A 16-Day Insight Tours tour starting from $3,099
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Day 1 - DEPART USA
Overnight flight
Day 2 - ATHENS AT LEISURE
You are met and transferred to your tour hotel. Later, enjoy a Welcome Drink.
Hotel: Metropolitan. (D)
Day 3 - ATHENS SIGHTSEEING
Your sightseeing tour includes a visit to the Acropolis to admire the Parthenon. Then see the Temple of Zeus and Hadrian's Arch. (BB)
Day 4 - ATHENS - OLYMPIA
Cross the Corinth canal and continue to Mycenae. Walk through the Lion Gate and visit the Beehive Tombs. Stay in Olympia.
Hotel: Antonios (BB,D)
Day 5 - OLYMPIA - DELPHI
See Olympia's ancient sites then continue to Delphi. Ascend the Sacred Way, past the Treasury of the Athenians to the Temple of Apollo.
Hotel: Amalia (BB, D)
Days 6 & 7 - DELPHI - KALAMBAKA
See the memorial to Leonidas at Thermopylae before driving to Kalambaka.
Hotel: Divani (BB,D)
a Day 6 - KALAMBAKA - ATHENS.
Visit one of the monasteries of Meteora, perched on top of pinnacles of rock and enjoy the mountain views. A scenic drive along the coast brings you back to Athens.
Hotel: Metropolitan. (BB)
Day 8 - ATHENS - CRUISING
Transfer to the port of Piraeus to board your cruise ship. Relax on board and settle in. (BB,D,S)
Day 9 - ISTANBUL
Enjoy a full free day in Istanbul. Optional excursions are available to visit the Blue Mosque and St. Sofia. Maybe even enjoy some Turkish belly-dancing. This evening set sail once again. (BB,L,D,S)
Day 10 - MYKONOS
Arrive at Mykonos, renowned for its windmills, where there is time to shop in the labyrinth of narrow alleyways or enjoy a cool drink in a taverna. (BB,L,D,S)
Day 11 - AT SEA
Time to relax and enjoy the ship's facilities. (BB,L,D,S)
Day 12 - ASHDOD - JERUSALEM EXCURSION
On arrival in Ashdod, join in an included excursion to see the sights of Jerusalem. Drive to the Mount of Olives, walk through the Old City, see the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and the Wailing Wall. Drive to Bethlehem to visit the Church of the Nativity before returning to our ship. (BB,L,D,S)
Day 13 - PORT SAID - CAIRO and PYRAMIDS EXCURSION
Dock in Port Said. Enjoy an included sightseeing excursion to Cairo to see Tutankhamum's treasure in the Egyptian museum. After included lunch, continue to the Pyramids of Giza. Later, return to our ship in Alexandria. (BB,L,D,S)
Day 14 - AGIOS NIKOLAOS, CRETE
This afternoon arrive at the picturesque island of Crete, home of Knossos Palace. (BB,L,D,S)
Day 15 - ATHENS
Disembark and return to your Athens hotel where the rest of the day is completely free to relax or continue sightseeing.
Hotel: Metropolitan. (BB)
Day 16 - RETURN TO USA
Transfer to the airport for your return flight home. (BB)
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For people traveling alone on an Insight coach tour, we’ll match you with someone of the same gender, so you don’t have to pay the single room supplement. If we fail to match you, we’ll provide a single room at no extra cost†. There is a no-smoking policy in all shared rooms. Does not apply to additional accommodation, Riad upgrade option, airfares or flight supplements, Select London Week, Select London & Paris, Select London, Paris & Rome, Irish Elegance, Egypt tours, Israel tours, Jordan tours and tours with Mediterranean or River cruises. †Single rooms are not available for the Oberammergau Passion Play Option.
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Highlights include the Parthenon atop of the Acropolis, the Meteora Monaste.. (click for more)
Highlights include the Parthenon atop of the Acropolis, the Meteora Monaste.. (click for more)
From Athens we board our ship for a cruise to Mykonos, Rhodes, Patmos, Kusa.. (click for more)
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