Main Info
Spend some time in paradise
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Upgrade to business class on ferries – $156 per person |
Rates and Dates |
Hotels | 4-Star Athens – Titania Hotel Mykonos – Harmony Boutique Hotel Santorini – El Greco Hotel Hotels | 5-Star Athens – NJV Athens Plaza Mykonos – Petinos Hotel Santorini – Astro Palace |
Itinerary
Upon your arrival in Athens, you will be met and transferred to your hotel. The rest of the evening is at your own leisure.
Overnight in Athens | Meals: N/A
Following breakfast, depart from your hotel for a half-day Athens sightseeing and 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 and 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 in order 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.
Overnight in Athens | Meals: Breakfast
Early morning transfer to the port of Athens to board the ferry to the island of Mykonos. Upon your arrival on the island, you will be met and transferred to your selected hotel. A day at leisure in Mykonos to enjoy this unique island. Mykonos island is a wonderful kaleidoscope of cosmopolitan shops, rocking bars, quaint windmills, great beaches, homey taverns and hidden churches all set against a brilliant blue backdrop. It’s not just the water that sparkles in the sun on Mykonos, but also the marble streets and beautiful white cubist buildings that characterize the island’s architecture.
Overnight in Mykonos | Meals: Breakfast
Breakfast at your hotel.
After your pick up from the hotel, we will depart in the morning at 10:30 a.m. starting from the port of Mykonos, to enjoy the tour around the island from a different point of view, full of traditional and authentic images and experiences. Our first stop will be at a very well-known site which all the island’s visitors must see, in order to capture a panoramic Mykonos Town photo shoot.
Following the picture taking, we will visit the picturesque small port of St. Ioannis, an area that was named after a small church dedicated to Saint Ioannis and one of great historical significance. We will visit the church, along with the Saint’s cell where the annual fair in his name is also being held. The small port in front of us is the starting point of the local fishing boats which are protected here from the island’s strong north winds.
Right after, we will depart towards the Mykonos airport, where we will have a panoramic view of the airport’s runway and perhaps, we are lucky enough to catch a plane taking off or landing. Leaving the airport behind us, we will be headed towards Ano Mera Village and pass through one entirely different scenery, one of the island’s most typical agricultural and stock raising areas, where we will observe small local cultivated fields and even some domestic animals in local family-owned farms. We will head towards the Ano Mera village’s colorful square, where one of the island’s two monasteries is located (“Panagia Tourliani”) and we will be guided through its chambers. You can also take a glimpse at the nearby open-air market with vegetables and other local products.
After capturing all these images of the Mykonian countryside and its lifestyle, we will reach the farm of the Mykonian Spiti, where we will be guided by our escort and always under the directions of the farm’s superintendent. Whoever wishes may also use the farm’s tools and get involved with the farming work and tasks in cooperation with the superintendent. Take this opportunity to get closer to the domestic animals and the farm’s traditional organic cultivation. A light snack lunch will be offered to all visitors, consisting of local products from the traditional farm itself. As we continue our tour, we will be passing by some of the most distant beaches of Mykonos - Kalo Livadi, Kalafati, and Agia Anna. At the end of the tour, we will drive you back to your hotel.
Overnight in Mykonos | Meals: Breakfast
At the indicated time you will be transferred to the port to board the ferry to Santorini.
Upon arrival in Santorini, you will be met and transferred to your selected hotel.
A day at leisure in Santorini to enjoy this unique island. Santorini island is a wonderful place with a magnificent view and cosmopolitan shops, rocking bars, homey taverns, and hidden churches all set against a brilliant blue backdrop.
Overnight in Santorini | Meals: Breakfast
Following breakfast at your hotel, sail along the Caldera and enjoy a 6 hours – sailing guided tour starting from the Port of Athinios. Let us pick you up near or in front of your hotel. Reach on foot the top of the volcano (5.00 € Entrance fees / person). Swim into the Hot Springs and sail to visit the Island of Thirassia. Admire famous Oia’ s view and the Caldera cliffs on board on your way back to the Port and get to see the most captivating scenery!
Overnight in Santorini | Meals: Breakfast
After breakfast, at the indicated time, you will be transferred to the port for your ferry to Athens. Upon arrival in Athens, you will be transferred to your hotel. Enjoy the remainder of the day at leisure.
Overnight in Athens | Meals: Breakfast
After breakfast, you’ll be transferred to the international airport for your flight home.