CrossFit and Yoga Fitness Holiday on the Mani Coast, Greece

A typical day starts with breakfast at the hotel — a buffet with fruit, yogurt, eggs, breads and coffee — then a morning coaching block. The three weekly small-group coaching sessions are capped at four people so the coach can actually watch what you're doing; expect work on Olympic lifting technique, gymnastics skills and general conditioning rather than a one-size-fits-all class. The daily WOD or Fitness Unboxed session follows, and on the adventure package the week also includes three yoga classes, usually scheduled in the late afternoon or early evening.

The adventure week adds real time outside the rig. There's a four-hour sea kayaking excursion with a picnic, a long hike of four to five hours through the Taygetos foothills, a shorter two-and-a-half-hour walk, and a two-hour sunset bike tour on the mountain trails above Kardamili. A recovery swim in the Messinian Gulf is built into the rhythm of the week rather than treated as an add-on.

What separates this from a standard fitness camp is the flexibility. There are no fixed start dates and no group you have to keep pace with — you book the window that suits you and the programme is built around your level and how long you're staying. That also means it works as a solo trip, a couple's holiday where one person trains more than the other, or a group of friends booking the same week.

Kardamili itself is a small coastal village in the Mani, an area that gets a fraction of the traffic of the Cyclades. It's a working Greek village with pebbled beaches, tavernas on the waterfront and Byzantine chapels in the hills above, and the Taygetos range rises steeply behind it. The fitness setup sits on the coastline between the mountains and the sea, which is the reason the evening session is scheduled when it is.

Staff on the ground include coaches who run the small-group sessions and the daily WODs, plus yoga teachers for the three weekly classes. Each booking also comes with a personal travel assistant assigned before you arrive — someone who has visited the destination and can advise on flights, transfers and what to pack. Once you're there, they remain reachable around the clock.

The hotel offers a choice of private accommodation grades, from standard rooms to premium, and the price you pay depends on which you pick and how many nights you stay. Add-ons such as extra personal training sessions and massages can be selected during booking. Because the dates are open rather than fixed, the practical approach is to find flights into Kalamata first and then set the stay around them.

What's included

- Private accommodation of your choice at Melitsina Village Hotel, for the length of your stay - Healthy breakfast buffet each morning - 3 hours of small-group coaching per week (maximum 4 people) on the training package - Daily Fitness Unboxed sessions / WODs - 3 yoga classes per week - Private round-trip airport transfer from Kalamata Airport - Personal travel assistant available 24/7 - Travel insurance - Goodie bag - Adventure package adds: sea kayaking excursion with picnic, long hike, short hike, sunset bike tour

What's not included

- International flights - Lunch and dinner - Personal expenses - Optional add-ons such as extra personal training sessions and massages