Twelve Days Best of Greece Tours including 5days/4nights Cruise
Live the experience of a lifetime with this amazing 12-Day tour package which takes you to some of the most popular places in Greece. Start by exploring Athens with us on a city tour and then set course towards the island of Myconos with its lively nightlife.
Next stop is Kusadasi and then Patmos, the island of St. John. Rhodes and its medieval castles awaits for you to show its beauties and afterwards Crete with its unique traditional lifestyle is there to show you all the best it has to offer in hospitality, food and drinks. The last island on this tour is Santorini and its worldwide popular sunset.
The tour continues in the mainland starting from the popular for its acoustics theatre of Epidaurus and then the area of Mycenae, where the Mycenian civilization flourished. Olympia, the birthplace of the Olympic Games, is your next stop and then Delphi, where the ancient oracle was located. Your tour finishes with a visit in the city of Kalambaka, where Meteora mountains and the monasteries built at the edge of their cliffs take your breath away.
Itinerary:
DAY 1: On arrival you will be met by our assistant and transferred to your hotel by our Private Motorcoach. Rest of the day at leisure. Overnight in Athens
DAY 2: Morning sightseeing tour of Athens' most famous sights including a visit to the spectacular Acropolis. Afternoon at leisure. Overnight in Athens
DAY 3: Morning transfer from your hotel to the pier for a 4-days cruise. In just four days you will cruise through breathtaking waters to some of the most enchanting destinations in the world. First island to visit is Mykonos, the most cosmopolitan of all the Greek islands.
DAY 4: Call in at Kusadasi, where you can explore the bazaar or perhaps visit the world famous ruins of ancient Ephesus. Cruise on to the island of Patmos, where St. John wrote the Apocalyspe.
DAY 5: Spend a full day on Rhodes, the largest island of Dodecanese and island of the famous Colossus, one of the seven wonders of the world.
DAY 6: Early in the morning you will be in Crete-Heraklion. The island of Daidalos and Ikaros, of Minoan vases and famous frescoes, of the labyrinth and the Minotaur. In the afternoon at Santorini, which differs from the rest of the Cycladic islands, due to its interesting geological structure, which was the result of eruptions of a now inactive volcano.
DAY 7: Disembark after breakfast and transfer to your hotel. Free day in Athens for shopping, strolling through the city discovering its hidden charms or choosing from our optional sightseeing tours. Overnight in Athens
DAY 8: Early in the morning, departure for a 4 day classical tour. Today visit ancient Mycenae and Epidaurus theatre, famous for its acoustics. Overnight in Olympia.
DAY 9: Visit the archaeological site of Olympia, the birthplace of the Olympic Games. Overnight in Delphi.
DAY 10: Visit the archaeological site and the museum of Delphi, known in ancient times as the navel of the world. Overnight in Kalambaka.
DAY 11: Leave in the morning for nearby Meteora to visit the Byzantine Monasteries. Return to Athens in the afternoon and overnight.
DAY 12: You will be met by our assistant at your hotel and transferred to the airport by our Private Motorcoach for your departure flight.
Highlights
- Visit Parthneon & Acropolis museum
- Guided tour of Mycenae & Epidaurus
- Visit arch. site of Delphi & Olympia
- See the famous Meteora rocks
- Enjoy Mykonos & Santorini
- Ephesus
- Heraklion
- The islands of Rhodes & Patmos
Inclusions:
- 4 nights accommodation B/B in Athens based on on our selection of hotels
- 4 days tour
- 4 days cruise (standard inside or outside cabin)
- Athens city tour
- Meals: 11 breakfasts & 7 dinners & 4 lunches (on board)
- Entrance fees
- Transfers as per itinerary
- Taxes
Exclusions:
- Lunches during the multiday tour
- Drinks and beverages
- Personal expenses during the multiday cruise
- Shore excursions
- Gratuities
Additional Info:
Please be informed by us about the visa/passport that you should have with you during the multiday cruise.