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GTN Greece Tour #2
BEST OF GREECE ( 9 days/8 nights )
Athens-Meteora-Pella-Vergina-Thesalonica-Delphi-Kalavrita-Olympia-Monemvasia-Diros
Caves-Mystras-Mycenae-Epidavros-Optional Tolo or Hydra Island
Accommodation: 2*plus or 3* hotels DBL HB
Price: From 495 €
1st Tour Day: Athens sightseeing, Acropolis with its Parthenon
and museum - a place any civilized person has to visit, the
archeological museum of Athens and many others are the places to see today. Overnight in Athens.
Optionally in the night we have dinner at Plaka (old town), in a Greek tavern with classical folklore program.
2nd Tour Day:
Driving in the morning through the picturesque
country of Central Greece we arrive at our hotel at
Kalambaka. In the afternoon we'll visit Meteora and
enjoy the unique and most impressive scenery with its historic Byzantine
Monasteries –containing historical and religious treasures – standing
between earth and the sky atop huge rocks. Dinner and overnight at Kalambaka.
3rd Tour day: Morning drive to Vergina,
to see the famous Vergina
Gold Treasure and the Machedonian King Philip tomb, Great Alexander’s
father. In the afternoon we arrive at Thessalonica where we have our dinner and overnight.
4th Tour day: This morning we have the sightseeing of
Thessalonica
We visit the Roman and Byzantine monuments, the archeological museum and St Demetrius Byzantine church one of the many of the city.
In the afternoon, with a stop for coffee at the picturesque Tempi we
arrive at Delphi, where we have our dinner and overnight.
5th Tour Day: We will see Delphi, known in the ancient times as the naval "omfalos" of the world, the
archeological site and the museum. At Delphi you might get Pythia’s
chrism for your future and the future of the world, as it had happen to many
Kings and Emperors in the past. Even Alexander the Great got her advice
before conquering the word. Then by ferry we cross Corinthian gulf to Egio and after a short drive we
arrive at Kalavrita where we have our dinner and overnight.
6th Tour day:
In the morning we visit the Mega Spileo and then by (optional)
the rack railway, where the incline in some places is about 10% we arrive to Diakofto where the bus is waiting to transfer us
to Olympia where we have our dinner and overnight.
7th Tour Day: Morning in Olympia
where we visit the museum and the archeological site with the Olympic
stadium of 45,000 seating capacity. Here the first Olympic games took place in
776 B.C. In the afternoon and trough the rocky wild area of west coast of Mani with its
15th,16th century stone tower houses we arrive at Monemvasia the only live castle town in Europe
with 3000 inhabitants today, where we have our dinner and overnight.
8th Tour Day: After a short morning drive we arrive at Diros caves one of the
most
spectacular natural sights of Greece. The guided boat trip (1hr) in the river of the cave which is
full of stalagmites and stalactites is an unforgettable experience. Then
we drive to Sparta and visit of Medieval state of Mystras with its Byzantine
churches. Once upon a time for a short period became the capital of Byzantium. After driving
through the mountains of central Peloponnesus we arrive at the small beautiful town of Tolo next to the
sea where we have our dinner and overnight.
9th Tour Day:In the morning, after a short stop for a walk in the beautiful Nafplion,
the first capital of modern Greece, we'll visit the Homeric city of
Mycenae (1300 B.C.) to see the Lions Gate, the Cyclopean Walls, the
Royal Tombs and later we visit Epidavros, with the famous for its acoustics ancient theater (4th century B.C.)
Now there are three alternatives ways to complete this fabulous tour:
a) We can continue with the bus and after a short stop at
Corinth canal with its breathtaking view we arrive back to Athens in
the afternoon for the connections or an extra overnight in Athens.
b) You can make use of our
special offer for this summer and get off the bus at the beautiful town of Tolo
for an extra relax stay of 3-7 days in our 3* hotel on the beach (17€ BB), per person
per night in double room. The transfer to Athens, at the end of your stay, will be done with public
transportation service. (The bus stops 100m from the hotel).
c) You can extend your tour for two (2) or more additional days at the fantastic
Hydra island by passing over to
it from Ermioni with a local ferry. At the end of your stay at Hydra, a normal line
boat or a Hydrofoil will take you to Piraeus for you return trip back home.
Dates & Prices 2008:Prices are in Euro per person in double room. Meal
supplement 10€ per person.
| Tour Code |
Schedule |
Price (€) Group 10-15 Persons Option 1 (HB) |
Price (€) Group 16-36 Persons Option 2 (HB) |
Price (€)Group 37-50 Persons Option 3 (HB) |
| gt-1 |
11-19/04 |
690 |
560 |
495 |
| gt-2 |
09-17/05 |
700 |
580 |
500 |
| gt-3 |
13-21/06 |
720 |
585 |
505 |
| gt-4 |
11-19/07 |
750 |
605 |
512 |
| gt-5 |
22-30/08 |
750 |
605 |
512 |
| gt-6 |
19-27/09 |
690 |
555 |
500 |
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For more details or booking on this tour please contact our Greece
Travel Department or fill in and send our
Greece Tours Request Form
Note: Smaller group options are
included for the case the minimum number of 37 participants is not
reached. Please indicate in the
Booking Request Form
if you agree to participate in a smaller group tour by checking the class that applies.
Remarks all rates are in euro per person in double room and
include:
- Stay in 3* or 2* superior hotels DBL with breakfast and dinner (HB)
- English speaking Tour Leader
- local guides
- Luxury Motor coach
Not Included:
- Entrance fees
- One folklore Greek night with free vine
- Last day dinner
- The extra overnight in Athens which can be arranged upon request
- Transfer to Athens for the extra packages in our scheduled tours. This
transfer can be arranged upon request

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