Enjoy an unforgettable private tour of Chios with a friendly personal guide from <strong>ToursByLocals.</strong>. All the guides are locals who speak fluent English, and they'll be pleased to give you a personalized tour that highlights your own travel interests.

Walk along Mavra Volia, a volcanic beach with crystal clear waters; visit the town of Pygri, where its buildings are decorated with painted patterns called graffito; or see the 11th-century monastery of Nea Moni, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Be sure to also ask our guides about what hidden gems they recommend. Each of them will have their favorite spots they'll be inspired to share, with stories that bring the history and culture of Greece passionately to life for you.

Book a private tour with your own ToursByLocals guide, and ask them about how your tour can be customized to include exactly what YOU want to see and do in Chios, Greece.

Chios

Chios is famous for its unique Mastic tree, which produce mastic only in the south part of the island and no where else in the world. Mastic is a natural gum that comes out as a resin from a tree.
I will drive you near a Mastic field and I will explain to you how locals cultivate Mastic trees and the way they collect, and clean before they give it to production, Chios is also famous for its drinks and liqueurs.
Unique distillates such as ouzo, suma, mastiha and other liqueurs from local fruits and herbs, such as Chios Mastic, mandarin, e. t. c are produced in small distilleries in the island. You will have the opportunity to visit one of the most contemporary distilleries of the island, that blends history, tradition, and passion. . .

The owners will guide you to secrets of the distillation and show you the way locals drinks ouzo and other distilleries. In an ideal natural environment. You will have the opportunity to taste. A snack of local goods will be offered.

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Ouzo and other distillates' tasting and mezethes snacks.

See, taste and feel ouzo and island distilleries the local way

Chios Distillery, Private Half-day Tour

Kampos Private Shore Excursion and Mastic tree (from Chios)

Departure from meeting point I will drive you to Kampos area. Kampos was built in the 14th century. It is an area full of orchards with lemons, tangerines, oranges , citrus and other trees. Awesome stone mansions surrounded by stone walls and narrow streets.

Depending on the season you can walk between the blooming trees and breath the fragrance of its flowers, or see, taste and smell its fruits. I will walk you to the narrow streets of this unique agriculture area "The hidden paradise" for around an hour and I will guide you to the history culture , and habits of locals. we will and up in an orchard and a museum.

There we can take a break for a coffee tea or fresh juice from its fruits and taste their homemade marmalade and sweets. After I will drive you little bit further to Agia Fotini area so you can see a Mastic tree and I will explain to you all about its cultivation. At the end I will drive you back to the point of departure.

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Discover A Hidden paradise of the island of Chios

Chios Private Custom Tour: 9-hour Tailor Made Tour of Chios Island

Chios is one of the Mediterranean's hidden gems, with plenty to see and do. On this full day tour, explore the island from top to bottom, and discover why it has been inhabited for more than 5000 years.

Make your tour easy, fun, and stress-free with a driver/guide on this 9-hour customizable tailor-made tour of Chios. Discover the best Chios tour attractions that exactly match your preferences such as temples, Byzantine monasteries,
sandy/ pebbles beaches, Museums , medieval "castle" villages, mountain or coastal villages, mastiha fields, and many more. This tailor-made tour offers you the flexibility to design your own trip exactly how you like it. Designed for solo, couple, family, and small-group up to 7 travelers per booking.

Looking forward to your request in order to prepare the best excursion for you!

Explore this Unique Destination on your vacation style!

Chios Wind mills Vrontados Pytios village.

In our tour we are going to visit the nautical town of Vrondados. There we are going to make several stops to see the famous Wind mills , the sailors statue and "Homers stone". And you will have the opportunity to take great photos. After we are going to drive up to the sheperds village Pytios. The village which the tradition says "HOMER". The poet of "Odyssia and Iliada lived there for a while. You will be surprised with the way the modern locals are still keeping there traditions of life throughout the centuries. We"ll walk around the village and we'll visit an old bakery where the owner bakes the bread in an ancient wooden oven.
After we taste the local bread. We are going to visit a small restaurant where the owner we'll show us how she makes home made pasta. If we are lucky we are going to watch how a sheperd makes cheese the traditional way. After if you wish we can have launch in a local restaurant tasting ancient recepies from local goods. After we'll drive back to the point we met.

Tradition combined with modern life.

Chios "Hikking between two mastic villages"

Chios island has an amazing nature , full of flora , herbs, trees and a breathtaking scenery all year round. Its ancient trails, are connecting villages and still are used from locals, farmers and mastic growers in our days. In this tour we are going to visit two mastic villages "Olimpi" and "Mesta" and hike through an ancient trail which connects them. We are going to walk one to two hours by mastic tree fields and we are going to see a variety of other trees, herbs and flowers. We will take a brake for a snack at the yard of a small chaple. Later we can have launch at a nice restaurant by the sea front. At our hike. I will explain to you all about mastic cultivation. Inform you about the history of the area and mastic culture. You will find your self travelling back to the beauty of 14th century.
And feel a scent of mastic, herbs and flowers in the air.

Kallimasia tours

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