Greece by Kayak, $1,995

After your kayaking experience, you'll spend a last night in the Chronis Hotel and then be transferred to the ferry port to make your way home.

September is the beginning of the off-season for Greece and perhaps the ideal time to visit—it's less crowded, but the weather will still be nice and dry, with average temperatures between 68 and 73 degrees Fahrenheit.

Mílos, Greece (Courtesy Northwest Passage) [enlarge photo]

For more tips on what to do, visit Greece's official tourism site or the U.S. State Department's travel fact sheet for the country. And for more one-of-a-kind experiences and trips to far-flung destinations, check the 40 Best Deals from our September issue, devoted to the best places you've never heard of.

Getting There The trip begins and ends in Mílos. There is an airport in Mílos, but as of press time, we could not find direct flights from the U.S. (using Kayak, Orbitz, or Priceline). You can fly into Athens and take a ferry to Mílos. It's about a three-to-four-hour trip that'll cost between €30 and €50 ($44-$73), depending on which type of ferry and which class you book. Kayak yielded these round-trip fares to Athens in mid-September: $977 from New York City (Olympic Airlines), $1,020 from D.C. (U.S. Airways), $1,154 from Atlanta (U.S. Airways), $1,163 from St. Louis (Delta), $1,212 from L.A. (Air One), and $1,252 from Seattle.

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