27 Day Grand Circle Tour of Mainland Greece & Corfu, Mykonos, Santorini

Day 1: Arrival in Athens

• Meet and assist at airport. Transfer to hotel. Free time for yourself. Overnight at Athens

Day 2: Private Guided Tour to Ancient Agora - Stoa of Attalos - Tower of Winds - Panoramic Tourin Athens

• 4 Hours guided tour / Our driver pick you up from your hotel to start the private Athens Private City Tour.
  Ancient Agora: including Temple of Hephaestus & Stoa of Attalos, Museum of Ancient Agora, The Roman Agora of Athens & Tower of Winds, Hadrian's Library.
  Panoramic city tour:The Temple of Olympian Zeus (Olympieio), Arch of Hadrian, Syntagma Square, pedestrian walkway of Dionysiou Areopagitou, Panathenaic Stadium, Greek Parliament, Tomb  of the Unknown Soldier, ‘Changing of the Guards’,  Zappeion Hall, The Academy, The University and The National Library buildings, Monument of Philopappos Hill, Mount Lycabettus. Overnight Athens. Overnight at Athens.

Day 3: Private Guided Tour to Acropolis and the Acropolis Museum  

• 4 Hours guided tour / Meet your private driver at your hotel to start the tour
  Acropolis & Museum: Visit Acropolis which built during the Golden Age of Pericles to admire the Propylaea, Temple of Athena Nike, Parthenon, Erechtheion with its Porch of Maidens). 
  Continue the pleasant short walk passing by Herodion and Dionysus Theater, to visit the new Museum of Acropolis. There we will admire the artifacts and sculptures originating from the numerous Acropolis buildings such as the Erechtheum, the Temple of Athena Nike and the Propylaea as well as from the Roman and early Christian Athens. As the museum is built over an extensive archaeological site, we will be able to see the excavations beneath through a transparent glass floor. Overnight Athens. Overnight at Athens.

Day 4: Private Tour to National Archeological Museum and Cape Sounio

• 7 Hours private tour  /Meet your private driver at your hotel 
  National Archaeological Museum with guide One of the most important museum in Greece. 
  Cape Sounio with driver: Following the Mediterranean coastline known as "Athenian Riviera" with a short stop for photos, and then we will reach at the second most popular site of the Greek capital, "Cape Sounio"(especially during the afternoon hours when you can take the chance of the breathtaking sunset over the Aegean Sea!) in order to visit Cape Sounio and the Temple of God Poseidon! Overnight in Athens.

Day 5: Ancient Corinth - Cog Railway - Kalavryta - Cave of Lakes 

•  Start from Athens and we will have stop at Canal of Corinth, Ancient Corinth, Archaeological Site. Walk at the Biblical path of Apostle Paul. See ruins of Temple of Apollo etc. & Corinth Museum. You will get the Cog Railway to enjoy the natural environment over the through Vourakis Canyon to reach Kalavryta and Cave of Lakes. After that drive to Nafplio. Overnight Nafplio

Day 6: Tiryns - Epidaurus - Mycenae - Nemea - Nafplio

• After your breakfast our driver pick you up from the hotel to visit Mycenae. See Grave Circle A. Lions Gate, Royal Tombs. Cyclopean Walls, Treasury of Atreus, the Tomb of Clytemnestra. See Mycenae Archaeological Museum. Visist Tiryns (UNESCO Site). See Tiryns Archaeological site.Then drive to Epidaurus (UNESCO Site). Sanctuary of Asclepios, Great Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus, Epidaurus Museum, Little Theatre of Epidaurus. Drive to Nemea. See Nemea Archaeological site and Museum. We will visit cooperative Winery of Nemea and sample Nemea's famous wines. Return to Nafplio. Overnight in Nafplio.

Day 7: Explore Nafplio - Ancient Sparta

• Today we will explore Nafplio. Drive to Palamadi Castle. En- route stop at Karoni's Distillery Museum and sample Ouzo produced there. See Akronafplia Castle, Bourtzi. Walk at the old Nafplio town: Syntagma Square, "Megalos Dromos", Three Admiral’s Square, Archaeological Museum. After Nafplio drive to Sparta. Overnight at Sparta.

Day 8: Ancient Sparta & Mystras

• Our driver meets you at the hotel to start the tour in Sparta archaeological sites. Acropolis, Temple of Athena and Ancient Theatre. See Statue of Leonidas, Museum of Olive oil. Then drive to Mystras (UNESCO Site). See Archaeological site, Chapel of St. Demetrios, Peribleptos Monastery, Pantanassa Monastery and Despot's Palace. Return to Sparta. Overnight at Sparta.

Day 9: Diros Cave - City of Kalamata

• Leave Sparta and drive to Aeropolis to visit Diros Caves, a secret underground world. About 5,000 meters have been exposed and accessible by small boats and through narrow passageways and one is surrounded by formations of stalagmites and stalactites. Then drive to Kalamata, see Museum of Traditional Costumes. Overnight at Kalamata.

Day 10: Nestor Palace - Chora - Messene

• Today we will visit Nestor's Palace, Griffin Warrior Tomb. See Chora Archaeological Museum. See Methroni and Pylos Castle and town.Tour of Navarino fortress, old and new. Return to Kalamata. Overnight at Kalamata.

Day 11: Messene - Vassae - Ancient Olympia

• The ancient Messene is a spectacular archaeological site, a UNESCO monument founded on the 4th century B.C. by Epaminondas. We leave from ancient Messene to reach at Vassae (ancient Figaleia). At an elevation of 1.130 meters, stands the eternally proud temple of Apollo Epikurios. Then drive to Olympia. Overnight at Olympia.

Day 12: Ancient Olympia - Honey, Olive Oil and Food Tasting  - City of Patra

• Our driver meet you at your hotel to pick you up to visit the Archaeological site (UNESCO Site). Museum in Olympia, See Coubertin Monument and Museum of Olympic Games. Then drive to Patras. See Archaeological Museum at Patras and pass St. Andrews Cathedral. We will visit the flea market to taste delightful experience of free wine and olive oil tasting, savoring the distinct blends of olive oil and the iconic Greek olives.  We will visit a local honey farm, where under the shade of the trees we will have a coffee / juice and enjoy hand-made local desserts all made with honey produced in this farm for generations. . Overnight at Patras.

Day 13: Patra - Nafpaktos -  Dodoni - Perama Caves - Ioannina:

• Leaving Patra, we will cross over the amazing bridge of Rion – Antirion, one of the biggest bridges in Europe. Then we will head to Naupactus, a beautiful seaside small town, where you can visit the Venetian Castle, the Venetian Port, here you will have a delicious lunch. Continue to Archaeological site at Dodoni, a worship center of Zeus and Dionysus that was also known as the oracle of the ancient Greek world. Afterwards, we will visit the Perama caves. The cave is part of an underground riverbed, which was built during the pre-Ottoman period that is about 1,500,000 years old. We will then return back to Ioannina. Walk around the Lake of Ioannina. Overnight at Ioannina.

Day 14: PPrivate Tour at Ioannina - Corfu: 

• We will visit the beautiful fortified old town, and the castle. This is the oldest Byzantine fortress in Greece! Wonderful buildings like the house Matei Hussein, the Ottoman Mosque of Ali Pasha. Lake Pamvotida and its Small Island of “Ali Pasha" accessible only by boat. That is the only inhabited island on a lake in Europe!  You must not forget to sample the traditional spices and herbs harvested from the mountains of Epirus, frog's legs, a special delicacy or the famous desserts of 'sker bourek' or 'sugar pie', and the exceptionally delicious baklava or other syrup pastries. Drive to ferry port of Igoumenitsa and catch late car ferry to Corfu. Check in at Corfu hotel. Overnight at Corfu.

Day 15: Private Tour in Corfu: Achilion Palace - Mon Repo - Old Town  

• Our driver pick you up from your hotel to visit at Achilleion Palace. This stately palace was built by the Empress Elisabeth of Austria and purchased by Kaiser William II of Germany upon her untimely death. We will continue to Mon Repos Palace. It is a small but very beautiful palace with colonial architectural elements. Next stop will be at the Old Fortress remains one of the most interesting tourist attractions of Corfu Island. We will visit the old town of Corfu (UNESCO) is built under the Venetian style that’s why one of the most beautiful is and elegant towns in Greece. Also we will visit the Palace of St. Michael and St. George,Sterna, Music Pavilion, Monument of the Union of the Ionian Islands, Ionian Academy, Schulenburg statue. The tour cannot completed without a visit at the historical and traditional local Church of Saint Spyridon is built 1456! Overnight in Corfu.

Day 16: Private Tour in Palaiokastritsa - Lakones - Mouse Island - Old Town 

• Today our knowledgeable driver will meet you at your hotel to start a wonderful tour to explore the hidden beauty of Corfu, we have our first stop at the beautiful and famous Paleokastritsa bay, well known as the Capri of Greece, the traditional village of Lakones, we will reach at Kanoni, the church of Panagia Vlacherna and the Mouse Island. We will also visit the 14th century Venetian fortress and Espianade square – once used as drilling grounds for Napoleon Bonaparte’s soldiers. Finally we will reach in Corfu Town (UNESCO) to see the ancient ruins of the Palaipolis, to walk at the old city, the old Port,  Town Hall, San Rocco square, the commercial center of town to have a coffee break at the famous "Liston's square"  Overnight in Corfu.

Day 17:  Corfu - Veroia - Vergina - Thessaloniki

• Leave Corfu and get the ferry to igoumenitsa. We have our first visit to Vergina (ancient Aigai), to live the experience of a visit to the unique Museum, created in the Great Tumulus covering the royal tombs of Macedonia. See the tomb of King Phillip II, Alexander's father, and feel the thrill of the greatest discovery of the 20th century. In only a few miles away is Veria (Biblical Beroea), where we will visit the Saint Paul's Bema, and then stroll through the old Jewish neighborhood and the colorful market area. Walk in a city where past is present and around! Overnight in Thessaloniki.

Day 18: Private city Tour in Thessaloniki

• After your breakfast, we will explore Thessaloniki. See the ramparts of the city: the triumphal Arch of Galerius, built in 303 AD, at the Via Egnatia, Monument of Alexander the Great, Rotunda, one of the most imposing monuments of Thessaloniki. Visit St. Demetrius Basilica, in which is located the underground ancient “Crypt", the most important part of the temple, the Acheiropoietos Church - a gem of devotion: The Acheiropoietos Church owes its name to an icon of the Virgin Mary, one of the first churches of Christianity, founded sometime between 450 and 475 AD, Church of Agia Sofia, Museum and Museum of Byzantine culture, White Tower for photos. Overnight in Thessaloniki.

Day 19: Thessaloniki - Dion Park - Meteora - Sunset tour around the Rocks

• After your breakfast, leave from Thessaloniki to have our first stop at the Archaeological Park of Dion, the sacred city of the Macedonians, at the foot of mountain Olympus. Then we will reach Meteora. Enjoy the sunset tour at the rocks of meteora. Check in & free time for yourself. Overnight Meteora

Day 20: Sightseeing Meteora - Delphi

• Our driver will pick you up from your hotel at 09.00 in order to visit the BYZANTINE MONASTERIES of Meteora, included on the UNESCO world heritage monument list. We are having our first stop at The Holy Monastery of Great Meteoro, the biggest and oldest one of all. It was called the monastery that was "suspended in the air" (meteoro), because of the formation of the gigantic rock on top of which it was built. Our second visit is at the great monastery of St. Stephan. The Monastery of St. Stephan is a small church built in the 16th century and decorated in 1545. On the way to Delphi, we will have a short stop at Leonidas statue at ThermopilesThen continue our drive to Delphi for Overnight

Day 21: Delphi - Osios Loukas - Thermipilae - Athens

• After your breakfast, our driver will drive you at the Ancient Oracle, the Stadium, the Ancient Theatre, with a capacity that exceeds 5,000 spectators and of course the Museum of Delphi. Delphi is perhaps best known for the oracle at the sanctuary that was dedicated to Apollo during the classical period. Afterwards, we can visit the traditional winter village of Arachova and have a coffee or lunch break.Then drive to Monastery of Osios Loukos (UNESCO).  Overnight in Athens.

Day 22: Athens - Mykonos

• We will pick you up from your hotel to Piraeus port and take the ferry to Mykonos Island. Mykonos is the most famous island in the world for its beaches, its fun, its exciting nightlife, its picturesque Cycladic houses, the luxury hotels, also known as the island of winds. The stroll in ‘’Little Venice’’ of the island, or the walk through the narrow streets of "matogiania" will be memorable for your vacations, where you can shop clothes and other local items. We propose you to relax at your hotel and enjoy the amazing night life of Mykonos. Overnight at Mykonos.

DAY 23: Guided Group Cruise in Milos

• Guided cruise tour to Delos to admire one of the most important archaeological sites in Greece wit all-inclusive tour package. If you are an avid fan of mythology and the ancient Greek civilization, it is worthwhile to spend a morning or trip to Delos an UNESCO World Heritage Site. Our driver pick you up from your hotel to transfer you to the old Mykonos port you embark to the boat to the sacred island of Delos, the birthplace of two of the most important ancient Greek gods, Apollo and Artemis and live a unique experience while uncovering the myths and legends of Ancient Greece with the information provided from your expert licensed tour guide. Overnight at Mykonos.

Day 24: Mykonos - Santorini

• Our driver will pick you up from your hotel and transfer you to Mykonos Port so you get the boat for the famous Santorini Island. The first thing you have to see that will amaze you is the magnificent sunset from Oia, the most famous sunset in the world. Crowds of people gather there, in order to see the sun set! Afterwards, you can enjoy your drink or dinner, in the picturesque capital of the island and walk among the narrow streets of the island where you can buy many souvenirs. Overnight at Santorini.

Day 25: Sunset Cruise to Volcano with Buffet on Board 

• Get a unique group sunset cruise tour to volcano in Santorini to enjoy the deep blue waters; white, red and black sand; vertical cliffs; red and black volcanic pebbles and spectacular rock formations. With this special group sunset cruise tour to volcano you will walk at the rim of Volcano, swim at the hot springs and finally enjoy your dinner on board admiring the most famous sunset of the world next to Oia. Overnight at Santorini.

Day 26: Santorini - Athens

• Our driver will meet you at the hotel and will transfer you to Santorini Port at 12.00 to take the boat for Piraeus Port, where you will arrive at 17.00 pm. Then, you will be transferred to your hotel in Athens. Overnight at Athens.

Day 27: Departure Day

• Breakfast. Athens checkout. Transfer to airport for connecting flights.

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