It’s time for you to experience Greece,
as it happens.

Greece travel design for independent travelers who want to explore unknown places, on no one’s timeline but their own.

melissa on sunslit Athens, Greece street

I KNOW YOU WANT TO PLAN YOUR OWN TRIP…
but it’s starting to get tricky, isn’t it?

‘Ela Opa! Travel design is built around your existing ideas, but puts 15 years of Greece experience behind them.

You have always been the one to plan the trips, and you’re good at it. But when it gets down to what in the actual ef is the difference between Sifnos & Serifos (& should I go to Santorini?!), the turquoise waters in your beautiful “I-can-do-this-myself” brain, start to get murky.

Those pesky nuances?
They’re how you actually end up in the right places for you. And perfectly hand-picking the places, where stumbling upon an open-door pottery shop in a cute little mountain village, feels like a “what are the chances of this happening?!” moment…is what we do best.

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see what a few of our past
“I’m the Trip Planner here” types have to say about their Greece experience with ‘Ela Opa! Travel

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Melissa at Temple of Zues, Athens, Greece

  • Review: Sean B.

    “Andrea found Melissa online through social media and pitched me the idea of using her services. I was immediately interested because I was feeling pressure to get the trip to Greece "just right".....we don't know if we'll ever go back, so I wanted to make sure we made the most of the trip.

    The entire experience was invaluable to us but the part that meant the most was her scheduling each activity and posting it in the app; it took all the stress out of having to book/schedule things, and we felt confident that we were getting good places/experiences because they were coming from her recommendations.

    We also REALLY appreciated staying connected to her when we were in Greece. It gave us peace of mind that she checked in with us each day and was available in case we needed to make a change.”

  • Review: Chelsey D.

    “Including Melissa in the travel planning process for Greece elevated our travel experience profoundly. Talk about someone who has found their calling in life and executes it masterfully.

    Work with 'Ela Opa! Travel if you want to:

    Partner with someone who will hear you (Melissa asks the best questions from the start); Uncover experiences/destinations in Greece you didn't know existed (we're talking Greek Goddess level recommendations here); Get support traveling through Greece (all the logistics/tips/support, right at your fingertips); Unlock your passion for Greece and have someone cheering you on along the way.”

  • Review: Daryn P.

    “Being a Greek-American learning the language, I wanted an immersive cultural experience. I found Melissa through Instagram. She was able to understand our hopes and dreams for this trip. We would be staying a month with my parents joining the back half of the trip.

    After meeting and jiving with Melissa, I knew I could trust her with the logistics of our entire trip. She helped me find places and experiences that I would never have considered and made sure to incorporate in our must-haves. She helped this type A perfectionist manage her FOMO while having the trip of a lifetime.”

  • Review: Holly F.

    Melissa does everything from just creating your basic itinerary (finding the flights and ferries and best way to get to and from each place) all the way to full trip planning. We started with just wanting help with our itinerary and quickly saw that she was so knowledgeable that we booked her for the entire thing.

    The best part about Melissa though is that she is an awesome person! She is funny, smart, and knows Greece. She texted me regularly as we planned things and I truly made a great friend thru the process. She even checked on us during our trip and made sure things were going smoothly. Our trip went off without a hitch and we are so grateful for her. If you are ever ready to pull the trigger on your dream trip to Greece, ‘Ela Opa! Travel is your place.”

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Yes, it really is safe for you to breathe a sigh of relief.

You’ve found a way to do Greece with a style only you can, and someone to help you do it.

I’M MELISSA, THE FOUNDER OF ‘ELA OPA! TRAVEL
and here’s what you should know about me:

You might be tempted to call me a “travel agent” but I am most definitely not. I believe your Greece experience should be your very own, and as such, all “itineraries” start from scratch. I hesitate to even use the word itinerary for fear of sounding rigid.

I’m based in the U.S. but have been visiting Greece for the past 16 years - with my own mix of “my god, I’m a genius” and “mother..fuuuu…what have I done here” moments. All of which I use for your greater good.

Oh, and you should know, I’m not for everyone.
I’ve dedicated my practice to Greece & Greece alone - and offer a boutique service to only the travelers that truly want a different Greece experience than everyone else that just googled their way to Santorini & Mykonos.

No, no, no…we’re not doing that.
We are not high maintenance, we have high standards. ;)