Athens City Break
Tour Overview
This is the shortest but detailed option to explore the details of Greece’s Capital ‘’Athens’’, best for travelers on a business trip who can take a few days off their schedule just to tour. Tour Μount Penteli where the first 1896 contemporary games held, extend to the Presidential Residence & peek into the Greek politics by having a stop at the Greek National Parliament. For the same program you have a full day at your leisure to explore the various souvenir markets & shop for some luxury designer items.
Trip Highlights
- Athens city tour
- Athens shopping tour
- Sneak peek into the Greek history
- Leisurely day in Athens
- Cultural interactions
- Explore Athens luxury market
- Taste of the Greek cuisines
- Learn about the first ancient Olympics (1896)
Trip Itinerary
Arrival at Athens International Airport “Eleftherios Venizelos”. You will be greeted by our team member and you will be transferred to your hotel. Free day for you to discover the wonderful Metropolis, contemporary Athens.
A little of history: Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, with its recorded history spanning over 3,400 years and its earliest human presence starting somewhere between the 11th and 7th millennium BC.
Athens is a center for arts, learning and philosophy, home of Plato's Academy and Aristotle's Lyceum, it is widely referred to as the cradle of western civilization and the birthplace of democracy, largely because of its cultural and political impact on the European continent, and the Romans.
Check in at the hotel and spend the rest of the day at leisure.
Overnight: Overnight: Pythagorion Hotel / Titania Hotel / Wyndhan Hotel – or similar
Basis: Bed & breakfast
Breakfast at the hotel and departure for the Athens city tour. We will take you to see the Parliament, a beautiful building in the heart of the City with the Monument of the Unknown Soldier. Presidential guardsmen in their beautiful traditional costumes, worn during the Greek revolution against the Ottoman Empire in 1821, guard the monument day and night.
After that, you will be taken in front of the Presidential residence and you will visit the Panathenian Stadium, or “Kallimarmaron (good marble)”. It is a beautiful stadium, built of pure white.
Athenian marble taken from the Μount Penteli, where the first contemporary Olympic Games were held in 1896. The temple of Apollo and the Gate of Andrianos are your next sight, on the way to the sacred hill of the Acropolis, the Parthenon, the Erechthion and all the other wonderful buildings of classical Greece. After you have finished your visits, famous Plaka awaits! Traditional Athens, delicious traditional food, drinks, shops etc., all for you to enjoy before returning to your hotel.
Your day ends early in the afternoon, full of color, memories and beauty! After the end of the tour, return to the hotel. The afternoon is yours at leisure.
Overnight: Overnight: Pythagorion Hotel / Titania Hotel / Wyndhan Hotel – or similar
Basis: Bed & breakfast
Hit Athens’ premier shopping streets in style on this private, half-day shopping tour. Our English speaking shopping expert will pick you up from your hotel for a 4-hours walking tour. You will visit the high-end Voukourestiou Street, the “Attica” department store, and you will wander down the pedestrian-only Ermou Street and the open-air Monastiraki market.
You will pick up luxury items at internationally renowned retailers like Cartier, Luis Vuitton, Hermes and Prada, and hunt for treasures at “Monastiraki”, a lively and bustling flea market. Find luxury designer clothing and accessories, as well as local art and crafts, with the expertise of your shopping guide.
Overnight: Overnight: Pythagorion Hotel / Titania Hotel / Wyndhan Hotel – or similar
Basis: Bed & amp; breakfast
After checking out, our transfer will be ready to take us to Athens I airport for your homebound flight via Athens.
End of Tour
Price
| PERIOD | P/PAX SHARING 3* | P/PAX SHARING 4* | P/PAX SHARING 5* |
| May & June | 515 USD | 585 USD | 660 USD |
| Based on 2 Pax (Taxi transfer) |
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| Based on 6 – 8 Pax (Minivan transfer) | 520 USD | 590 USD | 675 USD |
| Based on 20 Pax (Bus transfer) |
480 USD | 550 USD | 625 USD |
| July & August | P/PAX SHARING 3* | P/PAX SHARING 4* | P/PAX SHARING 5* |
| Based on 2 Pax (Taxi transfer) |
515 USD | 555 USD | 660 USD |
| Based on 6 – 8 Pax (Minivan transfer) |
520 USD | 560 USD | 675 USD |
| Based on 20 Pax (Bus transfer) |
480 USD | 520 USD | 625 USD |
| September - October | P/PAX SHARING 3* | P/PAX SHARING 4* | P/PAX SHARING 5* |
| Based on 2 Pax (Taxi transfer) |
515 USD | 585 USD | 660 USD |
| Based on 6 – 8 Pax (Minivan transfer) |
520 USD | 595 USD | 675 USD |
| Based on 20 Pax (Bus transfer) |
480 USD | 550 USD | 625 USD |
Include / Exclude
- 3 Nights’ accommodation in Athens
- Daily breakfast
- Return private airport transfer from Athens
- Including English speaking escort (Arabic, Indian on request)
- Half Day Athens sightseeing tour (incl. Acropolis entry fees)
- Monument & the Acropolis Museum
- On seat in coach tours shared (2pax) or Private (6- 8pax & 15-20pax)
- Ferry Tickets Economy class from Piraeus to Mykonos
- Return transfer from Mykonos port to hotel on seat in coach tours
- Ferry Tickets Economy class from Mykonos to Santorini
- Arrival transfer from Santorini port to hotel on seat in coach tours
- Ferry Tickets Economy class from Santorini to Heraklion
- Return transfer from Heraklion port to hotel-private
- Air Tickets
- Meals
- Visa Fees /Personal expenses/Porterage/Tips
- Hotel Taxes (paid on the spot)
- Night transfers supplement (valid from 23:00 to 06:00)
- Any service not mentioned in the included services
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Athens City Break
From 660 USD/ Per Person
4 Days - 3 Nights
Highlights: ATHENS
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