SEA & HISTORY
take a look at the marvellous
sites and spots of ARGOLIS , SPARTA,OLYMPIA,DELPHI AND METEORA
TRAVEL PLAN
3 NIGHTS IN ATHENS – 4 NIGHTS ON CRETE –
3 NIGHTS ON SANTORINI – 2 NIGHTS ON MYKONOS
Day 1 - Athens
WELCOME TO ATHENS!!!
Our professional English-speaking driver will welcome you at Venizelos airport of Athens, assist you with your luggage, and transfer you through the city highlights for a first introduction to the charms of the Greek capital.
This evening is at your leisure to settle in your hotel, recover from the flight and find your way in the narrow streets of Plaka, the old town of Athens, winding by neoclassical mansions, Byzantine churches, and telegenic tavernas.
Day 2
ACROPOLIS AND SOUNIO:
A VOYAGE INTO THE PAST
Enter the world-acclaimed archaeological site of Acropolis easily with hassle-free skip-the-line tickets and get ready to be awed by the grandeur of the Parthenon and the rest of the landmarks of Athens.
It was there where all the sailors offered a last sacrifice to appease God Poseidon before leaving the safety of the Saronic Golf. On your way back to the city center you will enjoy your dinner at a traditional seaside Greek taverna.
Meal included: Breakfast, dinner
Day 3
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CHARM & SCRUMPTIOUS FLAVORS
This morning your professional exclusive English-speaking guide will meet you at your hotel and you will enjoy a tour of the National archaeological museum of Athens, which houses some of the most important artifacts from a variety of archaeological locations around Greece from prehistory to late antiquity.
It is considered one of the greatest museums in the world and contains the richest collection of Greek Antiquity artifacts worldwide.Get a glimpse of the local life and food during a pleasant private walking tour in a typical Athenian neighborhood! Enjoy mouth-watering tastings from our favorite vendors, indulge in diverse flavors, and see Greece from the locals’ perspective, listening to a selection of intriguing stories.
Meals included: breakfast, launch
Day 4 , ATHENS – CRETE, CHANIA
Meals included: breakfast
Day 5 , CRETE, CHANIA
AUTHENTIC CRETE: EXPLORE CRETE’S TRADITIONAL VILLAGES AND ENJOY A COOKING CLASS WITH LUNCH
A unique guided tour with wonderful scenery as well as a real insight into traditional Cretan life and an opportunity to try your hand at Cretan cookery. It begins with a visit to a typical village house where a Cretan welcome awaits you with tales of Cretan past, present, and tradition.
There is an optional small walk through the pretty countryside to the local kafenion where you will have the opportunity to pick local products to use in your cookery class. Whilst you wait for your traditional Cretan lunch to cook, you can have a relaxing drink and enjoy the panoramic views from the kafenion veranda.
The day ends with you enjoying your lunch Cretan style!Day 6 , CRETE, CHANIA - HERACLION
LEARN EVERYTHING ABOUT THE MINOAN CIVILIZATION:
TOUR OF KNOSSOS PALACE AND THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM
This morning you will depart with your professional driver for Heraclion, en-route, you will stop to visit the Minoan Palace of Knossos with your exclusive English-speaking guide, who will introduce you to the myth of Minotaurus and the Palace of Knossos, one of the most important archaeological sites of Greece.
The Palace of Knossos was the seat of the legendary King Minos and the largest palatial structure of the Minoan civilization. Next, you will enjoy a tour of the archaeological museum of Heraclion, one of the greatest museums in Greece and the best in the world for Minoan art, as it contains by far the most important and complete collection of artifacts of the Minoan civilization of Crete.Day 7 , CRETE, HERACLION
PHAISTOS PALACE AND ANCIENT GORTYN:
MYTHS AND SPELLBINDING ANTIQUITY
Then set off for the archaeological site of Gortyn, first inhabited at the end of the Neolithic Age and complimented by many significant personalities of antiquity such as Homer and Plato.
Meals included: breakfast
Day 8 , CRETE, HERACLION - SANTORINI
Meals included: breakfast
Day 9 - Santorini
HISTORY & LANDSCAPES
This morning you will enjoy a PRIVATE tour of the must-see places of Santorini, you will be fascinated by the unique scenery of the volcanic landscape, visit the best beaches of the island, capture unique photos and discover the history of the island with a tour of the prehistoric settlement of Akrotiri where an important civilization thrived and was then destroyed by the massive eruption of 1612 B.C. Wander around the alleys and the buildings that once housed the Pompeii of the Aegean Sea.
After the end of this tour, you will enjoy your dinner at a traditional nearby taverna.Meals included: breakfast,launch
Day 10 , SANTORINI - MYKONOS
PRIVATE CATAMARAN SAIL: THE ULTIMATE EXPERIENCE ON SANTORINI
As you sail around the island of Santorini, it’s hard not to be awed by the sheer cliffs that soar above a turquoise sea, by the fact that you’re sailing in an immense crater of a drowned volcano and that before you lies an island shaped by an ancient eruption cataclysmic beyond imagining.
During this unforgettable experience, you will have the chance to swim, snorkel and enjoy a delicious meal onboard and open bar drinks.Morning transfer to Santorini port to catch the 2-hour fast ferry boat to Mykonos, the island of the winds with whitewashed glory and windy beauties under a cosmopolitan breeze.
Although known as the ultimate party island with unparalleled jet-set glamor, Mykonos also has another side: picturesque, with stone-paved alleys, whitewashed houses, country chapels, and windmills, that ooze calm and peace.Day 11 , MYKONOS
PRIVATE GUIDED TOUR OF DELOS, THE SACRED ISLET
Enjoy the privilege of traveling aboard a private yacht to discover the archaeological islet of Delos, upon arrival, you will enjoy a private guided tour by an exclusive English-speaking guide of the numerous monumental antiquities from the Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic period on a territory used exclusively as an archaeological site. The island is the birthplace of the God Apollo and the Goddess Artemis, as well as served as the political center as it was the base of the Delian League.
After the end of the guided tour, you will have some time at your leisure to swim and snorkel in the azure waters surrounding the sacred islet.Meals included: breakfast
Day 12
FAREWELL DAY
SEE YOU AGAIN!!
