Athens & The Islands
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Group Leader: Debbie Psillos
Requested Return Date: 7/16/2024
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When you reach the top of the Acropolis and look out across Athens, history stands still.
In the shadows of the Parthenon’s mighty 2,400-year-old columns, the only sound you hear is the ancient gravel beneath your feet. Your connection to antiquity hits home as you cruise the Aegean Sea, where each port brings new discoveries and timeless lessons.
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Day 1: Board your overnight flight to Greece!
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Day 2: Athens
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Day 3: Athens
Take a guided tour of Athens
With your expert local guide you will see:
- Ancient Olympic Stadium
- Syntagma Square, the central square of Athens
- Acropolis
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Cooking Class
No other country blends land and sea in its cooking quite like Greece, and this is your chance to learn a few mouth-watering essentials. From olives to orzo, lemons to lamb, you'll be introduced to techniques and flavours that will surely please. And when your class is complete, you'll get to dive in and enjoy your finished product.
Visit the Acropolis Museum, home to ancient ruins and prehistoric artefacts.
Take a walking tour of Athens
With your Tour Director you will see:
- Plaka district
- Athenian Trilogy
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Day 4: Athens • Amfissa Valley • Delphi
Take a day trip to the Amfissa Valley and Delphi
Visit an olive farm in the Amfissa valley
Take a guided tour of Delphi
With your expert local guide you will see:
- Temple of Apollo
- Delphi Archaeological Museum
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Day 5: Greek Island Cruise • Mykonos
Set sail on your cruise ship for a four-day adventure filled with on-board activities and a three-island shore excursion package. Experience how Turkish, Roman, and Greek influences helped shape the unique blend of cultures you’ll encounter as you explore each coastal town.
Included shore excursion - Guided walking tour of the Old Town of Mykonos
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Day 6: Greek Island Cruise • Santorini Island
Included excursion to Oia Village in Santorini
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Day 7: Greek Island Cruise • Rhodes island
Free Time in Rhodes
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Day 8: Greek Island Cruise • Turkey • Ancient Ephesus
Included excursion to Ancient Ephesus
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Day 9: Athens
Visit the Temple of Poseidon
Tour Cape Sounion with an expert local guide
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Greek Evening
Friends, feta, and fresh Mediterranean flavours—opa! Stuff yourself like an olive during a traditional Greek dinner. Then, link arms for a night of music, dancing, and smashing plates. This time-honoured tradition brings Greece’s theatrical culture to life in all the best ways.
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Day 10: Athens • Mycenae • Epidaurus • Argolida
Travel to Argolida via Mycenae and Epidaurus
Tour Epidaurus and Mycenae with an expert local guide
Participate in a pottery workshop
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Day 11: Argolida • Nafplio • Olympia
Travel to Olympia via Nafplion and Megalopolis
Visit the Palamidi Fortress
Explore Nafplio on your own
Stop for a photo at Kaiafas Lake
Visit the Museum of Archimedes
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Day 12: Olympia • Athens
Transfer to Athens
Tour Olympia with an expert local guide
Visit the Archaeological Museum of Olympia
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Day 13: Depart for home
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Day 1: Board your overnight flight to Greece!
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Day 2: Athens
Meet your Tour Director at your destination -
Day 3: Athens
Take a guided tour of Athens
With your expert local guide you will see:
- Ancient Olympic Stadium
- Syntagma Square, the central square of Athens
- Acropolis
Add this in-depth excursion
Cooking Class
No other country blends land and sea in its cooking quite like Greece, and this is your chance to learn a few mouth-watering essentials. From olives to orzo, lemons to lamb, you'll be introduced to techniques and flavours that will surely please. And when your class is complete, you'll get to dive in and enjoy your finished product.
Visit the Acropolis Museum, home to ancient ruins and prehistoric artefacts.
Take a walking tour of Athens
With your Tour Director you will see:
- Plaka district
- Athenian Trilogy
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Day 4: Athens • Amfissa Valley • Delphi
Take a day trip to the Amfissa Valley and Delphi
Visit an olive farm in the Amfissa valley
Take a guided tour of Delphi
With your expert local guide you will see:
- Temple of Apollo
- Delphi Archaeological Museum
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Day 5: Greek Island Cruise • Mykonos
Set sail on your cruise ship for a four-day adventure filled with on-board activities and a three-island shore excursion package. Experience how Turkish, Roman, and Greek influences helped shape the unique blend of cultures you’ll encounter as you explore each coastal town.
Included shore excursion - Guided walking tour of the Old Town of Mykonos
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Day 6: Greek Island Cruise • Santorini Island
Included excursion to Oia Village in Santorini
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Day 7: Greek Island Cruise • Rhodes island
Free Time in Rhodes
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Day 8: Greek Island Cruise • Turkey • Ancient Ephesus
Included excursion to Ancient Ephesus
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Day 9: Athens
Visit the Temple of Poseidon
Tour Cape Sounion with an expert local guide
Add this in-depth excursion
Greek Evening
Friends, feta, and fresh Mediterranean flavours—opa! Stuff yourself like an olive during a traditional Greek dinner. Then, link arms for a night of music, dancing, and smashing plates. This time-honoured tradition brings Greece’s theatrical culture to life in all the best ways.
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Day 10: Athens • Mycenae • Epidaurus • Argolida
Travel to Argolida via Mycenae and Epidaurus
Tour Epidaurus and Mycenae with an expert local guide
Participate in a pottery workshop
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Day 11: Argolida • Nafplio • Olympia
Travel to Olympia via Nafplion and Megalopolis
Visit the Palamidi Fortress
Explore Nafplio on your own
Stop for a photo at Kaiafas Lake
Visit the Museum of Archimedes
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Day 12: Olympia • Athens
Transfer to Athens
Tour Olympia with an expert local guide
Visit the Archaeological Museum of Olympia
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Day 13: Depart for home
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Hotels
Safe, comfortable hotels with private bathrooms will be waiting for you at your destination.
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Meals
Traditional breakfasts and dinners bring local flavours to life as part of your tour experience. Lunches are left for you to discover new favourite dishes of your own.
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Entrances
Acropolis; Acropolis Museum; Delphi site; Delphi Museum; Olive farm; Temple of Poseidon; With extension: Epidaurus; Mycenae; Pottery workshop; Palamidi Fortress; Megalopolis; Olympia site; Olympia Museum
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