The Aegean Escape is a Greece tour that mixes Athens, Mykonos, a short cruise and Santorini. Our homepage lists more Greece tours.
14 DAY AEGEAN ESCAPE 11
DAY 1: NEW YORK
Depart JFK for an overnight flight to Athens.
DAY 2: ATHENS
Arrival in Athens. You are met and transfer to your hotel. The rest of the day is free.
DAY 3: ATHENS
Morning sightseeing tour of Athens. Visit the Acropolis and the world famous onsite museum. Spend the afternoon at leisure or explore this fascinating city on your own. You might visit the Athen’s Museum. It is one of the best in the world. Tour gallery after gallery and be amazed at the magnificent artifacts. (B)
DAY 4: ATHENS
Day at leisure. Shop one of the shopping streets of Athens. You can find almost anything. You might visit the Archaeological Museum. It is one of the finest in the world. (B, L)
DAYS 5, 6 & 7: ATHENS / PIRAEUS / MYKONOS
Transfer to Piraeus to board your ship bound for Mykonos. Lunch on board ship. Upon arrival you are transferred to your hotel for a fun-filled 3 day stay in Mykonos. Enjoy this beautiful white-washed island at leisure. A tour of the island of Delos is must. The archeological sites are magnificent. . (B, L)
DAYS 8: MYKONOS / CRUISE
Morning at leisure. In the afternoon we transfer to the port. Board the ship for the 4-day cruise to the Greek Islands and Turkey (B, D)
DAY 9: KUSADASI / PATMOS
Arrive Kusadasi where you can take an excursion to the ancient city of Ephesus. We sail to Patmos where you can take an optional excursion to the Monastery and Cave where John the Divine wrote the Book of Revelation. (B, L, D)
DAY 10: RHODES
Arrive early morning where you will spend a full day. Take an optional excursion to the City of Rhodes and the rocky Acropolis of Lindos to visit the Temple of Posidon. (B, L, D)
DAY 11: HERAKLION / SANTORINI
Arrive in Heraklion, the capital of Crete. Take an optional excursion to the city of Heraklion, the Museum and the Palace of King Minos at Knossos. Sail on to Santorini. Take an optional excursion to the excavation site at Akrotiri where recent Minoan excavations support the theories that Santorini might be the fabled continent of Atlantis. (B,L,D)
DAY 12: SANTORINI
Enjoy this day at your leisure. Visit the black or red beaches, enjoy life at a cliff-side cafe or simply take in beauty of the outstanding views. A tour of Ankori, the buried city is believed by some to be proof this island is what remains of the lost continent of Atlantis. (B)
DAY 13: SANTORINI
Enjoy breakfast at your hotel. Today you may explore on your own. There is much to do. Enjoy the fine food in one of many restaurants or enjoy one of the famous Santorini wineries for wine tasting. (B)
DAY 14: SANTORINI / ATHENS / NEW YORK
Morning transfer to the airport for your return flight to New York, via Athens. (B ,L)
FEATURES
- Roundtrip airfare New York/Athens/New York.
- 3 nights accommodations in Athens.
- Half-day city sightseeing tour of Athens including the Acropolis and its museum.
- 3 nights accommodations in Mykonos.
- Buffet breakfast daily in Athens & Mykonos.
- 4-day/3 nights cruise of the Greek Islands and Turkey including all meals and entertainment.
- 3 nights accommodations in Santorini.
- Breakfast daily in Santorini.
- All transfers as per itinerary.
- Hotel taxes and service charges.
- Portage
- Assistance at the airport by our Representative.
- 24 hour “emergency” hotline.