I am very satisfied with my trip with gate 1 from March 23 - April 3. First off with the great customer service with our travel agent, Mark and the rest of the department who are very helpful and accommodating with our needs. On top of it our tour manager, Maria was hands on with our group making sure everyone is okay until the last day on our return to Athens. Maria made our trip interesting with her knowledgeable history from the sites we visited. She did an excellent job! Wishing continued success to your company.

Just a short and brief praise for Maria on my Greece w/Crete tour. She was awesome! Her knowledge of the history of all the historic sites was amazing. Gate1 continues to amaze me with professional tour guides. Not only that but their personalities complement the ease of their organizational abilities. I had a great time as always with Gate1. Maria is a true asset for your company! I'm sure I can speak for the whole group. Thank you Maria for the memories of this tour.

I would like to reiterate what a wonderful tour guide Zeta was! Her knowledge of Greek history is extensive and flows without hesitation. One can see the passion she has for the history when she speaks. She also is a very caring person and always thought of the needs of the group. She made the tour 100% more enjoyable for us! We can't recommend her more highly!

We had the most wonderful experience visiting Greece. This was our first trip using Gate1. Our tour director, Eva, was absolutely the best there is. She is very proud of her country, proud to be Greek and wanting to share her country with us. She gave us exceptional details of everything we saw or would see. The story she told at the Olympic site regarding the 4-time champion, his sons and daughter left me empathetic about their plight. It seemed like it just happened yesterday. Living history. Eva was always looking after us. Her energy was never ending.

Booking the trip with Gate 1 was very easy and smooth, extremely hassle- free and very methodical. The process is so streamlined: all you do is pick your trip, make the payments and enjoy the trip! They take care of everything! We took the 8 Day Classic to Greece - Athens, Olympia, Delphi, Kalambaka and Meteora. All the hotels were very well located in each of these places, the buses were neat, clean and on time making the journey through not just the geography, but even the history, ever so memorable. Our Bus Driver Socrates, was just as fantastic and bowled us over when he parked a gigantic 53-seater bus in reverse on a skinny windy uphill street!! Very very impressive! Our Tour Manager, Yiannis was super fabulous! He was extremely knowledgeable, witty, patient, so attentive and very dedicated to all of us. He answered all and any of our questions, in great detail and made it so interesting. We had an extremely memorable and enriching experience of Greece, thanks to him! He educated us not only with the history dating back to centuries BC, but also familiarized us with the cultures, traditions, values that make the very fabric of Greece. Thanks to him, we love Greece even more than we thought. His recommendations on food, souvenirs and Greek specialties were spot on! Yiannis went out of his way to be ever so kind and helpful in arranging for our transport to the airport, because of a last-minute Taxi strike. We would absolutely recommend Gate 1 and Yiannis any time, hands down!

I just wanted to express how wonderful our tour guide, Eva, was. She was so knowledgeable about the historical portions of our tour that I wish she could just pour her knowledge into my brain as it just couldn't absorb it all. She was friendly, caring and warm. I am so happy that we had her as our guide. I hope in the future we are on another tour with her. She really was exceptional.

My trip to Greece was amazing! Once again Gate1 has provided me with experiences of breathtaking sights, cultural immersion and flawless planning. It was such an affordable trip, yet all the experiences were first class. I was especially impressed with our tour guide. She was a pleasure to travel with and especially patient with a variety of passengers. She had a range of ages from 12 to 80 and yet her overviews of each site made the history come to life. Thank you for your outstanding service and I am sure I will be traveling with you again.

Our trip to Athens and beyond was amazing. Our tour guide, Demetra, had all the answers...both to questions about arrangements and also about the history and geography of the sites we visited. She was kind, well organized, and all we could want on our first trip to Greece.

Amazing! This was my 5th trip With Gate 1 and I can honestly say I'll Never travel with another company. Our tour manager was brilliant. Everything ran smoothly and the added things like the lunch with cooking class and dancing lessons were beyond fun.

We just completed the 7 day essential Greece tour. Our tour manager Rania was amazing! Gate 1 does a fantastic job of finding the best tour guides in the industry and she helped to make our tour enjoyable and memorable. Thank you for another great trip, Gate 1!

I wanted to follow up on the survey I recently completed to let Gate 1 know how utterly fantastic our tour guide, Rania, was! She was perfect in every way, and she put a great deal of effort into ensuring we knew the schedule, had regular bathroom breaks, and enjoyed timely food stops. She provided a wonderful balance of engaging us and yet allowing time for breaks when we might need some downtime on the bus. She also made sure that we rotated seats on the bus every day. She was highly organized, so everything ran like clockwork -- yet things did not feel overly structured. Rania is also incredibly knowledgeable about history, landmarks, and archeology. She knows the dates for everything. She was so eager to share information, which made our time with her so very interesting. She gave us helpful tips such as when we'd be back in the Plaka area for shopping, so we wouldn't have to carry our purchases throughout the entire week. That was such a helpful hint. Rania deserves high praise! Also, our bus driver, Alex, was wonderful! He was so courteous and professional. And boy, does he know how to drive a big, long bus! He got us safely through very narrow streets in tiny villages, and he was required to make a very long and impressive backup to one of our hotels, also through a narrow passageway. Alex and Rania made a great team! Thank you so much!

The Greece trip was amazing. I enjoyed every excursion, breakfast, dinner and all the time I was with Nina the tour guide. She is very knowledgeable, attentive and gentle. I loved her personality. She did an amazing job.

From the moment we landed in Athens, every single detail felt guided, organized, and steady, even when things around us (like canceled flights and changing schedules) weren't. Our transfers were seamless, our hotel stay at The Stanley was easy and comfortable, and every part of our three-day Aegean cruise unfolded effortlessly. Even when we hit unexpected travel issues later in the journey, Gate 1's structure gave us something solid to rely on. That alone was worth its weight in gold. But the true heart of this trip was Maria, our tour guide. Exceptional doesn't even begin to describe her. She was warm, knowledgeable, and unshakably calm-one of those rare people who can make a group instantly feel grounded and taken care of. She somehow managed to weave history, humor, culture, and guidance together in a way that made everything feel personal. She remembered the details, answered every question, checked on each of us, and made sure we never felt lost-whether we were navigating Athens, the Acropolis, the cruise schedule, or a new island at sunset. By the end, she felt less like a guide and more like someone you genuinely hope stays in your life. She told me to find her on Facebook so we could keep in touch, and of course that's when I realized I didn't have her last name-because she's simply "Maria," the way someone unforgettable only needs one name. Gate 1 turned what could have been a stressful first international trip into something beautiful, smooth, and full of once-in-a-lifetime moments: wandering Mykonos at night, standing above Santorini's caldera, exploring Ephesus, watching sunsets we'll remember forever. My boss always said Gate 1 was the best. After this experience, I can say with certainty-she was absolutely right.

I wanted to take the time to comment on our experience with Yiannis, our tour guide for Athens & Greece, prior to the 4-day Aegian cruise. Yiannis was amazing. He was not only extremely knowledgeable of Athens, Olympia, Delphi, Crete, he also shared valuable cultural information. He was personable, friendly, and punctual, and always took time to confirm that everyone understood what was expected at each location. He was patient. He was very concise. What we enjoyed the most about Yiannis is that he was very passionate about GREECE, and tried to pass it on to his tour group. He helped us experience Greece in a way that we could never do on our own! The rest of the trip (cruise portion with Panos, Nicholas, and Isadoro) paled in comparison to our experience with Yiannis on the land portion of the trip. He is a great asset to Gate-1!

Vivian was an EXCELLENT guide, definitely the best tour guide Ive had to date. Vivian's historical knowledge and ability to communicate was thorough. I received everything I wanted on this tour -Thank you!

I wanted to express kudos to Rania. She is in a class by herself. Her attention to detail, professionalism and ability to manage a heterogeneous group was evident from the moment the tour began. Her being an anthropologist with an amazing command of her country's history made for an exemplary experience. You have a gem on your staff.

I'd like to give additional props to our tour guide, Murat. He was exceptional in every way - I marveled at how he was able to corral 40 people, make everyone feel "at home", keep us organized, and make it look absolutely effortless- incredible! In addition, his extreme knowledge, passion, and enthusiasm for our tour history and subject matters was truly unparalleled. I (and everyone on the tour), learned so much about Turkey and Greece from him. This, combined with his welcoming personality and delightful humor, just wrapped it all up to be an amazing experience!

Our tour manager, Efi, is very knowledgeable and friendly. She showed a lot of passion on Greek history and mythology. It was great to have her as our tour manager.

My husband and I had the best time with Gate 1. We will be back for more tours. Katerina, our tour guide in Greece was wonderful!! She was able to make the entire trip fun and keep 40 people organized and share a wealth of knowledge about the Greek culture and history. We appreciated seeing so many interesting places, planned excursions, tasting a large variety of Greek foods. If we had planned a trip ourselves, we would have had the pressure of figuring out how to get to places and what to do. With Gate 1 you took all that pressure away and we were able to totally relax and have fun. We became friends with our bus driver, Giannis too. He was a delight. The cost of the trip was affordable. As I said above, we will be back.

Our last Discovery 13 days Greece the Birthplace of Civilization trip was exceptionally great. We were 9 of us in our group with 10 others. Our Tour guide Eva was amazing. Well-read and very proud of her culture and heritage. She was so good that the whole group felt like was a family. In our group we were 6 of us who were vegetarian and Eva went out of her way to provide us with the best local meals. At one restaurant when the meal was not acceptable, she made sure they replaced it with something which was acceptable. There were times our day started at 8.00 am. This was to beat the traffic and crowds. We can give EVA five for her great service. We would NOT like to forget the coach driver Plato. We wish to have him drive us on our future trips. Greece streets are very narrow with cars parked on either side. Plato knew what he was against. So precise in his driving. Besides he took care of the coach and kept it very clean. Overall, we were all very happy with Gate 1 Travel. Truly "MORE OF THE WORLD FOR LESS!"

I would like to just say that every tour guide we had on this vacation did an amazing job. They were friendly, professional and helpful with every move we made. I would like to give special recognition to Vivian, who was brilliant, fun, professional and overall, the best tour guide I have ever had. I had tears in my eyes when we said good-bye. Thank you for employing people that have such high levels of people skills along with significant knowledge and great pleasure in doing their jobs.

I just wanted to say what a great level of service our tour guide, Maria, provided on our trip to Greece. She was very knowledgeable of all locations we visited and was able to answer all questions the group asked. She was also very punctual, accommodating, friendly and kept everything running smoothly. I don't know what more a guide could have done to provide a wonderful, memorable experience. She is a real asset to your organization.

This was our first trip with Gate1 Travel. Overall, our trip to Greece & Crete was wonderful. The 2 tour managers who were on our trip (Athina in Crete and Georgina in mainland Greece) were absolutely amazing. They were both very knowledgeable about the sites we saw. They provided content about the sites along with Greek mythology in a way that was fun and factual. They were both professional and personable. We very much enjoyed the various sites we visited and the hotels and food were excellent. We look forward to selecting our next overseas trip with Gate1.

It was absolutely fabulous, hiking from Fira to Oia was on my list...CHECKED!!! Dimitris and Dionysis was awesome tour managers/guides, plus we had a great group of people!

Very nice! Our guide, Constantino, really enjoys his work and truly could be a professor of Greek history and mythology. We learned so much, and not at the cost of having lots of fun too. Not to mention delicious food and wine!

I wanted to tell you that our Tour Manager for Greece, Mara, was amazing! She was fun, very knowledgeable and extremely organized. We really enjoyed her personality and all the history she gave us. She really made our tour! Also, while on the Celestial Journey, our bartenders, JD and Mark, were amazing! Very friendly and entertaining! We really enjoyed their magic show!

We really enjoyed our trip. Demetra, the tour guide, was outstanding. The trip was well organized and the accommodations were very nice. The bus drivers were amazing with their excellent skills at maneuvering the bus in small areas. A+ for them. The trip and tour exceeded our expectations.

I just want to compliment Dominique for her excellent planning skills and her attention to details to make the entire trip very pleasant and stress free for customers.

Rania was an amazing book of knowledge. She took great care of us and was so organized and gave us so much great information. She kept us ahead of the crowds and hot weather. Wonderful tour guide! Panos brought such positive energy and spirit to our cruise and excursions. Such a blessing to have met him! Also, our driver in Greece, Kostas, took great care of our safety for all of our drives. Very nice man too. I look forward to another Gate 1 adventure!

Effie was the ultimate tour guide. She had a wonderful way with everyone on the tour. She is not only extremely knowledgeable, but also very personable. She had a wonderful sense of humor and was always willing to answer every question. The accommodations were beautiful with great views all of the time. The interactive lunch in Olympia and the Catamaran Excursion in Santorini was among my favorite times of the trip. I cannot stress the comfort which Effie made everyone feel and it was great to have her be a part of every day. I'll always remember this trip as one of my favorite two weeks of my life.

The trip was great. Perfect weather, great guide, wonderful food and the history is incredible. This was our first Tastes of... trip and the format worked out really well for Crete. The guide helped with arrangements for a car and driver for a group of us one of the free days. I would recommend switching Chania for Santorini.

We had a wonderful time in Greece. We thoroughly enjoyed the energy, knowledge and delivery of information from our guide Elena! We have been on several tours, and all have had guides that were excellent, however it was obvious Elena loves being a tour guide and we are glad you have her on the Gate 1 team! We also enjoyed Panos and Nikolas on the cruise. The dancers at the lunch and winery were fabulous, enjoyed being entrenched in the culture. The little extras like the magnets Elena's friend made for us and the soap from Panos/Nikolas was very nice, too.

I would like to commend our Tour Manager Jenny. Our tour was not only informative but fun. Her knowledge of the history and sites we visited was exceptional. She knew exactly what we should see and experience instead of aimlessly walking around. We probably would have missed the highlights if it were not for her direction. She interspersed antidotes and stories that kept us engaged and we truly felt like a family.

Our recent Kaleidoscope of Greece trip with Gate 1 certainly lived up to its name...we hunted truffles, climbed to remote monasteries, explored ancient ruins, learned a few Greek recipes (and dances), strolled delightful villages and enjoyed tasty cuisine. What's more, our tour manager and guide, Anna, was a wealth of knowledge about "everything Greece." Her organization, enthusiasm and commitment to our group was exceptional. Thank you Gate 1 for another memorable journey!

George was an amazing bus driver and Stella was an amazing contact in Athens. She gave us a hand marked map of Athens with sections of town to explore circled AND the sections that would be covered in the next day's tour circled so we wouldn't spend our precious time in areas we'd see the next day. On all my tours, I have never had a guide so helpful, friendly and entertaining who took their own time to do this for each traveler. Outstanding!!

We recently returned from a Gate 1 tour of Greece and couldn't be more impressed. From start to finish, everything was perfectly organized and thoughtfully executed. Our accommodation in Athens, Olympia, Delphi, Kalambaka, Crete, and Santorini were excellently comfortable, well-located, and ideal for relaxing after full days of sightseeing. The local guides in each location were knowledgeable, engaging, and really brought the history and culture of Greece to life. What truly made the trip exceptional, though, was our overall Gate 1 guide, Maria. She handled every detail, seamlessly-transportation, logistics, tickets, and timing-so we could just enjoy the experience. Her background knowledge was impressive, and she was always ready with answers to any question we had. This trip exceeded all our expectations. We felt like we got to truly experience the heart of Greece-both its ancient past and modern charm. I highly recommend Gate 1 for anyone considering a tour of this incredible country! I will absolutely consider another Gate 1 tour in the future.

Just wanted to say that Evi was the best guide I've ever had. She was both efficient, organized and knowledgeable about everything we saw. She has a great sense of humor and was kind and sensitive to everyone's needs. She learned everyone's name early into the trip and hung out with us throughout. We all bonded with her and will miss her.

We just returned from "The Birthplace of Civilization" Tuesday departure trip. Our tour guide was named Angela, and our bus driver was Jani. Angela was a perfect tour guide. She had extensive knowledge of Greek history and was very clear and informative in sharing her expertise. She was very much in charge and very personable!!! We were so lucky to have her as the tour guide. We never had to worry about any issues as she was ready and able to solve all issues. Her personality was calm and very pleasant. The driver was a miracle man! THANK YOU!

Our tour was wonderful. The included meals were the most we have got on any Gate1 tour. And the "surprise" lunch and cooking class with dance lessons was an added bonus. To top it all off, the enthusiasm, passion and energy our guide Anna brought to the tour made all the difference to someone like me and my wife who were visiting Greece for the 6th time (not all Gate1 tours).

Our experience on the 12 Day Classic Greece tour and Cruise was excellent. From the greeting at the airport to our departure, the Gate 1 staff did a phenomenal job. Nina was excellent, outstanding and extraordinary. Her knowledge and presentation of each site brought them to life and added tremendously to the experience. She gave clear and direct guidance and instructions. Our driver Bern was exceptional and navigated our travel smoothly and safely. Isador and Panos were both excellent and a joy, providing helpful information about our cruise, the excursions, and how to navigate the various ports and cities. They took care of us and were patient and cheerful. On the cruise our cabin steward Jess was also excellent and very attentive, providing answers to our questions before we asked and ensuring we had all we required. In the dining room Mussa served us as if we were royalty providing excellent service. My wife and I truly enjoyed the entire experience and look forward to traveling with Gate 1 in the future.

Our trip was excellent. We liked the size of our group (15 total) which made it very easy to get to know each other and Eleni was able interact with everyone. I was really impressed with the knowledge of Eleni, our tour manager. She made every place we went very interesting and enjoyable. We were able to see most of Greece's highlights and she explained everything. She is truly an asset to Gate 1 Travel.

Zeta was the best tour manager! Her knowledge surpassed any tour guide we would have had. She really cared about our group and cared that we had the best experience possible. She was so organized, and she even taught us a few words of her native language. Because of her my experience was the best! Accolades to her!

Our tour guide/tour manager Eleni, was an exceptional guide. Her attention to every detail on our trip and her professionalism went beyond the call of duty. Eleni communicated to us her deep knowledge of the sites we visited in a very understandable way. At every site she had a folder containing pictures and diagrams thereby illustrating and bringing to life the history of the location. Additionally, her masters in archeology was an excellent asset. She provided practical support as well as being attentive to our individual needs. Eleni's positive and professional attitude made the experience all the more enjoyable.

Just a note of thanks to Vasia and George in the Athens office for the transport to the airport. And a HUGE thank you to Kostas and Adriana, our tour managers, who went out of their way to make sure every detail on the cruise was attended to and that everyone had a terrific time. Especially with the many excursions they had to arrange with the cruise ship - they made sure everyone had the best time possible. I can't say enough good things about them. Especially Kostas who is a veritable encyclopedia of Greece and the Greek culture. Well done, all!

Just came back from my trip and want to say thank you for the best trip ever. Special thank you to our trip guides Constantin and Adrianna. They work restlessly to give us as much information as possible and to have the best experience. They made sure to meet us every day with updates. Every meeting was very clear and informative. I feel that I liked this trip mostly because of their guidance. I was very amazed and pleased how well organized this trip was. I'm looking forward to booking another trip with Gate1Travel.