Nature

With 80 percent of its area covered with hills and mountains, Greece is a hiking and trekking paradise. Even the islands offer a huge variety of scenic trails that allow you to discover and explore Greece from another perspective.

The best time for hiking in Greece is the months of May, June, September and October.  If you want to climb Mount Olympus then you can also visit in July or August.

Some of the best places for Hiking in Greece are Mount Olympus, Naxos Island, Andros Island, Santorini from Fira to Oia, Vlachokerasia Forest in Peloponnese, Samaria Gorge in Crete, Parnitha Mountain in Athens and many other routes available for you to discover!

Rafting is the river descent with a specially designed inflatable boat. It is a sport that does not require special fitness and muscle strength. There are various difficulty levels on a scale from one to six. The level of difficulty of a route depends on the morphology of the river, the number of passes and their access difficulty.

Greece is a mountainous country with many options from south to north. Most popular rivers with rafting ability throughout a year, are Lousios, Alfios and Ladonas rivers. These rafting routes are graded of an easy to medium difficulty. More demanding rivers, mostly located on central and north Greece are Arachthos, Evinos, Trikeriotis, Erimanthos, Tavropos, Aheloos, Aspropotamos and Voidomatis. Tailor- made day trips and weekend activities are available upon request.

Whether as a sport or as a hobby, coming close to a horse in nature is the best psychotherapy. The emotion, the sense of freedom and the tranquility offered by horse riding are not easily described in words and it gets even better when  anyone can combine it with exploring magnificent places.

Greece offers stunning places and routes that need to be explored and horse riding is the best way to do so. When in Greece do not skip trying horse riding, it will be an activity to remember over the years.

You don’t need to be a sailor to experience a vacation on a sailboat. Visitting various islands and diving into crystal clear water is what sailing is all  about. Our associates take care of every detail of your journey, you don’t have to worry about anything but having fun with your family or friends. COMPASS can plan tailor made vacations on a sailboat the way you dreamed of.

Greece is a country that occupies over 16.000 kilometers (9.942 miles) of coastline, which makes it a scuba divers’ paradise, offering diving enthusiasts the time of their lives.

Top places to experience scuba diving in Greece are Nea Kameni in Santorini, Schinaria in Crete, Paleokastritsa in Corfu, Mirmigi Reef in Lesvos, Elephant’s Cave in Crete, Anna II wreck in Mykonos and the wreck of the HMHS Britannic in Kea.

Snorkeling is a spectacular thing. A very popular activity that brings excitement. Dive into the deep blue and discover supreme unknown worlds. The crystal clear and warm water in Greece contain a real treasure with an extremely large variety of underwater life and plenty mysterious shipwrecks that need to be discovered.

The incredible Greek beaches are there for you to make your inexhaustible dives! The diving experience transforms into something more valuable when you visit places where the sea bottom is amazing. There are many destinations in Greece worth of exploring simply by wearing just your mask and a snorkel tube.