). A little early, but I like to know that I'm there on time! | |
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