My wife, my two daughters (ages 13 and 12) just returned from a fabulous trip to Greece in late June/early July. We hired an Athens taxi driver, Jordan Ntaioglou [[email protected]] to take us to Delphi for one day and to drive us around the Pelopennese for 3 days. His English is great and he treated us like royalty! He showed us great (and not expensive) places to eat for traditional Greek foods (and foods to tempt our teens' palates). He found us a great place to stay in Tolo that satisfied our need for a place on the beach with a pool--at a very reasonable price and a terrific breakfast.
Although Jordan planned out an itinerary for us (including Mystras--an incredible deserted Byzantine town with amazing frescoes), we were in full control of how long we spent at any museum or site, which gave us all the time we needed for exploring sites in depth. We weren't rushed around at all--it was so wonderful.
Jordan carered to our every need. When we wanted a restaurant, he showed us a great one. When he intuited that our girls needed ice cream, we stopped for ice cream. He also realized we love fresh fruit and baked goods, so he brought us to fruit markets and terrific bakeries. (Yes, I guess our family of tourists marches on its stomach!)
Jordan's prices are lower than the other taxi drivers whose websites we reviewed before hiring him. He is very easy to reach; his English is excellent; he is wonderful with teens (he has two teens of his own); and he is a warm and caring person. We recommend him highly!

Hi, Royy
He sounds great.How much was his fee?

Yes, what was his price? We will be in Greece next spring.

Adding to this because I am also interested in what his fee was.

Jordan charged us a very fair price--700 euros for 2 1/2 days through the Pelopennese.
Jordan can be contacted through e-mail at
[email protected]
or his website:
www.athens-tours.gr

CLARIFYING my previous posting:
The 700 euros included all of Jordan's expenses (hotel, food, gas, etc.) And the 700 euros was not for 2 1/2 days, but for 3 whole days.

That does sound like a great deal.

I've bookmarked his website and will contact him later on with an inquiry for next June.

Contacted Jordan for a price (full day - 11 hours) Athens and Cape Sounion. He quoted me 220 Euros. Not bad since individual tours are 48 Euros for Athens (4 hours 15 minutes) and 34 Euros Cape Sounion (5 hours). The extra 56 Euros will be worth it to make my own itinerary at each location and he will pick up and drop off from my hotel.

Hi Roy,

Hope you or another reader can clarify something for me. Do Taxi tour guides offer any discourse on the sites, or is the party on their own at the museums/ruins? Were you able to join groups with docents at the sites, or did you bring guide books? I'm debating whether or not to go with a private taxi or tour bus, and want to make sure we have a guide familiar with the local points of interest and some of the historical significance. THanks for any info.