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What's going on everybody this is Island Hopper TV coming to you from the Greek islands where
we're going to show you around the best islands for you to visit.There will be time stamps in
the description below first up let's start out in Milos this is the southwestern most island in the
Cyclades island chain you will need an all-terrain vehicle to get around this island if you fully
want to explore here I do consider Milos to be the ultimate Adventure Island in the Greek Islands
from my experience an all-terrain vehicle like a quad or a moped will work preferably a rental car
you would probably want to rent that before you get there because prices can be steep you arrive
in andamantis and then you can go around the island from there just across the way is mandrakia
that's a very beautiful Village you can see right here on the water you can actually rent those
Cottages just don't expect a VIP experience it's on this side of the island really if you wanted
that VIP experience you could go up to the hill where they have placa or you can go to the other
side of the island to Polonia this here is a look at Sarah kaniko Beach this is actually a volcanic
cave kind of area and then here's a look at my favorite Beach this is called Fury plaka again
it's on another side of the island further proving my point that you need a rental vehicle and you
can see right here this is a look at Polonia which I already said was the VIP type area I would say
the best beaches are going to be on the southwest side of the island they also have some sea caves
you can see the water out here is very translucent blue it's that Gatorade blue that we like and then
they have some great seafood dishes that you can get wide variety also euros and Souvlaki
so great food here's a look at our Airbnb that we had a really nice Airbnb we did two different
ones this one was up in placa it seemed like the best village was actually placa and amantis was a
nice Village for Seaport but if you really wanted to go out at night plaque is where you want to be
but you know overall wherever you are on Milos is going to be a good relaxing time for you
next up we have the island of Paros. Paros is actually one of my favorite Islands if you really
just want to relax and do some adventuring another one of those Greek Islands where I
do recommend a rental vehicle the port where you arrive it's very easy to get in and out of this
one is called parakea as with many of the Greek Islands we're going to call this one a Hidden
Gem there's so many different Islands out here so it's really easy to find these hidden gems
but Paros definitely stated out to me there's not a lot of trees here so don't expect a lot of
shade you're going to need an umbrella probably just like Milos no natural vegetation but it is
a nice big island for you to go around and explore and you can find seclusion if that's
what you're looking for perils also has a really small airport but I do recommend just arriving on
ferry from one of the other neighboring Islands some of the Islands nearby that you might want to
arrive from would be Naxos or even Antiparos but typically you go Naxos Paros then to Anti-paros
I would say it's about an hour and 10 minute ferry ride away from Mykonos if you wanted to
go that route but you could see just walking around the Villages here so many different
Villages they're very relaxing it's actually a big island if you really go around it you'll
realize they have quite a bit of real estate I would say one to two days on perils should be
just enough unless you really want to kick back and relax and do a whole week but apparels one
to two days is good for me next up we're headed to Santorini so Santorini is more of a couple's
Paradise for Honeymooners this is a place to go with your significant other they have these
Cottages that are on the cliffs overlooking the Caldera beautiful place here with these jacuzzis
but I would say Santorini is more for couples everyone that I talked to who is Solo or traveling
with friends didn't really care for Santorini number one reason was because it's very expensive
but overall Santorini is still one of the best islands in the world there's no taking away that
I would say if you do arrive in Santorini three to four days should be enough unless you're trying to
do a couples retreat do a week but three to four days you can get all around Santorini you get to
the Red Sand Beach you can get up to the top of the hill and check out aquateri and if there was
any sort of beaches on Santorini they're mostly going to be on the southwest side of the island
and over here you have the red sand beach the black sand beach the white sand beach you could
also go over to Perrisa Beach also has a connecting Water Taxi that goes to Kamari Beach you can see
they have lots of water activities over here accommodation on Santorini is going to start
at least around 120 a night and that kind of room is going to be very basic and they go up to two to
three hundred dollars four hundred dollars a night so again peak season on Santorini very expensive
but it is an Ultimate Experience for sure that's why I'm recommending three to four days also I
want to let you guys know that we do have full travel guides for many of these different Islands
or Santorini for Milos for Naxos Mykonos so check the description below if you wanted to check out
our travel guides for each one of those let's keep going so the two times that I've been to Santorini
the first time I stayed near Parisa Beach that's a nice place to stay but this time we actually
stayed in Oia is basically the only thing on this side of the island along with their little
Seaport down there towards the Caldera but that's a heck of a hike by the way but I would say the
best place to stay hands down has got to be in the middle of the island probably Thera
or Kamari that just seems to be the most logical destinations the thing about Kamari it's too close
to the airport so you're going to hear planes taking off and Landing that's why I recommend Thera
really Above All Else and when it comes to arrival or departing from here at the ferry port wow this
one is definitely a very unique Port because you have to go all the way down this windy road to
get to the ferry port just to get on one of these world champion jet or one of these ships but boy
is it incredible Santorini's far away from all the other Islands so keep that in mind next up we're
headed to Mykonos which is considered the Ultimate Party Island especially for young people because
of all of the day clubs and the beach clubs that they have here but they also have a nice Vibe
down on Little Venice which is in the main Port area and you could see that the Newport area is
actually a 15 minute water taxi ride away from chora which is actually considered the Old Port
and that's where a Little Venice is but it does take about 15 minutes to get there from the cruise
port or the ferry terminal I would say some of the best shopping is here in the Little Venice area
when it comes to beaches there's many different beaches across the southern part of Mykonos and
again you're going to need a rental car more than likely because it's expensive to get a taxi or a
chauffeur it's very busy Island but the thing is it's probably the hardest Island to drive around
the streets are so narrow oh and when someone's driving by you in a van and you're in a rental
car I mean it's not easy but your rental car is going to be like a Mini Cooper anyway I would say
if you could stay around the Paradise Beach area that's going to be a nice place you could also
stay in ornos or you could just go to one of these off the beaten path places across the island but
again so many different beaches for you to pick from it's not very difficult to get there lots
of water activities and I know some of you aren't going to like to hear this but I would say Mykonos
is even more expensive than Santorini so take that into consideration the airport here is very small
I almost recommend island hopping from some other Island to get here I would say even getting out
to the Greek Islands you might just be better off just arriving in Athens and then taking the ferry
boat out to the islands and island hopping around to find which island works for you hopefully this
guy's helping you of course but let's keep going for me I would say three to five days on Mykonos
felt about right it is one of those islands that the longer you stay the more you start to fall in
love with it it kind of hits hard in the beginning but as you kind of stay there it grows on you
you can see our Airbnb here this was actually up on the hill near the airport wasn't on the beach
or anything cost about 250 dollars a night it was a one bedroom with a fold-out couch I'm not going
to say that sunsets on Mykonos are better than the other Islands but I will say it is a very
popular thing to do on Mykonos which is doing sun gazing at Sunset right there around Little Venice
area now we're headed to Crete this is actually the largest island in Greece the fifth largest
in the Mediterranean Sea and the 88th largest in the world Crete is actually famous for its beaches
it's also famous for its mountain ranges very big island to go around here it's also very far south
compared to the other islands for example if you were to take a ferry from Santorini to Crete it
would take you two hours but it could take even longer depending on what kind of Ferry you're
on so make sure you pay attention to whether or not you're on the fast Ferry or the slow-moving
fairy and also while you're here check out the minoan civilization there are a bunch of ancient
sites all across these islands and each island is going to have its own historical background creep
being one of them that does now we're headed to naxos speaking of ancient sites this here is the
Temple of Apollo which they've reconstructed they said it was perfectly aligned with the Sun at one
point naxos and Perros are very close to each other you can actually Island hop very easily
if you were to compare the two I would say noxos is more rugged whereas Perros has more boutique
hotels but I would say noxos is more family friendly and has better beaches in my opinion
but all of that is subject to your own opinion also I found it to be easier to get a rental car
on noxos so there's give and take but noxos has got some amazing beaches that's for sure but it's
definitely more of a family-friendly Island than the other ones like Mykonos or Santorini the first
night we actually stayed in a hotel right there in the noxos port area it was a really old building
oh my gosh it was so old but hey it was a place to lay our head and then we decided to actually
head out to some of the beaches and one once we did that it felt like noxos definitely hit a
little bit different a little bit better actually but we headed over to placa beach also they have
orcos Beach and many different Beaches they also have agio's procopios which is another big beach
all of those are basically facing towards the West now when it comes to food obviously you're
going to have Greek salads you're going to have more Euros solovaki all that good stuff Seafood
also another thing to point out is they have public transportation on this island so you
might not even need to get a rental car so that's kind of the benefit that naxos has that the other
Islands don't have although those buses do fill up so always try to get the one a little bit
earlier don't try to cut it too close if you need to catch the ferry here is a look at some of that
fresh seafood right there now one thing I wanted to say about the benefit of having a rental car is
actually going around the whole island so getting out there and exploring up in the mountain range
can be really cool because noxos is one of the most dramatic Islands I could easily do four days
or a week on noxos next up we're headed to EOS now this is very popular with University students
from northern Europe they come down here and party but they also have some very cool Boutique Luxury
Resorts around this island some of the areas you want to check out are going to be choro which is
basically at the top of the hill that's one of the most popular places to get a hotel for
cheap if you wanted to stay in the port that's also good but going over to milapotes or over to
the other Beach at coampara really cool beaches in between is the port of both of those another thing
about EOS they do have a bus although it's not so reliable it definitely is easier to have a rental
car but they do have that public transportation although you want to check that schedule before
you try to lean on that too much this is look at milapote so you can see around here they've got
beach volleyball and other sorts of activities on the beach really a nice place to swim when
it's not too windy because that's another thing about the reek Islands it can get wind swept at
times especially in the winter in the spring months but even in the summer on this day we
were here it was very calm so that was nice but then they have these incredible beach clubs and
those are going to be over by colompara they have nice beach clubs in milopotes but I would say
go on para oh my gosh those are some of the best beach clubs I've ever been to but you can see just
around the port area it's very calm very relaxing you can easily get uh accommodation here for 150
to 200 a night during peak season but like I said here's those Beach Clubs this is where
the big ticket in town is you will come from far and wide just to go to this one right here this
one we're walking around is actually called the pathos club and restaurant you can look it up
online but just down below they also have a really nice one with an infinity pool and a beach down in
kalanpara Beach it's called orego Beach Club and restaurant so go around there check it out they do
have public transportation that will take you here but again you're going to be cramming into a bus
with a bunch of loud uni students so if you can try to get a moped and drive over here or maybe
even get a taxi or a private driver although those are hard to find especially if you're trying to
leave in the evening time but yes they do have the bus going back and forth to the port or to
chora next up we're headed to roads now roads is definitely one of the most popular islands
in the Greek Islands In fact when I was in Athens I asked the Greek local I said of all the islands
which one's your favorite and he said roads now remember they have Rhodesian which is like a
culture but this one is very interesting because it's just off the coast of turkey so there's a
lot of history here with Greek civilization you can actually take a ferry to Turkey and be there
in about an hour and a half also something I liked about roads was the fact it had more Lush Greenery
and trees so that's something that this island has that the other ones in the Cyclades don't
have now we're actually headed up to the ionian islands this one is called zaconos now there are
a few Islands up here that we could mention kefalonia and zaconos are the main ones but
you can see right here they've got that deep blue Gatorade colored water that you love to
swim in they've also got the blue cave yeah what a great place to swim they've also got navagio some
people call it Shipwrecked Beach so yeah zakanos and the ionian islands so many beautiful islands
in Greece that we could highlight on this one but we only have so much time so thank you guys for
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