Day 1 · Athens
Arrive in Athens
You are met at the airport or Piraeus port and taken to your hotel. The afternoon is free to start exploring the city.
10 days · 9 nights
The whole sweep of ancient Greece, from the Acropolis to the land of Alexander the Great.
Choose your dates when you enquire
Ask about datesA guided loop of the mainland that starts with the Acropolis, crosses the Peloponnese to Epidaurus, Mycenae and Olympia, and turns north through Delphi and Meteora. Three nights in Thessaloniki open up ancient Macedonia, from the waterfalls of Edessa to Pella and Dion, before the drive back to Athens.
The same person from your first question to the flight home, with a wedding or vow renewal planned alongside if you like.
How the days unfold. Your advisor tailors the pace, the hotels and the extras to you.
Athens
Day 1 · Athens
You are met at the airport or Piraeus port and taken to your hotel. The afternoon is free to start exploring the city.
Day 2 · Athens
A guided tour passes the Panathenaic Stadium, the Temple of Olympian Zeus, Hadrian's Arch and Parliament with its Evzones guards. On the Acropolis you see the Propylaea, the Temple of Athena Nike, the Erechtheion and the Parthenon, and the tour ends in the Acropolis Museum. The rest of the day is free.
Peloponnese
Day 3 · Peloponnese
After a photo stop at the Corinth Canal, visit the ancient theatre of Epidaurus, known for its acoustics, then pause in Nafplio. At Mycenae you see the archaeological site and the tomb of Agamemnon before crossing the central Peloponnese to Olympia for dinner.
Olympia and Delphi
Day 4 · Olympia and Delphi
A morning at the birthplace of the Olympic Games: the sanctuary of Zeus, the ancient stadium and the museum. Cross the Gulf of Corinth on the Rion to Antirion bridge and drive along the coast past Nafpaktos and Itea to Delphi for dinner.
Delphi and Kalambaka
Day 5 · Delphi and Kalambaka
Visit the archaeological site and museum of Delphi, which the ancient Greeks believed was the centre of the world. Drive on to Kalambaka, at the foot of the great rocks of Meteora rising from the plain of Thessaly, for dinner.
Meteora and Thessaloniki
Day 6 · Meteora and Thessaloniki
See the monasteries of Meteora, perched on top of the rocks and holding fine Byzantine art. Drive through the Vale of Tempi beneath Mount Olympus, the highest mountain in Greece, to Thessaloniki for dinner.
Thessaloniki
Day 7 · Thessaloniki
A morning tour of the second city of the Byzantine Empire: the White Tower, the Roman Forum, the church of St Demetrius and the Byzantine walls, with a short walk past the Arch of Galerius to the Rotunda and its early Christian mosaics. The afternoon is free in the city centre.
Macedonia
Day 8 · Macedonia
Start at the waterfalls of Edessa, then visit the school near Naoussa where Aristotle taught the young Alexander. At Vergina, the museum built inside the great burial mound holds the tomb of Philip II, and in Veria you see the Bema of St Paul and walk through the old Jewish quarter and market.
Pella, Dion and Athens
Day 9 · Pella, Dion and Athens
See the 4th century BC floor mosaics at Pella, the capital of Alexander the Great, then the archaeological park of Dion below Mount Olympus. The long drive south passes Lamia and Thermopylae, with a stop at the monument to Leonidas, arriving in Athens in the late afternoon.
Athens
Day 10 · Athens
Breakfast at the hotel, then a transfer to Athens airport.
The hotels for each stop. Your advisor confirms them, or something just as good, for your dates.
Athens · 3 nights
Your first two nights and your last night. Or similar
Olympia · 1 night
Or similar
Delphi · 1 night
Or similar
Kalambaka · 1 night
At the foot of the Meteora rocks. Or similar
Thessaloniki · 3 nights
Or similar
Tell us when you would like to travel. Your advisor confirms dates and hotels, tailors the trip to the two of you, and stays with you until you are home.
Greece
9 days · 8 nights
Mykonos → Sifnos → Paros → Mykonos
Begin and end on Mykonos, with three quiet nights on Sifnos and two on Paros in between. Fast boats and transfers are arranged for you, and almost every day is yours to fill with beaches, village walks and island cooking.
Greece
10 days · 9 nights
Athens → Milos → Kalamata → Corfu → Kotor → Dubrovnik → Venice
You spend two nights in Athens with a choice of the Acropolis, the Plaka or the Peloponnese before boarding at Piraeus. The ship calls at volcanic Milos, Kalamata and Corfu, then sails up the Adriatic to Kotor in Montenegro and Dubrovnik. After a day at sea you arrive in Venice.
Greece
5 days · 4 nights
Athens → Olympia → Delphi → Athens
A five-day round trip that begins and ends in Athens. Arrive in time for an afternoon at Cape Sounion, cross the Peloponnese to Olympia, continue to Delphi, and finish with a guided morning on the Acropolis before your flight.
A guided loop of the mainland that starts with the Acropolis, crosses the Peloponnese to Epidaurus, Mycenae and Olympia, and turns north through Delphi and Meteora. Three nights in Thessaloniki open up ancient Macedonia, from the waterfalls of Edessa to Pella and Dion, before the drive back to Athens.
Every trip can be shaped around you before you book.
Arrive early or stay on at the end, in the same hotel or somewhere new.
Your travel expert books flights that fit the first and last day.
Choose a better room or a hotel with a view for the nights that count.
A honeymoon, an anniversary or a birthday, planned into the trip.
Other ways to see Greece, closest in length first.
Expedition cruise | 10 days | Athens · Milos · Venice
Small group tour | 10 days | Athens · Agios Nikolaos · Cape Sounion
Private tour | 9 days | Athens · Kalambaka · Santorini
Small group tour | 9 days | Mykonos · Sifnos · Paros | Price on enquiry.
