How many days is enough for a trip?
Deciding trip length requires balancing the fear of a rushed itinerary against the risk of running out of things to do in one place. Travelers worry that arrival and departure times will eat up a short trip, leaving only a day or two to actually explore unless they pay for expensive extra nights. Yet booking a longer stay often backfires because many cities lack enough attractions outside the main center, forcing visitors to find secondary destinations just to fill the time.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1asking for advice on travel forums
- 2listing out planned activities to gauge if they fit the timeframe
- 3Rent a car and do a 2-week road trip around mainland Greece
- 4Do day trips to other places like Delphi or Meteora
- 5Split time between Athens and a nearby island or alternate South European destination like Sicily or Rome
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“a great place but two weeks in my opinion is too long if you're just there for tourism.”source ↗
“I was wondering if arriving in Geneva midday on Tuesday and then having a flight around 8pm on Friday would be enough time to spend in chamonix?”source ↗
“I just didn’t know if I would be rushing things with arriving on Tuesday and setting off on the Friday and really only having the Wednesday and Thursday to explore. Didn’t know if it was worth going for an extra day but it’s not cheap!!”source ↗
“However, I would not choose to spend 2 weeks there.”source ↗
“The food was fantastic but I just expected more. Two or three days should be enough.”source ↗
“As an Athenian I can tell you that Athens is far from miserable, but outside the city center it's kind of boring. We are looking for reasons to get out at the weekends. A few days will be nice”source ↗
“2 weeks would be a bit long I think, you might want to find an island that would still be semi-operational in the lower season and split your time there as well.”source ↗
“I don't think there is enough to justify more time in the city.”source ↗
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