We used Private Tours Greece and had a 10 day unbelievable trip. Patty Marouli was outstanding in the scheduling and follow-up during the trip. All the drivers were punctual and fluent in English with great insight. All tour guides at the locations were knowledgeable and enthusiastic. The sights, tastes, and culture of ancient and modern Greece came to life for us. We were picked up at the tour ship terminal with no issues. A list of the stupendous itinerary included - Cape Sounio Temple of Poseidon, Corinth archaeological site, 2 wineries in Nemea, Nafplio and Palamidi Castle, Epidaurus theater, Mycenae Lion's gate, Royal Palace, and Agamemnon's tomb, Honey tasting at a local farm near Delphi, tour of Delphi archaeological site, Ancient Olympia site, Meteora at sunset, 4 hour day hike at Meteora, a tour of the Athens Market followed by a Greek cooking class, tours of two wineries near Athens, private tour of Athens including the Acropolis, Perthenon, Museum and Mount Lycabettus. Traveling in November meant there were no crowds at any site and the weather was gorgeous.

I recently had the pleasure of taking a tour, and I must say it was absolutely incredible. Every detail was thoughtfully arranged, making the entire experience smooth and enjoyable. A special shout-out goes to Spyros, who was exceptionally kind, attentive, and knowledgeable. His warmth and hospitality made the experience even more memorable. He went above and beyond to ensure that everyone felt comfortable and engaged throughout the journey.

First time to Greece and our guide, Aggulos, was the best. Made us feel comfortable, welcome and most of all special. We saw some great sites and did not feel rushed out that any request was a bother. I recommend private tours to everyone and ask for the handsomest man, Aggulos, to be the guide!

We appreciate the hospitality provided by our driver, Mr. Aggelos, so very much. Greece is certainly a place that cannot be fully explored on a single visit. Because of Mr. Aggelos' impeccable service and enthusiasm, we will consider coming back again, and to book another private tour with Private Tours Greece. Till then, the fond memories we have made from the 4-day tour are ours to keep forever.

My wife and I spent 16 days on a trip booked through Private Tours Greece. The first five were on Mykonos and Santorini, and then we did this 9 Day Private Tour of Ancient Peloponnese and Meteora. Since it was the end of the season, there were fewer tourists on the islands, though the weather was still beautiful. On the mainland, our driver Spyros was fantastic. More than just a skillful driver, he helped us understand the Greek culture and language, gave us great recommendations for where to dine, and overall, was a welcoming companion for the trip. The trip was smooth and easy because of Spyros’ attention to detail and awareness of the itinerary and our interests. Thank you so much, Spyros, for an incredible trip!

Not overly impressed. Pick up was 40 minutes late, but did improve after that. The accommodation was very average. Either well located, but rubbish room, or great room, but well out of town. Cheap, although cost of the tour was not. The driver did not appear to be experienced, though was flexible. The places we went to were great, but that had nothing to do with the tour company. Sorry, but would be reluctant to recommend.

Greece did not disappoint - standing where western civilization started made me humble. Aggelus our driver and literally our "angel" during our trip infused flavour to the whole experience with his love for his country and his enthusiasm for all things Greek - from its history to its glorious food ( restaurant recommendations were spot on), We felt very cared for. Our local guides in Corith, Olympia and Epidaurus were very good. They laser focused on the highlights of both the place and the museums. The hotels - Dimitsana's Enastron was a standout. Lovely host, amazing breakfast and a most beautiful room with a beautiful view. Others were satisfactory although we would have preferred a 3 star category with charm and in town rather than a 4 star standard out -of -way hotel ( case in point in Olympia). Our Athens hotel -Athens Plaza was right smack in Syntagma Square and the view of the Acropolis from our room balcony was just so lovely. Biggest disappointment: Zakynthos - charmless, rainy, dreary in November. This should never have been recommended. We chose this 6 day UNESCO tour with the intent of seeing the sites of Greece and we asked twice as we were planning this trip why Zakynthos and our tour planner Eleni kept on saying we should not miss it, its such a beautiful island with beautiful beaches, etc etc ( we are from Southeast Asia - not exactly unfamiliar with beautiful beaches) and being the naive trusting souls we are, we believed her. So it was a wasted 1. 1/2 days. Overall though Private Greek Tours did not disappointment if we erase Zakynthos from our memory. It really made a huge difference that we had the best driver Aggelus.

Private Tours Greece had exactly what I wanted for my itinerary. The booking process was seamless and Patty was super responsive in answering all my questions. George, our driver, arrived promptly each day to drive us to our destinations. He has an extensive network of other guides/drivers so he would work with us to adapt our schedules so we maximize the time at the archaeological sites and beat the crowds each day. He made excellent suggestions for meals and we were impressed by his professionalism and warmth. Having a private tour allowed us to do fun side trips and see a part of Greece that was not swarmed by tourists from cruise ships. George took great care of us and we will always remember our trip to Greece fondly.

Where to begin? In a nutshell - Not worth $10,000! Very disappointed with the accommodations and some of the tour planning. We had hoped for much more for our first trip of a life time to Greece. I don't think there are enough characters to permit me to convey in writing the multiple disappointments. I doubt Private Tours Greece or Tourradar will publish this as well. It appears they only publish glowing reviews. However, here goes... We paid an additional $1,000 for a hotel upgrade to 4-star hotels. Of the five hotels we stayed in, only the Ibis in Heraklion deserves such a moniker (later caveat for La Divina - Athens below). 1) La Divina Hotel - Athens - The room at La Divina was an extreme disappointment. It was located on the first floor and the first room closest to the front desk. As a consequence, we were subjected to constant loud conversations and voices, sometimes into the wee hours of the morning. The room itself was tiny and had a view of a dirt yard filled with weeds surrounded by a cyclone fence. From your brochure and the photos of the hotel, we expected to have a room with a view of the Acropolis. We would have appreciated being informed beforehand, or subsequent to our initial concerns, that a "standard room" in your so-called 4-star hotels was less than 4-star quality. We would have gladly paid for an additional upgrade. Every time we asked for an upgrade that we were willing to pay for, with the exception of the Ibis Hotel, we were told the hotel was fully booked. Really? The La Divina Hotel includes breakfast courtesy of Paleos Restaurant located two doors down from the hotel. Unfortunately, it does not open until 8:30 am for breakfast. We had to be ready for a 9:00 am pick up to begin the tour to the Acropolis. We had 15 minutes to inhale our breakfast after it was served. 2) Adonis Hotel - Mykonos - same situation. Our room was next door to the reception desk. The issue this time was not so much noise, but privacy. We had two large windows that faced directly outside for ingress and egress to the hotel. People were constantly walking by. We had to keep the drapes closed at all times. RIDICULOUS! We felt imprisoned without daylight! 3) Delion Hotel - Santorini - The room had a nice view of the Caldera/ sea, but, again, it was very small. Worse, the bathroom was tired and the size of a cookie jar. Any way you turned, you either practically fell into the toilet or tripped over the shower ledge. As for the shower, its design was ridiculous. The shower curtain only traversed half the shower opening so every time we would take a shower, the floor would flood, the toilet would get soaked, etc. On our second morning, I turned on the faucet in the sink to shave, and water came gushing out of the bottom all over my legs and feet. The plastic pipe under the sink was rotted and had become disengaged. This is NOT the makings of a 4- star hotel! Additionally, the opening to the small patio to enter our room was barely a foot wide. We had to shimmy in sideways every time we entered or left our room. Again, RIDICULOUS! Let's not even talk about the fact that the hotel was 52 stairs down from the Fira main shopping district street level. I had back surgery six weeks prior, which necessitated walking with a cane. You can only imagine my misery ascending and descending each and every time. Again, your tour company provides no adequate representations, in particular, that the hotel is located quite a distance down from the main road. Had we known, I would have booked us into the beautiful Hotel Atlantis at ground level next to the Cathedral Church of Candlemas of the Lord and above our hotel. 4) Ibis Hotel Heraklion - Crete - A GEM! What the other 4 hotels should have been! 5) Cavalieri Hotel - Corfu - The Cavalieri Hotel in Corfu is a faded grand dame whose furnishings and interior have not been updated since it reopened in 1969. Of course, when we checked in, we were given the "standard room' facing a building. At this juncture, we were fed up with the sub-standard hotels we had been booked in at extra cost, so we paid an additional 30 euros a night to have a room with a view of the gorgeous Ionian Sea. Do you really think that clients pay $10,000 US to be booked into a room, likely for the only time in their lives in Corfu, to face a wall of an adjacent building when the Ionian Sea is at their doorstep? Hotel Divina - Athens - As a caveat - I can only assume my disgruntled communications with Private Tours Greece regarding our abysmal hotels proved meaningful, albeit too late, to mean much. While the initial room at La Divina was a nightmare next to the reception desk, miraculously, when we returned from Corfu for our final night in Athens, we were given the "La Boheme" room on the second floor. It WAS a 4-star room with a stunning view of the Acropolis. What a shame we were not given this room at the outset. Patty from Greek Tours told us that when the tour company books a room in a hotel for a client it doesn't know where in the hotel the room will be located. Sorry, that is unacceptable. It is Private Tours Greece's duty to ensure that clients paying for a premium rooms at extra cost receive such! TOUR PLANNING: 1) With respect to our short time in Athens (one day is not adequate based on all the amazing archeological and cultural sites to see), while our hotel location in Monastiraki was ideal to see the Ancient Agora, Temple of Hephaestus, Roman Forum, Plaka, etc,, unfortunately we saw none of these. Instead of our tour guide wasting two hours of our precious time from 9:00 AM-11:00 AM touring downtown Athens by car viewing the financial/ business district and, later, homes of the rich and famous (of no interest) before touring the Acropolis, we should have toured the Acropolis at 8:00 AM or 9:00 AM (opens at 8:00 AM), which would have left us adequate time after the Acropolis and museum to visit all these sites in the afternoon. I was instructed by Private Greek Tours to buy admission tickets to the Acropolis for 11:00 AM. Mistake! 2) It came to our attention after the fact that our tickets to the Acropolis that I purchased entitled us to multiple other sites such as the Ancient Agora, Roman Agora, Hadrian’s Library, Olmpieon, Kerameikos, and Aristotle’s School. Why were we not made aware of this by the tour guide? After our brief visit to the Athen’s Museum, we were dropped off at our hotel and left to fend for ourselves without this knowledge. 3) As for the Sea Jet ferry to Mykonos, your company provided us with 3rd class econo tickets located in the front row next to the café where hordes of passengers were practically stepping on our toes waiting in the café line to be served. The captain made us aware that we could upgrade to "Privilege Class" located upstairs with wonderful, roomy seats. We upgraded. Again, we were not made aware of the type of transport ferry ticket you purchased for us and you should have informed us that we could upgrade if we preferred. While on board, I immediately upgraded our tickets for our subsequent ferry rides to Santorini and Crete. 4) We paid for the additional food tour in Heraklion. Your itinerary states that we were to visit the "unique pastry museum with 232 rare exhibits," "taste roast goat or pork in red wine sauce, and enjoy Cretan sausages with raki." We EXPERIENCED NONE of these. 5) Lastly, I don't know exactly what the issue was with the driver/tour gentleman in Corfu, but when we boarded the transport he asked us where we wanted to go. We were incredulous! I had to take out the itinerary provided by you and tell him all the places. He never took us to the Achilleion Palace in Gastouri. We were quite upset. It is absolutely gorgeous. I researched it online and it was closed back in 2020 for renovations and appears to have reopened. So we don't know why we were not taken there. All this is to say we were sadly disappointed in our tour. It did not live up totally to what was/is presented in your advertisements. We will compliment you on the transfers and modes of transportations. Wherever we went, there was always someone there ready to pick us up/drop us off, and take us to where we were supposed to be. Notwithstanding, we truly made the best of our trip because we immersed ourselves in the fabulous and beautiful Greek culture, food, amazing archeological sites and antiquities (Delphi, Delos, and Knossos), and most of all, the wonderful Greek people who all treated us so well. We shall never forget our sunset cruise off of Santorini. It was spectacular as were the sunrises and sunsets from the Caldera. For this we are thankful. Yet, in conclusion, we cannot, in all honesty, give your tour company and Tourradar a positive review. I hope that you can appreciate and learn from all that we have expressed to you. When a couple spends $10,000 US for their first trip of a life time to Greece, they expect more than what was provided.

What an amazing trip! Visiting Ancient Greece has been on my bucket list for years and this tour ticked box. Our highly experienced driver Aggelos’ knowledge of Ancient Greece only enhanced every aspect! All the accommodation was excellent. I would highly recommend Private Greek Tours .

This was an inspiring trip that covered so much of the Ancient Greek history plus covering the country of Greece in our travels from place to place. Well paced, amazing history, great country, great people and great food. Loved every minute of the tour.😁

Our tour with Aggelos as our driver was amazing! His passion and knowledge for his country and the rich history he shared with us was outstanding. He made our travel very comfortable and met all our requirements. The accommodation was absolutely fantastic, from quaint and immersive in villages to central and 5 star in the cities. We couldn’t ask for more. Thank you Aggelos from Private Greek tours for an experience never to be forgotten .

The tour introduced us to the ancient history of Greece. It was bloody amazing to be reminded of the role the greek region played in the evolution of our western society. Driver was fabulous, his knowledge of the history made it all "come alive". Huge thanks to Aggelos. Accomodation was skilfully chosen, another highlight. Greece has soooo much history and we congratulate the efforts that are being made to make it accessible to the visiting public. So important for a balanced understanding of the world we live in to have an understanding of the events our 5000+ years that have lead to where we are today. Excellent roadways, always felt extremely safe, at all times of the day. To stand at Olympia on a site that has been used from 5000bc to today - is mind blowing.

The tour of Delphi and Meteora were wonderful, very pleasant and informative tour guides. The hotels on Santorini and Mykonos were wonderful. Only a couple hiccups, the tour company gave the car service the wrong information twice. Pick up time to bring us to the ferry was wrong, we waited 15 minutes and called the car service and they were told 1 pm pick up for the 1:05 ferry but they were very pleasant to deal with. And another car service was told the wrong hotel but we noticed when they went to drop us off and they brought us to the correct one. The tour company should double check their information given to car service.

Spyros, our driver, was an absolute legend. He was fun, respectful and very knowledgeable. His driving made us feel very safe and comfortable. Spyros suggested delicious restaurants, stopped at fantastic places for photos and accommodated our requests. He always had water and never complained about our very heavy luggage. Spyros drove us around on his day of rest and acted as a tour guide when the third party operated boat cruise was cancelled due to low numbers. Before the tour even started our travel specialists Patty and Silia were so helpful over email. Always getting back to our questions in a really timely manner and accommodated our family of 4. The hotels we stayed at and the places we visited on the 5 day private tour with Zakynthos were so nice and the staff were all very friendly. Everything was organised for us which eliminated a lot of decision fatigue. We cannot recommend this tour enough and thank Spyros, Patty and Silia.