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Athens (5N) – Nauplia (1N) – Sparta (1N) – Olympia (1N) – Delphi (1N) – Kalambaka (1N) – Aegean Islands Cruise (4N) · a loop from Athens · escorted tour and cruise · price on request · your dates
Greece is a story told in stone and sea, and this 15 Days Greece travel package lets you read it from the first page: the Acropolis in Athens, the legendary cities of the Peloponnese, the oracle of Delphi and the floating monasteries of Meteora, then four nights on a cruise ship among the islands of the Aegean. It is planned and supported by IMAD Travel, an IATA-certified travel agency in Hyderabad serving travellers from across India since 2011. We can arrange this same route, or a similar one, as a custom package for your couple, family or group, on your own dates and with your choice of hotels and cabin. Just quote the tour code IMAD-EU-33304 when you contact us.
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Travellers who love history and want the complete Greece in one trip, couples who want islands without planning ferries, and families with older children who have read the Greek myths. A Tour Director looks after the land tour, the cruise ship becomes your floating hotel for the islands, and there are free days in Athens at both ends to rest and explore.
It all begins in Athens, under the rock of the Acropolis. Your guided tour climbs to the Parthenon, the temple of Athena that has stood above the city for almost 2,500 years, with views over the rooftops to the sea. The evenings belong to the old Plaka district, where narrow lanes lead to tavernas and the sound of the bouzouki. With a free day, the optional cruise to the islands of Aegina, Poros and Hydra is a gentle start to the trip.
The coach then crosses the deep, narrow Corinth Canal into the Peloponnese, the land of the heroes. You stay in pretty Nauplia by the sea, sit in the 2,300-year-old theatre of Epidaurus, where a whisper on the stage still carries to the top row of its 14,000 seats, and walk through the Lion Gate of Mycenae, the city of King Agamemnon from Homer’s Iliad. From Sparta you climb to Mystra, a ghost town of Byzantine churches and palaces on a mountainside, learn how Greek olive oil is made, and arrive in Olympia, where the first Olympic Games were held in honour of Zeus.
Across the graceful Rion–Antirion bridge and along the fishing villages of the Gulf of Corinth, the road climbs to Delphi. Here, on the slopes of Mount Parnassus, the ancient Greeks came to consult the oracle of Apollo at what they believed was the centre of the world. Next day brings the most unforgettable sight of the land tour: the monasteries of Meteora, built by hermit monks on top of sheer rock pillars that rise straight out of the plain.
After two nights back in Athens, you board your ship for the Aegean Islands Cruise. On the first evening you reach Mykonos, with its windmills, little chapels and white-and-blue lanes. Then comes Kusadasi in Turkey and an included excursion to Ephesus, one of the best-preserved Roman cities anywhere, and the same afternoon Patmos, where St John wrote the Book of Revelation. Rhodes follows, with the walls and palaces of the Knights of St John and an included visit to Lindos and its acropolis above the sea. On the last day the ship calls at Heraklion on Crete, the gateway to the Minoan palace of Knossos, and, weather permitting, at Santorini, where white villages cling to the rim of a volcanic caldera and sunset at Oia is one of the most famous views in the world.
Sunrise light on the Parthenon. A whisper in the theatre of Epidaurus. The rock monasteries of Meteora. The Library of Celsus at Ephesus. Sunset over the caldera of Santorini.
The Aegean cruises sail from spring to autumn, and May, June, September and October are the best months: warm seas, long days and fewer crowds than July and August, when the islands are at their busiest and hottest. Cruise cabins and summer hotels in Athens book up early, so plan a few months ahead.
This is a price on request tour: we quote for your dates, hotel category, cabin type and group size. Greece is in the Schengen area, so a Schengen visa covers the land tour and the Greek islands. The cruise also calls at Kusadasi in Turkey, so our visa team will check with you whether a Turkish e-visa is needed for your passport. Lunch and dinner are included on board, and vegetarian food is easy to find on the ship and across Greece.
More of Greece: see all our Greece tour packages, the 10 days Greece tour with Mykonos and Santorini, the 10 days Greece tour with Crete and Santorini or the 8 days Athens, Meteora, Delphi and Peloponnese tour.
WhatsApp +91 63003 03169 — quote tour code IMAD-EU-33304 for this 15 days Greece tour with the Aegean cruise.
Welcome to Greece. Check in at your hotel; the rest of the day is free to start exploring the Greek capital. Later, meet your Local Host. Overnight Athens.
After breakfast, a free day in Athens at your own pace. Optional: a day cruise to the islands of Aegina, Hydra and Poros. In the evening, enjoy the old Plaka district with its lanes, tavernas and bouzouki music. Overnight Athens. (Breakfast)
After breakfast, a guided tour of Athens with a visit to the Acropolis. Then cross the Corinth Canal into the Peloponnese and drive to the seaside town of Nauplia (about 145 km). Overnight Nauplia. (Breakfast)
After breakfast, visit the ancient open-air theatre of Epidaurus in its hills of pine and oleander, once seating 14,000 spectators. Then a guided visit of the archaeological site and museum of Mycenae, before driving to Sparta (about 200 km). Overnight Sparta. (Breakfast, dinner)
After breakfast, visit Mystra, the medieval Byzantine citadel sometimes called the Florence of the East. Stop at an olive oil museum on the way to Olympia (about 160 km). Overnight Olympia. (Breakfast, dinner)
After breakfast, free time in Olympia, home of the ancient Olympic Games. Optional: a guided visit of the ancient site. Then drive north to Patras, cross the Rion–Antirion bridge and follow the coast of fishing villages to Delphi (about 215 km). Overnight Delphi. (Breakfast)
After breakfast, visit the archaeological site of Delphi, the sanctuary of Apollo and his oracle. Free time in town or an optional morning tour, then drive to Kalambaka at the foot of Meteora (about 230 km). Overnight Kalambaka. (Breakfast, dinner)
After breakfast, see the monasteries of Meteora, perched on towering rock pillars, the highlight of the land tour. Then drive south to Athens (about 360 km). Overnight Athens. (Breakfast)
After breakfast, a free day to explore the quieter corners of Athens or visit a museum such as the Acropolis Museum. Optional: a traditional Greek dinner. Overnight Athens. (Breakfast)
After breakfast, board your ship and sail into the Aegean, arriving in the evening at Mykonos, with its windmills, chapels and white-and-blue houses. Stroll through the town or relax at a taverna. Overnight on board. (Breakfast, lunch, dinner)
In the morning, an included shore excursion from Kusadasi to the Greek, Roman and Byzantine ruins of Ephesus. In the afternoon, call at Patmos, where St John wrote the Book of Revelation; visit the 11th-century monastery if you wish. Overnight on board. (Breakfast, lunch, dinner)
A day on Rhodes, the largest of the Dodecanese islands: an included excursion to Lindos and its acropolis, and time in the medieval Old Town of the Knights of St John, or on the beaches and in the shops near the port. The ship sails around dinner time. Overnight on board. (Breakfast, lunch, dinner)
In the morning, call at Heraklion on Crete. Optional: a visit to Knossos, the centre of the Minoan civilisation. In the afternoon, weather permitting, call at Santorini. Optional: an excursion to the cliff-top village of Oia. Overnight on board. (Breakfast, lunch, dinner)
Arrive at the port of Athens early in the morning and disembark. The rest of the day is free to relax, visit a museum or do some last shopping. Overnight Athens. (Breakfast)
After a farewell breakfast, your Greek journey ends. Check out for your flight home. (Breakfast)
