Included:
- transfers by private A/C taxi from the Athens airport to the hotel
upon arrival and from the hotel to the airport on your departure date
- accommodation in selected hotels category, in double room (double
occupancy) with breakfast and all taxes: 3 nights in Athens, 1 night in Nafplio,
1 night in Monemvasia, 1 night in Kalamata, 1 night in Olympia, 1 night in
Delphi and 2 nights in Kalambaka (Meteora)
- car rental (group C: Nissan Micra or similar) for 8 days, including
unlimited mileage and Collision Damage Waiver (CDW)
NOT included:
-
meals & drinks (other than breakfast as included in hotels
reservations), visits and entrance fees to the sites, fuel, tolls, ferry
crossing, personal expenses
Itinerary:
- 1st day: a private taxi and an employee of Dolphin
Hellas will wait for you upon arrival at Athens airport to take you to
your hotel. Day at leisure.
- 2nd day: explore the city of
Athens that nowadays is a big melting
port of classic and contemporary elements. Visit the Acropolis and the museums,
stroll through the streets of Plaka. Overnight in Athens.
- 3rd day: collect your car and drive to the lovely
town of Nafplion. On the way visit the site of
Mycenae, the Homeric city of
Agamemnon, and the magnificent
Theatre of Epidaurus known to have the best acoustics in the world. Enjoy
your evening in the lovely town of Nafplion. Overnight in
Nafplion -Approximate driving time 3hrs.
- 4th day: drive down to Monemvassia (Malvasia), "the
Gibraltar of Greece". Explore this enchanting fortress town with its panoramic
views. Overnight in Monemvassia - Approximate driving time 4hrs.
- 5th day: drive to Kalamata via the lovely town of
Gythion, where you can stop for a swim. Continue onto Aeropolis with
the famous Diros Caves. Overnight in Kalamata - Approximate
driving time 4hrs.
- 6th day: leave Kalamata for the pretty fishing
village of Pylos, in the western part of the Peloponnese. Visit the
Palace of Nestor. Then take the coastal road up to Olympia. Overnight in
Olympia - Approximate driving time
3,5hrs.
- 7th day: visit the site of the first Olympic Games
held in 776 BC, the Temples of Zeus
and Hera, the
Stadium and the
museum with the world famous
Hermes of Praxiteles. Drive up to
Patras, cross the new spectacular bridge from Rio to Antirio (altern.
ferry crossing) and continue towards Delphi. Overnight in
Delphi - Approximate 5hrs.
- 8th day: visit the temples of
Apollo and Athena Pronea, the
ancient stadium and the museum with masterpieces of
ancient sculptures. Continue onto
Meteora. Overnight in
Kalambaka, the town closest to the rocks of Meteora - Approximate driving
time 5hrs.
- 9th day: a day-long visit to the spectacular rock
formations of Meteora.
Marvel at the monasteries that were built at the pinnacles of these unique
formations. Overnight in Kalambaka.
- 10th day: leave Meteora and drive down to Athens. Drop off
the car. Overnight in Athens - Approximate driving time 6hrs.
- 11th day: transfer by private taxi from your hotel to Athens airport.
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Package Deal featuring Athens, Delphi, Olympia, Sparti/Mystras and Nafplio