Grecia Crucero Islas Griegas Externa

Duration

8 Days

Physical rate

Moderate

Starting city

Athens

Available

April 2023 / November 2023

Cities to visit: Athens; Kamena Vourla; Kalambaca; Delphi; Mikonos; Kusadasi; Patmos; Heraklion; Santorini

Detailed day by day description

Introduction

Dear Traveler: thank you for choosing us to perform this Tour! We hope you enjoy your trip.

Here we give you a guidance on their tour with the information that we believe may be of your interest. The information is indicative, may exist variations on designated hours.

TRANSFER from the airport, if you have it included or purchasing. Our transfer will be waiting for you with a poster on behalf of Europamundo or its name to the output of the custom (after collecting your luggage)..

Remember to inform us by phone if you lost your connection flight or expected delay of their arrival, in your VOUCHER figure the phone of the transfer.

IMPORTANT: If you had additional nights upon arrival the hotel will have your reservation, but his travel guide normally will not be until the night before the start of the tour.

Day
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Arrival. Transfer to the hotel.
Reception. Transfer to hotel and free time. You will receive information about the start of the circuit during the afternoon, or you can check the informative panels in the hotel reception area.
IMPORTANT - IF YOU REQUESTED ADDITIONAL NIGHTS on arrival at the hotel you will have your booking made but the guide of your trip will normally not arrive until the start of the included activities. YOUR TIME BEFORE THIS MOMENT IS THEREFORE FREE. At your hotel they can help you with all the information you need.
NB: The schedules you will find in this itinerary are approximate. The guide, depending on the situation and in order to improve the development of the circuit, may adjust the schedules.
Total distance: 410 km.
Scenery: Views over the sea. Fantastic landscapes in the region of Meteoras, orthodox monasteries.
Notes: Wear appropriate clothing (women will have to wear the skirts that will be given at arrival to the monastery). Also foresee comfortable footwear... you will have to climb many steps in Meteoras!
08:00 hrs. Athens –departure-. We leave for the north of Greece. Pleasant Mediterranean landscapes.
10.15 hrs. - Kamena Vourla – Arrival.- Charming tourist centre by the sea amidst magnificent scenery. Time for a stroll and a coffee.
11.15 hrs. - Kamena Vourla –departure-. Continuation northbound. We make a brief stop at the gorge where the battle of Thermopylae took place.
13.45 hrs. Kastraki- stop for lunch in this picturesque town located at the foot of the Meteora. The views here are magnificent!. After lunch we will visit Meteoras an impressive place declared UNESCO World Heritage, an area that covers a few square kilometers and where an ancient monastic community and a rare geological phenomenon of huge rock pillars coexist in absolute harmony. We will see the whole valley and have the chance to go into one of the most famous monasteries (entrance included).
Accommodation in Kalambaka, a small town in the center of the Meteoras´ region. Dinner included.
Total distance covered: 435 km.

Scenery : Attractive Mediterranean landscapes. Very beautiful countryside in the Delphi region.
Note: The order of the stage may vary, with the Monasterio of Osios Loukas coming first and then, Delphi.
08:00 hrs - Kalabaka –Departure-. Journey through Thessaly towards central Greece. Spectacular countryside above the sea on arrival in Delphi.
11.30 hrs - Delphi –Arrival-. Entrance included to visit the beautiful archaeological site that dominates the Gulf of Corinth, a place that abounds with magic. Time for lunch.
14.30 hrs - Delphi –Departure-. Journey through the mountains, Mount Parnassus dominates the landscape.
15.15 hrs- Osios Loukas Monastery . Arrival to one of the most beautiful Byzantine monasteries in Greece, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its magnificent mosaics from the 11th century are surprising.
16.30 hrs- Osios Loukas departure.
19.30 hrs Athens –Arrival.
TODAY´S HIGHLIGHTS: City tour in Athens.
We will enjoy a panoramic tour of the city with a local guide which includes the Presidential Palace, the Panathinaikos stadium where the first modern Olympic games were held, the national library, the bustling squares of the center; the new neighborhoods that emerged after the 2004 Olympic games. The tour will end at the Acropolis site (entry not included).
In the evening we include a transfer to the area of PLAKA, a place full of small Greek taverns where you can also enjoy this country´s folklore.
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT: Mediterranean cruise.
After breakfast, we include a transfer to the port of Lavrio leaving Lavrio at 11.00hrs.- Enjoyment of the countryside from the sea. 18.00hrs .- Expected arrival in MYKONOS . Time on the island of windmills and white houses by the sea.- 23.00hrs- Mykonos , departure. Night on board.
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT: Mediterranean cruise.
07.00hrs.- KUSADASI -Arrival-. On the Turkish coast. You can shop in the bazaars before taking the trip to see the a ncient Ephesus.-
12.00hrs- Kusadasi -departure for Patmos-.
16.00hrs.- PATMOS -Arrival -. The island where the apostle St John wrote the Apocalypse; you can see the cave where he lived near the Monastery of the Apocalypse.
21.00hrs.- Patmos -departure-. Night on board, dance in the discotheque?
TODAY´S HIGHLIGHT: Mediterranean cruise.
07.00hrs.- HERAKLION. - Arrival in the capital of the Greek island of Crete along with the archaeological remains of Knossos that can be visited through the optional tour offered by the cruise. 11:30hrs.- Departure. 16:30 hrs.- SANTORINI- Probably the most impressive of the Mediterranean islands, its hillsides, its white villages full of light and impressive views of the sea. At 21.00 hrs our cruise goes back out to sea, night on board -enjoy the party!-.
Arrival to the port of Piraeus early in the morning (around 07.00hrs).
Note: In case of requesting additional nights in Athens, the port transfer to the hotel is not included and will be billed.

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