Day 1: Arrive in Athens, Greece.

Check into your hotel. The rest of the day is free for you to start exploring the Greek capital. Later, meet your Tour Director.

Day 2: Athens.

A day to discover Athens at leisure, visiting one of the museums or strolling through the Plaka district, or the opportunity to experience island life on the optional 3-island cruise, visiting Aegina, Poros, and Hydra in one day. Included meals: Breakfast

Day 3: Athen-Corinth-Nauplia.

Join the included guided tour of Athens, featuring the highlights of this ancient capital with a visit to the Acropolis. Cross the Corinth canal, a project conceived in ancient Greece but only completed in 1893, and head for the coast to Nauplia. Included meals: Breakfast

Day 4: Nauplia-Epidaurus-Mycenae-Sparta.

This morning, journey into the Argolis to stop in Epidaurus, located in the hilly countryside dotted with pine trees and oleanders. In this magnificent setting, visit the ancient open-air theater that can still seat 14,000 spectators. Later, enjoy the included excursion to the archaeological site and the museum of Mycenae, a city fortress cursed by the gods but rich in gold and warrior kings. Travel into the Peloponnese to Sparta, where history hangs between reality and legend. Included meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Day 5: Sparta-Mystra-Olympia.

Enjoy the included visit of the medieval Byzantine citadel of Mystra, at one time known as the “Florence of the East.” Before arriving in Olympia, visit an olive oil museum. Included meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Day 6: Olympia-Patras-Delphi.

Explore Olympia, where the athletes of antiquity performed in honor of the king of deities. Spend some free time in this pretty town, or learn more about the history of the Olympic Games on the optional archaeological site sightseeing tour. Later, drive north to Patras, the capital of the Peloponnese and the west coast’s largest port. Continue crossing the spectacular Rion-Antirion bridge through the picturesque fishing villages along the south coast of the mainland to legendary Delphi. Included meals: Breakfast

Day 7: Delphi-Kalambaka.

Join optional morning sightseeing of the archaeological site in Delphi. Once called the “Navel of the Earth,” Delphi was the greatest oracle of the ancient world, where people flocked to seek advice. Now, it’s one of the grandest sites in Greece. On to Kalambaka. Included meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Day 8: Kalambaka-Meteora-Athens.

A short drive to Meteora, a cluster of spectacular Christian-Orthodox monasteries perched in an unforgettable manner on a set of rising rock formations. They were originally built by hermit monks living in caves carved into the rocks. Later, drive south to Athens. Included meals: Breakfast

Day 9: Athens.

A full day at leisure to explore the unseen parts of the city, do last-minute shopping, or maybe join the optional Greek dinner. Included meals: Breakfast

Day 10: Athens-UK.

Your holiday ends with breakfast this morning.

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