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DH and I will be cruising to these ports soon and I was wondering if you really need a tour guide or are they easy enough to just walk on our own?  Any insight would be awesome and if you have the name of a great tour guide, that would be awesome too in the event we go that route.

TIA - Kim

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30 minutes ago, sunewlsu said:

I recommend Tom's Port Guides.  https://www.tomsportguides.com/port-guides.html  He provides great detail about every port with maps, GPS coordinates, transportation options, and what to see.  Based on his port guide, we are choosing to do Mykonos on our own. 

 

Enjoy the planning,

Susan

Thanks Susan!  I will definitely take a peak.  I have read in other places that these ports are easy to do solo, but you want a personal opinion sometimes.  

 

Kim

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We did both ports on our own--very easy to do so.  Mykonos is known for its many 16th century windmills--very photogenic.  Also easy to just wander around on your own.  It's a tender port and there's a large plaza where the tenders dock.  Lots of outdoor restaurants there.  Even though we were there in mid-Oct., temp. was just right--not too hot as it must be in the summer.  Will always remember it as the first time I had ouzo <g>.  Although both town share the same white-washed building with blue roofs, they're quite different.  Santorini is along a high ridge (was the rim of an ancient volcano) and one can either walk up a zig-zag wide walkway or take the tram.  Views from up there are wonderful!  Enjoy!

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Certainly Mykonos is easy to do on your own, especially if you are staying in the main part of town.  Santorini is a little trickier, assuming you want to get to Fira and Oia.  We had a guide, pretty much to make the transportation easier in getting to the winery (mostly for the photo op) then Oia and then Fira.  However, there are a lot of options on the board including some total DIY.

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