The 10 Best Things to do Good for Adrenaline Seekers in Cyclades, South Aegean

July 22, 2021 Russell Mellin

The Cyclades is a group of Greek islands with beautiful, white sandy beaches, rugged mountains and lush valleys. Glamorous Santorini and Mykonos attract the jetset, while lesser-known isles, such as Milos and Naxos, are the perfect places for beach lovers. Ruins, including the 11th-century Dorian settlement and volcanic ash-preserved Ancient Akrotiri in Santorini, amaze those with a bent for ancient history. Sifnos' cuisine wins it admirers. Hydrofoils, ferries and catamarans connect the islands.
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1. Naxos Discovery Private Guided Tours

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Naxos Discovery Private Guided Tours

Naxos Discovery proposes Private Guided Day Tours. With many different Thematic - Wandering Hikes and Road-Trip Circuits, visit the carefully selected Highlights of the Island. Explore with us the natural Landscapes, the Wildlife, the Archeological & Historical sites and the traditional villages of Naxos.

2. Kleftiko Beach

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Kleftiko Beach

Reviewed By elenagliatismel - Glyfada, Greece

I highly recommend the boat tours that sail around Milos island especially the tour that stops at Kleftiko for a swim.The crystal blue waters are irresistible and the scenery is majestic.Enjoying a lunch on board surrounded by 50 shades of blue waters.One must not miss the boat tour when visiting Milos Island.It is an unforgettable experience.

3. Hiking Trail Fira - Oia

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Hiking Trail Fira - Oia

This is the most obvious hike you can make on the island of Santorini and it will lead you - if you have not discovered them by now - through the sister villages of Fira, Firostefani and Imerovigli, going higher up all the time above the caldera. It then continues through the expanding housing in northern direction and it finally goes to Oia via a really magnificent path. This hike offers many changing views on the volcano, the sea and the caldera. This hike takes two hours and a half (actual walking time), but the total time can reach 4 or 5 hours. It is ideal to leave Firà at about 10am and in this way you will arrive in Oia already between 1 and 2pm. You can then eat in Oia in one of the many bars. In the afternoon you can descend to the little harbour of Ammoudi in Oia. From the bus square in Fira (when you get to Fira by bus) you have to continue to the very busy square of Theotokopoulou. This is the modern centre of Fira with a lot of travel agencies, banks and bars. In the corner, in between the George's Snack Corner and the Pelican travel agency you go left, in the direction of the caldera. You can then take one of the three streets off the right, they all lead towards the higher part of Fira. Once at the Archaeological Museum higher up (this museum is open till 3pm, but not on Mondays), take a left, past the upper station of the cable car. You then go right above the caldera, until the red-brown building higher up that dominates this neighbourhood of Firostefani: it is the P.M. Nomikos Conference Centre, where a lot of exhibitions take place – on the extending corner in front of this building many people take pictures of the marvellous panoramic view. On the left of the Centre you follow the tiled road and stairs, while you enjoy the view – in front of you you can see the even higher situated village of Imerovigli.

Reviewed By SharonR227 - Wayzata, United States

We took the bus from Oia towards Fira and asked the bus driver to let us off in Imerovigli. The nearby tourist office told us where to find the cliff walk trail. It was great to begin in Imerovigli, because then you are walking downhill to Fira. The views are fabulous, and there was a nice cooling breeze. We had good walking shoes and enjoyed seeing Skaros rock in the distance, the Mylos windmill, and the gorgeous blue domed church and 3 bell tower just beyond the Mama Thira Taverna. There are so many picturesque white washed dwellings, wildflowers, and stunning caldera views that it is a photographer's dream. We took the bus from Fira back to Oia. It was a great morning walk!

4. Santorini MTB Adventures

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Santorini MTB Adventures

Whether you are a sports fanatic or just somebody who loves being outside in the nature get ready to enjoy one of the best adventures Santorini has to offer. Our guided tours on electric bicycles give you an opportunity not only to keep yourself active but to have fun while exploring one of the most beautiful of all Greek islands. With our Ebikes you don’t have to worry about being exhausted, the electric motor gives you the ability to control how hard you work and is there to pick up the slack if you need to get up a difficult hill. You can choose to pedal all out without the motor, or you can just glide along without any effort as the electric motor does all the work. The amount of exercise and intensity is entirely up to you.

5. Polco Sailing Cruises

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Polco Sailing Cruises

Polco Sailing is an award winning cruise operator and private charter company established in 1985, and based on the island of Milos, in the beautiful Cyclades since 2002. We specialize in daily sailing trips in small groups around Milos and the neighbouring islands of Kimolos & Poliegos, but also organize private and multi-day charters. Our team of friendly, professional, multi-lingual skippers operate a fleet of 4 sailing boats a catamaran and a 10-meter motorboat. Our aim is to provide high quality and personalized services. We distinguish in our originality and the sailing experience offered in our cruises.

6. Ancient Karthea

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Ancient Karthea

Reviewed By sebastiank173

If you don't know where to start, leave your car at 37.5702806, 24.3163551. Route number 6 it's a easiest one. It will take you to main beach. Perfect place for snorkeling. 3m from shore you can enjoy wildlife, unlike popular beaches where is only sand. If you climb to the ruins with columns, there is path down to even more remote beach. Ruins are nice, yes but don't forget your swimming suits and beach towels.

7. Santorini Exclusive Sailing Odysseas Sailing Yacht

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Santorini Exclusive Sailing Odysseas Sailing Yacht

Enjoy an excursion to the Gulf of Caldera, around Santorini or to the nearby islands. We do private and semi-private excursions (Semi private tours have up to 8 persons). Explore one of the world's most unique landscapes, Caldera gulf of Santorini, while you relax on the boat, sunbathe, swim or taste some of the traditional dishes that crew will prepare for you.

8. Sifnos Trails

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Sifnos Trails

Sifnos Trails is the name of the hiking trails network of the island of Sifnos in the Aegean Sea, Greece. The network has a total length over 100 km, divided in 19 beautiful trails.

Reviewed By marki786 - Dunbar, United Kingdom

A fantastic network of well way marked trails. On a couple of occasions I found it a little hard to find the start of a trail but once you are on them it’s almost impossible to get lost. No 1 offers a bit of everything, villages, olive groves and the coast and can be combined with a section of No3 to create a loop starting and ending with Artemonas/Apolonia with a handy lunch stop at Kastro. There are a selection of maps available from the bookshop in the square in Apolonia and I would recommend picking one up to help locate the start of some of the trails and also to make it easier to combine trails. There are local guides that will take you on the trails but if you are even halfway confident navigating then you won’t need one.

9. The Church of Panagia Kalamiotissa

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The Church of Panagia Kalamiotissa

10. Santorini Road Trips

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Santorini Road Trips

Santorini Road Trips is specialist on private guided tours. Our goal is to provide a personalized experience to Santorini travelers offering a non-touristic contact to the island, in order to discover the authentic Greek culture. With passion to provide a high quality service at every step of our guest’s journey, we also offer assistance with other particular needs such as smooth, enjoyable journey in spacious, deluxe, clean & comfortable vehicles and Door-to-door service, arriving as close as possible to a hotel or destination. Once we believe a private tour is a part of a holiday, our “motto” is to take our guests into their best travel experience, always in a personable, friendly and professional way. As experienced travelers we will share the local culture, traditions, history knowledge, giving our guests the opportunity not only to see but engage into the island’s activities and discover with us every corner of Santorini!

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