Greece WITH TURKEY EXTENSIONS Island Hopping Best Value Hotels Programs & Tours 2016 www.gtc.com.gr I was born and raised in Greece, so it is a great privilege that I can show people from around the world my beautiful country. Since I started working in the travel industry my greatest enjoyment is seeing the amazement on the faces of tourists who come to Greece. It is a joy to see their expressions when they admire the famous historical sites, try authentic Greek food and when they talk with the locals. It has been over 25 years since I started as a reservation consultant. At first I worked in a small family run agency, which grew to a much larger business, which was eventually taken over by a multinational company. I've seen many sides of industry, but in returning to a boutique office, where customer service, experience and attention to detail is more important that corporate results, I can truly say I am much happier. It's great to still be able to welcome tourists with the same smile as I did when I started in the industry many years ago. While many are drawn to Greece due to the country's history and the beauty of the Greek Islands, it is the welcoming nature of the Greek people that has tourists returning year after year. Despite the difficulties that Greece has gone through over the last few years it has just made us work even harder to provide a great holiday experience for our clients. When my brother, who now lives in United States, returns home, often bring friends along, it is such a festive environment and continues to reinforce for me how much I love what I do. Showing the best of Greece to everyone who wish to use our services. Let Greece Travel Corporation welcome you to Greece so you can see and experience the best that my country has to offer - the same way as my friends and relatives do when they come over. We hope that our personal service, great prices and attention to detail will turn your Greek holiday into the best holiday ever. YIA SOU! Koula Roumpa Contents Page Greece for the Independent Traveller 3 Greek Islands 86-87 What Sets Us Apart 4-5 Santorini 88-90 Greece FAQ 6 Santorini Hotels 91-100 Hotels in Greece 7 Mykonos 101-103 Greece General Information 8 Mykonos Hotels 104-111 Dubai & Abu Dhabi Stopovers / Map 9 Crete 112-113 Athens 10 Ios 114 Athens Hotels 11-16 Rhodes 115-117 Small Group Tours 17 Tinos 118 Private Day Tours 18-19 Syros 119 Regular Coach Tours 20-23 Paros 120 Greece Programs 24-25 Naxos 121 Special Greece Programs 26-44 Folegandros 122 Traditional Islands 45-47 Amorgos 123 Cruise & Stay Programs 48-53 Milos 124 Star Clipper Cruises 54 Thessaloniki 125 Celestyal Cruises 55-57 Kos, Patmos, Samos 126-127 Variety Cruises 58-59 Zakynthos, Kefalonia, Corfu 128-129 From Greece to Turkey 60-67 Skiathos & Skopelos 130-131 From Turkey to Greece 68-79 Car Rental 132-134 Island Hopping / Island Hopping Passes 80-85 Booking Conditions 135 2 GREECE TRAVEL CORPORATION – GREECE 2016 Greece for the Independent Traveller We are pleased to present one of the largest and most comprehensive Greece brochures for independent travellers. As the space is limited we have included only the most popular tours, hotels, cruises, packages and activities that we offer. Please keep in mind that due the diversity between the mainland and the islands the options for travellers when comes to exploring Greece or combining it with Turkey are endless. Whatever your taste is, we can find the right choice for you regardless if it is or not in the brochure. Below you will find a short description of product included in this brochure. Athens & Accommodation Turkey & Greece Packages (Pages 10 to 16) This section includes general information about Athens, (Pages 60 to 67) For travellers who wish to combine a visit to Turkey and main attractions, map and hotel locations. We also include a selection Greece, we offer a selection of packages that combine various tours of of recommended hotels of various categories from 2 to 5 Star as well as Turkey with ferries to or from Greece, as well as island hopping, flights Athens Two and Three Night Pack, which are short stopover packages. and cruise options. Most of the Greece parts of those itineraries are flexible and can be changed by using different hotels, duration of stay Small Group Tours can be amended or even island visited. (Pages 17) Following increased demand from our customers for a small group tours we have included an assortment of most popular walking Island Hopping and coach tours. The group sizes are a maximum 12 or 14 people. (Pages 68 to 73) Island hopping is visiting a selection of the islands using local ferries. We Private Day Tours offer two main types of Island hopping (Pages 18 to 19) In this brochure we have listed options, which offer different inclusions and only a small sample of our Athens tours. We also accommodation. Island Hopping Passes 1 offer multiday private tours. Our Private tours are to 9 allow visits to preselected islands and comprehensive, flexible and provide the highest set the amount of nights on each. Transfers level of comfort. They can be modify, can include on the island are optional extras. The Flexi any standard of accommodation and can cater for Passes allow travellers to select any island individual clients as well as small or large groups. and are costed based on total number of night regardless of island visited. Regular Coach Tours Greek Islands (Pages 20 to 23) A large selection of day or multiday coach tours from Athens (Pages 74 to 119) We invite you to pick the operating on regular basis are experiences and islands you wish to visit and we'll available. Coach tours offer regular design your holiday according to your needs and departures and are cost effective, desires. Your itinerary may include several islands, economical way of exploring Athens or we offer the popular ones as well as the less touristy. other parts of Greece in the comfort You may mix hotels of different categories or style of air conditioned bus with English and make your own way to hotel on each island or speaking Guide. Some tours offer a we can arrange transfers for you. We will recommend selection of accommodation options to the best possible order, the time efficient ferry or flight suit both standard and first class budget. connection and help you to choose the hotels that meets your budget and expectations. You can book as little as Greece Programs one night on a selected island or we can prepare a comprehensive itinerary. You can select transportation, hotels categories, transfers and (Pages 24 to 47) Greece Programs are the combination of book local tours or make your own sightseeing while on the island. accommodation, day tours or multi day tours and, in some cases include island hopping. Most programs operate daily. Some itineraries, which operate on selected days, are restricted due to the coach tour or cruise Car Rental & Packages component's departure date. The programs incorporate our special deals (Pages 120 to 123) Car rental is available throughout Greece along with with selected hotels, transfer and ferry companies and are great for those self-drive packages. The packages are great for travellers who like their that are looking for economical and easy way to arrange complicated independence and are comfortable driving by themselves in a foreign Greek itinerary with one operator who will look after all aspects of the trip. country. The most popular options are presented in the brochure but each itinerary can be modified to suite individual needs. We can also Cruise & Stay Programs substitute the hotels which are included in the programs and/or duration of stay in each destination. (Pages 48 to 53). Mediterranean cruises are the easy way to see several destination and islands in relatively short period of time. We offer cruises only and packages with accommodation using large vessels, as well as Yacht Charter smaller yacht style boats. We have also created some itineraries that Should you wish to hire a yacht, sailing, motoryacht or luxurious vessel let you cruise as well as stay a few nights on the island so you can we offer a large selection of vessels available from Athens and various experience both. islands. Please contact us for details. GREECE TRAVEL CORPORATION – GREECE 2016 3 See Greece with Greece Travel Corporation is Greek based and operated business. We are boutique licence travel agency located in Athens. We source product directly from the best hotels, coach operators, car rental companies, yacht provides, restaurants etc. Our experienced staff negotiate the best prices and ensure the highest standard of service. We know Greece extremely well, our product knowledge is unique and not easy to find elsewhere. We do not take a “one size fits all” attitude. We offer large selection of popular itineraries as well as ability to tailor-made any program at reasonable price. Some of our products are exclusive to us and cannot be purchase anywhere else. We cater not only for discerning clients but also for those with limited budget. We rely on repeat business and therefore we provide outstanding service as we want you to recommend us and to travel with us again in the future. Do it yourself or we can do it for you Would you like someone to tell you when is the best time to go, which sites to visit, which activities to take, what is the most suitable duration of stay, how to get there, how much it will cost, if the best means of travel is a tour, ferry, a train or combination of all of above? Would you like to be able to choose standard and cost of accommodation based on your individual requirements? Unlike most website we are ready to answer any question you may have.