• Day 1: Fly overnight to Greece

  Fly overnight to Greece

• Day 2: Athens

  Meet your Tour Director at the airport

  Take a walking tour of Athens

  With your tour director you will see:
  

  • Plaka District
  • Temple of Olympian Zeus

• Day 3: Athens

  Take a guided tour of Athens

  With your expert local guide you will see:
  

  • Olympic Stadium

  Visit the Acropolis:

  • Parthenon
  • Temple of Athena Nike

  Visit the Acropolis Museum

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  Greek Evening

  Immerse yourself in Greek culture during an evening of festive entertainment and local cuisine! Witness the fancy footwork of traditional Greek dancing accompanied by musicians playing on bouzoukis, stringed instruments unique to Greece. Music and dancing have long played a central role in Greek culture with over 4,000 dances from all regions of the country.

• Day 4: Athens

  Full day to explore on your own or

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  Saronic Islands Cruise

  Set sail through the islands of the Saronic Gulf! Your first stop is the island of Aegina, home to the best pistachios in Greece. Then it’s on to Poros, whose Historic Clock is visible from all over town. Finally, stop at Hydra, full of red-tiled houses and narrow stone-paved alleys. Your cruise includes lunch, and you may have time for swimming before returning to port mid-evening.

• Day 5: Mycenae • Epidaurus • Argolida

  Continue on to Mycenae

  Stop at the Corinth Canal

  Take a guided tour of Mycenae

  Visit a pottery workshop

  Travel to Epidaurus

  Take a guided tour of Epidaurus

  Continue on to Argolida

• Day 6: Olympia

  Travel to Olympia

  Take a guided tour of Olympia

  Visit the Olympia museum

• Day 7: Delphi

  Travel to Delphi

  Take a guided tour of Delphi

  With your expert local guide you will see:
  

  • Temple of Apollo

  Visit the Delphi Museum

• Day 8: Cape Sounion • Athens

  Travel to Cape Sounion

  Take a guided tour of Cape Sounion

  Visit the Temple of Poseidon

• Day 9: Depart for home

  Depart for home

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• Day 9: Greek island cruise • Mykonos

  During your cruise, you may add shore excursion packages for two or three islands

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  Shore Excursion Package 1: Vathi and Knossos Palace

  Your optional shore excursion package includes visits to Vathi and the Minoan Palace of Knossos in Crete.

  In Samos, visit Vathi, the Wine Museum and see the archaeological site of Heraion, a large sanctuary to the goddess Hera. After a trip to Samos' bustling town square, enjoy the white sand beaches of Pythagorio village, namesake of the ancient Greek philosopher and scientist, Pythagoras.

  While in Crete, visit the Minoan Palace of Knossos, one of the Bronze Age’s most impressive archaeological sites in the world. Also known as the Labyrinth, the palace appears as a maze of workrooms, living spaces, and store rooms close to a central square. Sir Arthur Evan’s archaeological excavations and restorations from 1900 suggest that this was the site of the ancient Minoan Kingdom.

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  Shore Excursion Package 2: Vathi, Knossos Palace and Oia Village

  Your optional shore excursion package includes visits to Knossos Palace in Crete and Oia in Santorini.

  In Samos, visit the Wine Museum and see the archaeological site of Heraion, a large sanctuary to the goddess Hera. After a trip to Samos' bustling town square, enjoy the white sand beaches of Pythagorio village, namesake of the ancient Greek philosopher and scientist, Pythagoras.

  While in Crete, visit Knossos Palace, one of the Bronze Age’s most impressive archaeological sites in the world. Also known as the Labyrinth, the palace appears as a maze of workrooms, living spaces, and store rooms close to a central square. Sir Arthur Evan’s archaeological excavations and restorations from 1900 suggest that this was the site of the ancient Minoan Kingdom.

  In Santorini, take a scenic excursion to the village of Oia and explore its unique architecture, quaint shops and charming port of Ammoudi. Along the way, enjoy spectacular views. 

  
  

  
  

  Cruise the Greek islands:

  • Visit the island of Mykonos

• Day 10: Greek island cruise • Samos • Patmos

  Cruise the Greek islands:

  • Visit the island of Samos
  • Visit the island of Patmos 

• Day 11: Greek island cruise • Crete • Santorini

  Cruise the Greek islands:

  • Visit the island of Crete

  • Visit the island of Santorini

• Day 12: Depart for home

  Depart for home