ITINERARY
DAY 1: OVERNIGHT FLIGHT FROM PITTSBURGH TO GREECE.
DAY 2: ATHENS
AFTERNOON ARRIVAL IN ATHENS AIRPORT, MEET YOUR TRAVEL DIRECTOR AND TRANSFER TO HOTEL.
ORIENTATION WALK. DINNER.
DAY 3: ATHENS
SIGHTSEEING TOUR WITH A LICENSED GUIDE. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE SYNTAGMA SQUARE, THE HOUSE OF
PARLIAMENT, THE MEMORIAL TO THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER AND THE NATIONAL LIBRARY. PASS BY
HADRIAN’S ARCH AND THE TEMPLE OF OLYMPIAN ZEUS. SEE THE NATIONAL GARDEN AND STOP AT THE
PAN ATHENAIC STADIUM WHERE THE FIRST OLYMPIC GAMES OF THE MODERN ERA WERE HELD IN 1896.
ON THE ACROPOLIS, VISIT THE ARCHITECTURAL MASTERPIECES OF THE GOLDEN AGE OF ATHENS: THE
PROPYLAEA, THE TEMPLE OF ATHENA NIKE, THE ERECTHEION AND THE PARTHENON. AFTERNOON
SPORT ACTIVITY/BUSINESS VISIT TBC. DINNER.
DAY 4: DELPHI
DRIVE NORTH PASSING THE TOWN OF THEBES, THE MOUNTAIN VILLAGE OF ARACHOVA, FAMOUS FOR
RUGS AND CARPETS AND ARRIVE IN DELPHI, THE NAVEL OF THE EARTH. VISIT THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL
SITE. ON THE SLOPES OF MT. PARNASSUS, LIE THE RUINS OF THE SANCTUARY OF APOLLO PYTHIOS. SEE
AND VISIT THE DORIC TEMPLE, THE TREASURY OF THE ATHENIANS, THE THEATRE, THE THOLOS AND
HEAR THE STORY OF CASTALIA SPRING. VISIT ALSO THE MUSEUM HOUSING ITEMS FROM THE SITE
INCLUDING THE STATUE OF THE BRONZE CHARIOTEER. SEE THE MODERN TOWN OF DELPHI BEFORE
TRANSFERRING TO THE HOTEL. AFTERNOON SPORT ACTIVITY/BUSINESS VISIT TBC. DINNER IN THE
HOTEL.
DAY 5: TOLON
DRIVE ALONG THE COAST, AND CROSS THE BRIDGE OVER THE LITTLE DARDANELLES TO PATRAS.
CONTINUE SOUTH TO OLYMPIA, THE CRADLE OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES. VISIT THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL
SITE. SEE THE TEMPLE OF THE OLYMPIAN ZEUS AND HERA, THE PLACE FOR THE LIGHTING OF THE
OLYMPIC FLAME AND THE ORIGINAL OLYMPIC STADIUM. VISIT ALSO THE MUSEUM HOUSING MANY
TREASURES FROM THE SITE INCLUDING THE STATUE OF HERMES BY PRAXYTELES. CONTINUE ACROSS
THE REGION, PASSING MEGALOPOLI AND TRIPOLI TO THE RESORT OF TOLON. CHECK IN THE HOTEL FOR
DINNER AND OVERNIGHT.
DAY 6: ATHENS
DRIVE VIA NAFPLION, ONCE THE CAPITAL OF GREECE TO EPIDAURUS AND VISIT THE SITE. HEAR THE
STORY OF ASCLEPIUS AND VISIT THE 4TH CENTURY B.C. THEATRE. AFTER COMPLETING THE VISIT DRIVE
TO MYCENAE AND VISIT THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE. SEE AND VISIT THE LION GATE, THE TOMB OF
AGAMMEMNON AND THE CYCLOPENA WALL. DEPART FOR ATHENS WITH A STOP TO SEE THE AMAZING
SIGHT OF THE CORINTH CANAL. CONTINUE TO ATHENS. DINNER.
DAY 7: ATHENS
TRANSFER IN THE MORNING TO THE PORT AND EMBARK ON THE CRUISE TO THE 3 SARONIC ISLANDS OF
AEGINA, POROS AND HYDRA. LUNCH IS INCLUDED AND SERVED ON BOARD. AT EACH ISLAND, GET OFF
THE BOAT TO DISCOVER EACH ISLANDS OWN INDIVIDUAL CHARACTER. AEGINA: THE LARGEST OF THE
SARONIC ISLANDS, FAMOUS FOR PISTACHIO NUTS. POROS: A PRETTY ISLAND WITH CHANCE FOR
SHOPPING. HYDRA – AN ARTIST’S DELIGHT, AGAIN WITH BOUTIQUES, SHOPS AND CAFES DOTTED
AROUND THE HARBOUR. ON THE RETURN JOURNEY BACK TO ATHENS PORT IN THE EARLY EVENING,
ENJOY THE ON BOARD ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM. ARRIVE BACK AT THE PORT AT AROUND 19:30 AND
TRANSFER TO A LOCAL RESTAURANT FOR DINNER. TRANSFER BACK TO THE HOTEL.
DAY 8: TRANSFER TO HOTEL FOR RETURN FLIGHT TO USA.
DAY 1: OVERNIGHT FLIGHT FROM PITTSBURGH TO GREECE.
DAY 2: ATHENS
AFTERNOON ARRIVAL IN ATHENS AIRPORT, MEET YOUR TRAVEL DIRECTOR AND TRANSFER TO HOTEL.
ORIENTATION WALK. DINNER.
DAY 3: ATHENS
SIGHTSEEING TOUR WITH A LICENSED GUIDE. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE SYNTAGMA SQUARE, THE HOUSE OF
PARLIAMENT, THE MEMORIAL TO THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER AND THE NATIONAL LIBRARY. PASS BY
HADRIAN’S ARCH AND THE TEMPLE OF OLYMPIAN ZEUS. SEE THE NATIONAL GARDEN AND STOP AT THE
PAN ATHENAIC STADIUM WHERE THE FIRST OLYMPIC GAMES OF THE MODERN ERA WERE HELD IN 1896.
ON THE ACROPOLIS, VISIT THE ARCHITECTURAL MASTERPIECES OF THE GOLDEN AGE OF ATHENS: THE
PROPYLAEA, THE TEMPLE OF ATHENA NIKE, THE ERECTHEION AND THE PARTHENON. AFTERNOON
SPORT ACTIVITY/BUSINESS VISIT TBC. DINNER.
DAY 4: DELPHI
DRIVE NORTH PASSING THE TOWN OF THEBES, THE MOUNTAIN VILLAGE OF ARACHOVA, FAMOUS FOR
RUGS AND CARPETS AND ARRIVE IN DELPHI, THE NAVEL OF THE EARTH. VISIT THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL
SITE. ON THE SLOPES OF MT. PARNASSUS, LIE THE RUINS OF THE SANCTUARY OF APOLLO PYTHIOS. SEE
AND VISIT THE DORIC TEMPLE, THE TREASURY OF THE ATHENIANS, THE THEATRE, THE THOLOS AND
HEAR THE STORY OF CASTALIA SPRING. VISIT ALSO THE MUSEUM HOUSING ITEMS FROM THE SITE
INCLUDING THE STATUE OF THE BRONZE CHARIOTEER. SEE THE MODERN TOWN OF DELPHI BEFORE
TRANSFERRING TO THE HOTEL. AFTERNOON SPORT ACTIVITY/BUSINESS VISIT TBC. DINNER IN THE
HOTEL.
DAY 5: TOLON
DRIVE ALONG THE COAST, AND CROSS THE BRIDGE OVER THE LITTLE DARDANELLES TO PATRAS.
CONTINUE SOUTH TO OLYMPIA, THE CRADLE OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES. VISIT THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL
SITE. SEE THE TEMPLE OF THE OLYMPIAN ZEUS AND HERA, THE PLACE FOR THE LIGHTING OF THE
OLYMPIC FLAME AND THE ORIGINAL OLYMPIC STADIUM. VISIT ALSO THE MUSEUM HOUSING MANY
TREASURES FROM THE SITE INCLUDING THE STATUE OF HERMES BY PRAXYTELES. CONTINUE ACROSS
THE REGION, PASSING MEGALOPOLI AND TRIPOLI TO THE RESORT OF TOLON. CHECK IN THE HOTEL FOR
DINNER AND OVERNIGHT.
DAY 6: ATHENS
DRIVE VIA NAFPLION, ONCE THE CAPITAL OF GREECE TO EPIDAURUS AND VISIT THE SITE. HEAR THE
STORY OF ASCLEPIUS AND VISIT THE 4TH CENTURY B.C. THEATRE. AFTER COMPLETING THE VISIT DRIVE
TO MYCENAE AND VISIT THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE. SEE AND VISIT THE LION GATE, THE TOMB OF
AGAMMEMNON AND THE CYCLOPENA WALL. DEPART FOR ATHENS WITH A STOP TO SEE THE AMAZING
SIGHT OF THE CORINTH CANAL. CONTINUE TO ATHENS. DINNER.
DAY 7: ATHENS
TRANSFER IN THE MORNING TO THE PORT AND EMBARK ON THE CRUISE TO THE 3 SARONIC ISLANDS OF
AEGINA, POROS AND HYDRA. LUNCH IS INCLUDED AND SERVED ON BOARD. AT EACH ISLAND, GET OFF
THE BOAT TO DISCOVER EACH ISLANDS OWN INDIVIDUAL CHARACTER. AEGINA: THE LARGEST OF THE
SARONIC ISLANDS, FAMOUS FOR PISTACHIO NUTS. POROS: A PRETTY ISLAND WITH CHANCE FOR
SHOPPING. HYDRA – AN ARTIST’S DELIGHT, AGAIN WITH BOUTIQUES, SHOPS AND CAFES DOTTED
AROUND THE HARBOUR. ON THE RETURN JOURNEY BACK TO ATHENS PORT IN THE EARLY EVENING,
ENJOY THE ON BOARD ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM. ARRIVE BACK AT THE PORT AT AROUND 19:30 AND
TRANSFER TO A LOCAL RESTAURANT FOR DINNER. TRANSFER BACK TO THE HOTEL.
DAY 8: TRANSFER TO HOTEL FOR RETURN FLIGHT TO USA.
