Ganymedes

SWEPT THROUGH GREECE

WITH 4 DAYS AEGEAN LEYENDS SEA CRUISE

FIRST DAY WEDNESDAY

ATHENS ARRIVAL: Meet at Athens Airport and transfer to hotel. Remainder of day at leisure. Athens is an amazing city to discover on your own with its numerous museums, archaeological sites, parks, hills and the shopping areas of Kolonaki, Hermou, Voukourestiou  street, Monastiraki and Plaka. Overnight hotel in Athens.

SECOND DAY THURSDAY

ATHENS SIGHTSEEING (Breakfast)

After breakfast, pickup from the hotel for your Half Day morning tour. Our expert guides 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 Presidential 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 New Acropolis Museum the place where at last the statues found their home and admire the wonders of the classical era, and the replica of Parthenon.(Mondays closed). Remainder of the day at leisure. Overnight hotel in Athens.

THIRD DAY FRIDAY

ATHENS – PIRAEUS – EMBARKATION  4 DAYS AEGEAN LEGENDS SEA CRUISE - MYKONOS (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

After breakfast, transfer to the Athens Port of Piraeus and embark on your 4 days Aegean Sea Cruise.

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MYKONOS: At leisure on this Jet Set Cycladic island renowned for its striking windmills. Wander the maze of narrow alleys and an array of shops for bargains. In the evening, enjoy the live on board entertainment or try your luck in the casino. Overnight on board. 

FOURTH DAY SATURDAY

KUSADASI (Ephesus), Turkey – PATMOS, Greece (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Kusadasi at leisure or take an optional tour to visit the Greek and Roman site of Ephesus, the best preserved ancient city in Asia Minor and the House of Virgin Mary.  Patmos, the Holy island where St. John wrote The Revelation, known as Jerusalem of the Aegean Sea. Take the optional tour to visit the Monastery and Cave of the Apocalypse by St. John. Overnight on board. 

FIFTH DAY SUNDAY

SANTORINI (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

 The amazing island of Santorini (formed by the eruption of the volcano 1600 BC). The sight is the most breathtaking of all Greek Islands and perhaps of the world. Enjoy the last night on board live entertainment, disco or, casino etc. Overnight on board.

SIXTH DAY MONDAY

ATHENS CRUISE ARRIVAL - 2 DAYS DELPHI - METEORA TOUR: ATHENS – DELPHI –  KALAMBAKA - METEORA (Breakfast, Dinner)
Breakfast on board.  Disembark. Meet at the Athens Port of Piraeus and transfer to the tour terminal for your 2 Days Delphi - Meteora tour. 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. See the ruins of the Sanctuary of Apollo Pythios, the Treasury of the Athenians. In the afternoon leave Delphi for an interesting trip through Central Greece to Kalambaka, (Meteora). Dinner in the hotel. Overnight in Kalambaka (Meteora) hotel.

SEVENTH DAY TUESDAY

2 DAYS DELPHI - METEORA TOUR: KALAMBAKA - METEORA – ATHENS (Breakfast)
After breakfast, visit Meteora and enjoy a unique and most impressive scenery with ageless Monasteries, containing priceless historical and religious treasures, standing between earth and sky atop huge rocks (The remains of the battle of Titans) . Return to Athens via Trikala, Lamia, Thermopylae , short stop to see across the road the Leonida’s Monument, the king of Spartans  (from the film 300), Arrive in Athens early in the evening.

EIGHTH DAY WEDNESDAY

DEPARTURE (Breakfast)

•  3 Nights Hotel accomodation in Athens BB including Breakfast, Taxes and Service Charges. 4 Days / 3 Nights FB Aegean Sea Cruise (FRI. to MON.) in standard outside cabin including Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Afternoon Tea, Coffee, Cookies and Midnight Snacks. (First meal: Lunch. Last meal: Breakfast).   1 Night Hotel accommodation in 4* hotel in Kalambaka (Meteora) HB (HALF BOARD)  including Breakfast Dinner, Taxes and Service Charges.
• Port Taxes for the Cruise.
• Arrival and Departure Airport / Port Transfers by Private Contracted A/C Modern Mercedes-Benz  Taxi.
• Athens Sightseeing & 2 Days/1Night Half Board in 4* hotel Delphi - Kalambaka (Meteora) Tour by Regular Organized Seat In Coach Tours with English Speaking Guide and entrance fees included.

This Package Does Not Include:

• The visit to the Museum of Delphi.

•  Optional Shore Excursions on the cruise.
•  Tipping to Cruise Staff (8 Euro pp per day pooled).

      * Please note the terms and conditions and the days and timing that tours operate. The sequence of the cruise itinerary canot be changed. 

Athens by Night (Dinner included)

Cape Sounion in the Afternoon (Temple of Poseidon)