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Greek Islands Dream

 

ITINERARY ;

DAY 1 : Istanbul
Welcome to Istanbul! You will be transferred to your hotel. The remainder of the day is yours free to explore. Overnight Istanbul.
 

DAY 2 : Istanbul Old City ( Breakfast, Dinner )

After breakfast, you enjoy a fully guided tour of the only city to span two continents, visiting the Blue Mosque, the Aya Sofya, Topkapi Palace and the Hippodrome. Tonight you get to know your travelling companions a little better at your welcome dinner. Overnight Istanbul.

DAY 3 : Gallipoli Battlefields ( Breakfast, Dinner )

One of the most emotionally touching places in Turkey, today we visit the WWI Battlefields of Gallipoli including Lone Pine and Chunuk Bair Memorials, ANZAC Cove, Johnston's Jolly, original trenches and tunnels, The Nek and the Gallipoli Museum. Overnight Canakkale.

DAY 4 : Troy, Acropolis of Pergamum ( Breakfast, Dinner )
This morning, step back in time as we visit Troy, home of the famed Trojan Horse and then tour the magnificent acropolis of Pergamum. Its impressive temples and library made Pergamum a renowned cultural and political centre in its time. Overnight Kusadasi.

 

DAY 5 : Ephesus – Kusadasi  ( Breakfast,  Dinner )

Absorb yourself in history today with a guided tour of Ephesus and a visit to the site of the Temple of Artemis. Feel the mystical atmosphere of the ancient city and theatre before continuing to the house of the Virgin Mary. Carpet weaving has long traditions in Turkey and at the carpet village we learn how the carpets are made by hand and what determines their value. Overnight Kusadasi.

 

DAY 6 : Kusadasi – Samos ( Breakfast )
Leaving Turkey, we take a ferry to Samos and depending on ferry schedules; we may head straight for Mykonos or spend a day exploring lush-green Samos. Overnight Samos or Mykonos.

DAY 7 : Mykonos – Delos  ( Breakfast )
Spend the day on the beach or take an optional day trip to the neighbouring island of Delos. This Mecca of Ancient Greece is today an island wide, open-air museum. Overnight Mykonos.

 

DAY 8 : Mykonos to Santorini ( Breakfast )
Revitalize with an early morning swim and wander the charming white-washed narrow alleyways of Mykonos Town before an afternoon ferry to Santorini. Overnight Santorini.

DAY 9 :  Santorini optional boat trip  ( Breakfast )
Take an optional boat trip in the world's biggest volcanic crater above sea level. Visit the active volcano, swim in the warm thermal waters and take a therapeutic mud bath. Overnight Santorini.

 

DAY 10 : Santorini to Athens (Breakfast )
Soak up the sun on the black sand beaches before we board an afternoon ferry to the mainland. Overnight Athens.

 

DAY 11 : Athens Old City (Breakfast )
This morning you will have half day tour and visit Acropolis, stop at the stadium where the first Olympic Games of the modern era were held. Admire the Olympian Zeus and Hadrians Arch. At the Acropolis visit the museum, the towering entrance of Propylaia, the Temple of Nike and the most famous of Greek relics, the Parthenon. Overnight Athens.

 

DAY 12 : Athens (Breakfast )
After breakfast, we say goodbye to our new friends before being transferred to the airport. 

 

Package includes ;
-  Inbound airport transfer – Istanbul
- Outbound airport transfer – Athens
- Transfers between ports and hotels in Greece
- Transportation by ferries between the Greek islands and a fully air-conditioned non-smoking bus in Turkey
- Services of an English-speaking professional tour guide in Turkey and English speaking tour leader throughout the Greek Islands.
- Entrance fees – Turkey
- 10 nights - 4 star & C Class accommodation in total ( 1 night in Canakkale, 2 nights in Istanbul, 2 nights Kusadasi, 1 night in Athens, 2 nights in Mykonos, 2 nights in Santorini )
- 11 breakfast, 4 dinner

 

Package excludes
- Personal expencess
- Suggested optional activities
- Drinks and the meals not mentioned in including section
- Tips – driver and guide
- Any visas, border or port taxes
- Entrance fees – Greece

 

 

Tour Type :- Guaranteed Departure

This tour is a 'Guaranteed Departure' tour. This means that it will depart regardless of how many people are booked on to it.

 

Please note
Itinerary is subject to change without notice due to Greek ferry timetables changes.
We recommend booking at least 2 weeks in advance of the departure date.

 

 

Departure dates and rates;

June 02, 23  July 07, 21  Aug. 04, 18  Sep 08, 22

 

Per person in   twin / double share accommodation	US$	Single supp.
01 Jun 2012 to 30 Sep 2012	2,485	658

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