Reviews - Pilgrimage

Everything was excellent with Athos Guide! In just three days, they showed me so much and made the whole experience very smooth. They also shared a lot of interesting information and explained the history, traditions, and places we visited. A fantastic experience that I would highly recommend! Big thanks to Roman also!

Everything was wonderful, and we had a truly meaningful visit to Mount Athos. Thank you very much for helping organize everything.

I would also like to mention that our guide, Roman, was excellent. He was very knowledgeable, kind, and a pleasure to spend time with. His insights and guidance made the experience even more special.

Please pass along our thanks to everyone involved. Sending my very best greetings to you, and thank you again for everything.

Kind regards,
Branislav

Ir ao Monte Athos foi uma experiência intensa, se busca o máximo em um lugar cuja essência é justamente a quietude. Ainda assim, ao final, é impossível não encontrar um pouco dessa paz interior ao se colocar diante do sagrado ícone da Axion Estin, em Karyes e de todas as preciosas relíquias guardadas no Jardim da Mãe de Deus.

Assim, só tenho que elogiar e agradecer a equipe da Athos Guide, que proporcionou a melhor acolhida e suporte, além das instruções e paciência do guia Roman.

The guide and the service from the operator was superb. Everything went smoothly from getting the visa to Mt Athos to the boat trip. The guide Roman was very knowledgeable and friendly and drove us around to the various monasteries. Well worth it and would recommend.

My husband and my son returned from the 3 days trip with wonderful cultural and spiritual experiences. The tour is highly recommended to everyone who wants to have a glimpse into the unique traditions of the monasteries in the beautiful surroundings. Roman, the guide was very knowledgeable, kind and friendly. The communication with Elena was efficient and she was flexible with our request. Thanks for the special journey and the lifetime memories. We are planning to return.

It was wonderful experience and i had a great time . Roman is an excellent guide and he did great job . Thank you again and all the best to Roman.

First, Elena helped me plan a 2 day pilgrimage for my husband and 4 boys. She was so organized and helped with every detail which was wonderful since we live in the US. The only thing my husband and boys had to do was walk across the street from the hotel, checkin to get their Visa papers and meet Roman, their guide for 2 days. I wanted my boys and husband to see especially the monasteries and relics of their patron saints they were named and baptized after. Roman was able to make this happen. He even drove my family 1 hour 15 minutes to St. Paul Monastery so my “Maksimos” could see the relic of St. Maksimos the Confessor” Roman was a kind, informative, connected, wonderful man and guide. This was a trip of a lifetime!

 I had a good experience at Mt. Athos with Ilia.  We went to quite a few monasteries and it was a chance to pray and see what things were like.  It was interesting to see there were cars there, and road-building, and monks leading austere lives.  I enjoyed attending morning prayers.  We made a stop at the capital, Dafni.  I was sorry we didn't see the main port, where the trucks get dropped off, but one can't see everything.  Ilia was a good guide, very personable and he knew some of the monks, esp. at the first monastery where we stayed.  I don't know if I'll make it back to Mt. Athos, but it was a good experience. I'm glad to have gone in the spring before things become too busy.

That's the news from here.  

God bless!

(Fr.) Paul Finn

An unforgettable experience! My son and I wanted a truly special trip together before he heads off to college, and Guide Athos delivered exactly that. Our guide, Mr. Roman, made the journey seamless and deeply meaningful. His extensive knowledge and patience were incredible, and he went above and beyond by showing us unique spots we never would have found on our own. We highly recommend him to anyone looking for a genuine Mt Athos experience.

Thank you,

Thomas

Excellent experience visiting Mount Athos. The tour agency (especially Elena) was extremely helpful, responsive, and professional from start to finish. They were even able to arrange the tour on very short notice, which I truly appreciated. They also answered all questions quickly, assisted with the permit process, and made the entire journey smooth and stress-free. Everything was well organized, and their support made the tour even more enjoyable. Highly recommended for anyone planning a visit to Mount Athos.

Before the trip: You were great. Appreciate all the time you took to answer all my questions. 

During the trip. Roman was great—thoughtful, helpful, observant—basically all the things you want in a guide. I was happy that he joined me in Ouranoupoli.

I loved the trip to the Holy Mountain. That experience will be with me forever. 

The trip was great! There are a lot of ways to experience Mt Athos but for our group of 3 that didn't know much or have a set agenda, Roman guiding us was perfect. They handled all the logistical items for us. We experienced so much more than I thought would be possible. We thought it would be nice to stay at one or two monasteries the whole time but given the language barrier, I'm glad we used the time to experience and see so much of Athos. We were able to learn so many of the amazing stories and miracles even without speaking Greek. Roman, who at one time lived on Mt. Athos, introduced us to a few monks he knew that spoke English. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone I know that is planning on visiting Mt. Athos.

The trip was great!  There are a lot of ways to experience Mt Athos but for our group of 3 that didn't know much or have a set agenda, Roman guiding us was perfect.  We experienced so much more than I thought would be possible and were able to learn the stories even without speaking Greek.  Roman also introduced us to a few monks that spoke English as well.  I would highly recommend this tour to anyone I know that is planning on visiting Mt. Athos.

Everything was perfect

It was fantastic, Ilia did a great job, many thanks!

Your service and particularly the service of Andrew the Driver was fantastic.  I was expecting to only visit a couple of Monasteries, however through Andrew's knowledge we were able to visit quite a number of them and all within the time frames of when specific churches would be open so as we could view particular artifacts.  Andrew's knowledge of such was great and although technically this was without a Guide, Andrew was a wealth of information.  

It was a great experience of which I will cherish, and I will be recommending your services.

Thankyou  

Danny

Everything was perfect!
Wonderful places that we will never forgot!
Roman, the guide, was fantastic!

 Roman, we had a great time, thank you. Was a wonderful day. You are a really good guide. Appreciate so much your efforts.

Elena. I wish to praise my new friend Big Man Roman I do not think that I could have achieved what I have done and got near to the Athos summit with any one else. The monasteries we visited was an education for me.
Again I cannot praise and thank Roman enough.
Ronald Athos Wells

All was very good, organization and Roman’ guiding. We are very happy with experience. Thank you very much.