I first used PK Travel back in 2007 for an Athens day tour I organised with my cruise critic roll call group. The group had a wonderful day which we still talk about!
When planning our med cruise for this year, I didn’t bother to research other companies; I just went straight back to PK Travel as they offer great tours for really good prices and are so nice to deal with!
Potoula and Paul are lovely people; they are very professional and always answered email enquiries quickly. When my group kept growing, they worked with me to organise a bigger bus.
I got a group of 19 people together from my cruise critic roll call. We did the full day Athens tour with guide Christine in a brand new bus. Christine was a wonderful guide; she was good fun, knowledgeable about her city, looked after the individual needs of people in our group and went the extra mile to ensure everyone was happy. In my opinion, it is well worth paying the extra money for a guide, particularly with a larger group. Our driver Frank was also a lovely guy.
We got to the Acropolis before the major crowds which was great. Christine helped those with mobility impairments to secure elevator access to the Acropolis by liaising with security staff at the site. This is not an easy task as they are very strict about who can use the elevator. If you don’t use a mobility aid, you will need a letter from a Doctor.
Some of the other highlights we saw were The New Acropolis Museum, Panathenaic Stadium and the Changing of The Guards – this was just amazing and well worth seeing. We had free time at The Plaka for a gorgeous authentic Greek lunch and shopping at the little market type stalls.
It was a great day for a fraction of the price the cruise line was charging for a similar tour! For cruisers, another great thing about PK Travel is if you don’t want to organise a group tour, you can do a semi-private shared excursion for Athens. This in my experience is still a lot cheaper than the excursions the cruise lines offer.
I can’t say enough good things about PK Travel and will use them again if we ever go back to Athens.
Thank you Paul and Potoula!
