Tours, sightseeing tours, activities & things to do | Viator.com7-Day Greece Grand Tour: Olympia, Delphi, Meteora, Thessaloniki, Lefkadia
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Duration: 7 days / 6 nights (approx.)
Location: Athens, Greece
Product code: 314015
Take a seven-day tour of the essential sites of classical Greece: Olympia, Delphi, Meteora, Thessaloniki and Lefkadia. You'll visit famous archaeological sites and museums, and experience the glory that was classical Greece.
Highlights on your seven-day tour from Athens include:
- Corinth Canal
- Archaeological site and theater at Epidaurus, famous for its remarkable acoustics
- Archaeological site at Mycenae
- Archaeological site and museum at Olympia
- Archaeological site and museum at Delphi
- Unesco World Heritage-listed rock-tower monasteries at Meteora
- Macedonian tombs of Lefkadia
Monastery at Meteora, Greece
- May 15
- June 12
- September 04 and 18
- October 02
Tour departs from selected Athens hotels. Please include the details of your hotel at the time of booking. You MUST call the supplier at least 24 hours prior to tour commencement to reconfirm all tour and departure details. If the supplier does not pickup from your hotel, they will advise you of the meeting point when you call. The contact details will be listed on your voucher.
Port Pickup:
Pickup and drop off from the Port is not available.
Day 1: Epidaurus - Mycenae - Olympia (D)
Your first stop is at Corinth Canal. Drive to Epidaurus for a visit of the archaeological site and the theater famous for its remarkable acoustics, and then on to Nauplia for a short stop. Drive to Mycenae where you visit the archaeological site, then depart for Olympia, through the central Peloponnese area passing the cities of Megalopolis and Tripolis.
Day 2: Olympia - Nafpaktos - Delphi (B, D)
In the morning visit the archaeological site and the museum of Olympia. Drive via Patras to Rion, cross the channel to Antirion on the "state of the art" new suspended bridge considered to be the longest and most modern in Europe. Arrive in Nafpaktos, then continue to Delphi for the evening.
Day 3: Delphi (B, D)
In the morning visit the archaeological site and the museum of Delphi. The rest of the day at leisure.
Day 4: Kalambaka - Meteora (B, D)
In the morning, start the drive by the central Greece towns of Amphissa, Lamia and Trikala to Kalambaka. Afternoon visit of the breathtaking Meteora. Dinner and your overnight accommodation is in Kalambaka.
Day 5: Dion - Thessaloniki (B, D)
Drive by Trikala and Larissa to the famous, sacred Macedonian town of Dion. Then, continue to Thessaloniki, the largest town in Northern Greece. Visit the most interesting museum of Thessaloniki and sightseeing of the city.
Day 6: Pella - Vergina - Lefkadia (B, D)
Morning drive to Pella, Alexander the Great's capital. Continue to Vergina to visit the Tomb of the King Philip and the famous "Vergina Treasures". Then on to Lefkadia where you visit the excavations. Return to Thessaloniki via Veria.
Day 7: Tempi Valley - Thermoplyae - Athens (B)
Start the return drive to Athens, through the Tempi Valley, Larissa, Lamia, Thermoplyae famous for the ancient battle that took place there and Kamena Vourla.
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- Taxes
- Transport by air conditioned motor coach
- English-speaking guide
- 6 nights accommodation in superior class hotel
- Meals as per itinerary (B = Breakfast, D = Dinner)
- Entrance to fees for visits of museums and archaeological sites
- Mystras
- Optional gratuities
- Food and beverages, unless specified
- This tour must be booked at least 72 hours in advance of your travel date.
- Confirmation of this tour will received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability.
- Tour is operated in English unless otherwise stated, however tour may be operated in more than one language.
- Admission to Monasteries and Churches visited on our tours is not allowed to gentlemen wearing shorts and ladies wearing trousers, shorts, short skirts or blouses not covering the shoulders.
- During our tours we make every effort to use superior class hotels, as classified by the Greek Government. In smaller towns where no first class hotels are available, we use the best hotels existing. All the hotels used on our tours have private facilities.
Complete Operator information, including local telephone numbers at your destination, are included on your Confirmation Voucher. Our Product Managers select only the most experienced and reliable operators in each destination, removing the guesswork for you, and ensuring your peace of mind.
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This was a well-organised tour, which made travelling to so many different sites so much easier. The ... Read more ›
Anonymous, Ireland, October 2007
The sights covered by this trip were fantastic! Most of the days were jam packed and worth it. The breakfast ... Read more ›
Anonymous, Philippines, July 2008
