2023 March 30 - April 7 Greece (Athens, Santorini, Mykonos) Itinerary
Greece Trip Itinerary
3/30 - 3/31: Flight to Athens
3/31: Athens (Half Day)
Acropolis Museum
Plaka
4/1: Athens (Full Day)
Acropolis
Changing of the Guards
Ruins of Ancient Temple for Zeus
The Panathenaic Stadium
Mount Lycabettus
Plaka
4/2: Flight to Santorini & Santorini (Half Day)
Oia
4/3: Santorini
Fira
4/4: Ferry to Mykonos & Mykonos (Evening)
Old Fort
4/5: Mykonos
4/6: Mykonos (Half Day) & Flight to Athens
4/7: Flight back home
End of March - Early April Weather & What to Pack
The temperature really varies by time of the day. Prepare for both warm days as well as chilly days. I have worn short sleeves, skirt, long sleeves, jeans, wind breaker, fleece jacket, to puffer jacket all in this one trip. Definately bring sunglasses and hat. Rain jacket will also come in handy. BTW, the water is very cold at this time. So unless your hotel has a pool, otherwise you don't need to bring swimsuits.
Athens generally is warmer comparing to the islands. There are a lot of places you can visit. We booked a half day tour that covered most of the tourist attractions. The rest of the times we took taxi or uber. Plaka is where a lot of tourist shops and restaurants are. Make sure to check the reviews of the restaurants before you decide.
Both Santorini and Mykonos are as beautiful as you see from the pictures. Islands can be quite windy and chilly as well. In fact, Mykonos is known as the Island of the Wind.
We stayed in Oia on Santorini. It is where the most famous blue domes are at. Our airbnb is hands down the best location you can find for taking pictures. In fact, pretty much every tour guide on the island will bring people to right outside of our airbnb for pictures. Oia can be a little more dressy comparing to the other towns on the islands. Lots of people would wear dresses and skirts. Lots of shops, many ocean view restaurants. I would also recommend to venture inland slightly for good food.
The ferry from Santorini to Mykonos is a little over 3 hours long. Prepare ahead of the time if you may be sea sick. Our ferry was delayed due to the rain, so we reached Mykonos around sunset time.
Mykonos is known as the party island, and it has a lot of instagram worthy spots around thet town. We also booked a 2 hours tour around the islands. The guide took us to the old lighthouse and visited a few of the beaches.