Day No | Time | Day Title | Itinerary | Meal Plan | Night Halt |
1 | 00:00 Hrs | Arrival in Athens | Welcome to your Southern Travels Magical Greece Tour. On arrival you will be welcomed by our representative and transferred to your Hotel, Arrival to Athens international airport. Transfer to your hotel [normal check in @ 14:00).
Overnight in Athens.
| | Athens |
2 | 00:00 Hrs | Athens | Early breakfast & pick up from hotel for Athens city tour. You'll see the Panathenaic Stadium where the first Olympic Games of modern times were held in 1896 (short stop). Continue and pass by the Prime Minister's residence (Ex Royal Palace) guarded by the Evzones in their colourful uniform, the Temple of Olympian Zeus, the Hadrian's Arch, the Parliament and the memorial to the Unknown soldier, the Academy, the University, the National Library, The Constitution Square (Syntagma). Arrive in Plaka area and visit the Acropolis museum. Continue and visit the Architectural Masterpieces of Golden Age of Athens: The Propylaea, the Temple of Athena Nike, the Erechtheion and finally "the harmony between material and spirit" , the Monument that "puts order in the mind", the Parthenon.
Overnight in Athens.
| Breakfast | Athens |
3 | 00:00 Hrs | Athens | Breakfast at the hotel. Rest of the day free at leisure to explore the city on your own.
Overnight in Athens.
| Breakfast | Athens |
4 | 00:00 Hrs | Athens - Mykonos | Today after breakfast, you will check out from your hotel in Athens and transferred to Piraeus port for your ferry embarkation to Mykonos Island. Mykonos sits amidst the Aegean Sea like a unique Jewell handcrafted by time, the Greek sun and an anonymous local craftsman. All that can be said or written about Mykonos would be just too little. For centuries Mykonos existed under the shade of the religious centre of Delos and it had to wait until the 20th century to reach its international status and win a place on the world tourist map. Mykonos, famously called 'the island of the winds' due to the constant wind that blows, is the most popular and cosmopolitan island of the Cyclades and considered as one the most famous islands of the world. The sunlight of Mykonos from its first sunshine of dawn all the way to its last of the sunset is astonishing and supplements an atmosphere of images that seem to have sprung out of a painting. Arrival in Mykonos and transfer to your hotel. Rest of the day is free in order to explore the island.
Overnight in Mykonos
| Breakfast | Mykonos |
5 | 00:00 Hrs | Mykonos | Today, after breakfast the day will be free in order to explore the island. Among the cobbled streets, next to the churches, behind the freshly painted shutters, through the delivery of island living, the heavenly beaches and the liveliness of the night, Mykonos still keeps its secrets: The happiest different moments for everyone, here, on the most famous island in the world, each one of us makes each moment UNIQUE. Mykonos retains full beauty through the passage of time, and is and always will be a perfect host to visitors, offering unlimited vacation and great expectations.
Overnight in Mykonos
| Breakfast | Mykonos |
6 | 00:00 Hrs | Mykonos | Breakfast at the hotel. Rest of the day free at leisure to explore the Island on your own. | Breakfast | Mykonos |
7 | 00:00 Hrs | Santorini | Today, after breakfast you will be picked up from your hotel and transferred to Mykonos port for your ferry embarkation to Santorini Island. A thousand sunsets, a thousand memories, a thousand heartbeats, colours of blue red & gold streaking the sky ... this is Santorini island ... Poets have written about it, artists attempt to capture its beauty. Nothing can quite describe ... the unsurpassed magic of Santorini. This tiny Greek island in the Aegean Sea, rich in history & steeped in myth, is situated on the southern east tip of the Cyclades Cluster. Once famous for its seafaring captains & thriving trade from Russia towards England, France & Italy, & even further back in time the biblical volcanic catastrophe of 1500 BC, today Santorini is one of the most popular holiday destinations worldwide. Arrival in Santorini and transfer to your hotel. Rest of the day is yours to spend in order to explore the island and admire the breathtaking view.
Overnight in Santorini.
| Breakfast | Santorini |
8 | 00:00 Hrs | Santorini | Breakfast at the hotel. The tour starts at 09:20. Pick up from designated meeting points (usually 3-20' walking distance). Pick up/drop off for hotels in Oia is not included.
It takes you to the port of Athinios, you will board the boat and start our trip with the destination the Volcano, a distance of about 15-20 minutes. Your stay there is for about 1 hour and 15 minutes.
To walk up to the volcano to meet the active craters is about 20 minutes through a walkable path. It is worth reaching the top because when you arrive there, if you scratch the surface you will see steam coming out, smell the sulfur and also to take pictures. After the visit of Nea Kameni, the boat continues to the island of Palaia Kameni where the Hot Springs are located. The boat anchors a few meters outside the small bay of Agios Nikolaos,it lowers down a ladder in the water and from there you can swim a distance of about 20 meters to get to the famous mud baths of Palaia Kameni for which are believed to have beneficial abilities for the skin and other diseases. The water temperature is 30-35 degrees but it constantly mixes with seawater.
The boat remains here for about 30 minutes for swimming. It's quite a time since there is no beach on the small island where you can stay for a while.
In continuation of the tour, the boat sails to the island of Thirassia. You have 2 hours free time to swim in the crystal waters of Korfos or eating in traditional taverns with different dishes of the island. You can go on foot or by donkeys in the village of Manolas, which is very picturesque with narrow streets and nice view to Santorini and worth a visit.
After the 2 hour pleasant break on the island of Thirassia,we start to return back to the port sailing near the volcanic cliffs of Oia to take pictures of the unique landscape . When we arrive in the port of Athinios there will be our bus waiting for you to get you to the village of Oia where you will have free time to walk through the narrow streets, take pictures of the mesmerizing scenery and watch the famous sunset.
Right after the sunset our bus will be waiting for you to return you back to the starting point , where it also ends.
Overnight in Santorini.
| Breakfast | Santorini |
9 | 00:00 Hrs | Santorini | Today, after breakfast the day will be free in order to explore the Island. | Breakfast | Santorini |
10 | 00:00 Hrs | Final Departure | Today you will be transferred to Airport for your flight back home. We trust that you enjoyed your Vacation. Please do give us your valuable suggestions on feedback@southerntravels.in. | Breakfast | Tour Concludes here... |