Athenian Riviera Package 6D/5N - Greece

Package includes:

• 03 Nights Accommodation in Athens
• 02 Nights Accommodation in Vouliagmeni
• Half day tour to Athens with Acropolis and Museum (organized) with English speaking guide + entrance fees, and the transportation from/to hotel. 
• Private transfers: Athens airport-hotel Athens / Hotel Athens to Vouliagmeni and Vouliagmeni -Athens airport with private air conditioned taxi. (MAXIMUM 3 PAX ) normal size luggage 

Exclusions:

• All flights, International & Domestic, reservations, taxes, fees etc.
• Lunches 
• Porterage
• All other transport
• All expenses of personal nature like tips, mineral water, laundry charges, telephone charges, food
• Any increase in services that may come into force prior to the commencement and any increase in the cost of land arrangements or airfare due to increase in fuel prices, fluctuations in foreign exchange rates etc.
• Gratuities.
• Excess baggage charges.
• Any items not specifically mentioned in “included in price”
• Visa
• Travel Insurance
• Tax

Meet and assist at Athens International Airport and transfer to your hotel. Rest of the day is yours to spend to explore this fascinating city. Athens: A magical city, the city with the most glorious history in the world is worshipped by gods and people. The enchanting capital of Greece has always been the birthplace of civilization. It is the city where democracy and most of the wise men of ancient times were born. The most important civilization of the ancient world flourished in Athens and relives through superb architectural masterpieces.Accommodation in Athens. Optional Athens by Night Tour.

From the Acropolis to Omonia Square, with the half-day Athens sightseeing and Acropolis museum tour you'll see all the famous sites of ancient and modern Athens on this comprehensive morning tour. Offering a perfect overview of the city, this guided half-day tour, the only one which includes headphone system will help you get your bearings if this is your first visit to Athens. We start with a photo stop at Panathinaikon Stadium where the first modern Olympic Games took place in 1896. It is the only stadium in the world that is built out of white marble. We then proceed, passing by Zappeion and The Temple of Olympian Zeus. We will then pass the Athens Trilogy which includes the University of Athens, the Academy of Athens and the National Library. We Continue passing by the National Garden, Hadrian’s Arch, St. Paul’s Church, The Parliament, The Tomb of the Unknown soldier, Schliemann’s House (Numismatic Museum), Catholic Cathedral, Old Parliament, Constitution Square, Russian Orthodox Church, and finally the ACROPOLIS where we will visit Propylea, Temple of Athena Nike, Parthenon, and the Erechtheion with its Porch of Maidens). We continue the tour with a short pleasant walk passing by the Herodion and Dionysus Theatre in order to visit the ACROPOLIS museum. We skip the lines of the new museum and proceed to see the main attractions such as votives, artifacts of everyday life, statues from archaic period, Caryatids, and of course the Parthenon hall with the metopes, the pediments and the frieze that will amaze you. Evening free or optional Cape Sounion or Athens by Night tour. Accommodation in Athens.

Recommended options include Full Day Delphi / Full Day Argolis or the Full Day Cruise. Rates and descriptions at the end of the document. Accommodation in Athens.

Breakfast at hotel & transfer to Vouliagmeni area & Divani Apollon Palace (About 25 kilometers from the Center of Athens) Divani Apollon Palace & Thalasso is located in the heart of the Athenian Riviera Vouliagmeni hotel is ideally located for a memorable stay in Athens. Its unique location gives the opportunity to the guest at the one hand to relax by the private beach and enjoy all that Vouliagmeni resort has to offer while on the other hand he can visit the historic centre of the Athens, with its well known museums and other attractions. Divani Apollon Palace & Thalasso is located just half an hour drive from the city centre, thus offering the ability to enjoy all that Athens has to offer. Accommodation in Vouliagmeni.

Breakfast at hotel. Just 5 minutes from the hotel, one can visit the luxurious Glyfada, one of the most famous shopping areas in Athens, with numerous boutiques, restaurants and cafés. Furthermore, the areas around the hotel offer a big variety of excursions, such as the Archeological area of Cape Sounion and the Vouliagmeni lake spa. Accommodation in Vouliagmeni.

Today, after breakfast you will check out from your hotel and be transferred to Athens Airport for your flight out.

The tour starts with a visit to the main Greek port of Piraeus, passing by the most important points of the city (City Hall, picturesque yacht harbor of Microlimano etc). Following the principal avenues and passing by the Temple of Olympian Zeus, the National Garden, the Parliament, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Catholic Cathedral, Academy, University, National Library and the Old Parliament we arrive at Plaka. Short pleasant walk through the unique old Athens city to one of the popular taverns for dinner with live bouzouki music and Greek folk dances.

Highlights
ï‚· Port of Piraeus
ï‚· Microlimano
ï‚· Pass by the main ancient attractions in city centre to see them lit up at night.
ï‚· Show with Greek folk dances
ï‚· Bouzouki music
ï‚· small walking tour in Plaka

Inclusions:
ï‚· Dinner
ï‚· Transport by luxury bus
ï‚· Professional tour leader

Exclusions:
ï‚· Gratuities (optional)
ï‚· Drinks and beverages

A half day afternoon trip along the picturesque coastal route. Begin your Sounio tour with a wonderful drive along the scenic coastal road which offers a splendid view of the Saronic Gulf, passing through some of Athens most beautiful suburbs (Glyfada, Vouliagmeni, and Varkiza). As you approach Cape Sounion, it rises like a sheer cliff out of the sea. At Cape Sounio, where you will visit the 5th century B.C. Temple of Poseidon with one of the most breathtaking panoramic views in the world (on a clear day you can see at least seven islands). The precipice is a sheer 197 foot drop to the sea. Land masses to the west stand out in sharp profile: the island of Aegina backed by the mountains of the Peloponnese. The beauty of the surviving Doric columns has inspired many poets, including Lord Byron who carved his name on one of the columns.

Highlights
ï‚· Beautiful views of Saronic Gulf and its islands
ï‚· Pass by some of the most expensive and highly rated areas of Athens
ï‚· Vouliagmeni area
ï‚· Passing by Hellinikon Olympic complex
ï‚· Guided tour of Poseidon temple

Inclusions:
ï‚· Entrance fees of the Temple of Poseidon
ï‚· Transport by luxury bus
ï‚· Pick up service
ï‚· Professional and Licensed guide

Exclusions:
ï‚· Gratuities (optional)
ï‚· Personal expenses

Additional Info:
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