Enjoy Athens and a 5-Day Cruise in the Aegean Sea
5 Day Cruise to Greek Islands & Turkey
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Rates start from EURO 1,310 per person, in Double occupancy room in 3* hotel in Athens & in Inside Cabin in low season. The cruise is All Inclusive (accommodation on board in the booked category, all meals, an extensive choice of alcoholic & non-alcoholic beverages, 2 shore excursions, all port & service charges & entertainment on board) Please contact us for more details.
Included
To help you plan your trip, we have put together a list of what's included in your tour package. This will give you a clear understanding of what to expect and help you make any necessary arrangements before your journey begins.
- Half Day Athens Sightseeing including new Acropolis Museum
- 3* hotel in Athens
- All Inclusive Cruise
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Itinerary
We have carefully planned out each day to give you the best possible experience. Join us as we take you on a journey through some of the most fascinating destinations.
Breakfast at the hotel. Then pick up for a half day Athens tour. This tour gives you the opportunity to observe the striking contrasts that make Athens such a fascinating city. Our expert guide will take you to the center of the city: Constitution Square(Syntagma), the House of Parliament, the Memorial to the Unknown Soldier. Driving down Herod Atticus Street you will see the EVZONES (National Guard) in their picturesque costume and the Presidential Palace.
On your way to the Acropolis you will see the Panathenaic Stadium, where the first Olympic Games of the modern era were held in 1896, and the Athens of the 2nd century A.D., the Temple of Olympian Zeus and the Adrian’s Arch. On the Acropolis, you will visit the museum and the architectural masterpieces of the Golden Age of Athens: the Propylea, the temple of Athena Nike, the Erechtheion and finally, the “harmony between matter and spirit”, the monument that “puts order in the mind”, the Parthenon. Return to hotel. Afternoon at leisure. Overnight.
Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning transfer to the port of Lavrion and embarkation for the 5-day cruise to the Greek islands and Turkey. At 11:30 sailing to Mykonos, the jewel of the Cyclades. Lunch on board. In the afternoon arrival in Mykonos. Time at leisure for shopping and strolling through the typical white-washed narrow streets of the picturesque town. In the evening sailing to Kusadasi. Dinner and overnight on board.
Breakfast on board. Early morning arrival in Kusadasi. This seaside resort has undergone vigorous development in recent years and is an excellent place to shop for Turkish goods. The optional tour to nearby Ephesus is not to be missed, for here the history truly comes to life. Walking towards the ancient harbor, down a marble road rutted by the wheels of countless chariots, you pass such architectural masterpieces as the Magnesian Gate and the Library of Celsus before arriving at the great amphitheater where Saint Paul was arrested and cast out of the city. Later in the morning sailing to Patmos. Lunch on board.
In the afternoon arrival in Patmos. This serene island is known as the site of the apocalyptic revelations of Saint John the Divine, written here during his exile from the Roman Empire. The cave where he is said to have lived is now the site of the monastery of the Apocalypse founded in the 11th century by the abbot Christodoulos. It houses priceless icons and manuscripts in its treasury. In the evening sailing to Crete. Dinner and overnight on board.
Breakfast on board. Early morning arrival in Lavrion. Transfer to the airport for your departure flight.
