RR34290
Discover Greece with this 10 day tour.
Ex JNB | R34 640 |
Ex CPT | R34 550 |
Ex DUR | R34 290 |
Package validity | Set departure days between: 20 APR 2017 - 15 JUN 2017 & 01 SEP 2017 - 08 DEC 2017. ** Book & pay by 31 JAN 2017 & SAVE 20% ** |
Duration | 10 days |
Destination | Greece |
Starts in | Athens every SAT |
Ends in | Athens |
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- Return flights to Athens
- Pre-payable airport/security taxes
- Return airport/hotel & port/hotel transfers
- Ferry transfers between the Greek islands as per the itinerary
- 4 nights 4* hotel accommodation in Athens
- 1 night 4* hotel acommodation in Olympia
- 1 night 4* hotel accommodation in Delphi
- 3 night 4* hotel accommodation in Santorini
- Breakfast daily
- Assistance of a Professional English-speaking tour guide on the Greek mainland
- Touring by air-conditioned, non-smoking vehicle on the Greek mainland
** High season surcharges starting from an additional R3780 per peson apply for set departures between 21 APR 2017 - 16 JUN 2017 & 01 SEP 2017 - 08 DEC 2017
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SAT Athens
Arrival in Athens. Our transfer will be waiting for you at the airport to take you to your hotel.
Overnight Athens.
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SUN Athens
Athens city tour starts from the Panathenaic Stadium, where the first Olympic Games of modern times were held in 1896. Continue and pass by the Temple of Olympian Zeus, the Hadrian's Arch, the Parliament and the memorial to the Unknown Soldier, the Academy, the University, the National Library, the Constitution Square (Syntagma). 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 monument that "puts order in the mind", the Parthenon.
Overnight Athens.
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MON Athens – Argolis – Olympia
You depart early in the morning and cross the Corinth Canal. Next stop will be a visit at the famous Mycenae, a UNESCO World Heritage site. See the home of Mythical Agamemnon, the Cyclopean walls, the Lions gate and royal tombs. Depart for Nafplion, the first capital of Greece in Argolis, the picturesque town nestling at the foot of a cliff crowned by the mighty ramparts of the Palamidi Fortress, for a short stop. Your trip continues with a visit at the ancient theatre of Epidaurus, most famous of its acoustics. Finally, in the evening you visit Olympia.
Overnight Olympia.
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TUE Olympia – Delphi
Olympia, the birth place of the Olympic Games. Visit the archeological site of Ancient Olympia, the Temple of Zeus and Hera, the altar of the Olympic flame, the Stadium and the museum, with the impressive statue of Hermes of Praxiteles. In the afternoon the journey continues to the north, over the Rio-Antirio Bridge, and to Delphi.
Overnight Delphi.
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WED Delphi – Athens
Visit at Delphi, a place that was once characterized as the center of the ancient world. You can see the well preserved remains of Temple Apollo, the Castalian Spring and Temple of Athena, the Oracle of Delphi. Then you can explore the on-site museums, visiting the Archaeological Museum of Delphi, which contains masterpieces of ancient Greece, such as Eniochos the bronze Charioteer. In the afternoon you shall return back to Athens.
Overnight Athens.
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THU Athens to Santorini
Early morning departure today for the breathtaking Island of Santorini, where you can soak up the sun and relax on the beach or perhaps explore the picturesque capital, Fira.
Overnight Santorini.
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FRI Santorini
Take an optional boat trip in the world's biggest volcanic crater above sea level. Visit the active volcano, swim in the warm thermal waters and take a therapeutic mud bath.
Overnight Santorini.
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SAT Santorini
Today you are free to explore Santorini at your own pace.
Overnight Santorini.
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SUN Santorini to Athens
Today you will return back to main land, you will drive to port for your onward ferry to Athens. Upon arrival, you will drive to your hotel and the remainder of your day is free to explore.
Overnight Athens.
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MON Athens
Transfer to the airport and our tour concludes.
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