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Athens, Mykonos &

13 DAYS/12 NIGHTS – GROUP TRAVEL SUGGESTED ITINERARY - CAN BE CUSTOMIZED

This itinerary will take you to ’s most-loved destinations. (It’s ideal for a group who INCLUSIONS has never been to Greece before and wants to visit the main sights). During this trip your group will have three days in to visit the remarkable attractions of this most ancient  5 night in Athens city. You will daytrip to nearby islands, and spend several days on the favorite island  3 nights in Mykonos destinations of lively Mykonos and serene Santorini. Archeological sightseeing includes visits  3 nights in Santorini to Athens’ , the of , the Temple of , the Temple of , the sacred island of , the Minoan site of Akrotiri - and the ruins of Mycenae. There is also  1 night in plenty of downtime to relax on the beautiful beaches, shop and explore on your own.  Breakfast daily  Lunch and dinner per itinerary DAY 1 ~ ATHENS After free time for lunch, your group will  Ground transport continue its sightseeing this afternoon with Morning arrival to Athens, via air conditioned a drive down a coastal road to the rocky Greece’s classical yet very luxury coach promontory of Cape Suonion. Here you will cosmopolitan capital city.  English speaking visit the 2400-year-old Temple of Poseidon A local assistant will meet your group in the assistant and guides and enjoy stunning views of the Saronic terminal’s arrival hall and accompany it to  Admission tickets Gulf and the offshore Islands. After the visit the hotel by private bus. Most hotels’ as outlined in the guide and driver will accompany your itinerary official check-in time is 2:00 pm; however, group back to the hotel in Athens. Evening if your group arrives before this – it is no HIGHLIGHTS at leisure. problem to store your baggage with the  Visit the temples of reception staff. The rest of the day it at DAY 3 ~ ATHENS Zeus, Poseidon and leisure for you to get situated and begin After breakfast in the hotel, Athena exploring the ancient city of Athens. meet a local guide in the  Folkloric music Tonight there will be a group dinner in the lobby and transfer by night in an Athens hotel’s restaurant. private bus to the Flisvos Marina taverna restaurant DAY 2 ~ ATHENS (Trocadero Terminal). Today your group  Daytrip to the island of Delos, the will enjoy a boat excursion to the islands of After breakfast in the hotel, birthplace of and . You’ll first head to the your group is in for an and Artemis nearby island of Hydra, arriving at 11:45 exciting, full-day  Half-day cruise to am. Visiting Hydra is like stepping back in sightseeing tour of ancient Athens, which hot springs time. There are no cars allowed on the has thrived for over 25 centuries. See the  Visit the ancient island. In fact you won’t see bikes or city’s historic landmarks like the Arch of theatre of scooters either. On Hydra people get Hadrian and the Temple of Zeus, whose Epidaurus around with their feet, donkey or water construction took over 700 years to taxi. For this reason, many periods films complete. Your group will visit the iconic are often shot in Hydra. It is also home to Acropolis and its crown jewel, the amazing beaches. , which was dedicated to Athena - the patron goddess of the city. You’ll have free time to explore or take a swim before re-boarding the ship at 1:30 cosmopolitan Greek islands (with a very big pm. Enjoy lunch onboard as you sail past night scene). Since the 1960s Mykonos has the island of . Your group will arrive attracted many international visitors, to the island of Aegina at 3:30 pm. In artists, celebrities and travelers with an ancient times, Aegina was a major sea appetite for sandy beaches and nightclubs. power and a rival of Athens. Today it’s a Buses are easy to use and run until very peaceful and scenic place filled with midnight. Upon arrival your group will small artist studios, fruit orchards and olive transfer to a hotel where it will stay for the groves. Your group can either chose to next three nights. visit the remarkably well-preserved Temple DAY 6 ~ MYKONOS of Aphaea – or to simply enjoy some free time for a swim. At 6:00 pm you will return After breakfast in the hotel, to the mainland, and then a private bus will enjoy a free day in drive your group back to the hotel. The Mykonos. This is the remainder of the day is free to enjoy ultimate jet-setters' playground and for Athens. good reason. You can relax & swim at one of the many beaches, some of which are DAY 4 ~ ATHENS reachable only by boat. Get lost shopping After breakfast in the hotel, in the labyrinth of lanes that make up enjoy the morning and Mykonos Town. Photo-ops abound - afternoon at leisure in especially the island's trademark windmills. Athens. There's plenty of great shopping in There's also an interesting agricultural town, from local street vendors to upscale museum inside one of the windmills. boutiques. Consider paying a visit to the DAY 7 ~ MYKONOS New (very impressive) or to the Ancient . Take some time to After breakfast your group stroll through the historic district, will take a day trip to the have lunch in a taverna or relax on your nearby archeological island hotel's rooftop pool. of Delos. Sacred and desolate, Delos is said to be the birthplace of Apollo and Artemis. Tonight your group will go to Athens’ Today it is one of the most important historic Plaka neighborhood area to enjoy mythological and historic sites in all of dinner in a traditional taverna with Greek, Greece. Your group will have a guided tour folkloric music. of the archeological site’s museum and visit DAY 5 ~ MYKONOS the ancient Doric Temple of Isis. After the visit, return to Mykonos and enjoy one last After breakfast and check- evening on the island. out, your group will transfer by private bus to Piraeus DAY 8 ~ SANTORINI Port where it will then travel by high-speed After breakfast you group hydrofoil to the island of Mykonos in the will return to the port and island group. White-washed travel by hydrofoil to homes set very near the water, tiny chapels arguably the best-known and most and windmills are characteristic of this very breathtaking of all of the Greek Islands: beautiful island. Despite the fact that at Santorini. Believed by some to be the lost first glance – Mykonos resembles a fishing continent of Atlantis – this historic and village, it’s actually one of the most unimaginably picturesque island is situated on the edge of a submerged volcano. archeological artifacts and ruins belonging to the ancient . Stand high on the cliffs to admire the Afterwards, your group will visit a local incredible views of the white Cycladic winery to have a tasting of some of the houses with blue painted windows that island’s locally-produced wines. This have inspired artists over the ages. Many evening you’re free to enjoy your final visitors flock to scenic Santorini to taste its night in Santorini. distinguished wines and to sunbathe on one of its many beautiful beaches - which DAY 11 ~ NAFPLIO are home to transparent, azure waters and After breakfast, check-out black, red or white sand depending on and a short flight back to which beach you visit. Upon arrival to the the mainland, your group port your group will travel to its nearby will travel two hours by private bus along hotel for check-in. the coast of the Saronic Gulf from Athens Why Should You In the late afternoon you will travel to the Airport to the famed to the Peninsula. Your destination is the hilltop, Encourage Your picturesque village of Oia, which is known for its quiet life and dramatic sunsets. seaside town of Nafplio. This picturesque Travel Agent to Afterwards your group will enjoy dinner in town is nestled at the foot of a cliff Book Your Group a local restaurant before returning to the crowned by the mighty ramparts of the Through Us? hotel. Palamidi Fortress. Upon arrival your group will travel to the hotel for check-in, and DAY 9 ~ SANTORINI immediately have time to relax before Ease of Use After breakfast in the hotel, tonight’s group dinner in the hotel. your group will enjoy a half- DAY 12 ~ ATHENS day cruise to the small Experience islands of & Palea Kameni. After breakfast and check- Because of its volcanic origins, Santorini’s out, your group will have formation is dramatically beautiful and an exciting tour of the Flexibility quite rare. Both Nea Kameni & Palea ancient ruins at Mycenae (a UNESCO World Kameni are located inside the caldera. Heritage Site). This was the center of a During the excursion your group will swim major civilization in the second millennium Peace of Mind in hot springs with the green and yellow BC. You will see the Lion's Gate, the waters as well as visit the remote and Cyclopean Walls and the Royal Tombs. untouched island of Thirassia (which is After free time for lunch, travel to the home to some small restaurants that serve ancient city of Epidaurus to go inside the very tasty fish). After the excursion, you 4th-century B.C theatre, which is famous and your traveling companions will have for its astonishing acoustics. After the tour the remainder of the day at leisure. has finished, your group will return to Athens to overnight. Farewell dinner in a DAY 10 ~ SANTORINI local restaurant . After breakfast in the hotel, DAY 13 ~ ATHENS your group will have a guided sighting tour of the After breakfast and check- remarkably well-preserved archeological out your group will travel site of Akrotiri, whose intact ruins are often to Athens Airport by compared to those in Pompeii. With the private bus for its return flight to the USA. exception of the island of – nowhere else in Greece has as interesting