What To Expect

Day 1: Athens - Mycenae - Epidaurus - Nafplio - Olympia
• Corinth Canal

  Our driver will meet you at your hotel in Athens to start your tour towards the South. After a quick stop at the famous Canal of Corinth. We have a short stop

  Duration: 15 minutes

  Admission Included: NOT_APPLICABLE

• The Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus

  we will reach Epidaurus and visit the Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus of the 15.000 spectators! Reputed to be founded by or named for the Argolid Epidaurus, and to be the birthplace of Apollo's son, Asclepius the healer, Epidaurus was known for its sanctuary situated about five miles (8 km) from the town, as well as its theater, which is once again in use today. The cult of Asclepius at Epidaurus is attested in the 6th century BC.

  Duration: 1 hour

  Admission Included: NO

• Archaeological Site Mycenae

  We will then drive to Mycenae. The Lion Gate was the main entrance of the Bronze Age citadel of Mycenae. It was erected during the 13th century BC, around 1250 BC in the northwest side of the acropolis and is named after the relief sculpture of two lionesses or lions in a heraldic pose that stands above the entrance. The Lion Gate is the sole surviving monumental piece of Mycenaean sculpture, as well as the largest sculpture in the prehistoric Aegean. It is the only monument of Bronze Age Greece to bear an iconographic motif that survived without being buried underground, and the only relief image which was described in the literature of classical antiquity, such that it was well known prior to modern archaeology.

  Duration: 2 hours

  Admission Included: NO

• Nafplio

  Our next stop will be Nafplio, with the Venetian fortress of Palamidi and the fortified islet of Bourtzi afloat in the middle of the bay. Hre you can have a delicious meal

  Duration: 2 hours

  Admission Included: NOT_APPLICABLE

• Olympia

  We will reach in Olympia for overnight

  Duration: 3 minutes

  Admission Included: NOT_APPLICABLE

Day 2: Olympia – Olive Oil, Honey & Wine Tasting – Zakynthos Island
• Archaeological Site of Olympia

  Our driver will pick you up at 09:00 from the hotel to visit the archaeological site of Ancient Olympia, the place the first Olympic Games took place in 776 B.C., which lies in the lush valley formed by the Alfios River. There is a temple of Zeus, the most celebrated sanctuary of ancient Greece. Dedicated to Zeus which in antiquity was housing one of the 7 wonders of the Ancient world, the gold and ivory statue of Zeus, which Phedias had created. Then visit the temple of Hera, the shrine of Pelops (one of the oldest in the sanctuary), the Council house where the athletes took the Olympic oath, the Treasury houses, the Gymnasium and the Palestra where they used to exercise for a month prior to the Games. Finally come to the stadium, where the marble starting blocks are still in position. Although secluded near the west coast of the Peloponnese, Olympia became the most important religious and athletic center in Greece. After Olympia,

  Duration: 2 hours

  Admission Included: NO

• Market of Ancient Olympia

  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.

  Duration: 1 hour

  Admission Included: NOT_APPLICABLE

• Klio's Honey Farm

  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

  Duration: 1 hour

  Admission Included: YES

• Killinis

  You will then be transfered to Kylini port to take the ferry to Zakynthos.

  Admission Included: NOT_APPLICABLE

• Zakynthos

  As soon as you arrive in Zakynthos our driver will transfer you at your hotel for check in.

  Admission Included: NOT_APPLICABLE

Day 3: Full-Day Zakynthos Cruise – Blue Caves & Shipwreck
• Porto Vromi

  Our driver ransfer you to Zakynthos Marina to take the local boat cruise as is one of the best ways to explore the island. The boat cruise depart 09:00 and returns about 17:00. We will visit the Blue Caves and the Shipwreck. We spend 1 1/2 hours here in order to enjoy your swim. Then we will have a photo stop at Porto Vromi, than our boat pulls up next to the Agalas Caves and the Keri Caves A big photo stop includes the Turtle Island.

  Duration: 2 hours

  Admission Included: NOT_APPLICABLE

• Laganas

  The whole gulf of Laganas and Kalamaki are full of turtles swimming in the seawater. The Turtles are huge but so friendly and you if you are lucky you can swim together.

  Duration: 2 hours

  Admission Included: NOT_APPLICABLE

• Agios Nikolaos

  Our other major swim stop is in the area of St Nickolas, Basilikos where the boat anchors for about an hour.

  Duration: 1 hour

  Admission Included: NOT_APPLICABLE

• Keri Village

  At the and of the cruise tour, our driver pick you up and transfer you at "KERI" area to admire the panoramic sunset tour and to have a delicious dinner. After all transfer you back to your hotel

  Duration: 2 hours

  Admission Included: NOT_APPLICABLE

Day 4: Zakynthos – Delphi – Meteora Sunset Tour
• Zakynthos

  After breakfast we will take the ferry from Zakynthos port to Killini to continue the tour to Delphi.

  Duration: 1 hour

  Admission Included: NOT_APPLICABLE

• Delphi Ancient Town

  We will cross over the amazing bridge of Rion – Antirion, one of the biggest in Europe, in order to reach at Nafpaktos, a beautiful seaside small town for a short stop to have a coffee admiring the Venetian Castle and the the Venetian Port. After that we will reach at Delphi. We will visit the Ancient Oracle, the Stadium, the Ancient Theatre where could seat more than 5000 spectators and of course the Museum of Delphi, where you can admire the ‘’Charioteer’’, one of the best bronze statues ever! Delphi is perhaps best known for the oracle at the sanctuary that was dedicated to Apollo during the classical period.

  Duration: 2 hours

  Admission Included: NO

• Arachova

  Afterwards, we can visit and have coffee or lunch, at the most famous winter resort in Greece, Arachova (a traditional and at the same time modern small city in an altitude of 1000 meters)!

  Duration: 1 hour

  Admission Included: NOT_APPLICABLE

• Kalambaka

  Leave Arachova and drive towards Meteora. Upon reaching at Meteora in Kalambaka, you can check in at your hotel and then we will witness the breathtaking sunset at Meteora. Be amazed by the natural beauty of the rock formations and the fascinating way monasteries are perched atop the cliffs, creating a truly awe-inspiring sight. Enjoy the sunset around the rocks

  Duration: 3 hours

  Admission Included: NOT_APPLICABLE

Day 5: Meteora Monasteries – Thermopylae – Athens
• Meteora

  Our driver will pick you up at 09:00 from the hotel to visit Meteora, enjoying a unique and most impressive scenery of ageless monasteries, containing priceless historical and religious treasures, standing between Earth and Sky atop huge rocks. We visit the first great monastery of Varlaam or similar, founded on the 16th century and located on the top of a rock at 380m height! Our second visit will be at the Monastery of St. Stephan or similar, of the 15th century, also built on the top of the top of another huge rock where you will admire a small treasure of Byzantine and Christian items, at the museum inside the monastery!

  Duration: 4 hours

  Admission Included: NO

• Return to Athens passing by the small towns of Domokos, Kamena Vourla. Thermopyles where there is the statue of Leonidas as a memorial of the battle of the 300 Spartans against thousands of Persian soldiers of the Persian Empire. We will reach in Athens and our brilliant tour ends. Drop you off at your hotel.

  Duration: 15 minutes

  Admission Included: NOT_APPLICABLE