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The Best of Greece

The Best of Greece

10 day tour from Athens roundtrip
Tour Operator
Cosmos
Departures
Apr 24, 2027 – Sep 30, 2028
Prices From
$1,835
Dates & Prices
On this Best of Greece tour, discover the highlights of historic and mythical—as well as modern—Greece. As the birthplace of Western civilization, Greece has some of the world’s most fascinating archaeological sites, and now is your chance to explore them. Your affordable tour of Greece starts and ends in Athens with overnights along the way in Nauplia, Sparta, Olympia, Delphi, and Kalambaka and covers the Greek mainland and the Peloponnese peninsula. Step back in time as you visit some of Greece's ancient sites where the Mycenaean civilization 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 into this ancient masterpiece. Dedicated to the goddess Athena, the Acropolis sits high on a rocky hill and is a symbol of Athen’s wealth and power 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. 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 vacation is a once-in-a-lifetime experience!

Tour Itinerary

Day 1
ARRIVE IN ATHENS, GREECE
Check into your hotel. The rest of the day is free for you to start exploring the Greek capital. Later, meet your Local Host.
Day 2
ATHENS
A day to relax and discover Athens at leisure. In the evening, enjoy free time to take in the lively atmosphere of the tavernas and nightclubs in the old Plaka district with its narrow streets and sound of bouzouki music. (B)
Day 3
ATHENS–CORINTH–NAUPLIA
Join the included guided tour of Athens, featuring the highlights of this ancient capital and a visit to the Acropolis. Cross the Corinth canal, a project conceived in ancient Greece but only completed in 1893, then head for the coast to the picturesque seaside town of Nauplia. (B)
Day 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. (B,D)
Day 5
SPARTA–MYSTRA–OLYMPIA
Enjoy the included orientation of the medieval Byzantine citadel of Mystra, at one time known as the “Florence of the East.” Before arriving in Olympia, stop to visit an olive oil museum. (B,D)
Day 6
OLYMPIA–PATRAS–DELPHI
Explore Olympia, where the athletes of antiquity performed as a tribute to the king of deities, Zeus. Spend free time in this pretty town or score a perfect 10 with an optional guided tour of the birthplace of the Olympic Games. Later, drive north to Patras, the capital of the Peloponnese and the west coast’s largest port. Continue by crossing the spectacular Rion-Antirion bridge, and through the picturesque fishing villages along the south coast of the mainland to legendary Delphi. (B)
Day 7
DELPHI–KALAMBAKA
Enjoy an orientation of the town of Delphi. 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. Enjoy free time or join an optional excursion to the archaeological site of Delphi. If you wish, you can take part in a visit to this historic location, where the Oracle of Apollo once spoke at the omphalos, known as the “navel of the world". On to Kalambaka. (B,D)
Day 8
KALAMBAKA–METEORA–ATHENS
Discover Meteora, a cluster of 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. (B)
Day 9
ATHENS
Spend a full day at leisure exploring the unseen parts of the city or visiting a museum. Tonight, it’s all Greek with an optional dinner of local specialties, served with the rhythmic dance steps of the Sirtaki keeping time with the sounds of the bouzouki lute. (B)
Day 10
ATHENS
Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning. (B)

What's Included

Meals
Buffet breakfasts daily; 3 dinners

Hotels

Acropolis Select
First-Class
Novotel Athens
First-Class
Rex
First-Class
Maniatis
Superior Tourist-Class
Olympia Palace
First-Class
Apollonia
Superior Tourist-Class
Antoniadis
Superior Tourist-Class

Itinerary Dates & Prices

Start Date
Apr 24, 2027
End Date
May 03, 2027
Our Price
$1,979
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Start Date
May 08, 2027
End Date
May 17, 2027
Our Price
$2,184
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Start Date
May 15, 2027
End Date
May 24, 2027
Our Price
$2,069
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Start Date
May 22, 2027
End Date
May 31, 2027
Our Price
$1,954
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Start Date
May 29, 2027
End Date
Jun 07, 2027
Our Price
$2,299
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Start Date
Jun 19, 2027
End Date
Jun 28, 2027
Our Price
$2,033
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Start Date
Jun 26, 2027
End Date
Jul 05, 2027
Our Price
$2,259
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Start Date
Aug 21, 2027
End Date
Aug 30, 2027
Our Price
$1,979
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Start Date
Sep 04, 2027
End Date
Sep 13, 2027
Our Price
$2,184
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Start Date
Sep 11, 2027
End Date
Sep 20, 2027
Our Price
$2,299
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Start Date
Sep 18, 2027
End Date
Sep 27, 2027
Our Price
$1,839
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Start Date
Sep 25, 2027
End Date
Oct 04, 2027
Our Price
$2,299
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Start Date
Oct 02, 2027
End Date
Oct 11, 2027
Our Price
$1,835
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Start Date
Apr 22, 2028
End Date
May 01, 2028
Our Price
$2,319
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Start Date
May 06, 2028
End Date
May 15, 2028
Our Price
$2,419
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Start Date
May 13, 2028
End Date
May 22, 2028
Our Price
$2,419
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Start Date
May 20, 2028
End Date
May 29, 2028
Our Price
$2,419
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Start Date
May 27, 2028
End Date
Jun 05, 2028
Our Price
$2,419
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Start Date
Jun 17, 2028
End Date
Jun 26, 2028
Our Price
$2,369
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Start Date
Jun 24, 2028
End Date
Jul 03, 2028
Our Price
$2,369
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Start Date
Aug 19, 2028
End Date
Aug 28, 2028
Our Price
$2,319
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Start Date
Sep 02, 2028
End Date
Sep 11, 2028
Our Price
$2,419
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Start Date
Sep 09, 2028
End Date
Sep 18, 2028
Our Price
$2,419
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Start Date
Sep 16, 2028
End Date
Sep 25, 2028
Our Price
$2,419
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Start Date
Sep 23, 2028
End Date
Oct 02, 2028
Our Price
$2,419
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Start Date
Sep 30, 2028
End Date
Oct 09, 2028
Our Price
$2,269
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