Family Adventures in Northern Greece

After breakfast you will be driven to Paranesti where you can visit the Natural History Museum of Rodopi. The rafting tour starts from the Platanovrisi dam (after a short lesson about rafting techniques and safety!). There will be a short break around halfway.

• Dinner and overnight stay in the village of Komnina (an area of Stavroupoli) at the Hotel Nemesis

After breakfast there will be a drive of around an hour to the starting point of your hike, which begins just after the tiny village of Livaditis. The trail leads through dense vegetation of beech and birch trees to the impressive Livaditis Falls (40 metres). After lunch depart by car to Xanthi, where you'll see one of the best preserved architectural complexes in Greece. Before returning to the hotel you'll have dinner in a local taverna tasting local and oriental delicacies.

• Overnight stay in the area of Toxotes at Vogdos Resort or Hotel Kokkimelon
  

This morning you'll have an early start alongside the Kosinthos River up to its estuary at Lake Vistonida. Continue the bird watching tour along the western side of the lake, full of reeds, tamarisks and salt meadows, up to the National Park Information Centre at Porto Lagos. 

You'll continue the tour by the lagoons and arrive in the afternoon at Ismarida Lake, the last bird watching point. Before returning back to Toxotes, you'll stop for dinner in a fish taverna in Porto Lagos.

• Overnight stay in the area of Toxotes at Vogdos Resort or Hotel Kokkimelon

After an early breakfast, you'll take a 30 minute ride on the train that drives through the gorge from Toxotes to Stavroupolis. The guides will introduce you to kayaking techniques and safety rules. Then you'll start the kayaking tour, crossing the famous Nestos straits and its scenic forest. You'll have your first break after the abandoned station of Livera. 

Continue kayaking in the quiet waters of the river. After you have covered two-thirds of the route you'll have another break, this time for a swim in the clear waters of the river and for a picnic and coffee at the riverside. After the kayak tour you can practice a zip line or archery by the river. Then you will be taken back to Toxotes and your hotel.

• Overnight stay in the area of Toxotes at Vogdos Resort or Hotel Kokkimelon

After breakfast get the required equipment and depart for Nestos Adventure Park in Galani to enjoy a customized all-in-one activity package, ideal for families who wish to spend their time together in peaceful surroundings. This programme is designed in an innovative way, allowing visitors to enjoy nature through various activities like Zipline - Climbing – Biking – Archery - SUP & Hiking.  Before each activity trained guides explain any necessary techniques, while offering a brief overview of the area at the same time. After lunch in a local taverna and early in the afternoon a transfer back to Thessaloniki.

This trip can be extended by staying in Thessaloniki for a night or two.