This is a “different” food and culture tour away from the usual touristy “stuff”. Ideal tour for those looking to visit some amazing sites at an authentic “Greek” location facing the gorge of Mainalon range. For up to 8 (related only) people but we can do bigger groups too.
1] Corinth Canal
Corinth Canal. The Corinth Canal connects the Gulf of Corinth with the Saronic Gulf in the Aegean Sea. It cuts through the narrow Isthmus (canal) of Corinth and separates the Peloponnese from the Greek mainland, arguably making the peninsula an island.
2] Nemea Wine Tasting Area
We stop and pick up our wine from one of the many wineries of Nemea; the Greek Napa Valley.
3] Arcadia Mountain villages
We climb up the Arcadia mountain range of Mainalon with its famous European hiking trails to visit the stonebuilt villages such as Dimitsana, Stemnitsa, Laggadia, and more hidden spots.
4] The Food Experience; the highlight of the tour
Baked feta
We do a short drive through the Arcadia mountains to meet your lady cook for today enjoying Greek coffee or even Ouzo on the way. She will open her home for us to watch and taste her traditional cooking. And of course, we will know all about your likes & dislikes to make lunch a treat! Vegetarian? Just let us know in advance. Easy! This is Greece.
There are several additional exploring options depending on the available time.
☼ We can visit one of the amazing cliff-hanging monasteries until our lunch is ready.
☼ Lousios River: Exploring the amazing Lousios gorge and the river while waiting to be treated to our lunch & drinks.
☼ Stemnitsa. The jewelers’ village! Beautiful, authentic, stone-built!
☼ Dimitsana stone-built village above Lousios river & gorge!
☼ Private tour.
☼ Hotel, Airbnb, or cruise ship pickup and drop-off.
☼ Private driver/guide.
☼ Non-smoking vehicle and driver.
☼ Lunch & drinks, of course, included with no limits or fixed menu. All part of your privately catered/cooked delicacies from our Greek housewife & cook, and based on your information about your likes & dislikes.
☼ Bottled wine from the famous Nemea wineries.
☼ Vegetarian options are available.
☼ Each person is allowed a small carry on bag.
☼ Full and detailed itinerary of the trip.
☼ In-car, bottled water & information booklet.
☼ Flexible itinerary.
☼ Excess luggage not allowed.
☼ Entrance to the sites.
☼ Shopping/touristy stops unless specifically required.
☼ Gratuities (optional).
The total price for up to 2 persons is €520.
For larger groups -of 3 or more people- please contact us to get the best rate depending on the exact number of people and age group. Also, if you are just a single person, we will provide a discount. All our vehicles are brand new (2018-2020). For 1-3 people, a large four-door saloon vehicle is used for the trip, whereas for 3 or more people a large minivan is used.
Payments made by Paypal are subject to an additional cost of 4% to 5% which the client must include in the amount and corresponds to the fees Paypal charges on all transactions.
From your Athens hotel, Airbnb, airport, cruise ship (Piraeus port), Nafplio, or a pre-arranged meeting point very near to your location. For other starting locations please contact us.
Depending on the time of year, you can arrange to include the following add-on experience to your itinerary:
Winery visit & wine tasting 
Please contact us for details and pricing. Not all add-ons can be included in all tours either because of time limitations (daylight time, closing times of sites) or because of the time of the year, etc. Some add-ons require an earlier starting time than the typical 8:00 a.m. pick-up.
This tour can be combined with several day-tours or even better as a multi-day tour.
The above tour can be combined with this 3-day tour:
☼ 3-Day Mycenae-Nafplio-Epidaurus plus Hydra & Spetses Islands
Also, several other single-day tours can be combined with the Food Lovers tour.
☼ Cave of Lakes and Odontotos Rack Railway
☼ Mountain Villages and Cliff-Hanging Monasteries of Arcadia
☼ Sparta & Mystras
☼ Ancient Olympia Site & Museum
Please contact us for details, availability and pricing.
☼ All multiday tours include quality accommodation and all tours include lunch and drinks. Professional guide, dinner (on multiday tours), and tickets to the sites are not included. You can read more about why we have these inclusions and exclusions.
☼ Children must be accompanied by an adult.
☼ Due to uneven surfaces, this tour is not suitable for people with walking disabilities or using a wheelchair.
☼ We are flexible and the duration of the tour is flexible, so there is no rushing during the tour except when there are specific restrictions (like not to miss the closing time of the sites during off-season).
☼ If canceled due to bad weather or any other extreme situation, you will be given the option of an alternative date or a full refund.
‘Eudaimonia’ is the trading name of Eudaimonia Private Tours of Greece, a tour provider officially registered under the Greek National Tourism Organization with business license number: 1245E70000044101. The ‘client’ or ‘customer’ is the person or persons who have made a confirmed booking with Eudaimonia.
CANCELLATION POLICY FOR TOURS AND SERVICES
[If you booked your trip prior to January 1, 2021, the Booking Conditions you agreed to when you made your booking still apply]
(A) Cancellation Policy for the day or half-day tours or transfers:
☼ Cancellations made greater than 15 days prior to the scheduled tour date will be fully refunded minus expenses and/or services fees.
☼ Cancellations made between 7 to 15 days prior to the scheduled tour date will be refunded 80% of the agreed total tour fee.
☼ Cancellations made between 7 days to 48 hours prior to the scheduled tour date will be refunded 50% of the agreed total tour fee.
☼ Cancellations made 48 hours prior to the scheduled tour date will incur a 100% charge.
All of Eudaimonia’s expenses agreed through the email exchange of communication concerning the day or half-day tours or transfers, such as site tickets or train tickets or bookings for the client (wine tasting, restaurants, hotels, events, etc) will be deducted from the amount to be refunded. Additionally, a service fee of 5% (of the total amount agreed) will be deducted from any refundable amount including the 15-day full refund case.
(B) Cancellation Policy for multi-day tours:
☼ Cancellations made greater than 45 days prior to the scheduled tour date will be fully refunded minus expenses and/or services fees.
☼ Cancellations made between 20 to 45 days prior to the scheduled tour date will be refunded 80% of the agreed total tour fee.
☼ Cancellations made between 20 to 10 days prior to the scheduled tour date will be refunded 50% of the agreed total tour fee.
☼ Cancellations made 10 days prior to the scheduled tour date will incur a 100% charge.
All of Eudaimonia’s expenses concerning any multiday tour, such as site tickets, train tickets, bookings for the client (wine tasting, restaurants, etc), and hotels booked for the client will be deducted from any amount to be refunded after the initial 45-day full refund period. Additionally, a service fee of 10% (of the total amount agreed) will be deducted from any refundable amount including the 45-day full refund case.
(C) Special client-specific arrangements:
If any specific client’s payment (full or partial) or email communication/agreement for a tour is labeled or mentioned as “non-refundable”, this will precede any other interpretations made from this cancellation policy, and it is only at Eudaimonia’s discretion to refund fully, partly, or not at all, even under certain conditions including “Force Majeure”. Therefore, it is the specific written (email) agreement between the client and Eudaimonia that precedes this cancellation policy and determines the agreed cancellation for each client.
(D) Other issues:
Eudaimonia reserves the right to make subtle changes to tour itineraries. Eudaimonia reserves the right to substitute vehicles and/or drivers should they arise. Eudaimonia reserves the right to change or cancel your booking in accordance with operating requirements or circumstances beyond its control. Should change and/or cancellation prove necessary we will give you reasonable notice thereof, in the circumstances, & where available, offer you a comparable alternative. If an alternative is not available or acceptable you will be entitled to either a full refund or monies paid by you to us or you can transfer to another Eudaimonia tour without payment of any transfer fee.
Eudaimonia is not responsible for the costs of any other travel arrangements affected due to our cancellations or rescheduling of any tour departure.
The client’s booking does not cover travel insurance. Eudaimonia strongly recommends that the client purchases travel insurance.
Dietary requirements must be requested from clients and forwarded at the time of booking or at least one week before the tour.
Eudaimonia encourages all clients to communicate as early as possible concerning cancellation issues which can allow the agency to offer a better refund – partial or full- to a client despite the standard policy described in this document. This is a decision to be made entirely by Eudaimonia in an effort to better serve the client.
VALIDITY & DISPUTES
The above terms and conditions are valid for all bookings submitted after January 1, 2021. Any tours booked/submitted on previous dates are subject to the initially agreed terms shown in the corresponding communication/email which, in all cases, would have been “non-refundable”. However, we offer credit for the rescheduling of such tours until June 30th, 2022.
Any disputes will be resolved by the Greek legal system and its laws without the need for any arbitration.
The Client agrees to all the above when booking any of Eudaimonia’s tours and services.
