Greece Tours
14 days
per person
Meeting point
Istanbul Airport, the first exit door
Included
Breakfast at the hotels
The route starts in Istanbul and runs through Pamukkale, Ephesus and Cappadocia, then Athens, Santorini and Mykonos. It ends in Athens.
The journey begins in Istanbul, where the architecture still shows the meeting of East and West. In Pamukkale you see the white travertine terraces left by mineral-rich water, and Hierapolis above them. In Ephesus the marble streets belong to one of the great cities of the ancient world. The route then flies to Athens. After the Acropolis, ferries run from Piraeus to Santorini and on to Mykonos. The return is to Athens.
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After you land at Istanbul Airport, a Solandra representative meets you at the first exit door and takes you to your hotel. The night is in Istanbul.
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Visited sights: Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace, the Hippodrome, the Obelisk of Theodosius, and the Grand Bazaar. After breakfast the guide picks you up from the hotel for a full day in the Old City. You see the Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia, Topkapi Palace, once home to the Ottoman sultans and to the first president of Turkey, and the Hippodrome, where the obelisks still stand. The last stop is the Grand Bazaar, the large covered market at the heart of the old city. There is time to walk it. At the end of the tour you are taken back to your hotel. The night is in Istanbul.
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Visited sights: the calcium terraces, the Hierapolis museum, the Hierapolis theatre, the Roman bath, the Temple of Apollo, and the Cleopatra thermal pool. Swimming in the pool is optional. You are picked up and taken to the airport for the flight to Denizli. The flight takes about an hour. On arrival a Solandra representative meets you at the first exit door. Breakfast is not included on this day. In Pamukkale you see the white travertine terraces, the “cotton castle” the town is named for. After lunch you visit Hierapolis, a UNESCO World Heritage site: the museum, the theatre, the Roman bath, and the Temple of Apollo. Walking the terraces is part of the tour. Swimming in the Cleopatra pool is optional. The day ends with the drive to the hotel in Kusadasi. The night is in Kusadasi.
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Visited sights: Ephesus, the Temple of Artemis, and the House of the Virgin Mary. After breakfast you drive to Ephesus. In the ancient city you see the Temple of Hadrian, the Library of Celsus, the theatre, the baths, and the old harbour. After lunch you visit the House of the Virgin Mary, where she spent her last days, and the Temple of Artemis, counted among the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. At the end of the day you fly from Izmir Airport to Cappadocia. You are met at the first exit door and taken to the hotel. The night is in Cappadocia.
The package starts in Istanbul and ends in Athens.
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Visited sights: Devrent Valley, Pasabag (Monk’s Valley), Avanos, Goreme, and the Open Air Museum. After breakfast the guide picks you up. The day covers Devrent Valley and its chimneys, Pasabag, Avanos, the Goreme valley, and the Open Air Museum, where churches and early Christian dwellings cut from the soft rock are still standing. After the tour you are taken to your hotel. The night is in Cappadocia.
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Visited sights: Red and Rose Valley, Gulludere Valley, Cavusin Village, Kaymakli or Ozkonak Underground City, Ortahisar, Uchisar Castle, Pigeon Valley, and Three Beauties Valley. After breakfast the southern tour begins. In Red and Rose Valley the rock colour changes through the day, and there is a short walk in Gulludere Valley. In old Greek Cavusin you visit the houses and churches linked with Saint John the Baptist and Nikephoros Phokas. After lunch you see Kaymakli or Ozkonak, one of the widest underground cities in Cappadocia. Uchisar Castle is the highest point of the region. Pigeon Valley looks back at the castle. The last stop is Three Beauties Valley. At the end of the day you fly from Cappadocia Airport back to Istanbul. You are met at the first exit door and taken to your hotel. The night is in Istanbul.
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After breakfast the morning is free until pickup. You are then taken to the airport for the flight to Athens. On arrival you are met at the first exit door and taken to the hotel. The night is in Athens.
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Visited sights: the Panathenaic Stadium, the prime minister’s residence and the Evzones, the Temple of Olympian Zeus, Hadrian’s Arch, the Parliament and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the Academy, the University, the National Library, Syntagma Square, the Acropolis (the Propylaea, the Temple of Athena Nike, the Erechtheion and the Parthenon), and the Acropolis Museum. After breakfast the city tour begins. The drive passes the stadium where the modern Olympic Games returned, the former royal palace guarded by the Evzones, the Temple of Olympian Zeus, Hadrian’s Arch, the Parliament, the Unknown Soldier, the Academy, the University, the National Library and Syntagma. A guided visit of the Acropolis follows: the Propylaea, the Temple of Athena Nike, the Erechtheion and the Parthenon. The day ends in the Acropolis Museum. You are taken back to the hotel. The night is in Athens.
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After breakfast you are taken to Piraeus early in the morning and board the ferry to Santorini. On arrival you are transferred to the hotel. The rest of the day is free to walk the town. The night is in Santorini.
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After breakfast the day is free. Walking Fira and Oia, seeing the volcano and the Akrotiri excavations, and swimming from a volcanic beach are yours to arrange. Those tickets are not in the package. The night is in Santorini.
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After breakfast you check out and are taken to the port in Santorini. The ferry sails to Mykonos. On arrival you are transferred to the hotel. The rest of the day is free. The night is in Mykonos.
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After breakfast the day is free. The beaches, the shops, and Mykonos town, with its whitewashed houses, are yours to use as you like. The night is in Mykonos.
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After breakfast you check out and are taken to the port in Mykonos. The ferry returns to Piraeus. On arrival you are transferred to the hotel in Athens. The night is in Athens.
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You are taken to Athens Airport four hours before your international flight. Check-in is self-service. That is the end of the service.
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