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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 €

Athens-Acropolis 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 GreeceMeteora 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,Thessalonica White Tour 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 Delphi-Omphalos of Eartharcheological 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.

Olymbia Stadium Entrance7th 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 DirosCavemost 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.

Nafplio-MpourtziPrison 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.
Tolo Viewb) 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
         

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

ALL OUR TOURS AND MANY OTHERS CAN BE OFFERED ON  A HIRED CAR BASE PACKAGE. PLEASE FILL IN OUR GREECE TOUR REQUEST FORM GIVING IN THE REMARKS BOX YOUR TAILOR MADE REQUIREMENTS OR CONTACT OUR TRAVEL DEPARTMENT. ALL OUR ORGANIZED TOURS CAN BE ROUTED IN REVERSE ORDER WITHOUT PREVIOUS NOTICE

 SPECIAL PRICES FOR TOUR OPERATORS AND FOR BACK TO BACK TOURS. PLEASE CONTACT US FOR DETAILS OR FILL IN OUR GREECE TOUR REQUEST FORM

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