Athens and the Islands

Day 1:

Overnight Flight to Athens

Day 2:

Welcome to Greece!

• Meet your Tour Director at the airport
  
• Explore Athens on foot with your Tour Director, wandering through the Plaka district’s shops and cafés, past Hadrian’s Arch, and to the Temple of Olympian Zeus rising quietly beside modern streets

Day 3:

Explore Athens

• Guided by a local expert, follow the footsteps of philosophers and revolutionaries through Athens. Pass Syntagma Square and the Olympic Stadium, wander streets where ancient debates shaped democracy, and see where modern Athens still carries echoes of its past
• Visit the Acropolis and climb the slopes of the ancient citadel. Stand before the Parthenon, visit the Temple of Athena Nike, and see the Erechtheion’s Porch of the Caryatids while taking in sweeping city views.
  

Day 4:

Explore Delphi

• Take a day trip to the Amfissa Valley and Delphi, where olive groves give way to ancient ruins and mountain views
  
• Visit an olive farm to learn how olives are grown and pressed into oil in one of Greece’s most historic groves
  
• Guided by a local expert, visit the ancient sanctuary of Delphi, where pilgrims once sought wisdom from Apollo’s oracle. Walk the Sacred Way, stand before the Temple of Apollo, and take in views where myth meets mountains

Day 5:

Mykonos island

• Embark on a four day Aegean cruise
  
• Enjoy an included excursion to Mykonos Town, where whitewashed houses, seaside cafés, and winding alleys create the island’s signature Cycladic charm
  

Day 6:

Kusadasi and Patmos

• Enjoy an included excursion to Ancient Ephesus in Turkey, walking the marble roads of this remarkably preserved Greco-Roman city, from the Library of Celsus to the Great Theatre
  
• Cruise on to Patmos, explore on your own
  

Day 7:

Rhodes

• Explore Rhodes on your own, whether you stroll the medieval streets or relax along the waterfront
  

Day 8:

Crete and Santorini

• Enjoy an included excursion to the Minoan Palace of Knossos on Crete, exploring the labyrinthine ruins and vivid frescoes of Europe’s oldest civilization and the legendary home of the Minotaur
  
• Explore Santorini on your own, where whitewashed alleys, hillside views, and volcanic beaches invite you to roam
  

Day 9:

Cape Sounion

• Disembark in Athens
  
• Guided by a local expert, travel to the southern tip of mainland Greece and visit the Temple of Poseidon. Perched high above the sea, its marble columns have stood watch over the Aegean for over two thousand years
  
• Visit the Temple of Poseidon, perched on Cape Sounion above the Aegean Sea, where marble columns catch the sunset and ancient sailors once offered tribute
  
• Enjoy a special farewell dinner to celebrate your journey and share a final meal with your group
  

Day 10:

Depart for home