SIRENS OF THE AEGEAN – Athens | Mykonos | Naxos | Santorini – 9 Days / 8 Nights

Day 1. ATHENS ARRIVAL

Meet & Greet at Athens Airport and transfer you at the hotel. We proposed a luxury hotels for your stay located at the center of Athens, which you can explore the delights of the city, to walk at Constitution Square and the House of Parliament, or at traditional area of Plaka.

Day 2. ATHENS CITY TOUR & ACROPOLIS MUSEUM

Enjoy breakfast at the hotel and then we start your half day tour of Athens. At the end of your tour you will return to your hotel and the rest of the is at leisure. From the Acropolis to Omonia Square, with the half-day sightseeing and Acropolis museum tour you’ll see all the famous sites of ancient and modern Athens on this comprehensive morning tour. Hear insightful commentary from your guide, and pass top Athens attractions including the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Greek Parliament building and Presidential Palace. Offering a perfect overview of the modern city, this guided half-day tour will help you get your bearings if this is your first visit to Athens. 

The Athens half-day tour, depart for a photo stop at Panathinaiko Stadium where the first Olympic Games took place in 1896. It is the only stadium built out of white marble. Proceed, passing by Zappeion and Temple of Olympian Zeus. You will then pass the Athens Trilogy which includes the University of Athens, the Academy of Athens, and the National Library.

Continue passing by National Garden, Hadrian’s Arc, St. Paul’s Church, Parliament, Tomb of the Unknown soldier, Schliemann’s House (Numismatic Museum), Catholic Cathedral, Old Parliament, Constitution Square ,Russian Orthodox Church, and finally ACROPOLIS (visit Propylae the gateway, Temple of Athena Nike, Parthenon, Erechtheion with its Porch of Maidens). Stroll up to the UNESCO-listed site that served as the ancient citadel, and tour the buildings as you hear how they reflected Athens’ prosperity in the 5th century BC.

Continue the expert guided Athens sightseeing and museum tour with a pleasant short walk passing by Herodion and Dionysos Theater, in order to visit the ACROPOLIS museum. Avoid and skip the lines of the new museum. Main attractions such as votives, artifacts of every day life, statues from archaic period, Caryatids, and of course the Parthenon hall with the metopes, the pediments and the frieze will impress you.

HIGHLIGHTS:

• Panoramic city tour of Athens city centre
• Guided tour of Acropolis with professional guide
• See top Athens attractions such as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Constitution Square and Panathenaic Stadium
• Visit the Acropolis of Athens and see the world-famous Parthenon temple
• Guided tour of the Acropolis Museum
• See the Erecthion with Caryatids
• Entrance Fees included

Day 3. ATHENS – MYKONOS 

After breakfast transfer from the hotel to the port of Piraeus for your ferry to the cosmopolitan island of Mykonos where you are transferred to your hotel. Enjoy 3 days on this famous island known for its excellent nightlife, beautiful beaches, and Cycladic architecture. Walk through narrow alleyways in Mykonos town and visit the blue-domed churches and the famous windmills.  

Day 4. MYKONOS 

After breakfast the day is yours to enjoy this island of paradise with one of our many optional tours. Day at leisure.

Day 5. MYKONOS – NAXOS

After a tasty breakfast, appreciating life like a Greek, we will pick you up at the agreed time, in one of our private vehicles, to drive you to the port, where you will continue on to your next destination, the heart of the Cyclades, Naxos. As the ferry approaches you will admire the  whitewashed Chora town  and welcomes travelers at its harbour. Portara.

Day 6. NAXOS

After breakfast the day is yours to enjoy the biggest and most fertile island in the group of the Cyclades with one of our many optional tours. Yours to enjoy. Day at leisure

Day 7. NAXOS – SANTORINI

After a tasty breakfast, appreciating life like a Greek, we will pick you up at the agreed time, in one of our private vehicles, to drive you to the port, where you will continue on to your next destination, the island that is an inexhaustible source of inspiration, Santorini. As the ferry approaches the port, you will admire the capital city of Fira, with its white houses perched on the Cliffside and facing the volcano.

Day 8. SANTORINI

After breakfast the day is yours to enjoy lovers paradise Santorini with one of our many optional tours. Yours to enjoy. Day at leisure.

 Day 9. SANTORINI – DEPARTURE 

At the agreed time, our representative will transfer you to Santorini airport, where you will board your flight back to Athens. Upon your arrival you will connect to your international flight, which ideally should depart after 12:30 pm.

Having spent a few fantastic days with us, we hope to see you again soon to create new and extraordinary moments that will be lovingly etched in your memory.

Have a nice trip! or as Greeks say: “Kalo taksidi!”

 (The domestic flights will be issued according to your international flights)