• 12 Nights of Hotel Accommodation
• All Ground Transportation (including transportation pass)
• Daily Continental Breakfast
• Welcome & Farewell Dinners
• 3 Group Dinners and 2 Group Lunches
• Entrance to All Venues
• Historical & Cultural Walking Tours
• Full Time Local Guide
• Full Time On Site Program Director (Available 24/7 in case of Emergencies)
• Travelers Health Insurance & Liability Insurance
• Tips & Gratuities
• Acropolis Museum & Site
• Hellenic Air Force Academy
• Hellenic Air Force Museum
• Historical Archives Museum of Hydra
• National War Museum
• Tanks Museum in Avlona
• Cooking Class
• Roman Agora & Hadrian’s Arch
• Museum Ship Averof
Airport Transfer
Check- in 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 in case 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.
“Athens: The Cradle of Democracy” - The group will visit the Acropolis Hill and the New Acropolis Museum. Visit the birthplace of drama, the sanctuary of Dionysus along the south slopes of the Acropolis. How were the drama competitions in ancient Athens? As we are walking to the the entrance gate Propylaea, we will see the temple of Nike. Propylaea will deliver us to the top where we will walk around the Parthenon and Erechtheion.
Lunch in the area of Plaka
Walk around the Old City of Athens (Plaka-Anafiotika)
Lecture and Discussion: “The European and Greek Civil Aviation Environment”
Cooking Class with Lunch Included
Free Time & Cultural Immersion
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Departure for Dekeleia Military Airport by Private Bus
Visit of the Hellenic Air Force Academy - includes a short lecture on how military training is taking place in the Hellenic Air Force.
Visit of the Hellenic Air Force Technical NCO Academy - We will visit the labs with all the electrical and mechanical equipment.
Visit of the Hellenic Air Force Museum - Students will visit the small museum inside the military airport containing older plane models.
Lunch at the Officers’ Club- Lunch will be held in the club where the military officers dine.
Transfer Back to Athens
Ferry transfer to Hydra
Historical Archives Museum of Hydra: The Historical Archive Museum of Hydra houses many items donated to the museum by the descendants of the families who dominated the social structure of the island in the 1800's and were instrumental in the launch of the Greek War of Independence.
Free Time
Group Dinner
Return to Athens
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Roman Agora & Hadrian’s Arch - Discover more about the Roman period in Athens and the Military Operations of that time.
Lunch Break
Greek Parliament - See the Change of the Guards.
Walking Tour of Monastiraki Neighborhood
Traditional Greek Coffee Experience
Lecture and Discussion: “European Aviation Safety and Security Regulations and Issues”
Lunch Break
Free Time & Cultural Immersion
National War Museum - Opened to the public in 1975, the Athens War Museum preserves Greek military relics and documents the numerous conflicts the Greek nation took part in throughout the centuries.
Lunch Break
National Historical Museum - The National Historical Museum is a historical museum in Athens. Founded in 1882, is the oldest of its kind in Greece. It is located in the Old Parliament House, which housed the Hellenic Parliament from 1875 until 1932.
Museum Ship Averof - It’s hard to understate the value of the Averoff in Greece’s naval history. It led Greece into victory during the Balkan Wars of 1910-1912, and assisted in the transport of refugees from Asia Minor in 1922.
Lunch Break
Walk in the Coastal Area of Flisvos
Stavros Niarchos Foundation and Cultural Center - Niarchos's commitment to Greece during and after World War II stands today as an effective demonstration of the power of private investment for the country’s economic well-being. Niarchos’s legacy continues into the twenty-first century with the establishment of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF). Its mission derives from Niarchos's commitment to Greece and Hellenism, as well as his keen instincts and interests in support of causes in the fields of education, social welfare, health, and arts and culture.
Group Dinner
Departure for Megara General Aviation Airport by private bus
Tour of Global Aviation Facilities - Private aviation college with facilities in Megara. The director and faculty members will lead students around the venue and explain the full training based on the European standards.
Lunch
Simulator Flight (A320) - Students will enter an Airbus 320 Flight Simulator and fly the plane!
Free time & Cultural Immersion
Tanks Museum in Avlona
Free Afternoon in Athens
Farewell Dinner & Program Closing
Airport Transfer
Depart Athens, Greece for Home