Testimonials

• Business partners

• “Masticulture is a pleasure to work with. Efficient, friendly, totally reliable and absolutely passionate about what they do — an inspiration.”
  MARTIN RANDALL TRAVEL

• Travel publications

• Lonely Planet recommends Masticulture as “an offbeat, environmentally friendly travel service that encourages visitors to get their hands dirty by participating in the traditional livelihood of southern Chios.”

• The press

• “Vassilis and Roula [of Masticulture] are the faces of a new kind of tourism in Greece. Their programs are for people who are not satisfied with lying out on a beach like lizards.”
• Aliza Green quotes Greek travel expert Matt Barrett. “Mastic Mystique” article appeared in the summer 2009 issue of Nuvo Magazine.

When to come to Chios

Welcome to Masticulture,
the ecotourism travel bureau of Chios

How would you like to take home a piece of the Greek isle of Chios? You can do so by experiencing first hand the daily life of the island: participate in the cultivation of mastic trees, press grapes, collect olives, harvest wheat and bake your own bread.

When in Chios, do as the Chians do!

Masticulture organizes activities for people that want to get in touch and live the local culture.
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Activites for individuals

Inlcuding mastic harvest experience, walking, sailing, scuba diving, stargazing and more. Download our brochure for activities for 2011 summer season.

Upcoming Travel Seminars

• ACHS's holistic medicine program
  Mesta, Chios, July 9 to 13, 2012
  Join ACHS President Dorene Petersen, a holistic health expert, and Robert Seidel, President of The Essential Oil Company and expert distiller, for 5 nights and 6 days on the exotic eastern Aegean Greek island of Chios, where you will study and experience the amazing aromatic and therapeutic gum mastic.

Masticulture's services