All-inclusive Greece package covering numerous beautiful museums, parks and the most interesting and famous Aegean Sea Cruise
| HIGHLIGHTS | • Athens • Mykonos • Santorini • Aegean Sea Cruise • KusadasiIMPORTANT FACTS • Travelling Duration : 15 Hours & 30 Minutes (Approximate) • Currency : Euro • Time Difference : Malaysia is 6 hours ahead of Greece • Time Difference : 7 Hours (Approximate) |
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Meet at Athens airport and transfer to the hotel.
Athens is an amazing city to discover on your own with its numerous museums, parks, and the shopping areas of Kolonaki, Hermou, Voukourestiou Street, Monastiraki and Plaka.
Overnight in Athens Hotel.
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Breakfast at Hotel
Pickup from the hotel for your half day morning tour.
Syntagma Square – Syntagma Square is the central square of Athens. The square is named after the Constitution that Otto, the first King of Greece, was obliged to grant after a popular and military uprising on 3 September 1843.
The House of Parliament – also known as The Greek Parliament – the second most famous building in Athens is the Greek Parliament. The Greek Parliament distinguishes for its austere neoclassical architecture. This three-floor building was originally constructed in 1842 to become the palace.
Athens Academy – The Academy of Athens is Greece’s national academy, and the highest research establishment in the country. It was established in 1926, and operates under the supervision of the Ministry of Education
Next visit is The University, the National Library and Hadrian’s Arch – most commonly known in Greek as Hadrian’s Gate, does a monumental gateway resemble – in some respects – a Roman triumphal arch
Pass by the Temple of Olympian Zeus and visit the Panathenaic Stadium where the first Olympic Games of the modern era were held in 1896.
On the Acropolis visit the architectural masterpieces of the Golden Age of Athens: the Propylaea, the Temple of Athena Nike, the Erechtheion and finally “the harmony between material and spirit”, the Parthenon.
Continue and visit the place where at last the statues found their home and admire the wonders of the classical era, the museum of Acropolis.
Back to Hotel remainder of the day at own leisure.
Overnight in Athens Hotel.
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Breakfast in the hotel.
Transfer to the port for the full day cruise to the 3 Saronic islands of Hydra, Poros, Aegina.
Lunch served on board. At each island, get off the boat to discover each island’s own individual character.
Hydra: an artist’s delight, with boutiques, shops and cafes dotted around the harbour.
Poros: a pretty island with chance for shopping.
Aegina: The largest of the Saronic Islands, famous for BBQ sea food and pistachio nuts.
Arrive back at Athens port in the evening and transfer to the hotel.
Overnight in Athens hotel.
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Breakfast in the hotel.
Pickup from the hotel for your 4 days Classical tour.
Depart Athens and stop to see the Corinth Canal- is a canal that connects the Gulf of Corinth with the Saronic Gulf in the Aegean Sea Drive onto and visit the ancient
Drive onto and visit the ancient theatre of Epidaurus famous for its acoustics.
See the town of Nafplion – One of the most beautiful towns in the area of Argolis (in eastern Peloponnese) as well as one of the most romantic cities all over Greece before arriving in
Mycenae – Visit the archaeological site and the Royal Tomb of Agamemnon (The leader of the Troy War).
Continue across the central Peloponnese to Olympia, the cradle of the Olympic Games. From here, the original Olympic Flame begins its journey to the Olympic Games.
Dinner in the hotel.
Overnight in Olympia hotel.
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Breakfast in the hotel.
Visit the original Olympic Stadium – Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Athens, Greece. One of the main historic attractions of Athens it is the only stadium in the world built entirely of marble
Archaeological museum – It is considered one of the greatest museums in the world and contains the richest collection of artifacts from Greek antiquity worldwide.
Then drive north to Patras and cross the new bridge over the Corinthian Bay from Rion to Antirion. Continue via the towns of Nafpaktos and Itea to Delphi – is a town on Mount Parnassus in the south of mainland Greece.
Dinner in the hotel.
Overnight in Delphi hotel.
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Breakfast in the hotel. Visit the archaeological site of Delphi on the slopes of Mount Parnassus. See the Sanctuary of Apollo Pythios, Castalia Spring and the museum. In the afternoon leave Delphi for an interesting trip through Central Greece to Kalambaka (Meteora). Dinner in the hotel. Overnight in Kalambaka (Meteora) hotel.
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Breakfast in the hotel.
Visit Meteora with its impressive scenery, ageless monasteries, suspended between earth and sky. Inside, see priceless historical and religious treasures.
Return to Athens via Trikala, Lamia, and Thermopylae and drop off at the hotel.
Overnight in Athens hotel.
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Breakfast in the hotel.
Transfer to the airport included or, extend your stay in Greece.