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Thème: Randonnée et découverte: Nature et Culture - Géologie & Volcanisme - Photographie
Difficulté: Facile-Modérée
Groupe: 4-8
Durée: 9 days / 8 nights

Départs:

April 2022

Prix (p. p.): 1760 € $£¥

Le prix comprend:

• Accommodation as described
• Transfers from pick-up in Santorini to departure Milos
• Boat tour on Santorini (weather depending)
• Half board, meals as indicated with B(reakfast), L(unch), D(inner)
• Drinks during meals in reasonable quantities
• Entrance fees and guided excursions as described
• Experienced guide

Encadrement:

Tobias Schorr is a German photographer and hobby-geologist with a long experience in guiding tours. He has been living for many years in Greece and did many tours to the Greek volcanoes Methana, Milos, Santorini, Nisyros and even older volcanoes like Lesvos. He is always having an eye on the small details like orchids, ancient items or even rare minerals.

Arrival at the airport of Santorini JTR and transfer to the hotel in the beautiful village of Akrotiri. Meeting in the evening for a dinner and a first introduction to the island and our tour. If you arrive early that day, you will have time for a first stroll at the beautiful coast of Akrotiri, red beach or even the fields around.
Optional: Arrival at Athinios harbour, if you travel by ship. If you arrive a day earlier, we will give you the information, how to get to the hotel.

To understand the importance of the prehistoric volcano and its impact in the prehistoric culture, we start with an visit of the spectacular Minoan excavation site and discover the items, that were found, in the museum of prehistoric culture in Thira town. There we can understand, how the arts and culture of this island was forming in thousands of years until it was cut by the disastrous volcanic explosion 1627 B.C. After this historic introduction, we will stroll through the modern, touristic town of Thira and along the caldera cliffs. After a while we will leave the "touristic" sector of Thira, Firostefani and Immerovigli. The first volcanic items are our target. There are many geological interesting sites with lava, ash and former volcanic dykes. We will have a nice brake in a café and on top of one of the older volcanic cinder cones we will enjoy the sunset at a picturesque chapel over viewing Ia village.

Akrotiri is not only famous for its excavation, but also for its picturesque "red beach", which was an old volcanic cinder cone. It is the first point of interest on our tour. We will hike up to the mountain and follow an old path to a valley with an impressive volcanic intrusion. At another one, that created a hill, we will have a break at a nice chapel. Later over some vine fields we will get to one of the best traditional taverns on Santorini with tasty local food.

In the morning we embark on a chartered boat that will be at our disposal for all the day. From the little port of Amouthi or Apothikes (Akrotiri) we will sail to the youngest land of Greece: Nea Kameni, the still active volcano of Santorini. We will start early in the morning, avoiding the crowds and having the best light of the moon-like crater landscape. Hot gas-exhalations (so called "fumaroles") show that the magma chamber below the volcano is still active. Later, we will sail along the island to the other volcanic island Palea Kameni. Enjoying the spectacular cliffs of the caldera from the boat, we will return to Oia or Akrotiri in the afternoon.

There will be a transfer to the port of Athinios and we will sail to the island of Milos. Evening dinner in one of the restaurants of the port town Adamas. After check-in there will be a transfer to the village of Plaka. Descent to the ancient theatre and the place where the famous Venus statue has been found. On the return to Adamas, there will be exciting layers of sedimentary rocks, containing bubbles of obsidian glass. There have been huge volcanic eruptions in past and the obsidian was used for tools even 5000 years ago!

Before the visit of an abandoned sulfur mine on the western coast (spectacular scenery), we will visit the interesting mining museum to get an introduction, how this mine was operated.
Transfer to the paradise-like beach of Paleochori, with its hot springs, fumaroles, colorful rocks.
Lunch in a wonderful beach restaurant. Afternoon: swim break, optional 2 hour walk in the area.
Late afternoon: return to Adamas, free dinner.

Half-day walk along the spectacular north coast (ancient obsidian trading center of Phylakopi, Papafrankos and Sarakiniko). Picknick lunch and swim break at Sarakiniko. Return over the hills to an active fumarole at Adamas village and return to the hotel.

Today is a very relaxed day, with the option to spend much of the day on a boat tour around Milos' legendary coastline: we sail around Milos' bizarre and fantastic coastlines,- likely to become an unforgettable excursion! Be sure to have plenty of film/storage media with you, since you might be using it ALL! A swimming break in particularly beautiful spots is included (weather and sea conditions allowing).
Highlights include Cape Vani with its impressive lava intrusions, old pillow lavas, sea caves, the white famous "Kleftiko" cliffs, made of imposing white pumice layers where in former times, fishermen and pirates used to hide within the bizarre coastal area.
We pass the cross-section of a large volcanic pumice cone (Tsigrado) and multi-colored cliffs of hydrothermally altered volcanic rocks on Milos' southern and eastern coasts. Another highlight are the Glaronissi islands, where we can marvel at their spectacular columnar-jointed lavas, and the white pumice cliffs of Sarakiniko.
The boat tour normally costs between 80-100 EUR per person.
The evening is free (dinner not included).

Our tour ends today. We recommend you to stay longer on Milos, e.g. to enjoy its fabulous beaches and explore more of this comparably large and very varied island.
If you leave, we provide transfer to the airport or port from where it is a short flight or ferry ride back to Athens.

Infos complémentaires:

Condition physique:

A good fitness and health condition for hiking on sandy, rocky and sometimes steep paths.

Début et fin du voyage:

The tour starts at the airport of Santorini JTR and ends on Milos island

magnifique découverte de Lavrion et Milos (Voyage à Milos)

"Bonjour Ingrid,
D'abord merci à vous deux pour la magnifique découverte de Lavrion et Milos, c'était vraiment fabuleux. Ça nous donne évidemment une grande envie de revenir l'année prochaine.

Je n'ai pas oublié votre livre que je déjà parcouru avec passion. Et bravo aux deux, quel magnifique travail !"
(Claude-Alain M. Suisse, sur un tour sur Milos)

un voyage de une découverte qui restera dans nos cœurs (Fascination Volcan - Santorin)

"Bonjour Tom,
Encore un grand merci, un peu tardif, pour ton accompagnement.
Nous avons beaucoup apprécié tes compétences humaines et professionnelles ainsi que ta gentillesse.

Ce fût un voyage de une découverte qui restera dans nos cœurs." (Gérald et Micheline V, Suisse)

Myriam sur son voyage à Santorin

"Bonjour de France, enfin du soleil ici pas le même que celui de Santorin bien sûr, mais c'est toujours agréable.
Le retour en France a été difficile après avoir vécu une semaine hors du commun dans un décor extraordinaire. Je remercie Tobias et toi pour votre façon de partager votre passion et de nous faire entrer dans cet univers décalé avec la vie "normale" de tous les jours.
J'ai apprécié la découverte géologique de l'île, l'initiation à la compréhension de la formation de l'île et des volcans, les rencontres avec des gens simples mais de caractère de Santorin.
Le temps s'est arrêté pendant une semaine et je garde des souvenirs d'odeurs, de couleurs, de plats partagés avec le groupe.j'ai revu les photos prises pendant le voyage, les couleurs et les paysages étaient tellement extraordinaires que les résultats sont surprenants même avec mon simple appareil photo. J'aimerais envoyer les photos de groupe prises dans la taverne de nicolas à "yurgos", peux-tu m'envoyer leur adresse?Egalement j'aimerais commander le livre de Walter Friedrich, mais je n'ai pas noté l'éditeur.Merci pour ces renseignements.
Bonne continuation dans tes voyages
ps: quelques photos jointes... Myriam" (Myriam T., Orléans)