Ancient Greece, Santorini & Corfu

Ancient Greece, Santorini & Corfu
От AUD 14 995,00 A$
  • Продолжительность: 14 дн. (прибл.)
  • Место встречи: Athens
  • Код предложения: GRE27
DAY 1 WED 12 MAY

ARRIVE ATHENS (D)

Arrive in Athens and private transfer to your hotel near the Acropolis. Meet your tour leader and fellow travellers for your Welcome Dinner at a local restaurant tonight.

Accommodation: Hotel Divani Palace Acropolis, Athens


DAY 2 THU 13 MAY

ATHENS (B)

Discover Athens today to understand the grandeur of its past, the rich Greek history and mythology. Our day starts at the Acropolis and its New Museum, a showcase of its surviving treasures, and finishes in the National Garden next to the Parliament.
Accommodation: Hotel Divani Palace Acropolis, Athens


DAY 3 FRI 14 MAY

STAVROS NIARCHOS FOUNDATION (B)

Enjoy your morning visit to Julia and Alexander N. Diomedes Botanic Garden. In the afternoon, visit Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Centre with a private guided tour. This remarkable cultural complex is a state-of-the-art facility that houses the Greek National Opera and the National Library of Greece.

Accommodation: Hotel Divani Palace Acropolis, Athens


DAY 4 SAT 15 MAY

ATHENS TO HYDRA (B/D)

Today, take a day trip to Hydra by ferry, with time to explore the picturesque waterfront, elegant stone mansion museums and colourful cobbled squares. Ferry back to the mainland to meet your coach for the journey to Nafplio on the Peloponnese Peninsula.

Accommodation: Seafos Luxury Resort and Spa, Nafplio


DAY 5 SUN 16 MAY

EPIDAURUS ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE (B/D)

Explore Nafplio this morning, with first stop the Palamidi Fortress, dominating the city, with views of the entire eastern Peloponnese. Next stop is Epidaurus, an archaeological treasure. We then reach our destination in Gythio, our base to further explore the Peloponnese.

Accommodation: Las Hotel and Spa, Gythio 


DAY 6 MON 17 MAY

MONEMVASIA (B)

Your day trip to Monemvasia takes you to a spectacular medieval fortress town clinging to a rock off the Mediterranean coast. A local guide will help us explore this stone-built settlement, nestled at the edge of the giant citadel.

Accommodation: Las Hotel and Spa, Gythio 


DAY 7 TUE 18 MAY

MANI PENINSULA (B/L)

You will discover the Mani Peninsula today, the southern tip of the Peloponnese. First we visit Patrick Leigh Fermor’s house in Kardamyli, one of Greece’s most stunning homes. Then the beautiful Mediterranean garden of Katerina Georgi and finally the ancient flooded Caves of Diros.

Accommodation: Las Hotel and Spa, Gythio 


DAY 8 WED 19 MAY

MYCENAE (B/L)

Today travel back to Athens via the UNESCO archaeological site of Mycenae, once the mighty heart of a civilisation thought to be myth - until Schliemann’s 1870s excavations proved otherwise. You’ll explore its UNESCO-listed ruins and museum, rich with artefacts from Greece’s legendary Mycenaean age.

Accommodation: Hotel Divani Palace Acropolis, Athens


DAY 9 THU 20 MAY

ATHENS TO CORFU (B/D)

Fly from Athens to Corfu today, then checkin to your hotel with breathtaking views of the Ionian Sea. The afternoon takes you on an orientation walk of Corfu town.

Accommodation: Corfu Holiday Palace, Corfu


DAY 10 FRI 21 MAY

ACHILLEION PALACE GARDENS (B)

You’ll experience one of Europe’s most admired royal retreats this morning, Achilleion, the former summer palace of Empress Elisabeth of Austria, affectionately known as ‘Sisi’. Next onto Mon Repos, where the late Duke of Edinburgh was born, with its spectacular views of the Ionian Sea. The afternoon is at your leisure.

Accommodation: Corfu Holiday Palace, Corfu


DAY 11 SAT 22 MAY

CAPODISTRIAS MUSEUM AND GARDENS (B)

The Capodistrias Museum is dedicated to the first governor of modern Greece, Ioannis Kapodistrias. The hilltop garden has a rich flora and panoramic views. Then dine on a traditional Corfiot lunch at Ambelonas, where grapes and olives have been growing for 400 years.

Accommodation: Corfu Holiday Palace, Corfu


DAY 12 SUN 23 MAY

CORFU TO SANTORINI (B/L)

Fly to the stunning island of Santorini and transfer to your hotel followed by sunset drinks in Oia, loved for its whitewashed houses, blue-domed churches and breathtaking sunsets.

Accommodation: Santo Miramare Resort, Santorini


DAY 13 MON 24 MAY

SANTORINI (B/D)

Discover Santorini today. Your first stop is the remarkable archeological site at Akrotiri. Suspended walkways enable visitors to a walk above the excavated section of the Minoan port town. Then enjoy your Farewell Dinner tonight.

Accommodation: Santo Miramare Resort, Santorini


DAY 14 TUE 25 MAY

END OF TOUR (B)

Your tour ends after breakfast this morning.