Delphi Excursion

Excursion highlights the Delphi Museum & the ancient sanctuary with the Temple of Apollo.

 DAY 1:  Your guided excursion to Delphi begins with a courtesy collection in the morning, you'll then be driven to Delphi going through the Veotia region. You'll pass through Thebes and Levadia, and while travelling to the sanctuary at Delphi, the professional tour guide will relate the famous legends.

Passing through the picturesque village of Arachova, built on the slopes of Mount Parnassus. You will arrive at Delphi, "the Navel of the Earth". You will visit the Delphi Museum with the famous bronze Charioteer, the statue of Antinoos, and the athlete Aghias. As well as the Delphi museum, you'll visit the ancient Delphi sanctuary with its renowned ruins of the "Omphalos" and feel the mystery surrounding the Temple of Apollo.

You are then free to spend the rest of the day exploring Delphi at your own leisure.

Dinner and stay overnight in Delphi.

 DAY 2:  In the Morning your are free to stroll around the town and see more of Delphi before your departure for Athens in the afternoon, arriving back in the city at 19:00 when you will be returned to your hotel.


 

Argolis: Mycenae, Epidaurus & Nafplio Excursion

This tour features the Lions Gate at Mycenae, the theatre at Epidaurus and Nafplio

 DAY 1:  With a courtesy collection and morning departure from Athens, driving through Daphne and Eleusis you'll pass over Corinth Canal, where you will have the chance to see the famous canal (78-meters high, 24-meters wide, 6,343-meters long and 12 meters deep) that connects Mainland Greece with the Peloponnese.

Continuing from the Corinth canal, you will arrive in Mycenae, the legendary home of the Atreides that gave its name to civilization, spread throughout the Greek world. You will visit the well-known "Tomb of Agamemnon" and the "Lion’s Gate" that forms part of the famous Cyclopean Wall. After visiting Mycenae you will depart for Nafplion, a beautiful town which was once the capital of Greece.

Lunch in Nafplion and an afternoon of free time. Stay overnight in Nafplion.

 DAY 2:  Morning free to see more of the picturesque town of Nafplion. After lunch you will leave for Athens, but on our way back you'll visit Epidaurus and the Sanctuary of Asklepios, home of the Theatre of Epidaurus, world famous for its acoustics. Arrive in Athens in the evening.

 

Meteora Excursion

This excursion features the Byzantine monasteries of Meteora with "free time" in Delphi

 DAY 1:  Your guided excursion to Meteora begins with courtesy collection in the morning, you'll then leave for Delphi, driving through the region of Veotia and the picturesque village of Arachova built on the slopes of Mount Parnassus. After spending two hours at your own leisure in Delphi, “the Navel of the Earth”, you'll then continue to Kalambaka driving through the city of Lamia, and passing numerous picturesque villages and small towns of Central Greece. Eventually arriving in Kalambaka where you will stay overnight.


 DAY 2:  After breakfast your Meteora sightseeing excursion continues with your departure from Kalambaka, you will then make your way to visit the well-known Byzantine monasteries of Meteora, constructed on top of huge rocks and which seem to be suspended in mid-air. In the afternoon you'll leave Meteora and begin your return to Athens journeying via Trikala, Lamia, Thermopylae (visit the Leonida Monument), and Kammena Vourla. Arriving back in Athens in the evening.

 

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