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Details

Duration (with arrival/departure): 11
Tour Style: Eastern Mediterranean
Destinations: Athens, Mykonos, Santorini

Itinerary

Day 1 - Depart USA Overnight flight to Athens.

Day 2 - Arrive Athens (2 nights) Welcome to Athens! You are met and transferred to your hotel. After check-in, the rest of the day is at leisure to relax and unwind. Later, we enjoy a Welcome Drink with our local Tour Representative.

Hotel: Park Hotel

Day 3 - Athens sightseeing This morning our guided sightseeing tour includes a visit to the Acropolis, which literally means ‘highest point’, and was formally proclaimed as the pre-eminent monument on the European Cultural Heritage list of monuments in March 2007. Then we see the Olympic stadium and the Evzone guards at the tomb of the unknown soldier. We will also tour some of the most famous sites in Athens such as the Temple of Zeus and Hadrian’s Arch. Afterwards, your afternoon and evening is at leisure. Why not dine on local specialties in one of Athens’ many cosmopolitan restaurants? (Buffet Breakfast)

Day 4 - Athens – Mykonos (3 nights) First we drive to the port of Piraeus to board our ferry, which will take us to the Cycladic Island of Mykonos, playground of the rich and famous. On arrival at this beautiful island, we are transferred to our hotel. Then we are free to explore this white-washed island with its unique windmills, narrow winding pathways and tempting boutiques. This evening we enjoy a Highlight Dinner of local specialties and afterwards have the chance to experience the uninhibited nightlife of this vibrant island! (Buffet breakfast / Highlight dinner)

Hotel: Petinos Hotel / Hotel Akrogiali

Days 5 & 6 - Mykonos at leisure We have two glorious days at leisure to enjoy Mykonos. The island has 9,320 inhabitants most of whom live in the principal town, also called Mykonos but known as Chora, which means ‘the town’ in Greek and is often used in Greece when the name of the island itself is the same as the name of the principal town. Mykonos is composed primarily of granite and has little natural fresh water, relying on the desalination of sea water in order to meet its needs. It is believed that the island was named after a local hero, who is considered an offspring of the god Apollo and was worshipped locally in antiquity. We have time to enjoy a cocktail in a waterfront restaurant and to take a swim at the dazzling beaches surrounding the island. Or maybe take the opportunity to take a short boat ride to the birthplace of Artemis and Apollo, the charming Island of Delos? (Buffet breakfast / Buffet breakfast)

Day 7 - Mykonos – Santorini (3 nights) We will take a short ferry ride to the beautiful island of Santorini where we spend the next three days. We are met at the port and transferred to our hotel. After check-in there is free time to begin to explore Santorini, also known as Thera, which actually comprises of a small circular archipelago of volcanic islands located in the southern Aegean Sea. Santorini is essentially what remains of an enormous volcanic explosion, destroying the earliest settlements on what was formerly a single island, and leading to the creation of the current geological caldera. Its spectacular physical
beauty, along with a dynamic nightlife, have made the island one of Europe’s tourist hotspots. This evening we enjoy a Highlight Dinner of local specialties. (Buffet breakfast / Highlight dinner)

Hotel: El Greco Hotel / Kallisti Hotel

Days 8 & 9 - Santorini at leisure Santorini has much to offer and you will have two full days to do as you please. Enjoy breathtaking views, white-washed houses, amazing sunsets and cobblestone streets, which make Santorini a truly unique experience. Perhaps spend your days relaxing in clifftop restaurants and cafés, lazing on the sunsoaked black, red and white beaches. Or why not take a caique ride to the volcanic island of Nea Kamini and swim in the hot springs? (Buffet breakfast / Buffet breakfast)

Day 10 - Santorini – Athens Today we make our way back by high-speed ferry to Athens for the final night of our tour. On our arrival at the port of Piraeus we are transferred back to our Athens hotel. We have time at leisure to do some last-minute shopping, or maybe to join our traveling companions for a celebration dinner on the final night of our memorable tour together. (Buffet breakfast)

Hotel: Park Hotel

Day 11 - Athens – USA Time to bid farewell to Greece and our new-found friends as this morning we are transferred to the airport for our return flight home to the USA. (Buffet breakfast)

Please note: Due to weather conditions, calls at the ports of Mykonos and Santorini may need to be altered.

Please note: On occasion there may be the possibility of a slight alteration in the itinerary due to the sailing conditions on the Aegean Sea, ferry schedules, religious holidays or any other unforeseen circumstances.

Free airport transfers: Transfers will be provided for passengers who have advised Trafalgar of their flight details.

Whats Included

Sightseeing Highlights

Athens: Sightseeing tour includes the magnificent Acropolis, Temple of Zeus and Hadrian's Arch.

Dining Highlights

9 buffet breakfasts
2 local specialty restaurant dinners in Mykonos and Santorini

11 meals in total

First Class Travel Highlights

First Class hotel accommodation includes twin-bedded rooms with private facilities, all hotel service charges and tips, baggage handling fees and local taxes.
Touring by luxury air-conditioned coach.
The services of one of Trafalgar's top professional multi-lingual Tour Directors.
A qualified local city guide in Athens.
You'll stay in twin-bedded rooms with private facilities.
High-speed ferries from Piraeus to Mykonos; Mykonos to Santorini and Santorini to Piraeus.
Airport transfers are provided on Day 2 and Day 11, conditons apply.
A stylish wallet, tour documents and a Welcome on Tour book.

Airport Transfers

London Gateways: Transfers can be expensive, particularly between the airport and your London hotel. But when you book your Trafalgar tour and take advantage of our land and air packages, we have included a FREE transfer to and from London’s airports and your Trafalgar London hotel. For passengers who have their own flight arrangements we offer you the opportunity to purchase inexpensive transfers to and from London’s Heathrow – Trafalgar has negotiated special rates for the Dot2Dot transfer from London’s Heathr
Important – Please Note: Passengers will only be entitled to transfers to and from London Airports providing the following conditions are met:
For included transfers: Your flights must be booked directly by Trafalgar no fewer than 21 days prior to departure. For chargeable transfers: Your Travel Agent provides detailed flight information to Trafalgar no fewer than 21 days prior to departure. Once transfers are booked they cannot be changed.
For London arrivals, you must stay at a London hotel booked by Trafalgar on the night of arrival and the night prior to your departure date.
Trafalgar only includes one inbound and one outbound transfer.
In the event of flight delays outside of Trafalgar’s control, the transfers will be deemed to be cancelled.
All transfers are based on group transfers. No refund is therefore available for missed transfers, or passengers not using this service.
In the event of unforeseen events (such as road or rail works, strikes or demonstrations), Trafalgar will not be responsible for delayed or cancelled transfers.
Heathrow Airport: National Express Dot2Dot will pick up and drop off in time to meet all flights to/from London’s Heathrow Airport. For guests arriving at the Dot2Dot desk after 22.00 hrs please make use of the courtesy phone to arrange your transfer to your Trafalgar hotel
Gatwick Airport: Passengers who have booked Trafalgar’s Land and Air packages arriving at London’s Gatwick Airport are provided with a Gatwick Express train voucher. The Gatwick Express train journey from Gatwick Airport to London’s Victoria Station takes 30 minutes. Guests then need to make their way from Victoria Station to their Trafalgar hotel.
European Gateways: With Trafalgar all passengers will receive complimentary arrival and departure transfers on the scheduled arrival and departure day of their tour at the times specified below. Please ensure your Travel Agent reserves your flight to co-ordinate with the transfer times shown.
Trafalgar Bonus - Passengers who book Trafalgar's Land+Air package and who arrive or depart outside of these specified times on the scheduled arrival and departure day of the tour will also be provided with a transfer.
Passengers arriving before or leaving after the scheduled tour days are not entitled to a transfer but may book and purchase one through Trafalgar providing that they also purchase the additional pre and/or post tour hotel night(s) from Trafalgar. Please ask for prices of transfers at the time of booking your extra night accommodation.
Land only passengers arriving or departing on the scheduled tour arrival or departure days but whose flights don't coincide with the listed transfer times below may also book and purchase these transfers. Flight details must be provided to Trafalgar not less than 21 days before the flight departure.
Click here to see scheduled transfer times.

Options

Child Prices: Apply to children under the age of 16.

This tour is avaialable in the Breakaway and First class Europe & Britain brochure therefore it is NOT restricted to 21 - 38 years.