Day 1 – Arrival
Our representative awaits your arrival in Athens airport and will take you to your hotel in Athens.

Day 2 – Athens
After breakfast you leave for a guided sightseeing tour of Athens. See Constitution Square (Syntagma), the House of Parliament, the Memorial for the Unknown Soldier and the National Library. Short stop at the Royal Palace. On your way to the Acropolis, you pass by the Panathenaic Stadium where the first Olympic Games of the modern era were held, the Temple of the Olympian Zeus and Adrian’s Arch and arrive for a visit to the Acropolis Museum, the Propylaea, the Temple of Athena Nike, the Erechtheion and the Parthenon. In the afternoon you drive past the wonderful beaches of Glyfada, Vouliag-meni and Varkiza to the southern most point of Attica, Cape Sounion, for a visit to the Temple of God Apollo. (B)

Day 3 – Saronic Islands Cruise
Today you will set sail on a one day cruise of the Saronic Islands. You leave Athens by bus and drive to Marina Trokadero for your embarkation. Sail for the Island of Hydra, where you disembark before noon and have time for a leisurely stroll or swim. Proceed to the Island of Aegina, sailing through the narrow strait between Poros Island and the Peloponnesian coast. Lunch will be served on board. You disembark at Aegina Island for some free time to do some exploring. An optional coach excursion will be offered to the Temple of Afea Athena before returning to Athens. (B, L)

Day 4 – Delphi • Thebes • Levadia • Arakhova
This morning you leave Athens driving through the fertile plains off Boeotia, past the towns of Thebes connected with the tragedy of King Oedipus, Levadia and Arachova. You arrive in Delphi, the centre of the ancient world, the “Omphalos”, whose prestige extended far beyond the boundaries of the Hellenistic world. On the slopes of Mount Parnassus, in the landscape of unparalleled beauty and majesty, lie the ruins of the Sanctuary of Apollo Pythios. Visit the treasury of the Athenians, the Temple of Apollo and the museum containing masterpieces of ancient Greek sculpture as the bronze Charioteer and the famous athlete Aghias. Lunch at the modern village of Delphi and return in the afternoon to Athens. (B, L)

Day 5 – Departure
After breakfast transfer to the airport for your return flight. (B)