ITINERARY
(12 Nights/13 Days)
Day 1
ARRIVAL AT ATHENS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT . MEET AND GREET AND PRIVATE TRANSFER TO HOTEL REST OF THE DAY AT LEISURE . IN THE EVENING WALK DOWN TO THE PLAKA [MARKET TO ENJOY THE BUSTLING MARKET AREA WITH STREET FOOD] Day 2 & 3 VISIT: ACROPOLIS / ACROPOLIS MUSEUM / PARLIAMENT / OLD MARBLE STADIUM Day 4 LYCABETES HILL / SOUNION Day 5 AFTER BREAKFAST DRIVE TO THE CORINTH CANAL AND EPIDAURUS . [CORINTH CRUISE IF AVAILABLE] The Corinth Canal is a very important navigational route in the Greek archipelago connecting the Gulf of Corinth with the Saronic Gulf. The canal’s position, thereby also separates the peninsula of Peloponnese – conveniently converting it into an island – with the Greek mainland. And while the Greece canal is quite narrow, it is a vital lifeline for ships wanting to enter the Aegean Sea. Day 6 [ 1 NIGHT] MORNING PRIVATE TRANSFER TO DELPHI [ 2 TO 3 HRS DRIVE] Delphi : a town on Mount Parnassus in the south of mainland Greece. It's the site of the 4th-century-B.C. Temple of Apollo, once home to a legendary oracle. This extensive mountainside archaeological complex contains the remains of the sanctuaries of Apollo and Athena Pronaia, as well as an ancient stadium and theater. Day 7 [ 1 NIGHT] AFTER BREAKFAST TRANSFER TO METEORA : [ 4 HOURS DRIVE : DELPHI TO METEORA] The Metéora is a formation of immense monolithic pillars and hills-like huge rounded boulders which dominate the local area. It is also associated with one of the largest and most precipitously built complexes of Eastern Orthodox monasteries in Greece, second in importance only to Mount Athos. TRANSFER TO ATHENS HOTEL [ 6 HOURS DRIVE] . REST OF THE DAY AT LEISURE Day 8 AFTER BREAKFAST TRANSFER TO AIRPORT TO BOARD FLIGHT TO SANTORINI ON ARRIVAL , PRIVATE TRANSFER TO HOTEL AT SANTORINI Day 9 & 10 AT SANTORINI ISLAND [ 2 NIGHTS] OPTION TOURS : YATCH TO VOLCANO ISLAND , ENJOY THE SUNSET AT SUNSET POINT Day 11 AFTER BREAKFAST TRANSFER TO THE PORT TO BOARD THE SPEED BOAT TO CRETE ISLAND ARRIVE AT HERAKLION, CRETE AND PRIVATE TRANSFER TO HOTEL Day 12 AT CRETE Day 13 PRIVATE TRANSFER FROM HOTEL TO AIRPORT AT CRETE. ARRIVE AT ATHENS AIRPORT AND BOARD CONNECTING FLIGHT TO INDIA |
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