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Athens, Delphi & the Greek Isles MERIDIAN GUIDED TRAVEL Join Athens, Delphi & the Greek Isles featuring 3 Nights in Athens & a 3 Night Greek Isles Cruise 9 days 2020 Trip Highlights Inclusions Accommodations - Athens City Tour - Ephesus Excursion - Roundtrip Air 2 Nights - Athens - Acropolis & the Parthenon - Patmos - Hometown Air Transfers 3 Nights - Greeks Isles Cruise - Syntagma Square & The Plaka - Heraklion, Crete - Hotel Accommodations 1 Night -Delphi - 3 Night Greek Isles Cruise in an - Palace of Knossos Excursion - 15 Meals (7-B, 3-L & 5-D) 1 Night - Athens Outside Cabin - Santorini - Experienced Tour Manager - Mykonos - Delphi Archaeological Site - Sightseeing per Itinerary - Kusadasi - Greek Taverna Dinner - Deluxe Transportation For Trip Details & To Sign Up, Contact: Trip Pricing $ Meridian Guided Travel 110 E Wilshire Ave G7 • Fullerton, CA 92832 877-850-4644 • [email protected] DAY 1: TRAVEL TO GREECE DAY 5: KUSADASI-PATMOS DAY 7: PIRAEUS - DELPHI Today, board your overnight flight to Athens. Today, we’ll begin in Kusadasi, a resort town on Tur- Today, we cruise back towards Athens and disembark key’s Aegean Coast. From Kusadasi, enjoy an included the ship at the port of Piraeus. From there, we will DAY 2: ARRIVE ATHENS shore excursion to Ephesus, an ancient Greek city built drive to Delphi, which gained fame as the home of the Arrive in Athens. Meet your Meridian Guided Travel in the 10th century BC. See the Terrace Houses, the oracle who was consulted about decisions through the tour director and transfer to your hotel. Tonight, enjoy Library of Celsus and the Great Theater at this active ancient classical world. We’ll visit the Delphi Archae- a Welcome Dinner with your fellow travelers. archaeological site. We’ll re-board our cruise ship and ological Site and see the famous Temple of Apollo. Overnight: Athens, Greece (D) continue to the island ofPatmos . Patmos is famous Afterwards, we’ll visit theDelphi Archaeological Mu- for its connection to the disciple John and was the seum, which shelters the priceless artifacts unearthed DAY 3: ATHENS place where he wrote the Book of Revelation in the at the Delphi dig site. Enjoy the remainder of the day Today, we’ll enjoy an Athens City Tour to explore the New Testament. Enjoy the evening on Patmos before at leisure. city called “the birthplace of Western Civilization.” re-boarding your cruise ship. Overnight: Delphi/Itea, Greece (B) We’ll visit the Acropolis, the ancient high city of Athens Overnight: Celestyal Cruises (B,L,D) and see the Parthenon. Afterwards, we’ll visit the DAY 8: DELPHI - ATHENS Acropolis Museum, which houses ancient artifacts DAY 6: HERAKLION - SANTORINI This morning, we will return to Athens. Once we arrive, from the region. Next, we’ll continue our tour and see This morning, we will arrive on the island of Crete enjoy a free afternoon to do some last-minute shop- landmarks like the Temple of Olympian Zeus, Syntagma and make port in the city of Heraklion. Here, a shore ping and exploration. In the evening, we’ll get together Square, the Panathenaic Stadium and much more. excursion to the ancient Minoan Palace of Knossos for a Farewell Dinner at a local restaurant. Later, enjoy free time in thePlaka District, with its is included. The city of Knossos has been called the Overnight: Athens, Greece (B,D) village-like atmosphere, shops and tavernas. oldest city in Europe and dates back to 7000 BC. After- Overnight: Athens, Greece (B) wards, we’ll board the ship continue to our last port of DAY 9: RETURN HOME call- Santorini. Santorini is famous for its whitewashed Today transfer to the airport to fly home, recalling great DAY 4: GREEK ISLES CRUISE - MYKONOS and blue domed buildings, its dramatic coastal views memories of Athens, Delphi & the Greek Isles. This morning, we’ll board our ship for a 3 Night Greek and spectacular sunsets. Enjoy an evening to explore (B) Isles Cruise. Relax and unwind once on board, as Santorini before getting back on the ship for our last all meals and a drink package (both alcoholic and night on board. non-alcoholic) is included, along with other shipboard Overnight: Celestyal Cruises (B,L,D) activities. In the evening, we’ll arrive at our first port, the island of Mykonos, known for its 16th century windmills. Enjoy the evening on the “island of the winds” before cruising onward to our next destination. 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