Included Highlights

• Air transportation NYC/ATH/NYC
• All transfers per itinerary
• 3-nights hotel accommodations of your choice in Athens
• Buffet breakfast daily
• Comprehensive Athens sightseeing tour
• 3-day/2-night touring the classical sites of
  Argolis, Olympia and Delphi with continental
  breakfast daily and 2 dinners including wine,
  mineral water and coffee
• Hotel service charges and taxes
• 4-day cruise to the Greek Islands and Turkey
• All meals on cruise
• Hospitality services in Athens
• Tourlite International document wallet, luggage tags and travel tips booklet

Day 1/Tue Depart USA

Overnight flight to Athens, Greece.

Day 2/Wed Arrive Athens

Arrive at Athens airport, where you’ll be met by Tourlite representatives and escorted to your hotel. Balance of the day at leisure.

Day 3/Thu Nauplion/Olympia

Begin your Classical Tour to Argolis, via the Bay of Salamis and the Corinth Canal.  Next stop is Mycenae to visit the Lion Gate and Beehive Tombs of King Agamemnon.  Proceed to Epidaurus, site of the world  renowned amphitheater. Drive through the Central Peloponnese to Olympia, site of
the first Olympic Games. Overnight in Olympia.

Day 4/Fri Olympia/Delphi

Morning visit the impressive Temple of Zeus, the Temple of Hera and the museum, site of Greece’s greatest classical sculpture of all time, “Hermes” by Praxiteles. Drive through the plains of Eliad and Achaia, cross the Corinthian Bay and proceed to Delphi via Nafpactos and Itea. Overnight in Delphi.Day 5/Sat Delphi/Athens Morning visit to the Sanctuary of Apollo Pythios, home of the “Oracle” and the Museum with the famous “Charioteer.”  Arrive in Athens early in the evening via the villages of Levadia and Thebes.

Day 6/Sun Athens

Half-day morning city tour includes highlights of Athens and an extended visit to the Acropolis, site of the famed Parthenon and the Acropolis Museum.  Day 7/Mon Cruise/Mykonos.  This morning you will be transferred to the port of Piraeus for embarkation on your cruise ship. Cruise to the island of Mykonos
with its jet-set atmosphere, white-washed buildings, sidewalk cafes and chic shops.

Day 8/Tue Kusadasi/Patmos Morning arrival in Kusadasi, Turkey, site of
one of the “Seven Wonders of the Ancient World,” Ephessos. Continue to the island of Patmos and the Monastery of St. John, named after John the Divine, who received the Revelation here that forms the Last Book of the New Testament.

Day 9/Wed Rhodes

Full day on the Island of Roses, famed for its historic Old Town and great shopping.  Visit the Temple of Athena on the majestic Acropolis of Lindos (optional).Day 10/Thu Heraklion/Santorini Morning arrival at Heraklion, Crete, site of the Palace of Knossos, legendary home of the Minotaur. Afternoon sail to Santorini.  The village is perched on the rim of an ancient volcano and believed by many to be the site of the “Lost Continent of Atlantis.” Day 11/Fri Cruise/Piraeus/USA Morning arrival into the port of Piraeus. Disembark after breakfast and transfer to the airport for your flight to the USA (Extend your stay, see our “By Design” Section.)

 Day 10/Thu Heraklion/Santorini

Morning arrival at Heraklion, Crete, site of the Palace of Knossos, legendary home of the Minotaur. Afternoon sail to Santorini.  The village is perched on the rim of an ancient volcano and believed by many to be the site of the “Lost Continent of Atlantis.”

Day 11/Fri Cruise/Piraeus/USA

Morning arrival into the port of Piraeus.  Disembark after breakfast and transfer
to the airport for your flight to the USA (Extend your stay, see our “By Design” Section.)