The long-standing specialist for Greece
If the gods created Greece, humans created the travel agency Héliades in 1974 to help you explore its many sides and enjoy the best of this authentic destination.
To do so, they offer a wide range of packages for Greece and its islands (the Cyclades, Crete, the Ionian Islands) that you will not find with any other travel agency: tours, Héliades clubs, luxury hotels, boutique hotels, rentals of apartments and villas, road trips, custom itineraries, island hopping, and flight-only options. It is a difficult choice that has made Héliades the number one operator for Greek destinations for nearly 50 years, with another major strength: their unmatched presence on the ground.
Thanks to their offices and teams based locally, every French-speaking traveler knows there will always be a Héliades representative to assist them during their stay. Furthermore, the agency staff knows the properties, the itineraries, and the sites to visit extremely well, which provides a genuine guarantee and valuable advice for any traveler looking to discover Ancient Greece and beyond.
Present in over twenty sunny destinations today
Following its acquisition by the Marietton group in 2018, the tour operator now offers many more destinations than just Greece and its islands. Among these, you will find the Caribbean, Cape Verde, Cyprus, Malta, Portugal, the Dominican Republic, and more. In short, no fewer than twenty sunny destinations await travelers departing from 15 cities in France via charter and scheduled flights.
Avoid the Héliades travel team at all costs!
We went on a family vacation to Santorini and Paros. The Hotel Galatis in Paros is completely run down and unworthy of the 3-star hotel we thought we were getting. Cracked walls, broken tiles, rusted plumbing, peeling shower mosaic, bathroom door that wouldn't close, broken balcony French door, broken mosquito net, and so on. Pitiful breakfast. Almost nothing to eat even at 9:00 AM. Since the owner completely ignored our request about the French door, we didn't bother trying anything else. Someone from the Héliades group confirmed to us that this is a known issue. "Guests constantly complain about how run down Hotel Galatis is. We report it to the Héliades group, but nothing changes." Sure enough, there are only French guests in the hotel. When we got back, we filed a complaint through the travel agency, but absolutely no response for 2 months!