Salty Soil

Small groups · Hotel pick-up · Local guides

Private tours & day trips from Thessaloniki

Day trips, multi-day adventures and food tours, built around you. Travel with a local, skip the crowds, and eat where the locals eat.

Day trips

A table of Greek meze with fava, whipped feta, marinated anchovies, a tomato and feta salad and bread, shared on a Salty Soil food tour in Thessaloniki Thessaloniki Food Tour Street food, markets and local stories on foot. Best price when you book here From €75 Book now Visitors climb the stone stairs to the Great Meteoron monastery on its rock at Meteora, on a Salty Soil day trip from Thessaloniki Meteora Day Trip Monasteries on the rocks, small group from Thessaloniki. Best price when you book here From €120 Book now A winding road through golden autumn beech forest on Mount Olympus, on a Salty Soil day trip from Thessaloniki Mount Olympus & Dion Home of the gods and the ancient city at its foot. Best price when you book here From €110 Book now A forested gorge between rocky peaks on Voras Mountain, seen on a Salty Soil day trip to Pozar from Thessaloniki Pozar Baths & Edessa Thermal river pools and the waterfalls of Edessa. Best price when you book here From €100 Book now Lenticular clouds over the fields and mountains around Lake Kerkini, seen on a Salty Soil day trip from Thessaloniki Lake Kerkini & Boat Tour Pelicans, buffalo and a boat out on the lake. Best price when you book here From €120 Book now Two guests kneel on stand-up paddleboards on the turquoise water off Perea, near Thessaloniki, on a Salty Soil SUP tour SUP Tour Thessaloniki Beginner-friendly paddle from Perea, gear included. Best price when you book here From €55 Book now

Our road trips (Meteora, Olympus & Dion, Pozar & Edessa, Lake Kerkini) run in our own premium car, never with more than 4 guests, and we collect you from your accommodation. Prefer the water? See our multi-day SUP trips.

Tailor-made

Multi-day private tours across Greece

Several days on the road with the same guide and vehicle, hotels arranged by us, and an itinerary built entirely around you. Most trips start in Thessaloniki; departures from Athens are possible too.

  • MeteoraA jewel of Orthodoxy and a unique geological wonder, listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
  • OlympusThe mythical home of the 12 gods: pristine nature, history, hiking trails, canyons, museums and great local food.
  • Zagori & TzoumerkaMountain villages, crystal-clear rivers and the Vikos Gorge, the deepest in the world according to Guinness World Records.
  • PelionOnce the summer retreat of the gods: charming villages, lush forests and idyllic beaches.
  • PeloponneseNafplio, Mycenae, Ancient Epidaurus and Olympia, reached across the Rio–Antirrio bridge.
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Fir forests below the limestone peaks of the Pindus mountains in Epirus, on a Salty Soil private multi-day tour of Greece

Frequently asked questions

Are your tours small-group or private?

Our road trips from Thessaloniki run as small groups of up to 4 guests in our own premium car, with hotel pick-up and drop-off included. Want the car to yourselves? Contact us for a private departure. The itinerary can be adjusted on the day.

Can I book as a solo traveller?

Yes. Our road trips run from 2 guests. Book one place online as normal; if another guest books the same date, you travel together and pay nothing extra. If no one else has booked by the day before, we contact you and you choose: pay for a second place (the same per-person price) and the trip runs just for you, or receive a full refund.

Do you offer multi-day trips, or only day trips from Thessaloniki?

Both. The trips listed here are our regular day trips from Thessaloniki, but a large part of what we do is tailor-made multi-day travel, most often through Epirus and northern Greece and across the mainland more widely. Several days on the road with the same guide and vehicle, an itinerary built around what you want to see, and accommodation arranged along the way. Tell us roughly what you have in mind and how long you have, and we will put together a proposal.

How do I book a private guided tour?

You can book our day trips directly on this site. For custom itineraries, multi-day trips, or anything not listed here, contact us and we will design a private tour from scratch and send you a proposal.

What makes Salty Soil's tours different from other Thessaloniki operators?

We don't sell seats on a bus. Our road trips run in our own premium car with no more than 4 guests, so the day bends around you rather than a schedule. We are a licensed travel agency (GNTO 0933E60000837301) with 20 years in tourism and event management, and trips are run by our own small team of local guides. The result feels less like a tour and more like a local friend showing you their part of Greece.

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