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Duration 8 days 8 days
Price From $ 1,999 $ 1,450
Price Per Day $ 250 $ 181
Highlights
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  • Best of Mainland Greece with Saronic Islands
  • Most comprehensive 8-day escorted itinerary in Greece
Trip Style Group tour Group tour
Lodging Level Standard Premium
Physical Level
  • 1- Very easy
  • 2- Easy
Travel Themes
  • Cultural
  • 50 plus
  • Cultural
  • Family Friendly
Countries Visited
Cities and Attractions
  • Athens
  • Delphi
  • Athens
  • Corinth
  • Delphi
  • Meteora
  • Olympia
Flights & Transport No Internal airfare and ground transport included
Activities
  • Culture
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Meals Included N/A
  • 7 Breakfasts, 1 Lunch & 3 Dinners
Description Embark on an odyssey of epic proportions on this 8-day vacation in Greece. How will you unleash your inner god or goddess? Sailing on sapphire waters? Exploring ancient treasures? Mixing it up with the locals or stirring up Greek specialties? With complimentary YourChoice Excursions, you choose when, where, and how to say, “Opa!”

Why This Tour is Epic from A to Zeus:
•An immersive Greek odyssey on land and sea.
•A flexible itinerary that offers oceans of legendary sights and myth-breaking stories.
•Included YourChoice Excursions in Athens and Volos.
•You Odyssey It!

Mythology, History, Mediterranean art, generous sun … Absolutely Greek is the perfect  tour in Greece that offers the perfect cocktail for a successful holiday!

This package provides the ideal opportunity to experience vastly diverse aspects of Greece. The cosmopolitan city of Athens, the more traditional parts of the mainland and of course the Greek islands. Start your journey from Athens, where ancient ruins lie next to contemporary buildings and stand in awe at marvelous coming together of two eras that are millennia apart. Heave your anchors for a mini cruise to the picturesque islands of Hydra, Poros and Aegina where you will traverse the local trails leading to secluded sandy beaches. Travel through mainland’s vivid natural environment sprinkled with graphic villages which encompass true Greek hospitality. Immerse yourself in the rich history, including Epidaurus, Mycenae and the Sanctuary of Olympian Zeus. Finally, you will bear witness to one of the world’s most unique geological formations when you visit Meteora, where you can see monasteries hanging on for dear life on the cliff sides raising up from the valley. Make the smart choice and book now!

Itinerary: Oh My Goddess!: Greece By Design

Day 1: ARRIVE IN ATHENS

Welcome to Athens! At 6 pm, meet your Tour Director and travel companions for a welcome drink at your hotel.

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Day 2: ATHENS

ATHENS Orientation tour. YourChoice Excursions include one of the following activities of your choice:

DELVE: Land Ho on a Heroes' Cape
Visit Cape Sounion and the Temple of Poseidon on the Attica Peninsula rich with epic Greek legends and maritime stories
GAZE: Antiques & Antiquities in Athens
A guided tour of The Acropolis Museum, The Parthenon, and the Erectheion Caryatids brings Athens' great architectural history to life!
FLOAT: See, Sea & Odyssey
Aegina Island took its name from a nymph of Greek mythology. According to legend, Zeus fell in love with the daughter of the river god Asopos, and brought her to this stunning island. Cruise to the island in the heart of the Saronic Gulf, near the islands of Poros and Agistri to revel in a great number of sights and natural beauty. See the Monastery of A.g. Nektarios. Explore the picturesque capital of Aegina Town at the center of the island. Boasting elegant Neoclassical buildings, narrow alleys, and a bustling seafront promenade, Aegina Town is the stuff of legend for a perfectly relaxing day!

(Breakfast)

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Day 3: ATHENS–DELPHI–ITEA

DELPHI Guided visit to the excavations and Archaeological Museum.
ITEA Free time this evening. (Breakfast)

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Day 4: ITEA–EXCURSION TO GALAXIDI

GALAXIDI Olive-oil tasting with local specialties. Free time. (Breakfast)

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Day 5: ITEA–VOLOS

VOLOS Orientation and free time. (Breakfast)

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Day 6: VOLOS

VOLOS YourChoice Excursions include one of the following activities of your choice:

STROLL: The Centaur's Path
Discover the charming village lanes of Pelion with a walk along the scenic Centaur's Path. Enjoy a lunch of light, local specialties.
TASTE: Stir-Up Greek Specialties
Visit a local farm in Mount Pelion and learn to cook local specialties with an expert chef and enjoy your creations amid stunning scenery.
PEDAL: On A Roll in Volos
Enjoy a leisurely half-day bike ride in the port city of Volos to see ancient landmarks with a Local Guide, including lunch with local specialties

(Breakfast,Lunch)

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Day 7: VOLOS–THERMOPYLAE–ATHENS

THERMOPYLAE Visit the battle site.
ATHENS Farewell dinner at a local restaurant. (Breakfast,Dinner)

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Day 8: ATHENS

Your vacation ends with breakfast in the morning. (Breakfast)

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Itinerary: Absolutely Greek

Day 1: Athens Arrival

On arrival you will be met by our assistant and transferred to your hotel Cenral 3*** or similar tourist class hotel. Transfer will be made by our minibus or taxi driver. Rest of the day at leisure.

Day 2:  Athens Half Day Sightseeing Tour

Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast we meet you at your hotel or close by, in order to start the morning Half Day Athens Sightseeing Tour. (with the new Acropolis Museum) Return at 13:30 Overnight: Athens

Day 3: Saronic Gulf Island Cruise: Hydra to Poros to Aegin

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch

07.30 a.m. Transfer by motor coach from Athens center to Piraeus port to embark on the cruise ship in order to start the full day cruise to the 3 beautiful Islands of Hydra – Poros - Aegina, which are nearby Athens (lunch on board is included). Return to Piraeus port at 7.15 p.m. and transfer back to your hotel in Athens. Overnight: Athens

Day 4: Athens to Epidaurus to Nafplion to Olympia

Meals: Breakfast & Dinner

Early in the morning, departure for visiting ancient Mycenae and Epidaurus theatre, famous for its acoustics. After a short stop at Nafplion depart for Olympia through the central Peloponnesus.

Overnight: Olympia

Day 5: Olympia to Delphi

Meals: Breakfast & Dinner

In the morning visit the sanctuary of Olympian Zeus, the ancient stadium and the archaeological museum. Drive on through the plains of Ilia and Achaia and over the magnificent cable stayed bridge of Rio-Antirio. Arrive in Delphi.
Overnight: Delphi

Day 6: Delphi to Meteora to Kalambaka

Meals: Breakfast & Dinner

In the morning visit the archaeological site and the museum. Depart for Kalambaka, a small town situated at the foot of the astonishing rock formations of Meteora. Overnight: Kalambaka

Day 7: Kalambaka to Athens

Meals: Breakfast

Visit Meteora. Amidst striking scenery, perched on huge rocks which seem to be suspended in mid-air, stand ageless monasteries where you can see exquisite specimens of Byzantine art. Return to Athens for overnight stay. Overnight: Athens

Day 8: Departure from Athens

Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast you will be met by our assistant at your hotel and transferred to the airport by our minibus or taxi driver for your departure flight. Overnight: - Optionally you can extend pre/post stay.

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