Each journey is designed around a specific theme or host, creating a more personal and intimate way to experience Greece. Some journeys may focus on food and local producers. Others may explore wellness, history, art, heritage, nature, or contemporary Greek life. What they share is a commitment to access, authenticity, and storytelling, bringing participants into contact with Greece that exists beyond standard tourism.
Through shared meals, local encounters, meaningful conversations, and thoughtfully planned experiences, Homecoming Journeys invites participants to see Greece not only as a destination, but as a living culture. These journeys are created for people who want to experience Greece with greater depth, purpose, and connection.
Why this project?
From Gregory C. Pappas, President & Founder
Homecoming Journeys brings people closer to the culture, places, people, and values that inspire the Greek America Foundation’s programs. Through meaningful travel, we create opportunities for deeper connection to heritage, to community, and to the living spirit of Greece today. These journeys are another way we share Hellenic culture: not from a distance, but through lived experience.
Upcoming Journeys
Our 2027 wellness journey dates are confirmed, and each retreat is now taking shape. Select a journey below and click Join the Waitlist to receive the complete itinerary, retreat leadership, accommodations, and single- and double-occupancy packages when they are announced. Joining is free and carries no obligation.
Crete Wellness Retreat
Crete, Greece
May 17–23, 2027
An intimate week of movement, restoration, and connection shaped by Crete’s vast landscapes, ancient spirit, generous table, and enduring traditions.
Mani Wellness Retreat
Mani, Greece
May 24–30, 2027
Journey into the elemental beauty of the Mani, where stone villages, mountain paths, and the sea create a powerful setting for yoga, reflection, and renewal.
Mykonos Wellness Retreat
Mykonos, Greece
September 6–12, 2027
A private-villa wellness experience shaped by daily practice, nourishing meals, Aegean light, and the freedom to reconnect with yourself and others.
Mykonos Wellness Retreat
Mykonos, Greece
September 13–19, 2027
An intimate private-villa week of yoga, restoration, shared tables, and meaningful connection in the brilliant light and timeless rhythm of Mykonos.
Santorini Wellness Retreat
Santorini, Greece
September 27–October 3, 2027
Practice and restore amid Santorini’s volcanic landscape, cliffside villages, and luminous caldera views in a week designed for presence and renewal.
A Pre-Lenten Homecoming Journey with Bishop Demetrios of Mokissos
Athens & the Peloponnese, Greece
February 13–21, 2028
An intimate pre-Lenten journey through Athens and the Peloponnese with Bishop Demetrios of Mokissos, created for Greek Americans seeking a deeper connection to Orthodox faith, heritage, history, food, village life, and ancestral memory.
Highlights include Ancient Corinth, Agia Moni, Mycenae, Kalavryta, Mega Spileo, Patras and Tsiknopempti, Pylos and Messinia, kolyva-making and Saturday of Souls, Ancient Messene, and Mystras.