Historic Greece I & Santorini

Halkidiki

Duration: 10 nights/12 days (2 nights Athens, 1 night Olympia, 4 nights Lefkada, 3 nights Corfu)

Day 1 : Welcome to Athens

Once you arrive in Athens, you will be greeted at the airport and transferred to the hotel. The remainder of the day is free to rest.

Day 2 : Athens City Tour

Enjoy a morning city tour of Athens visiting the Acropolis & its museum. Spend the afternoon at leisure to stroll Plaka (ol Athens section) an shop at the flea market in Monastiraki.

Day 3 : Olympia

From Athens drive through the Corinth Canal with a short stop. Continue to Epidaurus and visit the archaeological site and theater famous for its remarkable acoustics. The continue to Nafplion and Mycenae where you will visit the Lion Gate and the tomb of Agamemnon. Continue through the central Peloponnese to arrive in Olympia. Dinner and overnight stay.

Day4 : Delphi

In the morning, visit the archaeological site and the museum of Olympia. Then, drive via Patras to Rion, where you will cross The Rion-Antirion bridge, the world’s longest cable-stayed suspended bridge deck, widely considered to be an engineering masterpiece. Then continue through Nafpaktos and arrive to Delphi. Dinner and overnight stay.

Day 5 : Athens

In the morning visit the museum in Delphi. See the unique bronze Charioteer and proceed through the sacred way to the Athenian treasury. Visit the Sanctuary of Apollo home of the Oracle and Castalia Spring. Return to Athens early in the afternoon.

Day 6,7,8 : Santorini

After breakfast, transfer to the airport for a short flight to Santorini. Upon arrival in Santorini, transfer to your hotel. Enjoy 3 days at this beautiful volcanic island with its breathtaking views draped along the high cliffs of Santorini’s dramatic Caldera. Take postcard pictures while walking through the white washed villages of Fira and Oia and be daring to ride one of the donkeys as part of the native charm of the island.

Day 9 : Return to the USA

Transfer from the hotel in Santorini to the airport for your early morning flight back to the USA.

Tour Includes:

Round-trip transfers in Athens and Santorini
Hotel taxes an service charges
3 nights accommodations in Athens with breakfast daily
2 nights Historical Tour of Greece at First Class Amalia Hotels, including breakfast and dinner
City tour of Athens & its museums
3 nights in Santorini with breakfast included
Round trip domestic air (excluding taxes)
Local assistance if desired

Rates: $1,865 to $2,658 depending on time of year
Rates are per person based on double occupancy.

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