About us

A local team that plans it and runs it

Salty Soil is a licensed Greek travel agency and destination management company (DMC), founded in 2021 by Apostolos (Akis) Kontoulis and based in Thessaloniki.

Founded: 2021
Experience: 20 years in hospitality, tourism and events
Licence: GNTO 0933E60000837301
Based in: Thessaloniki, working across Greece

What we do

We design and run corporate events and team building, interactive city treasure hunts, AR outdoor escape games, guided day trips from Thessaloniki, food tours and SUP trips across Greece. Events run at any scale, from private groups of two to corporate programmes with hundreds of participants, and every one is built around the group rather than sold off a shelf.

We are a mobile company by design. Our base is Thessaloniki, but we bring our people and equipment to clients anywhere in the country, which is why so much of our work happens outside the city.

Who's behind it

Akis has worked in hospitality, tourism and event management since 2006, in Greece and abroad. A degree in engineering came first; guiding and the outdoors turned out to be the real thing. That mix of operational discipline and real time spent in the places we take people is what keeps our itineraries practical as well as memorable.

Trips and events are run by our own small team of local guides. Small groups, local knowledge, and plans adjusted to the people on them. Boutique day trips run for up to 3 guests in our own VIP vehicle; larger groups travel by minivan for 6–7 guests, with hotel pick-up and drop-off included.