Depart Home for Athens, Greece
Arrive in Athens, Greece
Airport Transfer
Check-in, Refresh and Relax
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.
Visit the Acropolis Hill and the New Acropolis Museum - Democracy open air class and ancient parliament visit. Passing through the great gateway of the Propylaea, we will see the fabled temples of Periclean Athens – Athena Nike nestling on the rock’s shoulder, the Erechtheion with its patient caryatids and the incomparable Parthenon.
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Cooking Class and Food Tasting - The group will visit the local markets and prepare a three-course traditional meal (lunch included)
Transfer to Delphi
Stop to Arachova - We will stop here to explore this traditional Greek Village and have a lunch break
Arrive in Delphi and Overnight
Breakfast & Day Briefing
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.
Transfer to Nafplion
En Route Stop to Nafpaktos - Known in history for the naval battle that took place there (Lepanto).
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Mycenae Walking Tour - It is among the most important archaeological sites in Greece. It is located on the eastern side of Peloponnese, close to Nafplion Town.
Epidaurus Theatre
Return to Nafplion and Free Time
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Transfer to Santorini - Via bus and ferry (approx 8 hours)
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Panoramic Coach Tour of the Island
Structured Free Time and Cultural Immersion
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Free Morning in Santorini
Transfer to Athens
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.
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
Farewell Dinner and Program Closing
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Free Day in Athens
Suggestions:
Aegina Full Day Excursion
Traditional Dance Workshop
Day Cruise Island Hop On- Hop off
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Airport Transfer
Depart Athens, Greece for Home