Established in 1979, Skyros is Europe's leading alternative holiday – 'the first and still the best' as The Guardian chose to describe it. A Skyros holiday engages the individual in courses, activities and events that open the heart, expand the mind, recharge the body and uplift the spirit. Yoga holidays.

With holidays in Greece, Thailand, Cuba, Cambodia and an offshoot in the Isle of Wight, Skyros offers a wide range of courses facilitated by an exceptional international staff. Courses are inspiring, entertaining and are usually held outdoors in the beautiful landscape. Wherever you holiday, the Skyros community – informal, friendly, relaxed, and yet very vibrant – brings people together in a way daily life rarely does. Its safe and congenial atmosphere makes it possible to feel immediately at home.

Atsitsa Bay in Greece offers a holistic programme of sailing, windsurfing, art, music and singing, salsa, afro-latino, ballroom and belly dance and much more - even trapeze. All holidays include the option of yoga and many offer complementary healthcare and other bodywork such as T'ai Chi, massage, meditation and Alexander Technique. Sessions at the Skyros Village Centre offer an in-depth Life Coaching programme appropriate for those who want to re-assess their life/work balance or just to recharge and face the challenges of life with renewed confidence. The Writers' Lab runs a writing holiday programme famous for kick-starting writing careers with the help of distinguished authors including many Booker Prize winners or nominees.

In the winter, Skyros-in-Thailand offers courses amidst the luxury of a 5-star beach resort and overland tours in Cambodia. Skyros-in-Cuba provides the opportunity to learn authentic Cuban Salsa with the help of local dance partners. All holidays are ideal for singles or independent people travelling on their own.

The benefits of a Skyros holiday last long after the suntan has faded. They include new friendships and relationships, new interests, a fresh outlook or a new sense of direction. The sense of renewed confidence and excitement about life is palpable. Poet Hugo Williams described Skyros as the holiday ‘you can take home with you’.

‘Let your hair down, take risks, expand horizons, go on a Skyros holiday’. Mariella Frostrup, The Independent

Who Goes to Skyros?

Skyros attracts mostly solo holiday-makers from all over the world. Although all ages are represented, from 5 to 85, approximately 70 per cent of all participants are aged 30– 50. During school holidays families are also part of the mix. Participants are overwhelmingly professionals – from teachers and university lecturers to IT experts, managers and entrepreneurs.

A huge majority – over 80 per cent – report that the Skyros experience had a lasting positive effect on their lives. Nearly a third come back again and again – even after they have said that Skyros was the ‘holiday of a lifetime’.