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Places

Athens, Olympia, Delphi, Kalambaka

Days

8 days / 7 nights

Price

Gold Style
From $1,095

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Overview

Tours are operated in a private luxury vehicles.
If you prefer to join one of our Stylish Escorted Groups, you may contact your Travel agent or consultant for availability and dates.
The displayed prices are based on our basic Gold Category but other categories are available.
The price in single is still based on minimum participation for 2 passengers or more. For a passenger traveling alone, we can provide the same tour with a change in the price.
All prices are subject to change.

Stylish Tours Specials

Discounted rates for parties more than 2 passengers.
Special discounted rates for children sharing parents room.
Special benefits and free upgrades for our Stylish Club members.
The tour can be modified, shortened, extended, totally customized or tailor-made to meet your requirements and match your flight schedule. Prices will change accordingly.
Check with us the list of goodies and exclusive gifts for our Royal and Diamond Styles.

Important Notes:

Tour begins in Athens on the following Mondays in 2014*:
April 21
May 5, 19
June 2, 16
July 7, 21
August 25
September 8, 22
October 6
*Other dates may be available with some adjustment to the program sequence.

Priced from $1,095 per person in a double room

guaranteed to operate with a minimum of 2 passengers

Itinerary

DAY 1 - ATHENS
Upon arrival in Athens, you will be met by a Stylish Tours USA representative and transferred to your hotel for overnight.

DAY 2 - ATHENS
Start the 1/2-day city tour by ascending to the Acropolis and the full splendor of the 5th-century BCE Athens. Visit the Propylaria (Gateway), the Temple of Athena Nike (Victory), the Parthenon and the Erechteion. Upon descent, pass Mars Hill, with the text of Paul's famous sermon inscribed on the rock at its foot. The expansive Agora of Athens, where the ancient philosophers counseled and taught, lies below. Continue to modern Athens and visit the Parliament, with its famous guards, the Plaka area, and other sites of this incredible city. Return to the hotel for overnight.

DAY 3 - ATHENS (Saronic Cruise)
In the morning, you will be transferred to the pier for a 1-day Saronic cruise. Sail to the island of Hydra and enjoy swimming in the crystal clear waters. Lunch is served on your way to the picturesque island of Poros. Arrive in the afternoon at the island of Aegina and visit the famed Temple of Afea Athena (optional, $15). Arrive back at the pier in the evening and transfer to your hotel.

DAY 4 - OLYMPIA
Follow the coastal road along the Saronic Gulf, past the Corinth Canal and Old Corinth, to Epidaurus for a visit to the 4th-century BCE theater with its incredible acoustics. Then proceed to the town of Naflion for a short stop. Drive on to Mycenae, the center of one of Europe's earliest civilizations. According to legend, King Agamemnon led his Greek warriors from Mycenae to engage the Trojans in a war that lasted 10 years. Visit the archaeological site and the tomb of Agamemnon. Continue to Olympia through the central Peloponnese and the towns of Tripolis and Megalopolis. Arrive Olympia for dinner and overnight.

DAY 5 - DELPHI
Visit the archaeological site with the Sanctuary of Olympian Zeus, the ancient stadium, and the Archaeological Museum. Then, drive on through the plains of Eliad and Achaia to the magnificent bridge which crosses the Corinthian Bay from Rion to Antirion. Pass the picturesque towns of Nafpaktos (Lepanto) and Itea en route to Delphi, nestled in the mountains of Parnassus with an unforgettable view across acres of olive trees as far as the Gulf of Corinth. Delphi was the site of the famous Oracle of Apollo. Dinner and overnight in Delphi.

DAY 6 - KALAMBAKA
Visit the archaeological site of Delphi, the Sanctuary of Apollo Pythios, and the Museum. See the City Treasuries, the delicate 5th-century statue of the Charioteer and other priceless art treasures discovered nearby. Depart for Kalambaka, a small town situated at the foot of the astonishing complex of gigantic stone pillars and monasteries of Meteora. Dinner and overnight in Kalambaka.

DAY 7 - ATHENS
Visit Meteora. Perched atop massive columns of rock, stand ageless monasteries which house exquisite specimens of Byzantine art.
Return to Athens for overnight.

DAY 8 -
You will be transferred to the airport for your departure flight.

Price Table

Includes / Excludes

4 nts in Athens
3 night
Classical Tour

* Motor Coach Tour

INCLUDED IN PRICE

• 7 nights hotel, with buffet breakfast daily.
• 3 dinners outside Athens.
• Private transfers.
• 4.5 days of touring in an air-conditioned bus, with a licensed, bilingual guide, as per the itinerary.
• Entrance fees, as per itinerary.
• Baggage handling at airports and hotels.
• Hotel service fees and taxes.
• Stylish Tours travel bag and information kit.

NOT INCLUDED IN PRICE

• Travel insurance, highly recommended.
• Airfare.
• Meals other than specified.
• Personal expenses.
• Departure taxes.
• Tips to guides, drivers, hotel porters, etc.