14 Days from $3019 Including Airfare
3 Nights Athens, 3 Day Classical Tour & 7 Day Cruise
 

  DAY 1 SAT – USA:
Depart USA for an overnight flight to Athens. Full service on board.

  DAY 2,  SUN – ATHENS:
Arrival in Athens. A Homeric Tours representative welcomes you to Greece and transfers you to your hotel.

   DAY 3, MON – ATHENS:
Morning sightseeing tour of Athens. Visit the Acropolis and the world famous on-site museum. Spend the afternoon at leisure. (B)

   DAY 4, TUE– ATHENS / MYCENAE / OLYMPIA:
Today, begin your Classical Tour of Greece. Millenniums of history unfold as you visit the archaeological sites of Mycanae and Epidaurus. Drive on to Olympia for dinner and overnight. (D)

   DAY 5, WED – OLYMPIA / DELPHI:

Morning visit of the ancient site of Olympia, site of the ancient Olympic Games. Drive via Patras and Rion to Delphi for dinner and overnight. (B,D)

  DAY 6,  THU– DELPHI / ATHENS:
Morning visit of the archeological site of Delphi, including the Temple of Apollo, and its museum. Evening return to Athens for overnight. (B)

  DAY 7, FRI – ATHENS/ PIRAEUS / CRUISE:
Morning at leisure. This afternoon, you will picked up at your hotel and transferred to the port of Piraeus, where you will board your cruise ship.

   DAY 8, SAT – ISTANBUL
Late afternoon arrival in Istanbul. Enjoy the nightlife of Istanbul, enjoy a delicious Turkish dinner or have a drink at a local café. (B,L,D)

  DAY 9, SUN – ISTANBUL

Take an optional excursion to the City of Istanbul where you will visit Aghia Sophia, the Topkapi Museum, the Blue Mosque, Grand Bazaar and much more. (B,L,D)

  DAY 10, MON – MYKONOS
Arrive in Mykonos, where you can enjoy a fun-filled afternoon and evening. Walk the cobblestone streets, visit the many shops, enjoy a drink while taking in the view of the ocean or enjoy dinner at a local
taverna. (B,L,D)

DAY 11, TUE – PATMOS / KUSADASI (TURKEY)
Arrive in Patmos and take an optional excursion to the Monastery and Cave where John the Divine wrote the book of revelations. Sail on to Kusadasi where you may take an optional excursion to the ancient
city of Ephesus. (B,L,D)

   DAY 12, WED – RHODES
Arrive in the early morning where you will spend a full day. Take an optional excursion of Rhodes and the Acropolis of Lindos to visit the Temple of Athena. (B,L,D)

   DAY 13, THU – HERAKLION (CRETE) &  SANTORINI
Early arrival in Heraklion, the capital of Crete. Take an optional excursion to the city of Heraklion and the Palace of King Minos at Knossos. Sail on to Santorini, where you may take an optional excursion to the excavation site at Akrotiri where recent Minoan excavations support the theories that Santorini might be the fabled continent of Atlantis. (B,L,D)

   DAY 14, FRI – PIRAEUS / ATHENS / USA:

Return to Piraeus. Disembark after breakfast and transfer to the airport for the return flight home. (B)

Prices are per person, based on double/triple occupancy.
Air inclusive prices do not include up to $150 in government taxes and fees, including the September 11 Security Fee, $73 cruise fuel surcharge and are current as of the printing of our 2008 Greece brochure.
Port taxes of $190 are additional. Attractive cabin upgrades are available.

Hotels featured above may be substituted according to availability.

AIRPORT TRANSFERS: Included if Homeric Tours issues the International tickets.

LAND ONLY DEDUCTION: