GREECE WITH AEGEAN CRUISE Group Tour.
Experience the cultural values of Greece with Aegean Cruise, dazzling landscapes and a mix of cultures.
GREECE WITH AEGEAN CRUISE Group Tour. (ID: 16882)
(ATHENS - PLAKA - CORINTH - MYCENAE - TRIPOLI - OLYMPIA - MISTRA - NAFPLIO - EPIDAURUS - POROS - AEGINA - ATHENS - MYKONOS - KUSADASI - PATMOS - RHODES - HERAKLION - SANTORINI - ATHENS). (No minimum passengers for the tour)
Iconic cities and breathtaking landscapes for Greece with Aegean Cruise, many cultural and historical highlights of one of world's most classic countries. An unforgettable holiday trip, discovering all the secrets of Athens, Plaka, Corinth, Mycenae, Tripoli, Olympia, Olympia, Mistra, Nafplio, Epidaurus, Poros, Aegina, Athens, Mykonos, Kusadasi, Patmos, Rodhes, Heraklion, Santorini and Athens.
- ATHENS is a city full of history and beauty, that enchants everyone that visits it.
- PLAKA is the oldest neighborhood in Athens, in addition to one of the most attractive and lively areas of the city.
- With monuments, museums and historical sites surrounding the city its the city of CORINTH.
- MYCENAE is one of the most important archaeological sites of Greece.
- TRIPOLI has an authentic eastern souk as few remain in the Middle East.
- One of the oldest and most historic cities in the world, OLYMPIA and sun paradise.
- MISTRA is a beautiful and ancient city that transports you to that era.
- The most glamorous and beautiful population of continental Greece is NAFPLIO.
- The beautiful city of EPIDAURUS is recognized thanks to its spectacular theater.
- POROS is a perfect city for a short break during a trip through the main Greek destinations.
- AEGINA is charming and it has neoclassical buildings of different colors, narrow streets and beautiful squares.
- MYKONOS has managed to position itself as one of the most gorgeous, authentic and special Greek islands.
- Known as the island of birds KUSADASI offers ideal enclaves for lovers of culture and history.
- A small island with a curious shape of 8, full of rocky hills, little vegetation and two main towns, is PATMOS.
- RHODES, the largest island of the Dodecanese in Greece, is famous for its marvelous beach.
- HERAKLION is the place of passage of a myriad of different cultures, which have left their particular stamp.
- Its spectacular views and the entertainment and atmosphere of its restaurants and nightclubs bars, SANTORINI is a beautiful destination.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Departure from ATHENS
- Group tour
- History & cultural tour
- Offered in English
- 5 Stars Rating
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Europa Mundo Vacations (EMV), our service provider is part of the JTB Group, one of the world's largest tourist groups, which was founded in Japan over 100 years ago, currently has more than 150 companies and more than 900 offices throughout the world. Although Europa Mundo was originally a family business, its average sales growth in the last 10 years has been 13.97% per year, being a leader in Latin America of circuits in Europe, also having its own circuits in the USA, Canada, Mexico, Costa Rica, India and Japan, with 1,000 different tours, and with 130,000 passengers per year traveling in our circuits from 33 countries on 5 continents, markets in Latin America, Spain, Portugal, and in 2016 countries such as India, Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia, United States, Jordan and Australia.
- Guaranteed fixed departures without minimum passengers.
- Assistance in airports and tourist destinations visited by the program.
- Europamundo General Services: Travel by bus with English speaking guide, basic travel insurance, and breakfast buffet.
- Includes arrival transfer
- Accommodations according to the program: 9 nights hotel accommodation with breakfast included.
- Qualified English speaking guide throughout the tour.
- Excursion: Ancient Ephesus through ages in Kusadasi and Medieval Tour in Rhodes during the cruise..
- Activities and excursions as described in the program, city tour in: Athens and Olympia.
- Boat: Poros- Aegina-Athens, 4 days Iconic Aegean cruise including meals/ extensive choice of beverages, port and service charges.
- Evening Transfer: Plaka neighbourhood in Athens.
- 2 lunch or dinners included in: Olympia, Nafplio.-
- Transfers between different destinations where indicated by the program;
IMPORTANT NOTE:
- Tickets to the archaeological complexes are not included unless expressly provided.
not included
- Intercontinental flights to and from the destination of the start and end of the program.
- Tourist entry and exit visas (visa) for the countries of transit flights and for the countries that make up the program, according to the immigration regulations established by each specific country.
- Airport taxes per person according to each destination.
- Registration fee and medical insurance / luggage / mandatory cancellation with medical coverage per person; which must be contracted directly by the clients themselves with the insurance companies that they consider best.
- Other possible taxes that apply according to the provisions of each country that make up the program and countries with transit flights.
- Additional meals and drinks.
- Gratuities or Tips.
- Excursions and optional activities not provided for in the program.
- Any other service that is not expressly indicated in the program.
- OUT transfers.
Overview of your trip:
A special and exclusive trip to enjoy luxury and experience of Greece with Aegean Cruise. This 10-day group tour is not only something special for active travelers, but also for those who want to discover Greece with Aegean Cruise in a different way. Spectacular cities, full of history, monuments, museums, their imposing landscapes and their paradisiacal sites. You will always be accompanied by the best local guides that will take you through the best charms of Greece with Aegean Cruise. Without doubt the perfect combination for an unforgettable trip.
We recommend that customers book their international flights to the country of start and end of the program to guarantee their arrival at least one day before the tour's departure date. The Tour Operator and the Travel Agency do not assume any responsibility for possible breaches of the program and what this situation could generate due to possible delays in the arrival of customers on time for different reasons.
IMPORTAN NOTES:
- Net package prices are expressed in USD, Euros, Cad o GBP per pax.
- This quotation doesn’t constitute a service reservation until your final confirmation.
- Prices are valid according to the specified amount of pax.
- It is NOT included in our prices drinks with the meals, airport tax, tips and porters service.
- Our prices do NOT include supplements for special dinners in Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. Booking including any of the mentioned dates are subject to hotels’ availability confirmation.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
- We recommend that clients take out full travel and health insurance for the activities included in the itinerary.
- We recommend wearing light clothing and footwear, short-sleeved shirts and shorts, hats, caps and creams to protect the skin from the sun and mosquito repellents and bathing clothes for swimming in streams, rivers and / or beaches.
- It is important that the client, prior to their travel dates, check the weather forecasts in the different countries and regions visited in the program, so that they can prepare the most appropriate clothes and shoes.
- Beware of the burning sun. We recommend you bring your own protective lotions.
- We may need a small backpack for personal belongings abroad.
- In most of the countries that are visited in the program we have a widely extended medical assistance, with clinics in the most remote areas of the countries. Anyway, if you suffer from a chronic disease or allergy, etc., we recommend you bring your first aid kit or personal medications, especially when you are away from major cities.
- It is suggested to wear sunglasses and photographic and video cameras to keep the beautiful memories of your vacation.
- We recommend you always drink bottled and sealed mineral water during your stay in the different countries visited in the program.
DIA 1ATHENS.
ATHENS Air conditioned busTODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Evening transfer to Plaka neighborhood.
Arrival to Athens and transfer to the hotel. At night we provide and evening transfer to PLAKA area. This neighborhood is full of small Greek taverns where you can enjoy the rich folklore of this country.
DIA 2ATHENS.
ATHENS Air conditioned busTODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: City tour in Athens.
In the morning, we will enjoy a panoramic tour of the city with a local guide which includes the Presidential Palace, the Panathinaikos stadium where the first modern Olympic games were held, the national library, the bustling squares of the center; the new neighborhoods that emerged after the 2004 Olympic games. The tour will end at the Acropolis site (entry not included). Free time during the day to walk around and discover unforgettable places.
DIA 3ATHENS - CORINTH - MYCENAE - TRIPOLI - OLYMPIA.
ATHENS, CORINTH CANAL, MYCENAE, TRIPOLI, and OLYMPIA Air conditioned bus and Cruise BoatTODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Peloponnese region. Corinth canal. Mycenae archaeological site. Dinner included.
In the morning, we leave for the Peloponnese region. We make a stop at the CORINTH CANAL. After this, we have time in the immense fortress of ACCRA CORINTH. At the top of the settlement are the foundations of what was a temple to Aphrodite. We go on to MYCENAE, a colossal citadel from the eighteenth century BC, the birthplace of the first European civilisation. We stop in TRIPOLI, the provincial capital of a region that produces excellent wines. In the middle of the afternoon, we go on our way to OLYMPIA. Dinner included.
Total kilometers to be traveled in the day: 5297.6 kms approximately.
DIA 4OLYMPIA - MISTRA - NAFPLIO.
OLYMPIA, MISTRÁ, and NAFPLIO Air conditioned busTODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Olympia archaeological site with local guide and inland Peloponnese. Dinner included.
With a local guide, we visit OLYMPIA, where you can see the archaeological complex (entrance to the complex not included) which was the birthplace of the Olympic Games in antiquity. After this, we cross the mountainous interior of the Peloponnese on our way to MISTRA, alongside the ancient SPARTA, a very old Byzantine city which was abandoned in the nineteenth century. It ruins are impressive, and we particularly enjoy the Byzantine frescoes in its monasteries. We go on through inland Peloponnese to NAFPLIO, a delightful coastal city which takes its name from the Venetian Citadel and fortress. Dinner included.
Total kilometers to be traveled in the day: 279.1 kms approximately.
DIA 5NAFPLIO - EPIDAURUS - POROS - AEGINA - ATHENS.
ATHENS, NAFPLIO, EPIDAURUS, POROS, and AEGINA Air conditioned bus, Ferry, and Cruise BoatTODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Beautiful stage by land and sea. Epidaurus theatre. Aegean Sea boat crossing.
Today we have a beautiful stage by land and sea. First of all we will see EPIDAURUS, its ancient theatre built 2400 ago is magnificently preserved and still used, and can accommodate up to 14,000 people. After this, we go to the coast of the Aegean Sea to continue our trip on the water. A short boat crossing takes us to POROS, a charming place full of tourist life, where its ancient houses climb up to the clock tower and we have time for a stroll and lunch. After this we take the ferry to AEGINA, an island inhabited for more than 4000 years, where we can stroll around its ancient churches, its picturesque port and its typical districts of little houses. At around 18.00 PM we will go back on the ferry, which will take us back to ATHENS in around 45 minutes – Arrival in Piraeus and transfer to the hotel.
Note: The ferry timetable changes depending on the season and crossings are very limited between Poros and Aegina. In the low season, the island of Aegina may be replaced by the island of Hydra.
Total kilometers to be traveled in the day: 713.7 kms approximately.
DIA 6ATHENS - MYKONOS.
ATHENS and MYKONOS Air conditioned bus and Cruise BoatTODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Mediterranean cruise.
After breakfast, we include a transfer to the port of Piraeus leaving Piraeus at 11.00hrs.- Enjoyment of the countryside from the sea. 18.00hrs .- Expected arrival in MYKONOS. Time on the island of windmills and white houses by the sea.- 23.00hrs- Mykonos , departure. Night on board.
Total kilometers to be traveled in the day: 171.1 kms approximately.
DIA 7MYKONOS - KUSADASI - PATMOS.
KUSADASI, MYKONOS, and PATMOS Air conditioned bus and Cruise BoatTODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Mediterranean cruise.
07.00hrs.- KUSADASI -Arrival-. On the Turkish coast. You can shop in the bazaars or take a trip to see the ancient Ephesus.- 12.00hrs- Kusadasi -departure for Patmos-. 16.00hrs.- PATMOS -Arrival -. The island where the apostle St John wrote the Apocalypse; you can see the cave where he lived near the Monastery of the Apocalypse. 21.30hrs.- Patmos -departure-. Night on board, dance in the discotheque?
Total kilometers to be traveled in the day: 1899 kms approximately.
DIA 8RHODES.
RHODES Air conditioned bus and Cruise BoatTODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Rodhes- Mediterranean Cruise.
07.00 hrs- RHODES- Arrival- Impressive walled city protected in past times by one of the 7th wonder of the ancient World, The Colossus of Rhodes. 18: 00 hrs. Departure.- Our cruise returns to sail the sea. Enjoy on board.
DIA 9HERAKLION - SANTORINI - ATHENS.
ATHENS, HERAKLION, and SANTORINI Air conditioned bus and Cruise BoatTODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Mediterranean cruise.
07.00hrs.-HERAKLION.- Arrival in the capital of the Greek island of Crete along with the archaeological remains of Knossos. 11:30hrs.- Departure. 16:30 hrs.- SANTORINI- Probably the most impressive of the Mediterranean islands, its hillsides, its white villages full of light and impressive views of the sea. At 21.00 hrs our cruise goes back out to sea, night on board -enjoy the party!-.
Total kilometers to be traveled in the day: 441.8 kms approximately.
DIA 10ATHENS.
ATHENS Without transportationArrival to the port of Piraeus early in the morning (around 07.00hrs).
Note: In case of requesting additional nights in Athens, the port transfer to the hotel is not included and will be billed.
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