General

 

Athens City Breaks – 7 Days

7 days/ 6 Nights

CODE: CBA07D05

Itinerary

1st day: Arrival in Athens and transfer to your hotel. Rest of the day free.

2nd day: Breakfast at hotel. Departure for the half day city tour of Athens including visit to Acropolis and the New Museum (organised bus tour, with licensed English speaking guide). Rest of the day free. We recommend a visit to the National Museum or a walk around Plaka, the old district, for shopping or eating, or the evening tour to Cape Sounio with the breathtaking view and the Temple of Poseidon..

3rd day: Breakfast at hotel. Free time to explore the city at your own pace. We recommend the One day cruise to Aegina – Poros – Hydra, witch will give you a taste of the Saronic Golf. The cruise includes also lunch and folklore show on board.

4th day: Breakfast at hotel. Today you leave Athens for 3 days, to enjoy a grand tour around Classical Greece (departures every Monday – Tuesday – Thursday on specific dates and Saturdays). After crossing the Corinth canal you will arrive to the archaeological site of Myceane, where you get to see the famous Tomb of King Agamemnon and the Lion’s Gate. After that you’ll visit the picturesque town to Nafplio, the first capital of Greece and finally the Ancient Theatre of Epidavros, famous for its acoustics. In the afternoon departure for Olympia, the birth place of the Olympic Games, through the cities of Tripolis and Megalopolis, where we have a short stop. Arrival and overnight stay in Olympia.

5th day: Breakfast at hotel. You begin your day with a tour in Ancient Olympia with its great history and worldwide heritage. After that, immediate departure to Delfi. Crossing the newly built bridge of Rio – Antirio and passing by the city of Nafpaktos and the coastal road to Delfi, you’ll visit the traditional mountain village of Arachova. Overnight stay in Delfi

6th day: Breakfast at hotel. Tour to the archaeological sites of Delfi, where you get to visit the Museum, the temple of Apollo, where Pythia used to give her Oracles to ancient Greeks and the Castalia spring with two monumental fountains. In the afternoon return and overnight in Athens.

7th day: Breakfast at hotel. Free time to explore the city at your own pace. According to your time of departure, transfer to Athens airport.

(The sequence of the tours can be changed, according to your request)

Recommended tours

Half Day evening Tour to Cape Sounio
Athens by Night Tour
One day Cruise (Aegina – Poros – Hydra)

Includes

  • Transfer upon arrival/ departure from Athens International Airport
  • 4 nights in Athens, on Bed and Breakfast Basis in central hotel of your preference
  • 1 night in Olympia, in 4* hotel on Bed and Breakfast basis
  • 1 night in Delfi, in 4* hotel on Bed and Breakfast basis
  • Bus transfers between Athens – Olympia – Delfi
  • Half Day Athens City tour with English speaking Guide
  • Guided tours during the trip to Classical Greece, as mentioned above
  • Pick up services from or near your hotel and entrance fees during guided sightseeing
  • All Taxes