The Best of Greece: Island Hopping in the Aegean
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Highlights
- Walking is the best way to get to know a new place
- I’m energetic and enjoy a good physical challenge, so I’m always ready to spend the day on the move
- Whether it’s public transit, city streets or village cobblestones, I’m game
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At the hotel restaurant, enjoy a festive Welcome Dinner. Unless otherwise noted, dinners on this program are typically a three-course set menu. Please note that water is included in the program cost at all meals.
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We will check out of the hotel and transfer to the port of...
Ferry ride from Mykonos to Delos is approximately 30 minutes each way. Today's activities will include up to 3 hours of walking on uneven terrain. Due to ferry scheduling there may be slight changes to the itinerary.
Depart by boat in the morning towards sacred ...
Ferry ride from Mykonos to Paros is approximately 45 minutes. Today’s activities will include up to 2 hours of walking and some stairs. Due to ferry scheduling there may be slight changes to the itinerary.
Check out of the hotel and transfer to the port of Mykon...
Walking for 2 hours on uneven terrain on sloping and inclined paths. Several ascends and descends.
We will drive to the traditional mountain village of Lefkes, the capital of Paros during the Middle Ages. This beautiful town is decorated in whitewash houses and ...
Ferry ride from Paros to Santorini is approximately 3 hours and 30 minutes. Today’s activities will include up to 2 hours of walking and some stairs. Due to ferry scheduling there may be slight changes to the itinerary.
We will check out of our hotel and board a...
Walking for 3 hours, some stairs.
We will begin our day with a field trip to the excavations of Akrotiri. Sometimes called the “Pompeii of the Aegean”, this Minoan city was destroyed and buried in ash during a volcanic eruption sometime in the 16th century B.C. ...
Ferry ride from Santorini to Heraklion/Crete: 1 hour, 35 minutes. 1 hour, 15 minutes of steep walking on uneven terrain, and many stairs with no handrails. Due to ferry scheduling there may be slight changes to the itinerary.
We will begin our day with a field t...
Walking and standing for 2 hours, some stairs without railings.
Discover Crete’s best-known archeological site, Knossos. The palace of Knossos was once the ceremonial and political center of the Minoan civilization, but was abandoned in the Late Bronze Age (1,38...
Walking and standing for 3 hours on uneven terrain, many stairs without railings.
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Begin your day with a visit to the old town of ...
Walking and standing for 2 hours, some stairs without railings.
We will transfer from the Piraeus port to the National Archeological Museum. This museum holds the richest collection of artifacts from Greek antiquity in the world, showcasing over 20,000 pieces fr...
In the hotel dining room.
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