Ios Island Trekking Tours: Expert Guided Explorations of Local History and Traditions
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26 Ratings
Chora

As natives with an extensive knowledge of the island’s heritage and customs, we can give you exclusive insights and advice. Moreover, our involvement in establishing and maintaining the island’s trail system gives us an intimate understanding of every corner of it

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Chora - We offer on demand tours according to your needs (time available and interests)
    Choose among a variety of tours around the paths of the island or join us to discover Chora it self.
    Discover Ios through it’s paths and history, learn about history, taste local cheese and wine and explore the churches that can be found in every corner.
What's Included
  • Maps provided
  • Trekking poles included
What's Not Included
  • Private transportation
Location
Archeological Museum of Ios
For tours 1 and 2, we meet at the health center at the port For tour 3, we meet at windmills square For tour 4 and 5, we meet at the square opposite to the Archaeological Museum
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Lauren_p
Oct 9, 2023
Wonderful trek! - George was an excellent and knowledgeable guide. A very personable experience, we learned a lot and were glad to move and see the beautiful history. Highly recommend!
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Ymonnard
Sep 29, 2023
Wonderful hike in Ios - A discovery hike, magnificent landscapes, a cheese tasting for refueling, George is a passionate and very friendly guide, here is an alternative to absolutely discover.
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Josee
Sep 22, 2023
Memorable trek with George - What a great excursion (10km) we had with George!! We greatly appreciated his perfect knowledge of the terrain, his great knowledge of the history of the Island of Ios, his great generosity and his personalized service. Not all guides do their job, like George, with as much passion...I recommend this tour without hesitation. Josée🥰
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Theodeciam
Sep 21, 2023
Ios sland trekking tour - This tour was such an amazing experience. I went with my husband to Greece, we are from New York and wanted to know more about Ios. George was very knowledgeable and was able to tell us many things about the island that we wouldn't have known otherwise. The views on this tour was spectacular and we were able to see the sunset as well. We definitely recommend him.
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Nina_b
Sep 11, 2023
Lovely hike - Loved my hike with George, he was very knowledgeable and had a great sense of humour. As a woman travelling solo, I felt comfortable and excited hiking through beautiful Ios with George. I learned a lot about the island's history and current issues, with some sweet treats along the way! Thanks George.
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Emmahm8222sa
Aug 19, 2023
A special experience - highly recommended! - Firstly, I’d like to say thank you to George for being a brilliant tour guide! His rich knowledge of the island was fascinating and provided us with historical and cultural context for our further exploration of the island. The tour is a must, as George points out several things that many tourists may miss. The experience was intimate, with myself and my partner being the only ones on the tour. George himself is very personable and we really appreciated learning about his personal connection to the island. We immediately felt at ease and we left the tour feeling as though we had just spent some time with a local of Ios. He is easy to reach via WhatsApp before the tour so we had no trouble finding him. We were also given recommendations of food and restaurants on the island, which proved to be delicious. George recommended historical sites across the island, providing some information about them as you could see them from afar. Be sure to check out Homer’s tomb, which George is writing an academic book about! He also has a website if you’re interested in checking that out. We would highly recommend Ios Island Trekking Tours! P.s, please let us know when you release your book, we would love to read it!
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Jcasillas13
Aug 18, 2023
Wonderful hiking tour - George’s tour was well thought out and he stopped to take pictures of our family so that my family and I could be in the photos together. We enjoyed his stories and history of the island very much. I would come back and take a different tour of his in order to experience other aspects of Ios.
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B1418wtannas
Aug 17, 2023
Beautiful IOS adventure hike. - My friends and I took a Paths hiking tour with George in June 2023. It was a nice long one covering many kilometres through beautiful rugged countryside with spectacular scenery and sites of interest. We saw many old ruins and churches. Several of the sites had scan codes that we were able to scan with our phones to learn more about the areas we visited. George was well informed and had a wealth of information, he truly loves his island and its culture. He packed some traditional Greek snacks for us that we enjoyed at our rest points. If you enjoy the outdoors and exploring, I highly recommend taking a tour with George on the island of Ios.
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Andreeadotcom
Aug 13, 2023
Amazing places with an amazing guide! - We did a private hiking tour with George, and what a wonderful time we had! We got to see stunning places that tourists are typically not able to access and learned many interesting facts about the island and its history. George is a very passionate and thoughtful guide, and was always aware of providing a safe and fun experience. Any trip to Ios should include a hike (or multiple) with Ios Paths! Highly recommended!
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Debbienosworthyb
Aug 6, 2023
Sunset trek through historic Ios - George amazing guide and wants to put the history back into IOS. Passionate about his home George offers to walk you locally through hillside, allowing you to try his home grown figs in route! You walk fast ( he is an ex military man) and he rewards you with great knowledge and views. We ended back in town and he gave us a lift back as we were walking opposite direction. I would definitely trust George and his knowledge of history is proof he only wants what’s best for this beautiful island.
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