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The Island of Venus - Milos
- walking & study tour on the volcanic island of Milos, Greece -
Highlights
 | Prehistoric and Ancient Greek settlements
| | Active volcanic gas exhalations (fumaroles)
| | Old sulphur & managnese-iron mines
| | Many beautiful bays and beaches
| | Spectacular scenery
| | Possibility of finding minerals ( agate, quartz, baryte, perlite, etc.)
| | Private boat-trips around Milos |
In short:
Tour code: MIL_IVM
Best travel period: April - November
Grading: Moderate
Tour character:Easy to moderate hikes, 4x4 safari, photography, boat trips, mineral collecting
Next departures:
  11-18 May 2009 3-10 July 2009 Price (p.p.): 1024 €
(Prices for smaller or larger groups on request.)
Included: | 7 nights accommodation in double room
| | Half board
| | All transfers from and to Athens airport
| | Domestic flight (or ferry) transfers to and from Milos
| | All transfers by taxi, jeep, bus and boat on Milos
| | 1 day boat trip
| | English-, German- and Greek-speaking VolcanoDiscovery guide ( Tobias Schorr)
| | Information material |
Arrival info:Depends on your arrival at Athens aiport. There are two possibilities how to get to Milos. You can get a direct flight to Milos airport or you can take a ferry boat from Piraeus harbour (about 4-7 h to Milos Island). It is possible to get earlier to Athens and to stay one or more nights there for sightseeing. A hotel room in Athens is about 80-120 € a double room.
On this tour Tobias Schorr shows you the old sulfur and iron & manganese mines and the most important archaeological sites. There are also some possibilities to find minerals (baryte, sulfur, calcedon, quartz, etc.) and many impressing volcanic structures attract not only geologists and photographers. Because Milos has got the most beautyful beaches, there is always a possibility to swim in the clear sea. 8-days itinerary (summer)
Day 1: |
Arrival to Athens
Depending on arrival time, optional program in the historic center of Athens. Group dinner in the old city of Athens.
Acc.: hotel*** in downtown Athens (D: dinner)
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Day 2: |
Transfer to Milos
Flight to Milos. Depending on time, optional program in Athens and/or orientation walk around the port of Milos (hotel in port of Milos for the following days).
Acc.: simple mid-class hotel in Adamas (days 2-8) (B, D)
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Day 3: |
Hike to old town of Milos, Ancient Greek ruins and a fishing village on the coast
Walk to Plaka, the main town of Milos, visit the archeological museum, hike down to the fishing villagge of Klima
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Day 4: |
Mining museum, sulphur and manganese mines
4x4 jeep excursion to various interesting sites, e.g. an old hydrothermal power station, a sulphur mine, Cape Vani and an iron mine.
Acc.: as before (B, L)
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Day 5: |
Spectacular boat trip around Milos and to Kimolos Island
Today is a very relaxed day to fully enjoy Milos' legendary beauty: on a private boat, we sail around Milos' bizarre and phantastic coastlines,- likely to become an unforgettable excursion! Be sure to have plenty of film with you, since you will be using it ALL! Swimming breaks in particularly beautiful spots are included.
In detail: we start at the cape Vani and follow the coastline anticlockwise until the famous "Kleftiko" cliffs, made of imposing white pumice layers. In former times, fishermen and pirates were used the bizarre coast to hiding their boats in that area. The boat will bring us also to the neighbour island Kimolos where we can walk a short way to the village of Kimolos. (If it is too hot, we might just swim in the sea). In the afternoon, the boat will pass the impressive volcanic island of Glaronisia where huge basalt columns are exposed. Before returning to Adamas in the early evening, we pass the famous white pumice cliffs of Papafranga and/or Sarakiniko.
Acc.: as before (B, L)
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Day 6: |
Fumaroles and a beautiful bay
Walk from Zephyra to Agia Kyriaki (many interesting geologic/ volcanic features).
Acc.: as before (B, D)
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Day 7: |
Free day - optional excursion
Today is free for those who want to go to one of the many beaches, buy suvenirs. Alternatively, we offer an excursion in agreement with the group. We meet in the evening for a group dinner in a harbour tavern.
Acc.: as before (B, D)
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Day 7: |
return to Athens
Today our tour ends. You could fly back to Athens airport, stay a bit longer on Milos or go to another island ... depending on time, there are many options. Acc: none (B)
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About this tour:Milos, Kimolos and Polyaigis are geologically young volcanic islands, built during the last 1-2-million years. Hot, thermal waters have produced many important minerals such as perlite, Bentonite, caolin and baryte.
Our tour has different facettes: we visit old abandoned mines and geologically interesting places. We visit the island's important archaeological remains and see its legendary natural beauty, particularly from the sea. Tobias Schorr, your guide, has lived for a long time in Greece and visited Milos on many occasions. As professional photographer and mineral collector, he is your guarantee to get to know the island from an unusual and comprehensive perspective.
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