Laskarina Holidays

Specialist Reports Holiday by Accommodation Self-Catering Self-Catering Greece Laskarina Holidays 

	Laskarina Holidays
St Mary's Gate, Wirksworth DE4 4DQ			MAP
tel: (01629) 822 203/4

A serious specialist, started in 1976 to provide an alternative to the kind of package holidays supplied by larger tour operators. Regularly and consistently voted ‘best travel company' in the Observer awards. Most of the staff have lived and worked in Greece and can answer detailed queries about potential holidays from real insider knowledge. Runs projects to help the local areas, from raising money to buy Samos a fire engine to rounding up street cats to issuing canvas bags to clients to help halt the litter from plastic bags.

Where

The Sporades and Alonissos and Skopelos, Dodecanese and Halki, Symi and Tilos, Kalymos, Leros, Lipsi and Patmos, Aegean; Samos and Ikaria, and Spetses of the Saronic islands.

Style

Avoiding ‘concrete jungle' many properties traditional houses and villas and apartments selected by directors on the basis of whether they could send their best friend to them. ‘Every self catering property is supplied with electric kettles, fans, hairdryers, irons and ironing boards and mosquito repelling machines. Sheets that fit the beds, teapots and toasters are on this year's list.'

Season

April to October.

Facilities

Has own supply of Mothercare cots.

Extras

A Laskarina Survival Bag containing a bottle of water, sachets of tea, coffee, sugar,
milk and mosquito tablets to tide you through your first evening. A more comprehensive welcome pack of basic groceries these can be provided in some resorts at a cost of £20 for two people.

Sample Price

£380 per person for one week in a villa in Symi. Based on four people sharing, £20 per child.