Nikos Vidalis is a taxi driver based in Chora, the main town of Andros in the Cyclades, with 20 years behind the wheel. He offers private point-to-point transfers anywhere on the island in an air-conditioned Mercedes-Benz with room for suitcases.

He drives guests to and from the ferry ports and the bus stops, and picks up or drops off at hotels and rental rooms, helping with luggage at both ends. If you are walking the island's waymarked hiking trails, he can drop you at the start of a route and collect you at the end, which makes it easy to walk routes that start in one village and finish in another.

Nikos also runs day trips to the monasteries of Andros, such as Panachrantou, Agia Eirini, Agios Nikolaos, Agia Marina and Zoodochos Pigi. Several of them sit on hillsides outside the villages, and going by taxi saves you driving the narrow mountain roads yourself. As a local, he tells you about the villages and places you pass on the way and stops for as long as each visit needs.

There are no hidden fees. You can book a port transfer or a day trip in advance by phone or email, so the car is waiting for you when you arrive on Andros.