Exploring highlights of Greece and Italy
in 10 days

Including;

• Athens and Santorini Island in Greece
  
  

• Rome and Venice in Italy
  
  
• Guided small group tours
• Private versions and customization available
• Skip the line admissions
• Centrally located hotels, friendly people, comfortable transportation,
• Available all year around

Daily tour program

 

- Day 1 - Arrival in Athens

KALOS ORISATE! Welcome to Greece

We will meet you at the airport and transfer you to your hotel. After checking into your hotel, you will have the afternoon free to rest and explore Athens on your own.

Overnight in Athens.

 

- Day 2 - Athens - (B)

After breakfast at around 8:30 AM, we will meet you at your hotel and continue on the guided tour of Athens.  Start with the Temple of Olympian Zeus, Panathinaiko Stadium (where the first Olympic Games took place in 1896). After that, we will drive by the Prime's Minister's residence, the Royal Palace, (guarded by colorful Evzones), Zappion (Conference and Exhibition Hall), National Garden, Hadrian's Arch, St. Paul's Church, Parliament, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Schliemann's House (Numismatic Museum), Catholic Cathedral, Academy, University, National Library, Old Parliament, Constitution Square, and the impressive Russian Orthodox Church.

At the ACROPOLIS, you will visit Propylaea, Temple of Athena Nike, Parthenon, Erechtheion and the Museum of the Acropolis.

In the early afternoon, we will provide a transfer to your hotel, or we can drop you at the Plaka district if you like to wander and explore at your own pace.
Overnight in Athens.

 

- Day 3 - Athens to Santorini -

05:30 am the hotel pick up time - ( Please be ready at the lobby with your luggage's 10 minutes before this time)

Early In the morning, we will provide a transfer to Athens Airport for a short flight to Santorini Island.

Athens - ATH 7:20am --- Thira ---- JTR 8:05am ---- 0 h 45 m ---- Aegean 352

After arrival, you will check-in at your hotel.

After check-in, you will have a free day to relax and explore on your own.

 Santorini is one of those iconic places, everywhere you turn a photo opportunity. Essentially, the island is what remains of an enormous volcanic eruption, which destroyed the earliest settlements on what was formerly a single island. The aftermath of the explosion created what you see today, a caldera. All of the whitewashed, charming houses cling to the high cliffs of the rim, while the deep blue Aegean Sea wraps around the geological masterpiece, hundreds of feet below. Its spectacular physical beauty, along with its lively nightlife, your Santorini, visit will be unforgettable.

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(Optional Oia Sunset Tour,   contact us if interested )

Overnight in Santorini.

 

- Day 4 - Exploring Santorini - (B)

Breakfast at the hotel.

Enjoy a boat trip to the Volcano

11:00 am Meet up at the Athinios Harbor, depart on a scenic sail to Volcano,

Upon arrival have free time to explore and hike to the top of the volcano and have glens on the active parts, lots of fantastic photo opportunities of the volcano, and from Volcano to the different angles of Magnificent Santorini Island.

Get back to the boat for a short sail to hot Springs (Palea Kameni ) Enjoy swimming, then onto Thirassia where you can eat,

relax or swim and visit the traditional village of Manola.

After that, sail to back to the Island and enjoy a quick stop at Armeni, then back to Athinios port.

Tour finish time will be around 17:30 pm. Enjoy the rest of the day and evening at leisure

Overnight in Santorini.

 

- Day 5 - Santorini to Rome - (via Athens) - (B)

In the morning we will provide a transfer to Santorini Airport for your departure to Athens then on to Rome. (Depending on the availability of the direct flights, short layover with alternative airlines may cause a short layover in Athens.)
>>>>>>> Short Flight to Rome >>>>>>>
BENVENUTO! Welcome to Italy!

We will meet you at the airport and transfer you to your hotel. After check into your hotel, you will have the afternoon free to rest and explore Rome on your own.

Overnight in Rome.

 

- Day 6 - Rome - (B)

In the morning, you will be picked up at your hotel for your comprehensive tour to visit the Vatican and its museums, as well as the Sistine Chapel the home of Michelangelo's Last Judgment.

After that, we will continue to visit St. Peters Square and Basilica, Coliseum, and the Roman Forum.

Overnight in Rome -

 

- Day 7 – Rome – (B)

Breakfast at the hotel – Enjoy the day at leisure.

Optional full-day tour to Pompeii Sites - Contact us if interested.

Overnight in Rome.

 

- Day 8 - Rome to Venice- (B)

In the morning, we will meet you at your hotel and provide a transfer to the train station and depart from Rome on a train ride to Venice.

Upon arrival, you will be met at the train station and transferred to your hotel.

After check-in, enjoy the rest of the day at leisure.

Overnight in Venice.

 

- Day 9 – Exploring Venice – (B)

Breakfast at the hotel

Enjoy a tour of Venice.

See the best of Venice in a day on a combo tour that caps a guided walk with a cruise along the bustling Grand Canal.

Hear the history of St Mark’s Square and Rialto Bridge from a local guide, and visit St Mark’s Basilica with a skip-the-line ticket to beat the long admission lines. Discover the tucked-away treasures of Venice’s backstreet and charming canals, and then finish on a high note: a water taxi cruise on the Grand Canal.

Highlights Three-hour combined walking and boat tour of Venice.

Enjoy a two-hour walking tour including the famous monuments of St Mark’s square, such as Palazzo Ducale (Doge's Palace).

Gain skip-the-line entry to St Mark's Basilica See Campo Santa Maria Formosa, the home of Marco Polo and the Rialto Bridge.

Explore small back streets, narrow passageways, and piazzas, as you learn about historical Venice from your guide.

After the tour, enjoy the rest of the day at leisure.

Overnight in Venice.

 

- Day 10 - Departure from Venice - (B)

Breakfast at the hotel,
3 hours before your flight departure time,
Meet up with the transfer people at the hotel and transfer to Venice Airport.

 

Program ends

 

Total cost:  $________________

 

Rates are subject to change depending on travel seasons,

Please contact us with your travel dates to get an accurate quote.

 

Price includes

* All hotels (Superior class centrally located hotels)

* All land transfers in comfortable vehicles

* Flight tickets from Athens to Santorini

* Flight tickets from Santorini to Rome

* Train tickets from Rome to Venice

* All meals mentioned in the itinerary (B-breakfast, L-lunch & D-dinner)

* English-speaking tour guides

* Skip the line admission to sites during the tours

* All taxes and service charges

 

Excludes

* Optional tours in Rome.

* International flight tickets to Athens then from Venice to your next destination

* Optional travel insurance