Ios Travel Guides (Updated September 2026)

Had a lovely lunch here. Warm hospitality, lovely setting and great lunch with cheese platter wine and a few tasty extras. Very much recommended!

This was a nice experience. Not only did my guide motivate me to bicycle all the way to Homer's tomb, but gave me a lot of information about the island's (Ios) history, ancient and recent. The trip included a visit to an orchard owned by my guide and his wife, and I got to taste some of it's delicious produce. We even visited the ancient site of Skavros. The guide was very generous about sharing his own life and engagement with the island's history and tourism industry, and had the ability to make facts and myth come alive. I would very much recommend this tour; it is definitely worth it.

Wow what an amazing guide and incredible e-bike tour! George, the operator, was super easy to communicate with to organise everything and picked us up/dropped off from our villa. He is incredibly knowledgeable about Ios, its history, its nature and everything you could want from an adventurous exploration of this rugged and beautiful island. His attention to every deal, water, cheese tasting and tour to the stories he’s gleaned from many locals really made our first day on Ios. More than a 10/10 for us and we really appreciated his time and care for everything on the day. Just amazing! ❤️ highly highly recommended.

We had a fantastic e-bike tour. George has so much knowledge about the island and the history. The tour was strenuous, but very manageable thanks to the excellent bikes. The cheese tasting at the local cheese dairy is a must for cheese lovers. Highly recommended. Thank you very much!

We had a great trip with George, excellent quality bikes and a fascinating look at the history of Ios, on a lovely ride on quiet country roads. Highly recommend!

A truly amazing experience- plenty of local history and knowledge and some very fascinating insights into the old ways. An amazing cheese board and tasting experience also and I think it was great value for money. The guide was passionate and generous with her time and overall just wonderful. Very much recommend as your first stop on Ios.

Stamatis was such a fantastic guide. We had an absolutely incredible experience. Well worth the value. The boat was excellent and well-maintained. He was a top rate captain. Took us to fantastic spots and helped us take many pictures. He truly showed us Greek hospitality. We would book 10 times out of 10 again. Thank you!

We had a fabulous day with George, he was full of information about the island and nothing was too much trouble. The bikes were in excellent condition and the visit to the cheese factory was a highlight. An experience we will never forget.

An unmissable experience when you visit Ios! The setting is exotic and very peaceful. Hélène welcomes you very warmly; you quickly feel at home! The tasting is delicious and very friendly. I will return to take the traditional cooking lesson!! In short, I recommend it with my eyes closed ;)

In a relaxed small group, not only was cooking here in beautiful surroundings. We also collected the ingredients for our dishes on the farm itself. It was a warm atmosphere and in addition to delicious food there were exciting insights and stories about the life of the islanders before the arrival of tourism and technology. A really nice morning. I would definitely come back!

Fantastic E bike trip George tailored the trip to me. Beautiful nature ride, sunset and history all rolled into one. We visited a beautiful chapel too. George is very knowledgeable, highly recommended and loved being back on a E bike too.

Booked a holiday with these guys and was met with chicken upon arrival 🐔What a man What a place What a companyThe bar crawls every night were the highlight of our holiday, we are usually a group that pre drinks until 1am but we really wanted to go to the HQ to meet everyone and see what chicken was up to

A great and very informative tour from our guide George, who is extremely passionate and knowledgeable about the island history, stories and land. We learnt a lot and throughly enjoyed our tour, would highly recommend, thank you.

The tour was amazing!! The tour guide was a very genuine, funny, and kind person who was perfect for this tour. He was passionate about teaching history and showing us the way around the village and countryside. As a younger group, we were interested in a more cultural experience on Ios and this was perfect. Thank you so much George!!

This excursion was brilliant. George, my guide, was a wealth of information. He has written books about Ios, it's pathways, history and folklore. En route to the cheesery, we stopped and visited land owned by him where he is growing olives, pomegranate, almonds, grapes, oregano to name but a few. The ebike was first class and needed to be as we ascended steeply towards the cheesery, pausing occasionally to take pictures of the astounding views and listen while George continued to inform with a raft of background facts and stories. The cheesery was superb! Our hostess showed us around ancient dwellings, grain mills, old tools of the trade used, up until very recently, by generations of family cheese makers. The Cheese platter was adorable with 7 or 8 different cheeses, different types of honey, a salad with all local produce, washed down with a glass or 2 of a fine local Rosé. Our route back was particularly pleasant, partly because it was downhill pretty much all the way and partly because of the spectacular views and photo opportunities afforded by our descent. We clocked 27km for the round trip and as a man of pensionable age, I have to say it wasn't too physical at all. Do yourself a favour, book it up and go, you will not be disappointed

Last year my friends and I got the Life is a Beach Party wristbands and did so many bar crawls with them. It was definitely a highlight of our trip! The bar crawl leaders were fun, friendly and always made sure everyone was having the best time. Our Ios experience wouldn’t have been the same without them. Highly recommend if you’re looking for a guaranteed good night out!