Where to Go Private: the 10 Best Luxury Day Trips in Greece

1.Santorini: Luxury Catamaran Day Trip with Meal and Open Bar

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 3,678 reviews · 5 - 6 hours · from $129Our pick

Spend 5 to 6 hours aboard a catamaran with up to 20 people, swimming near Red and White Beaches, the volcanic hot springs, and the caldera. Your crew serves Greek barbecue, wine, beer, soft drinks, and a cocktail. Choose a relaxed daytime sail or a sunset outing below Oia.

“Our guide Yanni on the boat was amazing! He was entertaining and very knowledgeable about the areas we sailed in. Sunset was beautiful! This is a must do with this company.”

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2.Premium Delphi Day Trip with an Expert Guide, Museum & Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,100 reviews · 11 hours (approx.) · from $38Best value

Travel from Athens to Delphi in a Wi-Fi-equipped coach with a licensed English-speaking guide. Walk among the Treasury of the Athenians, Temple of Apollo, and Polygonal Wall, then see the Charioteer and Antinoos in the museum before lunch in Arachova.

“Our family had a great experience on this excursion. We recommend it if this is the type of content you're interested in...”

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3.VIP Full Day Tour Shipwreck Blue Caves and top view

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 170 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $54

Spend about eight hours touring northern Zakynthos by air-conditioned minibus and speedboat. You’ll visit Bochali, Xigia Beach, Shipwreck Beach, the Blue Caves, and Exo Chora, with swimming, lunch, and local stories from guides such as Theo, Sakis, Spiros, and Dimitris.

“Everything we saw was breathtaking but the best part was our tour guide Mitsos and how he explained every detail to the fullest. He had a wonderful personality which made the whole trip a memorable experience. I highly recommend it”

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4.Luxury Day Cruises to Ithaca – swimming, snorkeling food and more !

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 84 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $181Top rated

Spend about eight hours sailing from Agia Efimia to Gidaki, Skinos Bay, and Talaros Beach in Ithaca. Vangelis and Evia host a small group of up to 10, with snorkeling gear, SUP use, Greek food, drinks, Wi-Fi, and a restroom included.

“Evangelous and Evina were incredible hosts. The 3 bays/beaches we visited were phenomenal. The food was perfect. We could not have asked for a better day.”

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5.Naxos: Luxury Catamaran Day Trip with Lunch and Drinks

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 37 reviews · from $169

Join Naxos Yachting for a seven-hour catamaran cruise from Chora Marina. Your captain chooses the safest route, with stops at quiet beaches and coves for swimming and snorkeling. Expect a Greek lunch, fruit, drinks, coffee, cake, and plenty of deck space.

“Excellent day spent at sea in the company of our guide Thomas and his colleague. Naxos Yatching is a very serious company. The date of our initial outing had to be cancelled due to bad weather conditions. Naxos Yatching contacted us the day before to offer us two new dates. Catamaran outing with unlimited drinks, aperitif snacks, moussaka and Greek salad meals, fruit platter and cake. I recommend Naxos Yatching without any hesitation.”

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6.Private Luxury Powerboat Day Tour in Athens

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 36 reviews · 5 hours (approx.)

Set out from Glyfada Marina on a private five-hour powerboat cruise for up to eight people. You’ll pass Vouliagmeni, Kavouri, and Varkiza, then stop to swim, snorkel, snack, and relax with a crew devoted to attentive Greek hospitality.

“Lovely tour. The boat was great, and the crew real hosts to our needs. Like authentic Greek hospitality, when they take care of you.”

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7.Mystical Delphi & Hosios Loukas Byzantine Wonder Luxury Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 34 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $225

Travel from Athens in a private luxury minivan with an English-speaking driver to Hosios Loukas, Arachova, and Delphi. You’ll explore the sanctuary, museum, theater, Temple of Apollo, and Tholos at your own pace. Drivers such as Panos, Dimitris, and Costas add useful context but do not enter sites as licensed guides.

“The ONLY good thing about this highly expensive private transportation service to Delphi was conversation about Greece & Life with the driver, who was wonderfully friendly and refreshing man. I am sorry to say, however, from standpoint of what we expected, it was absolutely not. Given that he was not a tour guide, and we had to pay to explore Delphi on our own without a tour guide, it was ultimately extremely unsatisfying… merely four times the cost of an actual guided tour, and in a car that was not a luxury Mercedes, but just a standard taxi without Wi-Fi.”

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8.From Athens: Meteora Full-Day Trip with Guide on Luxury Bus

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 25 reviews · from $108

Travel from Halandri to Meteora by air-conditioned luxury bus with an English-speaking archaeological guide. Visit three monasteries, stop for views, and eat lunch in Kastraki. Basil and George have led recent departures, and the direct meeting point helps you avoid central Athens traffic.

“Everything was perfect, the guides Basil and George were so nice and they gave us a lot of information. An amazing experience.”

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9.Your Tailored Elafonisi Escape. Luxury Day Tour from Chania.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 24 reviews · 8 hours (approx.)

Travel from Chania to Elafonisi with a private guide and flexible pickup. You’ll stop at Topolia Gorge and Agia Sofia Cave, enjoy about three hours at the pink-sand beach, and get help finding a good Cretan taverna. Guides such as Nikos are praised for safety, local insight, and family-friendly planning.

“Nikos was a fantastic guide. He taught us so much about the history and culture of Crete while we were on our day trip. Elafonisi Beach is crowded as mentioned in most reviews, but still worth seeing. The water is calm and shallow which was perfect for kids to play in. This is a really nice way to see parts of Crete outside of the city. Nikos took us to a fantastic restaurant for lunch. Would definitely recommend this tour.”

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10.DAY TRIP – Exclusive Sailing Adventure – CORFU / PAXOS

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 21 reviews · 8 to 10 hours (approx.) · from $192

Spend 8 to 10 hours sailing from Agios Georgios, Corfu, toward Paxos with skipper Konrad or a German and English-speaking guide. Swim and snorkel at the Blue Caves, stop in Lakka, learn basic sailing, and share a picnic with up to nine people.

“Canceled my trip one day before and didn't say why, just gave back my money and that's all, overall don't recommend it.”

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