THE BEST OF GREECE

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On this Best of Greece tour, discover the highlights of historic and mythical—as well as modern—Greece. As the birthplace of Western civilisation, Greece has some of the world’s most fascinating archaeological sites, and now is your chance to explore the Greek mainland and the Peloponnese peninsula. Your affordable tour of Greece starts and ends in Athens with overnights along the way in Nauplia, Sparta, Olympia, Delphi, and Kalambaka. Step back in time as you visit some of Greece’s ancient sites where the Mycenaean civilisation thrived between 1600 and 1200 BC. Enjoy the included guided sightseeing tour of the Mycenae archaeological site and learn about its history and legends.

In Athens, visit the Acropolis, still standing after 2,500 years. Your Local Guide will give you many insights on this ancient masterpiece. Dedicated to the goddess Athena, the Acropolis sits high on a rocky hill and is a symbol of the wealth and power of Athens at its apex. In Epidaurus, climb the limestone steps of the amazingly well-preserved, 2,300-year-old open-air theatre and marvel at the perfect acoustics. You’ll step back into the Middle Ages when you walk around the medieval Byzantine Citadel of Mystra, a castle founded in 1249. You’ll also love the mystic mountain landscape of Meteora with its 24 rock-top monasteries set in almost inaccessible sandstone peaks. On this affordable Greece tour, you’ll travel to Olympia, legendary home of the Olympic Games, and Delphi, where people visited in ancient Greece to seek the advice of the Oracle. But that’s not all…you’ll experience modern Greece as well, as you cross over one of the world’s longest cable-stayed bridge, the spectacular Rion-Antirion Bridge, linking the Peloponnese peninsula to the Greek mainland. From ancient ruins to contemporary engineering —with beautiful landscapes in between—this affordable Greece tour is perfectly designed for value-minded travel lovers. You’ll agree that your Greece holdiay is a once-in-a-lifetime experience!

Traveller Notes
Adventure is knocking with everything you need for perfectly affordable touring. Cosmos includes hand-selected accommodations, guided sightseeing, and seamless transportation between destinations—with value-minded travel lovers in mind. Explore with expert Cosmos Tour Directors and Local Guides, complimentary headsets, private, first-class, air-conditioned motorcoach with free Wi-Fi. Enhance your free time to explore like a local with your CosmosGO mobile app!

Availability

From 13/04/2024 to 14/10/2024

Departure dates & prices

Dates Availability Price
  • Apr Sat 13 2024 to Apr Mon 22 2024
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    $2,749*
  • Apr Sat 20 2024 to Apr Mon 29 2024
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    $2,819*
  • Apr Sat 27 2024 to May Mon 06 2024
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    $2,819*
  • May Sat 18 2024 to May Mon 27 2024
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    $2,849*
  • May Sat 25 2024 to Jun Mon 03 2024
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    $2,849*
  • Jun Sat 01 2024 to Jun Mon 10 2024
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    $2,849*
  • Jun Sat 15 2024 to Jun Mon 24 2024
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    $2,849*
  • Jun Sat 29 2024 to Jul Mon 08 2024
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    $2,819*
  • Jul Sat 06 2024 to Jul Mon 15 2024
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    $2,819*
  • Jul Sat 20 2024 to Jul Mon 29 2024
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    $2,809*
  • Sep Sat 07 2024 to Sep Mon 16 2024
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    $2,969*
  • Sep Sat 14 2024 to Sep Mon 23 2024
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    $2,969*
  • Sep Sat 21 2024 to Sep Mon 30 2024
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    $2,969*
  • Sep Sat 28 2024 to Oct Mon 07 2024
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    $2,939*
  • Oct Sat 05 2024 to Oct Mon 14 2024
    Sold Out
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    $2,699*

What's included

Breakfasts Included: 9.
Lunches Included: 0.
Dinners Included: 3.
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Breakfasts Included: 9.
Lunches Included: 0.
Dinners Included: 3.
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Itinerary

  • 1 ARRIVE IN ATHENS, GREECE.
    Check into your hotel. The rest of the day is free for you to start exploring the Greek capital with the help of the CosmosGO app. Later, meet your Local Host.
    2 ATHENS.
    A day to relax and discover Athens at leisure. Our suggestion: join an optional day cruise to the islands of Aegina, Hydra, and Poros. In the evening, free time to enjoy the lively atmosphere of the tavernas and nightclubs in the old Plaka district with its narrow streets and sound of bouzouki music. (B)
    3 ATHENS-CORINTH-NAUPLIA.
    Join the included guided tour of Athens, featuring the highlights of this ancient capital with a visit to the Acropolis. Cross the Corinth canal, a project conceived in ancient Greece but only completed in 1893, and head for the coast to the picturesque seaside town of Nauplia. Today's Distance: 90 mi/ 145 km (B)
    4 NAUPLIA-EPIDAURUS-MYCENAE-SPARTA.
    This morning, stop in Epidaurus, located in the hilly countryside dotted with pine trees and oleanders. In this magnificent setting, visit the ancient open-air theatre, which can still seat 14,000 spectators. Later, enjoy the included guided excursion to the archaeological site and museum of Mycenae, with the imposing ruins of the great city that dominated the eastern Mediterranean world from the 15th to the 12th century B.C. It played a vital role in the development of classical Greek culture and is linked to the Homeric epics, the Iliad and the Odyssey. Travel into the Peloponnese to Sparta, where history hangs between reality and legend. Today's Distance: 126 mi/ 202 km (B,D)
    5 SPARTA-MYSTRA-OLYMPIA.
    Enjoy the included visit of the medieval Byzantine citadel of Mystra, at one time known as the "Florence of the East." Before arriving in Olympia, visit an olive oil museum. Today's Distance: 99 mi/ 160 km (B,D)
    6 OLYMPIA-PATRAS-DELPHI.
    Explore Olympia, where the athletes of antiquity performed as a tribute to of the king of deities. Spend some free time in this pretty town, or learn more about the history of the Olympic Games on the optional archaeological site sightseeing tour. Later, drive north to Patras, the capital of the Peloponnese and the west coast's largest port. Continue crossing the spectacular Rion-Antirion bridge through the picturesque fishing villages along the south coast of the mainland to legendary Delphi. Today's Distance: 134 mi/ 215km (B)
    7 DELPHI-KALAMBAKA.
    Enjoy free time in town or join the optional morning sightseeing tour of the archaeological site in Delphi, where the oracle of Apollo spoke. It was the site of the omphalos, the 'navel of the world'. Blending harmoniously with the superb landscape and charged with sacred meaning, Delphi in the 6th century B.C. was indeed the religious hub and symbol of unity of the ancient Greek world. On to Kalambaka. Today's Distance: 143 mi/ 230 km (B,D)
    8 KALAMBAKA-METEORA-ATHENS.
    Discover Meteora, a cluster of spectacular Christian-Orthodox monasteries perched in an unforgettable manner on a set of rising rock formations. They were originally built by hermit monks living in caves carved into the rocks. Your included visit is certainly the day's highlight. Continue south to Athens. Today's Distance: 224 mi/ 360 km (B)
    9 ATHENS.
    Spend a full day at leisure to explore the unseen parts of the city, do last-minute shopping, or to visit a museum. Tonight, enjoy the optional Greek dinner. (B)
    10 ATHENS.
    Your holiday ends with breakfast this morning. (B)
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