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Best of Greece

From $811 • 5 days • Destination Services Greece • Athens, Greece, Kalabaka • Pickup available • Not Cancellable

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Why we love it?

The "Best of Greece" tour offers a comprehensive 5-day exploration of key historical and cultural sites, including Athens, Delphi, and Kalabaka. Ideal for history enthusiasts and travelers seeking an immersive experience, this tour features guided visits to the ancient ruins of Delphi and the stunning monasteries of Meteora, with English-speaking local guides leading the way. Distinctively, the tour provides options for French and Italian-speaking guides on specific departure days, enhancing accessibility for a broader range of travelers. Accommodations and daily breakfasts are included, ensuring a comfortable and convenient journey through Greece's rich heritage.

Inclusions

Operated with English-speaking local guides during the activities in Delphi (Day 2), Meteora (Day 3) and Athens (Day 4)
French-speaking guide available on Tuesday departures only
Italian-speaking guide available on Wednesday departures only from June to August
4 nights´ accommodation
4 Breakfasts
1 Dinner (on day 2)
Arrival transfer from Athens International airport or from Piraeus port to the hotel on a shared basis
Departure transfer from the hotel to Athens International airport or to Piraeus port on a shared basis
Air-conditioned transportation throughout the program as per itinerary on a shared basis
All entrance fees mentioned in the itinerary: Archaeological site of Delphi on day 2; Meteora monasteries on day 3; sightseeing tour in Athens (incl. Acropolis and Acropolis Museum entrance fees) on day 4
Meet & Greet on day 1

Exclusions

Any airfares or airport taxes, supplements for which are quoted separately if applicable
International nor domestic flights
Delphi Museum visit
Expenses of personal nature like tipping, laundry, telephone/fax calls, alcoholic/non-alcoholic beverages, video camera fees at monuments, medical expenses, any insurance etc.
Any visit not mentioned in the programme
Optional tours and activities
Travel Insurance, any loss or extra cost arising due to unforeseen circumstances such as flight delays, accidents, etc
Climate Change Resilience Fee. Clients will have to pay the Fee on the spot at the hotels.

Itinerary

Day 1 ARRIVAL ATHENS

Upon your arrival at Athens international airport, you will be met and transferred to your hotel. Athens has an array of amazing hotels, and this package has the cream of the crop, and we know you will thoroughly enjoy your one night stay in Athens. Rest of the day free of leisure. Visit on your own the famous flea market in Plaka (old town of Athens).

Overnight in Athens.

Day 2 ATHENS – DELPHI – KALAMBAKA (420 km – 9 hrs)

After a delicious breakfast, leave for Delphi via Thebes, Levadia and the picturesque village of Arachova, on the slopes of Mount Parnassus, arrive in Delphi and visit the Archaeological Site. After the visit depart for Kalambaka, passing through picturesque villages and towns of Central Greece.

Overnight in Kalambaka.

Day 3 KALAMBAKA – METEORA – ATHENS (355 km – 9 hrs)

After breakfast in your hotel visit Meteora and enjoy the unique and most impressive scenery with ageless Monasteries, containing priceless historical and religious treasures, standing between earth and sky atop huge rocks. Return to Athens via Trikala, Lamia, and Thermopylae (a short stop to see Leonida's Monument across the road). Arrive in Athens early in the evening.

Overnight in Athens.

Day 4 ATHENS

Today, after breakfast at the hotel, our expert guide will take you to see the Panathenaic Stadium where the first Olympic Games of modern times were held in 1896 (short stop). Continue and pass by the Prime Minister's residence (ex-Royal Palace) guarded by the Euzones in their colorful uniform, the Temple of Olympian Zeus, the Hadrian's Arch, the Parliament and the memorial to the Unknown Soldier, the Academy, the University, the National Library, the Constitution Square (Syntagma). On the Acropolis visit the Architectural Masterpieces of the Golden Age of Athens: The Propylaea, the Temple of Athena Nike, the Erechtheion and finally "the harmony between material and spirit", the monument that "puts order in the mind", the Parthenon. Continue and visit the place where at last the statues found their home and admire the wonders of the classical era: The new Acropolis museum.

Overnight in Athens.

Day 5 DEPARTURE ATHENS

Wake up to your tasty breakfast in the hotel and enjoy your last day in this long-standing metropolis. At the indicated time, you will be transferred to the airport in Athens and you could take your flight to your following destination or you will be transferred to the port of Piraeus for your next island visit.

Please Note

Please note that local conditions prevalent at the time of travel may result in modifications to the tour contents without prior notice
Hotel early check-in, late check-out, connecting or adjoining rooms are subject to availability and are not guaranteed.
The distances and travel times described in the itinerary may vary.
No refund for unused services. Splitting of the package is not allowed
Due to certain restrictions on the visiting hours of the new Acropolis Museum the order of the program can be changed.
Please note that the inbound airport Athens - City hotel transfers are included only as part of the package and if pre and post-night stay is booked as an extra. Otherwise additional transfers should be purchased separately.