16-Day Grand Greek Explorer: Culture, History, and Island Hopping

After landing in Athens, you are greeted by your driver and transferred to your hotel in the heart of the city. Check in and enjoy the rest of the day at your leisure.

Overnight: Athens | Meals: None

After breakfast, join a coach tour of the city. Visit the Acropolis for a guided tour and explore the Acropolis Museum. The afternoon is at leisure to explore the Plaka district or shop on Ermou Street.

Overnight: Athens | Meals: Breakfast included.

Board a bus for a journey northwest to Delphi. Visit the archaeological site and the Temple of Apollo, famous for its oracle. After lunch, depart through Central Greece, crossing the Thessalian plain, to Kalambaka (the town at the foot of the Meteora Monasteries).

Overnight: Kalambaka | Meals: Dinner included.

Savor breakfast, then travel to UNESCO-listed Meteora for a tour of two different impressive cliff-top monasteries, offering breathtaking views. Return to Athens, passing the heroic monument of Leonidas at Thermopylae. Arrive in Athens in the early evening.

Overnight: Athens | Meals: Breakfast included.

Transfer to the port for a morning speed ferry to Mykonos. On arrival, you are transferred to your hotel. Enjoy two big nights here, famous for dazzling seascapes and nightlife.

Overnight: Mykonos | Meals: Breakfast included.

You have a full free day to explore Mykonos Town (Chora), famous for its whitewashed streets, restaurants, and bars.

Overnight: Mykonos | Meals: Breakfast included.

Transfer to the ferry port for a short ferry to Paros Island. After checking in, you have a free day to relax and explore this traditional Cycladic island.

Overnight: Paros | Meals: Breakfast included.

Transfer to Paros' ferry port for your ferry to Naxos Island, known for being the largest and most agriculturally fertile of the Cyclades. After checking in, you have a free day to explore the island's ruins and beautiful beaches.

Overnight: Naxos | Meals: Breakfast included.

Transfer to the port for departure to Santorini. On arrival, you are met and transferred to your hotel, with the remainder of the day at leisure to explore the caldera views.

Overnight: Santorini | Meals: Breakfast included.

Explore the town and various villages, hike the scenic route between Fira and Oia, and witness one of the most beautiful sunsets in the world.

Overnight: Santorini | Meals: Breakfast included.

Depart Santorini for the ferry to Crete. Upon arrival, you are met and transferred to your hotel in Heraklion. You have a free day to relax and begin exploring.

Overnight: Heraklion | Meals: Breakfast included.

Enjoy a free day to explore the capital of Crete. A visit to the Knossos Palace ruins and the Archaeological Museum (housing Minoan artifacts) is highly recommended.

Overnight: Heraklion | Meals: Breakfast included.

Transfer to the airport for a morning flight to Rhodes. Upon arrival, you are met and transferred to your hotel, with the remainder of the day free to explore the largest of the Dodecanese islands.

Overnight: Rhodes | Meals: Breakfast included.

Explore the Medieval Old Town, head out to the Acropolis of Lindos, or simply relax on the beach.

Overnight: Rhodes | Meals: Breakfast included.

Transfer to Rhodes airport for your flight back to Athens. Upon arrival, you are met and transferred to your hotel for your final night in Greece.

Overnight: Athens | Meals: Breakfast included.

After check-out, a transfer will be arranged to Athens International Airport for your onward travel arrangements.

Meals: Breakfast included.