Great tour and guide. Very y helpful and informative.

A great tour. Only improvement would be an extra day in Nafplio.
Too many people only see the islands. 3 days in Naxos gives you a taste of the islands. The Peloponnese is so interesting and coastal drives would rival anything in Italy. It is spectacular and relatively untouched. The ancient history sites in this region are awe inspiring.
The trip exceeded our expectation.

There was 14 Passengers, A Senior Tour Guide Themis, an Apprentice: Joanne and the Driver of the Bus. We started out on 26 April to 7 May 2025 - 12 days Tour starting off walking around Acrogolis in the rain, leaving 7:45am from our Hotel . We were informed by using
WhatsApp in a Message daily. The group would be informed on what to wear, time and Date details. We could leave photos or questions to Themis.
An Unusual way of showing us the ruins by walking everywhere while in Athens. Then, taking us to Greek Islands by using the Super Cat which is known by SeaStar Jet, fast and economic way - travelling by vehicle or by foot around the Islands. This is the way the Greeks travelled bringing their food items by trucks or Carriers even by people with their daily shopping, this is what we saw when, we travelled to Naxos, which was a 5 hours trip from Athens, where we stayed over for 3 days. The weather was quite cold, wet and miserable. The coldest period of time while we were on holidays in Greece 10 to 17 degrees. We returned to Athens via Piraeus Port on the mainland, picked up by our driver to continue on travelling over the mainland.

Excellent tour knowledge by guide
Guide very good with my needs and solving my issues
Very positive and pleasant

Themis was a fantastic tour guide. He addressed my husband’s blocked ear with the utmost professionalism, which I cannot say was the situation with our previous tour when it began!!!
Our driver was also very, good!
Themis kept us updated on all myths and history. He handled a particularly difficult client with the utmost respect from the rest of us. Hence, our tour was not ruined.
We all had a fantastic holiday that will remain with love and respect for Greece and its people.

The pre tour restaurant get together wasn’t the best of places. Acropolis was fantastic. Naxos was a great place to go and the whole south west of Greece we visited was well worth it, especially Olympia and Delphi. A lot of time on a bus but we covered a lot of territory and much more than archeological sites.

If history is your passion this tour is for you. Well run, full of interesting inclusions and excellent tour leader.

A wonderful experience - myths, legends and reality. The tour is well designed with both organised and free time. The tour was made by our guide Themis. His passion and understanding of his country and his ability to pass his knowledge on was remarkable

Would thoroughly recommend this tour, it was amazing, enjoyed every minute, and the other fellow travellers were very friendly and everyone got on really well,
The tour operator Themis, was fantastic, nothing was too much trouble, and was always available for any guidance and information,
The accommodation was excellent and the food was very authentic.

Excellent tour leader and amazing driver. We visited a wonderful selection of incredible sites and learnt lots about both ancient and modern-day Greece. The pace was just right and the team were extremely helpful, providing tips on post-tour destinations. And the participants were a lovely group of people and welcomed me as a solo traveller. Highly recommended.

An unforgettable experience, thankyou Back-Roads. Themis, our guide was amazing sharing his knowledge of the history, legends and landscapes and his care and attention to all our needs. Fortis, our driver was an absolute expert, negotiating the narrow streets, keeping us safe and managing our luggage. The experiences included were so relevant and enjoyable, the meal choices so delicious, and the free time allowed made the trip stress free and allowed us to explore independently as well. I would do it all again and not change anything!

Enjoy the trip expecially the cooking and farm experience and the bees farm

Fantastic itinerary, great pace, amazing sites, excellent accommodation and wonderful well- informed Guide. Good value.

Our tour guide Themis was a wealth of knowledge and fun. The group were great travel companions. Would recommend this tour to all

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The tour is fantastic with the guide Mr Themis being very knowledgeable and informative.
His relationship with the other tour guides was infectious and sincere which combined to make the days comfortable.
The driver was conscious of being in charge of the vehicle to keep all safe at all times.
This tour has inspired us to continue with this particular theme in our next adventure.
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We thoroughly enjoyed our Back-roads tour of Greece. The accommodation in Athens was good - centrally located, helpful staff, small room. Guide Themis has a casual, laid- back approach but was organised and all our excursions went off well. The local guides employed at the various sites were mainly excellent in my opinion, partic at Olympia. The guide at Acropolis was too detailed and held group in very hot sun standing still too long - people zone out after 15 mins.
The coach and driver were excellent. 17 people meant we had plenty of room.
I particularly liked the 3 night stopover in Nexas to experience island life. ( we did not take the optional full day tour of island but used the day to relax). A highlight was the farm visit and cooking lesson. The Hotel Grande Bretagne in Nafplio would be our favourite hotel. The long hot walk at Mystras was exhausting in 36 deg heat- maybe some shouldn't have gone on it as it was very difficult. Highlight - the museum and site visit at Olympia. Very social group, Themis managed them well. Good value. An experience to remember.

As always, Backroads delivered! Our guide & driver were amazing. If I have to name one highlight, it would be the island of Naxos and our Greek cooking lesson. But all the archaeological sites were amazing, too. The Parthenon, Olympia, Delphi really give you a sense of the ancients. Nafplio was also a beautiful city. Gythieo was a restful break in the middle, being able to swim in the Aegean & Ionian seas. This is a must-do tour! Thank you again, Backroads.

This tour delivered what we expected, visiting the famous historical and other sites of the Peloponnese and it was an exciting adventure.
Our visit to the Acropolis was disappointing, we had an early start wasted because the local guide insisted on long explanations about the gods while the crowds increased. We also felt a visit to the excellent Museum should have been included.
We were disappointed with our time in Naxos, we felt more information would have been helpful, as would a longer introductory walking tour. To learn more about the island we needed to book a tour ourselves at extra cost - this should have been part of our itinerary. the cooking class was excellent.
We would have appreciated much less information about the Greek gods
while travelling and more about Greek history and of the lives of the people in the areas we visited.
The accommodation was excellent, the guides at Delphi and Olympia were outstanding, and we had a great group of co-travellers.
Overall we enjoyed the trip very much and have wonderful memories.

What a trip. Led by the experienced and knowledgeable Themis, this tour went off without a hitch. This is our fourth BR tour and probably the best so far. It was only slightly let down by some of the accommodation which was at best 3 star. That said, it didn’t stop us thoroughly enjoying ourselves.

On the whole the tour was good.
I had trouble checking in and leaving my bag at the first hotel on day 1 - the hotel receptionist was not at all helpful.
Lots of historical information was provided by the tour leader and the guides, but I would have also appreciated some commentary on the area we were travelling through.
There was too much free time on Naxos - it would have been better to have incorporated a tour of Naxos (or pert of the island) on the day we went to the farm. The other alternative would be to have a day less on the island.
The included dinners and lunch were huge in size and quite a lot of food was uneaten.
The hotel we stayed in at Delphi was an alternative hotel. While it was nice I had an attic room with a sloping ceiling and I could not stand up in the shower (I am not at all tall).

Fantastic trip - wonderful and very experience guide, great accompanying guests, awesome scenery and tremendous list of activities, visits, tours and capped off with lots of information about Greek mythology.

Great time of the year to also do a Greek Island and historic site tour. Good selection of hotels and restaurants and even learned a few Greek dance steps. Wonderful luggage management and very comfy bus.

A must tour.

Themis was an outstanding tour leader and our driver for the mainland component, Fotis, was also excellent. Hotels were generally pretty good, although one was poor. All were well located. Highlights were Naxos, Olympia and Delphi. The visit to the bees from Delphi was a surprisingly interesting trip. A good group. The larger bus on the mainland was a bonus, with the group able to spread out.

Interesting places to visit. Historic. Also interesting produce businesses to visit

See response to Customer Experience, as per above

I marvelled at the many historic sites, statues and buildings. All very different from contemporary Australia: a walk back into history!

great tour great tour great tour

Small coach. Good mix of experiences within country chosen.

Wonderful background stories told by knowledgeable and friendly guide. Accommodation very comfortable A variety of experiences

Russell Chapman was an excellent guide, with home-based knowledge and fabulous research skills. Marco was an excellent driver, also with local knowledge of the sites and locations.
We would have loved to have spent an extra day at Two Bridges, more time at Lands End, more time in Port Isaac, and more time at Lymes Regis.
In many places, the emphasis appeared to be on visiting Cathedrals and churches, which we were not interested in. The one we were interested in seeing was Salisbury Cathedral and the Magna Carta, which was cancelled at the last moment. The replacement was Winchester Cathedral, where we met an excellent local guide who made the visit memorable.
Accommodation was generally very good, meals were substantial (too much food).