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Guided Package Includes
- Round trip flights NYC-Athens
Other departure cities available. Click on date of departure for selection and prices.
- Airline fuel surcharges
- 6 nights accommodations
- All transfers
- 9 meals: 6 breakfasts, 3 dinners
- Sightseeing per itinerary in modern air-conditioned motor coach
- Services of English-speaking tour manager (Days 3-6)
- Services of a local guide in Athens
- Entrance fees per itinerary
Special Features
- Acropolis in Athens
- Archeological site of Olympia and Delphi
- Meteora
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DAY 1, Tuesday - Depart the USA
Depart the USA to Greece. Your flight includes meals, drinks and in-flight entertainment for your journey
DAY 2, Wednesday - Arrive in Athens
Arrive and transfer to your hotel. Balance of the day at leisure
Overnight: Athens
DAY 3, Thursday - Athens City Tour
Your morning tour of Athens includes visits to the Acropolis and its museum, Panathenian Stadium, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and the ruins of the Temple of Zeus. Enjoy the balance of day at leisure
Overnight: Athens
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 4, Friday - Sightseeing en route to Olympia
Depart Athens via the scenic coastal road to the Corinth Canal, where you will visit the amphitheater of Epidaurus, still used today. After envisioning Thespis singing the purest of dithyrambs, continue via Nauplion to Mycenae, the heartland of Greek mythology. Visit the archaeological site known as the "Treasury of Atreus," and the Tomb of Agamemnon, built around 1250 B.C. From here, drive the Central Peloponnese Peninsula, whose primary cities were Corinth and Sparta in classical times, through to the towns of Tripolis and Megalopolis. Continue to Olympia, birthplace of the first Olympic Games
Overnight: Olympia
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 5, Saturday - Olympia Archaeological Site Tour
Visit the archaeological site of Olympia, including the Sanctuary of Olympian Zeus, the ancient stadium, and the Archaeological Museum, where Greek works of art such as Nike of Paionios and terracotta statues date to 5th century B.C. Drive north through the plains of Eliad and Achaia, crossing the Corinth Strait via a cabled bridge from Rion to Antirion. Pass the towns of Nafpactos and Itea en route to the city of Delphi, home of the ruins of the Tholos Temple
Overnight: Delphi
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 6, Sunday - Delphi Archaeological Site Tour, Travel to Kalambaka
In the morning, visit the excavated site and museum of Delphi, where you will find the sacred Omphalos, once kept in the Adyton of Apollo's Temple, along with the Kourus Statues, Kleobis and Viton, and the 32 foot high Sphinx of Naxos, sitting on an Ionic column (circa 560 B.C.). Continue to the small town of Kalambaka, situated amidst smooth sandstone cliffs in the foothills of Meteora
Overnight: Kalambaka
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 7, Monday - Meteora Sightseeing, Return to Athens
Visit Meteora, meaning "suspended in the air," with its mystical monasteries nestled perilously close to the edge of the bizarre rock formations. View exquisite specimens of Byzantine art, and then continue past Thermopylae, arriving in Athens in early evening
Overnight: Athens
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 8, Tuesday - Depart for the USA
Transfer to the airport for your departure flight
Meals: Breakfast
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Book your Optional Tours before you travel and see more, save time, save money, and protect your investment. Tours purchased while traveling cost at least 10% more! Tours often sell out - avoid disappointment! Save your cash - many countries do not accept credit cards. Travel insurance only covers services purchased prior to departure.
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Book your Optional Tours before you travel and see more, save time, save money, and protect your investment. Tours purchased while traveling cost at least 10% more! Tours often sell out - avoid disappointment! Save your cash - many countries do not accept credit cards. Travel insurance only covers services purchased prior to departure.
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