The Freshman Tour

Arrive Athens and transfer hotel. Rest of the day at leisure or Optional Athens by Night Tour with Dinner. (Your evening will start with a ride to the port of Piraeus, passing by the port of Zeas (special port for private yachts), and a short stop in the famous Mikrolimano where you will enjoy a drink of ouzo with Greek appetizers. Dinner in a typical Greek Tavern with bouzouki music and Greek Folk Dances).

Overnight in Athens.

Depart for a half day guided tour of Athens. See the Constitution square, the Parliament, the Presidential Palace, the Hadrian’s Arch, the Temple of Olympian Zeus and the marble Olympic Stadium, then arrive and visit the Acropolis, the museum and the site. Return to the hotel. Afternoon free or Optional afternoon tour to Sounion. (Drive along the coastal road, past the wonderful beaches of Glyfada, Vouliagmeni and Varkiza to the most Southern point of Attica, Cape Sounion, where the white marble pillars of the Temple of Poseidon stand. On the way, you have a splendid view of the Saronic Gulf and the little islands offshore. After visiting the Temple of Poseidon, you have time to walk at leisure on the rocky promontory of Sounion).

Overnight in Athens

Day at leisure or Optional One Day tour to Delphi. (Drive through the fertile plain of central Greece, crossing the towns of Thebes, connected with the tragedy of King Oedipus, then Levadia and Arachova (short stop on the way back) to arrive in Delphi, the center of Ancient World, the ‘’Omphalos’’ (Navel) of the Earth, whose prestige extended far beyond the boundaries of the Hellenic World. On the slopes of Mount Parnassus, in a landscape of unparalleled beauty and majesty, lies the ruin of the Sanctuary of Apollo Pythios. Visit the Treasury of the Athenians, the Temple of Apollo and the Delphi Museum, containing such masterpieces of Ancient Greek sculpture as the bronze Charioteer and the famous athlete Aghias. Lunch in the modern village of Delphi and return to Athens by the same route).

Overnight in Athens.

Day at leisure or Optional One Day Cruise.
(In the morning we take you by bus, from Athens to Piraeus for your embarkation to the cruise boat. At 08.30 the ship sails for Hydra, where we arrive at 11.45 and you have free time for a walk or a swim. At 13.30 embarkation and sail for Aegina past through Poros and the seashore of the Peloponnese. Lunch will be served on board. At 15.30 we arrive in Aegina where you have time for a swim. Optional excursion, by bus, to the fine preserved Temple of Afea Athena. At 18.00 embarkation for the return voyage to Piraeus. Arrival in Piraeus late in the afternoon).

Return to hotel and overnight in Athens.

Day at leisure or Optional One Day tour to Argolis.
(Leave Athens by the coastal road, along the Saronic Gulf, to the Corinth Canal, which connects the Aegean Sea with the Ionian Sea, (short stop). Drive to Mycenae, the Homeric city of Atreides – the city “rich in gold” of the ancient poets. Visit the Lion’s Gate, the Cyclopean Walls, and the Royal Tombs etc. After Mycenae, drive through the fertile plain of Argolis to arrive in Nauplion, Greece’s first modern capital after the liberation from the Ottoman Empire, a most picturesque town, nestled at the foot of a cliff, crowned by the Venetian Palamidi Fortress. The Venetians called Nauplion “The Naples of Greece”. In the afternoon depart for Epidaurus to visit the 4th century B.C. Theatre famous for its astonishing acoustics. Return to Athens by the National Road connecting Epidaurus with Corinth).

Overnight in Athens.

Transfer to the Athens International Airport for departure.