Mainland Greece tour
Overview
Highlights
- Eat your way around Athens on a private food walking tour sampling different snacks from local eateries.
- Explore the stunning Meteora monasteries with your private guide.
- Learn about the life of bees on an afternoon with a local beekeeper, including honey tasting.
- Kayak and snorkel around underwater ruins and visit a deserted beach.
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Itinerary
Accommodation options: NJV Athens Plaza, Herodion Hotel, Hotel Grande Bretagne & New Hotel
Arriving into Athens you’ll be met by your driver and taken to your hotel. Later in the day you’ll visit a local gastronomy house to learn about Greek olive oil and wine variants.
Accommodation options: NJV Athens Plaza, Herodion Hotel, Hotel Grande Bretagne & New Hotel
Today you’ll meet with your private guide and embark on a walking tour of the Acropolis followed by a visit to the fascinating Acropolis Museum. The rest of the day is yours to further explore the city.
Accommodation options: NJV Athens Plaza, Herodion Hotel, Hotel Grande Bretagne & New Hotel
This morning you’ll meet your guide and begin a walking tour of Athens with a focus on food tasting. You’ll visit Athens Central Market and visit some local food producers to sample their goods.
Accommodation: Doupiani House Hotel
This morning you’ll meet your driver, bid farewell to Athens and journey north to Kastraki. On the way you’ll stop at the town of Trikala, where you’ll have free time to explore. You can also visit a local distillery to taste ouzo and tsipouro as well as some of the wines produced there.
Accommodation: Doupiani House Hotel
Today meet your guide and explore Meteora, famous for its giant rock formations and the monasteries which are perched atop them. You will visit three of the monasteries that are still used today, before having the rest of the day free to explore the village of Kastraki or relax in your hotel.
Accommodation: Hotel Ganimede
This morning meet with your driver and drive south to Galaxidi, a quaint seaside town located on the edge of the Peloponnese not far from Delphi. The rest of the day is yours to explore the town or nearby beaches.
Accommodation: Hotel Ganimede
Today you will journey to Delphi, where you’ll meet your guide and explore the ancient site and the adjacent Archaeological Museum of Delphi. Your guide will bring the site to life and explain its lure for pilgrims wishing to consult the oracle.
Accommodation options: Hotel Ippoliti & Nafplia Palace Villas
Meet your driver and transfer to Nafplio, located in the heart of the Peloponnese. On the way you will stop at Mycenae for a guided tour of the archaeological site and afterwards visit a nearby winery for a tour and light lunch accompanied by some wine tasting.
Accommodation options: Hotel Ippoliti & Nafplia Palace Villas
Today you’ll meet with your driver for a day exploring small local businesses around Nafplio. Your trip will include a visit to an ouzo distillery for a tour and tasting, a cheesemaker located in the heart of Nafplio, and a beekeeper for a tour of his hives and a taste of his award-winning honey.
Accommodation options: Hotel Ippoliti & Nafplia Palace Villas
Meet with your driver and journey to Epidavros where you’ll begin a guided kayaking tour along the coastline to some underwater ruins. Here you’ll stop and have the opportunity to snorkel.
Meet with your driver for your return transfer to Athens airport.
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