Depart Home for Athens, Greece
Arrive in Athens, Greece
Airport Transfer
Check-In, Relax and Refresh
Orientation Walking Tour - The group will become oriented with their neighborhood, the public transportation systems, nearby pharmacies, markets, ATMs, etc. Additionally, an in-depth safety briefing will be provided for what to do incase of an emergency.
Welcome Dinner - The group will be taken for an authentic dinner with a wide variety of menu options to cater all diets.
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Athens Historical & Cultural Walking Tour - Syntagma Square, Change of the Guards, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Hadrian’s Arch, Plaka, Monastiraki, and more.
Lunch Break
The Greek Coffee Experience
Lycabettus Hill - Visit to the Chapel of Saint George and enjoy the sunset view.
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Cooking Class and Food Tasting - The group will visit the local markets and prepare a three-course traditional meal (lunch included)
Group Lunch
Visit the Acropolis Hill and the New Acropolis Museum
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Fast Ferry to Aegina (Approx 1.5 hours)
Walking Tour in the Main Town of Aegina – Learn about the history of the island, as the first capital of the Greek State
Free Time at the Seaside
Optional : Yoga Class - TBC - if this won’t be possible the group will have time to spend on the beach
Return to Athens (Approx 1.5 hours)
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Free Morning in Athens
Optional Traditional Greek Dance Lesson - Traditional Greek dancing has a primarily social function. It brings the community together at key points of the year, such as Easter, the grape harvest or patron saint festivals.
Service Learning Project – i.e. Boroume: a non-profit organization whose mission is to reduce food waste and fight malnutrition in Greece; Social kitchen ‘the other man’: a self-governing group, which cooks food in public places for the community.
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Full Day Excursion Cape Sounion
Swim at Lake Vouliagmeni - The water temperature is between 22 to 29 degrees Celsius throughout the year. The water is constantly being renewed both by the thermal springs and the sea and this results in its brackish composition.
Visit an Organic Farm and Group Lunch - Learn about their regenerative agriculture techniques (45’ tour) and enjoy a farm-to-fork meal as well an olive oil tasting.
Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion - This magnificent Doric temple stands on a vertical precipice, enjoying a breathtaking 180 degrees view of the open sea. The ancient Greeks always chose to build their temples and oracles at places with palpable energy and Cape Sounion is definitely one of them.
Return to Athens
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Transfer to Delphi
En Route Stop to Levadia
Continue to Arachova - We will stop here to explore this traditional Greek Village and have a lunch break
Sanctuary of Apollo - Located amidst breathtaking scenery in central Greece, the Sanctuary of Apollo at Ancient Delphi was the most important sacred site in the Greek world
Museum and Sanctuary of Athena - A short walk down the hill we find the Sanctuary of Athena "Pronaia" (also spelled Pronaea, meaning 'the one before' the temple of Apollo), was the first one met by the visitor who came to Delphi on foot from the eastern road, hence its name.
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Transfer to Olympia
En Route Stop to Nafpaktos - Known in history for the naval battle that took place there (Lepanto).
Ancient Olympia - Visit the undeniably most famous archaeological site in the entire Peloponnese. We will visit the the superb archaeological museum as well as the museum that is dedicated to the Olympic Games.
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Transfer to Athens
Nemea - Discover Ancient Nemea, set in a fertile upland valley in the north of the Argolid, also hosted important panhellenic games (all-Greek). We pass through the long-vaulted tunnel to the beautifully-positioned stadium, its walls covered in graffiti left by ancient competitors. In the sanctuary itself, we explore the splendid Temple of Zeus and the museum, filled with finds from Nemea, as well as the Mycenaean Aidonia Treasure.
En Route Stop to the Corinth Canal
Arrive in Athens - Check-In and Relax
Structured Free time and Cultural immersion
Farewell Dinner & Program Closing
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Airport Transfer
Depart Athens, Greece for Home