Trails Beyond team comprises of like – minded people with extensive travel experience around the globe, an amalgam of people from different backgrounds who share the same travel passion and ethos, values and vision and affection about Greece.
For us traveling is a life – enriching experience, a meaningful cultural exchange with the local people at the places we visit, while at the same time we strive for minimizing our environmental footprint and respecting the host communities.
Our team members and associates include experts in the tourism industry, athletes and experienced activity instructors, professional licensed guides, young specialists with fresh and innovative ideas and senior professionals with years of experience, all dedicated to deliver you supreme services of top quality and safety standards.
In Trails Beyond, it’s all about YOU and the experience you gain. We look forward to welcoming you in one of our explorations and showing you Greece’s hidden treasures!
Meet our team
Danae Tsadila | Founder & Managing Director & Trekking Guide
Danae is a native Athenian, born in 1986. Her educational background begins with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration Management (Athens University of Economics and Business), followed by a Master’s degree in Tourism Destination Management (NHTV University of Applied Sciences, Breda, The Netherlands). She has conducted fieldwork research on major tourism issues and trends in Sydney (Australia), Chiang Mai (Thailand) and Bali (Indonesia), as well as individual research on ecotourism in Greece.
Since she was a child, she has been devoted to sports, which form a great part of her life. Swimming, sea kayaking, scuba diving, mountaineering, rock climbing, skiing, sailing and windsurfing are just some of the activities she loves doing. Danae doesn’t miss any chance to head out to nature, whether it is water sports or the mountains calling her!
Having gained valuable knowledge in the luxury tourism industry during her 6 years of working experience as an Air Charter Coordinator in the business aviation sector in Greece, Danae decided to follow her dream and devote herself in the responsible tourism sector. In 2013 she decided to set up her own adventure travel company, offering unique authentic experiences to travelers visiting Greece. Her love for the great outdoors as well as her aspiration to showcase lesser known destinations in Greece, supporting local communities were incarnated into Trails Beyond! Besides the design and operation of the tours, Danae has been passionately guiding tours since the very beginning. Over the last few years, she got licensed as an Experienced Facilitator of Outdoor Activities LEVEL 2 (L2) from the University of Thessaly.
Danae has traveled in more than 35 countries around 5 continents, accumulating magnificent memories such as rafting in Manso Rio (Patagonia, Argentina), trekking in Patagonia, hiking in Tongariro National Park (New Zealand), kayaking in Sri Lanka, partaking in wood handcrafting in Myanmar and traveling on a boat through Tonga islands in the Pacific Ocean.
Being a passionate traveler herself, with special interests in meaningful cultural exchanges, international issues in sustainable tourism development, sports and adventure, Danae invites you to explore and experience Greece beyond the beaten path…
Paraskevi Tsianou | Travel Designer & Trekking Guide
Paraskevi (you can call her the Greek way too – Voula) was born in the fall of ’94 and grew up in the beautiful neighborhoods of Athens.
Her educational background starts with studies in the Technological Educational Institute of Epirus of Foreign Languages and Business Administration, followed by a Diploma of Education in Tourism and Travel Services Management at a private educational institution until her early 20’s. Then she started her journey in the tourism industry and gained experience in the fields of operations, ticketing, conventions, reservations and sales in well-known travel agencies in Athens. In the meantime, she enhanced her skills by learning four foreign languages (English, French, Italian and Russian), getting a Diploma in the Tourism and Travel Services Management (Ethnikon kai Kapodistriakon Panepistimion Athinon) and she recently got licensed as an Experienced Facilitator of Outdoor Activities LEVEL 2 (L2) from the University of Thessaly.
Paraskevi is also an active athlete in boxing, trail running and triathlon participating in races and winning medals from her teenage years. Since sports are a major part of her life, she started her studies in 2023 in Physical Education as a Personal trainer in a private school in Athens.
Being a lover of tradition and customs, she usually travels to remote parts of Greece to discover hidden gems, learn stories from local people, participate in theme festivals and follow paths that lead to the beautiful mountains, rivers and forests!
Her path with Trails Beyond crossed in 2022, when she enthusiastically joined the team, as it had always been her dream to work for a tour operator that embraces sustainability and organizes travel experiences in the great outdoors. Since then, she’s been working with all her passion at Trails Beyond by designing itineraries for our clients, organizing all details for their trip back in the office, as well as guiding groups all over Greece.
Elena Tsadila | Office Administration & Arts Director
Elena is a native Athenian too, born in 1987. A creative artist since her childhood, Elena holds a Bachelor’s degree in Interior Architecture (Middlesex University) and a Diploma in 3D Maya software. She has worked as an office administrator in the past and she owns her own brand of art creations.
Her travel bug and her special interest for different cultures took her to diverse countries, including France, Spain, Lebanon, Russia, Turkey and the USA, where she always finds a way to become one with the locals and make new friendships. Besides traveling, Elena is passionate about photography and miniature sculpting.
She is part of our office-based team, ensuring that the daily operations run smoothly, while working also as a texture artist. Her creative spirit, fresh ideas, talent and perfectionism in everything she undertakes are a great addition to our team!
Elena Lamprikidi | Financial & Travel Operations
Elena was born in 1976 on the island of Crete, but her roots are half Asian minor – half German. So, her child memories are shared between Greek and German traditions!
Her educational background starts with German Studies (Aristotelio University, Thessaloniki), which are completed with the Kleines Deutsches Sprachdiplom (Goethe Institut , Athen) in order to be a professional German. Focusing on her studies in the field of tourism, she graduated as a Travel Agency Executive with an IATA standard course Diploma (T.A.S. Tourism & Air Studies, Crete). She also speaks 5 foreign languages (German, English, French, Italian and Turkish) and has a degree in ticketing systems (GALILEO, Forth-CRS, Amadeus).
Elena’s journey in tourism began in 1995 on the popular island of Crete working as a receptionist in large hotel chains. In the meantime, she joined incoming & outgoing travel agencies, handling group reservations, ferry ticketing, transfers, customers’ service and international/domestic air ticketing. However, the aviation sector has always piqued her interest, so she joined Aegean airlines and Goldair Handling in Crete, working at the passenger ground service (check-in) and international & domestic ticketing. In 2010, Elena took a further step and travelled to the snowy peaks of Austria, where she worked as a receptionist in a 4* winter resort. After that experience, she returned to Greece working seasonally in tourism and as a German teacher.
In her free time, she enjoys travelling all around the world (mostly in Europe & Asia), doing yoga, reiki and meditation. Her genuine love for eastern civilization drove her to get licensed by a private institute as a reflexology therapist.
Elena joined Trails Beyond team in the beginning of 2024 in the position of financial and travel operations. Her rich experience in the tourism industry is a great asset for our company and she’s already a co-traveler at Trails Beyond!