Main Info
Spend some time in paradise
| Included |
· 3 nights in Athens at the hotel of your choice, 4* or 5* · Athens Sightseeing tour with Acropolis and Acropolis Museum (shared) · RT transfers from the hotel · Professional English-speaking guide · Entrance fees to the Acropolis and Acropolis Museum · Transfer from the hotel to Piraeus port · FAST Ferry tickets Piraeus – Santorini · Transfer from Santorini port to the hotel · 2 nights in Santorini at the hotel of your choice, 4* or 5* · Highlight Tour of Santorini with wine tasting (semiprivate) · Transfer from the hotel to Santorini port · FAST Ferry tickets Santorini – Piraeus · Transfer from Piraeus port to the hotel · Breakfast daily · Transfer from the hotel to Athens International Airport · All taxes except for the new accommodation tax |
| Excluded |
Upgrade to business class on ferries – $156 per person |
| Rates and Dates |
| Hotels | 4-Star Athens – Brown Hotels Santorini – El Greco Hotel Hotels | 5-Star Athens – Royal Olympic Hotel Santorini – Astro Palace |
Itinerary
Upon your arrival in Athens, you will be met and transferred to your hotel.
Hotels: Overnight in Athens
Meals: Breakfast
Following breakfast, depart from your hotel for a half-day Athens sightseeing and the Acropolis Museum tour. From the Acropolis to Omonia Square, you’ll see all the famous sites of ancient and modern Athens on this comprehensive morning tour. Offering a perfect overview of the modern city will help you get your bearings if this is your first visit to Athens. Depart for a photo stop at Panathinaiko Stadium, where the first Olympic Games took place in 1896. It is the only stadium built out of white marble. Proceed, passing by Zappeion andthe Temple of Olympian Zeus. You will then pass the Athens Trilogy, which includes the University of Athens, the Academy of Athens, and the National Library. Continue passing by National Garden, Hadrian’s Arc, St. Paul’s Church, Parliament, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Schliemann’s House (Numismatic Museum), Catholic Cathedral, Old Parliament, Constitution Square, Russian Orthodox Church, and finally Acropolis (visit Propylaea, Temple of Athena Nike, Parthenon, Erechtheion with its Porch of Maidens). Continue the expert-guided tour with a pleasant short walk, passing by Herodion and Dionysos Theater to visit the Acropolis Museum. Avoid and skip the lines of the new museum. Main attractions such as votives, artifacts of everyday life, statues from the archaic period, Caryatids, and of course, the Parthenon Hall with the metopes, the pediments, and the frieze will impress you. Afterward, you will return to your hotel and enjoy the rest of the day on your own.
Hotels: Overnight in Athens
Meals: Breakfast
Early morning transfer to the port of Athens (Piraeus) to board the ferry to the island of Santorini.
Upon arrival in Santorini, you will be met and transferred to your hotel. The evening is free to enjoy the breathtaking view of the caldera. Santorini is the most spectacular of the islands in the Cyclades. With its brilliantly flooded caldera, high cliffs, and charming villages, it is the Greek Isle of everyone’s dreams.
Hotels: Overnight in Santorini
Meals: Breakfast
Following breakfast, the morning is free.
Are you free at 16.00 approximately? Join us on a Semi-private minibus tour and follow us on a picturesque guided 4.5-hour tour of Santorini, full of spectacular scenery! Let’s go together to the highest peak of the island for a 360–degree–view photography session, visit medieval villages such as Megalochori and Pyrgos, taste the wonderful ancient wines on a wine-tasting session, take pictures of the famous Blue Domes, and finally admire the stunning and colorful sunset in Oia village.
Enjoy the Highlights of the island with a half-day tour. The tour starts around 16:00 from the closest meeting point to your location. The Guide will be waiting for you to start the exploration of the highlights, will guide you all through the tour.
The first stop will be at Prophet Liass Monastery for 15 minutes, which is the highest point of the island with a panoramic view, followed by a stop at Pyrgos village for 20-30 minutes.
Next stop is at the wine museum. Enjoy your wine tasting (3 local wines). You will also explore the winery, the only wine museum in the Cyclades, and find out about Santorini’s famous traditional wine-making process.
Our last stop will be at the village of Oia for one hour. The most photographed village. You will get to explore the village by walking along the narrow paths, taking pictures of the famous blue domes, and enjoying the unique sunset.
Hotels: Overnight in Santorini
Meals: Breakfast
Begin your last morning in the awe-inspiring Santorini with breakfast at your hotel. At an indicated time, you will be transferred to the port to get on a ferry for your return to Athens.
Upon arrival, our representative will transfer you to your hotel in Athens.
Hotels: Overnight in Athens
Meals: Breakfast
After breakfast, you’ll be transferred to the international airport for your flight home.
Meals: Breakfast
