It will cost you $220 a day and you’ll have to work but if you want a different kind of adventure as a tourist in Greece you can find it through Aegean Cargo Sailing, which carries locally-produced foods and goods between islands
Bettina Trittman tried it in 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic struck, islands needing supplies, especially to smaller and more remote spots and the 57-year-old German signed on for the trips, reported The National Geographic.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/greece-sailing-tourism-sustainable-travel
The voyages are also designed to have a smaller carbon footprint during a time of growing climate change worry and very much unlike luxuriating on a cruise ship and landing at ports for day trips.
During summer, travelers can join Loucas Gourtsoyannis, the 77-year-old captain, on his deliveries around the Greek archipelago to meet producers and sample goat cheese, aromatic island honey, or freshly picked herbs.
In between errands, guests visit museums, trek ancient walking trails, and enjoy dips in clear waters far from the madding crowds. “I found the trip to be a very personal experience in every regard,” Trittmann said, doing it again in 2021.
Read more at thenationalherald.com
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