Family · 9D | 8N
Santorini & Naxos
Four nights on the caldera, four on Naxos, where the beaches are long, shallow and sandy rather than black shingle at the foot of a cliff.
- Best time
- April to June, September to October
- Route
- Santorini · Naxos
Day by day
9 days, planned in full
Four nights on the caldera, four on Naxos, where the beaches are long, shallow and sandy rather than black shingle at the foot of a cliff.
Day 1
Arrive on Santorini
Into a family apartment in Firostefani with a caldera view and a kitchen, which matters more than it sounds with children.
- Night
- Santorini
- Meals
- Dinner
Day 2
Fira and the cable car
The old town in the morning, then the cable car down the cliff to the old port and back — six minutes, and the highlight of the day for most children.
- Night
- Santorini
- Meals
- Breakfast
Day 3
Boat day
A family catamaran with a slide off the back, a swim over the hot springs, and lunch cooked on board.
- Night
- Santorini
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch
Day 4
Akrotiri and Red Beach
The buried Bronze Age town under its roof — shaded, and genuinely gripping for older children — then an afternoon on the red sand.
- Night
- Santorini
- Meals
- Breakfast
Day 5
Ferry to Naxos
Two hours north to the biggest of the Cyclades, and a beachfront apartment on Agios Prokopios where the water is shallow for fifty metres.
- Night
- Naxos
- Meals
- Breakfast
Day 6
Learn to windsurf
A morning lesson in the flat water at Mikri Vigla, where the Meltemi wind is reliable and the instructors are used to beginners.
- Night
- Naxos
- Meals
- Breakfast
Day 7
Into the mountain villages
Halki for the old distillery and Apiranthos for marble lanes, with a stop at the abandoned kouros lying on his back in an olive grove.
- Night
- Naxos
- Meals
- Breakfast, dinner
Day 8
Beach, and the Portara
A last long morning in the sea, then the unfinished marble gate on the islet at Naxos town for sunset.
- Night
- Naxos
- Meals
- Breakfast
Day 9
Fly home
The Naxos–Athens hop, or the fast ferry if the flight times suit better.
- Meals
- Breakfast
What's included
- 8 nights in family apartments with kitchens and daily breakfast
- Return economy airfare and all inter-island transport
- Private transfers with child seats
- Family catamaran day with lunch
- Santorini cable car fares and Akrotiri entry
- Two-hour group windsurf lesson with equipment on Naxos
- Naxos mountain villages day with a driver
Not included
- Schengen visa fees for each traveller
- Lunches other than the boat day
- Travel insurance
- Beach sunbed and umbrella hire
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*Per person on twin sharing. Prices move with season and availability — we confirm yours in writing before anything is booked.
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