Spectacular Greece Reviews

4.7 Rating 88 Reviews

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“Great trip, beautiful cruise and Greece was historical and beautiful The tours were good and the tour directors keep us moving. Can not beat the value that you get whether you take the optional tours or not - I did This is my second SmarTour trip and it did not disappoint”

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Posted 4 years ago

“Our tour director Mr. Granville Lee-warner, was an excellent guide, caring respectful, kind, very knowledgeable about Greece. He made the trip very enjoyable and he is very enthusiastic about everything. he is the best tour guide I had ever had, Please make sure you keep him, he really represents you very well. Unfortunately the Land tour guide Matina Chountala was the opposite, she was very rude, unkind, harsh. Please offer her some classes on costumer service and how to deal with people. She took away the sweetness of the trip. she cause some ugly incidents with some of us, and she didn't attempted to make amendments. All the buses, hotels, restaurants, cruise and tours where superb.”

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Posted 5 years ago

“Overall the trip was great. More emphasis should be put on avoiding unnecessary steps. I have bad knees and steps were a problem for me. Tour guides were excellent. Ship was a little on the seedy side but staff was extremely helpful. Hotels were excellent.”

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Posted 5 years ago

“in overall the trip was wonderful, especially, land portion (Delphi and Olympia). Cruise part was ok, but very little time for Island tours. our lead Guides (Granville and Nina) and local guides were very nice and very knowledgeable. Especially both lead Guides were very helpful and made our trip enjoyable. And special thanks to Elias (our driver on the land tour), he was wonderful always so helpful and keeping eye on all our needs. He made out tour so enjoyable. We thought Smart Tour could improve this tour by allocation (or extending the tour time) longer for few days especially time spent on Islands. We thought planning for Island visit could be longer as some of them were quite short like Santorini. Turkey portion of the tour (Ephesus) was breath taking and nice little touch with a side visit to carpet factory. Our Hotel at Athens on first day was at best not what we expected (very small rooms), we thought food on the ship, especially breakfast and lunch, could be better. In overall, it was a good tour and got to see and learn more about Ancient Greece.”

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Posted 5 years ago

“I thoroughly enjoyed the spectacular Greece tour. The guide Granville Lee-Warner was fabulous. He made the tour extra special being personable, knowledgeable and giving us an extra excursion on the Island of Rhodes. I enjoyed Victoria as well for the land tours. She was very knowledgeable as well.”

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Posted 5 years ago

“What makes one Tour company superior to another? Surely, the destinations are the same as are the methods of transportation and the accommodations. So what made SmarTours “Spectacular Greece with Island Cruise” so wonderful? Two things come to mind: (1) the quality of the tour guides and (2) people! SmarTours “Spectacular Greece with Island Cruise” destination boasts two guides; one for sea and the other for the land portion Our first guide, Granville Lee-Warner greeted us with a huge smile at Athens airport. And it only got better from then. He was organized, thoughtful, knowledgeable. He regaled us with historical information that infused the tour with added appreciation. He also took us on extra walking tours that gave us added flavour for the locals. He pointed out the better eating and shopping areas. Absolutely entertaining! A man who loves what he does. Victoria was our land guide. She was very personable. An encyclopedia of information. Organized, funny, thoughtful. Energetic. What else makes SmarTours different? The people! Not only the sales staff in the office, but the fellow travellers. This is my second SmarTours destination. I travelled alone (from Montreal, Canada) on this second destination with much trepidation. My first was South Africa Highlights (which was unbelievable! I highly recommend it!) Travel is much about destination but MEMORIES ARE MADE BY SHARING WITH OTHERS. What an extraordinary group of travellers. What fantastic dinners we shared: laughs, wine, entrees, experiences! Many have become my friends. Many are on their second and third destinations; some are beyond ten! No doubt, my new friends and I will make plans for another SmarTours destination. I have booked my third destination with SmarTours and look forward to many more. I entrust my “travel bucket list” with SmarTours entirely.”

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Posted 5 years ago

“This tour of Greece was AMAZING! We returned 2 weeks ago and my heart still skips a beat when I look at our pictures. Granville was personable, great at making sure we got where we needed to go, and shared stories that made the places we visited come alive. You could tell the country and people of Greece touch his heart. The local guides that met us at various points were delightful. Two in particular were Fuelia at Ephesus and Susie on the island of Patmos. The staff on the cruise ship were kind, efficient, helpful and tireless! The tour of the islands offered a postcard picture opportunity at every turn and the people of the islands were warm and welcoming. For the second half of the tour we were blessed with the WEALTH of knowledge that was Kassandra Porioti. Her vast and varied comprehension of the historical sights we visited was astounding. She knew backstories and dates like the back of her hand and as a bonus she took us to wonderfully scenic and quaint coffee stops along the way and recommended the BEST restaurants in each town. We LOVED our time in Greece, and wouldn't hesitate to go with smarTours again. In fact, even though it was our first tour, several of the people in our group had been on MANY trips with smarTours all over the world, which was a huge compliment to the standards of the company. Thank you, thank you. We are forever grateful for this opportunity.”

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Posted 5 years ago

“I just returned from your fabulous Greece tour and wanted to commend Granville Lee Warner for the best tour guide experience I have ever encountered. He was so personable and was there for all of our needs. He brought such a delightful presence to every part of the tour and helped make us all feel like friends as well as fellow travelers. I feel so blessed to have met him and will definitely keep in touch for future travel. You are lucky to have him as part of your company!”

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Posted 6 years ago