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During this trip you will discover a large part of Greece. You will start in Athens, a city full of history. Then you travel to Delphi, where the excavations and Oracle are visited. Next destination is Meteora, here you will find monasteries built high on rocks, it is truly a beautiful sight. Then it's time to relax a bit on the beautiful white beaches of Lefkada. Cephalonia is the next destination. A multifaceted island with scenic villages, an underground lake and some beautiful beaches. After the period of relaxation it is time again to continue the cultural tour and visit the birthplace of the Olympic Games in Olympia. You will end your trip in the charming town of Nafplion. From Nafplion you can easily visit the best preserved amphitheater of Greece, Epidaurus. In the afternoon we suggest you to drive to one of the beaches near Nafplion to relax.

Interested? Read the day-to-day description of this trip below. Would you like to stay a day longer or shorter in a place, skip a place or add another place to your trip? No problem, please indicate this on the application form and we will start to make an offer for a tailormade tour through Greece directly.

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Day-to-day description

Day 1
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Day 1: Arrival in Athens

Upon arrival you will be met at Athens airport and transferred to your hotel. Enjoy an evening stroll through the atmospheric Plaka and Psiri and dine on one of the many terraces. Would you rather skip Athens during your trip? Ask us for the possibilities.

Day 2
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Day 2: at leisure in Athens

The second day is completely at leisure. We would advise you to get up early and visit the Acropolis. This is the highlight of Athens for many people. Can't you get enough of the Greek history ? Please visit the theater of Dionysos and the new Acropolis Museum. Learn more about Athens

Day 3
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Day 3: Athens - Delphi

Your rental car will be delivered around 10 hours in the morning at your hotel. It will take you about 2,5 hours in order to reach Delphi. Use the afternoon to walk around and explore the nearby area.

Day 4
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Day 4: Sightseeing & Journey Delphi to Meteora

We advise you to get up early and go to the excavations of Delphi. When you are early the buses with loads of tourists from Athens have not arrived yet, and you can quietly visit the excavations. Here you can find more information about Delphi. Around noon we advise you to hit the road and head to Meteora, a journey that will last about 3,5 hours.

Day 5
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Day 5: At leisure at Meteora

Today you visit the impressive monasteries of Meteora. Those monasteries are so special because they are built high, almost inaccessible, on the rocks. Make sure you wear appropriate clothing during your visit and that not all monasteries are open daily. Ask the reception of your hotel which monasteries are open today. Here you will find more information about Meteora.

Day 6
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Day 6: Meteora - Lefkada

Today you will drive towards Lefkada in about 3.5 hours. We advise you to leave in the morning and stop occasionally. Around lunchtime you will arrive at your accommodation. Spend the rest of the day relaxing and exploring the nearby area.

Day 9
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Day 9: Lefkada - Kefalonia

You drive to port and take the ferry to Kefalonia. The ferry takes about 1,5 hour. Upon arrival at Kefalonia you drive to your accommodation.

Day 10, 11 & 12
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Day 10, 11 & 12: at leisure on Kefalonia

In Kefalonia you will certainly enjoy yourself. The island is quite large and has everything. Beautiful beaches, such as Myrtos Beach. Picturesque villages such as Fiskardo and Assos, the underground lake of Melissani, caves with stalagmites and stalactites and a monastery or old castle for culture lovers. Learn more about Kefalonia.

Day 13
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Day 13: Kefalonia - Kylini (Peleponese)

You drive to port and take the ferry to the mainland. The ferry takes about 1,5 hours. Upon arrival you need approximately 1,5 hours to reach your next destination.

Day 14
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Day 14: at leisure in Olympia

Today you will discover the origins of the modern Olympic games and visit the place where the Olympic flame is ignited every four years. It will take you about half a day to explore this site and after you still have time to explore the remarkable green surroundings of Olympia. Learn more about Olympia.

Day 15
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Day 15: Journey Olympia - Nafplion

It will take you about 2.5 - 3 hours to drive from Olympia to Nafplion. Once arrived you can start exploring the citycentre.

Day 17
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Day 17: Journey Nafplion - Athens

In the middle of the day you will slowly drive direction Athens, where you should return the car at your hotel at 18:30. Your trip will end in this ciry. After many new experiences it's time to go home.

Day 18
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Day 18: Return

You will be brought to Athens airport for the return flight. If you can't get enough of your road trip Greece (if you want to visit more places), then extend your road trip even further. Ask us for the possibilities.

Additional information

Car rental

The public transport on those islands is not good enough to really explore the islands. Therefore we only offer this trip with a car.

Flights

As flight rates differ per day, we offer the trips excluding flights. There are flights from €260, - per person, for those flights availability is limited. In general, the sooner you book, the cheaper the flight. We can help you to search for a suitable flight.

Accommodation

You can choose different type and class of accommodations with us. The hotels include breakfast and the studio's or apartments are mostly without breakfast. The hotels we divided into three different classes:

  • 2 balls Often small scale hotels with simple but decent rooms with private bathroom and toilet.
  • three balls Comfortable hotels with more facilities, often with pool. The rooms are also better.
  • four balls Luxury hotels with lots of facilities or a particularly stylish accommodation .

The studio's or apartments without breakfast we divide into two classes:

  •  2 balls Often small complexes with simple studio's or apartments with a simple own kitchenette.
  • 3 balls Often small complexes with comfortable studio's or apartments with a comfortable private kitchenette.

Be sure where you stay

Because we are very flexible, one can depart any day and one can make all kind of changes to our trips, it's impossible to check availability of accommodations in advance. We therefore assume the accommodations mentioned in the quotation are available. If something turns out to be fully booked at the time of booking, we will come up with a similar alternative, but you can still cancel the trip free of charge. So, before the final booking you will know where you will be staying.

Accommodations



Location

Category

2 bollen3 bollen4 bollen2 bollen3 bollen
Athens Economy Hotel Arion Hotel Fresh Hotel Economy Hotel Arion Hotel
Delphi Fedriades Hotel Fedriades Hotel Amalia Hotel Fedriades Hotel Fedriades Hotel
Meteora Dupiani House Dupiani House Meteora Hotel Dupiani House Dupiani House
Lefkada Avra Hotel Porto Lygia Ionian Blue Altina Studio's Heliotriopia Houses
Kefalonia Pericles Hotel Sami Beach Hotel Ionian Emerald Hotel Eleanna Studio's Fotini Apartments
Olympia Neda Hotel Neda Hotel Europa Hotel Neda Hotel Neda Hotel
Nafplion Rex Hotel Nafsimedon Hotel Nafsimedon Hotel Rex Hotel Nafsimedon Hotel


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The prices



Category

Persons

Period

1/4 - 31/5 1/6 - 30/6 1/7 - 20/7 21/7 - 25/8
1/10 - 31/10 9/9 - 30/9 26/8 - 8/9
2 bollen 4 € 899 € 999 € 1149 € 1194
3 € 859 € 939 € 1079 € 1114
2 € 1049 € 1164 € 1369 € 1399
1 € 1869 € 2089 € 2484 € 2569
3 bollen 4 € 999 € 1074 € 1244 € 1264
3 € 989 € 1049 € 1224 € 1249
2 € 1229 € 1319 € 1564 € 1599
1 € 2119 € 2299 € 2749 € 2799
4 bollen 4 € 1199 € 1449 € 1634 € 1834
3 € 1199 € 1399 € 1559 € 1684
2 € 1459 € 1699 € 1944 € 2144
1 € 2734 € 3229 € 3714 € 4114
2 bollen 4 € 794 € 849 € 979 € 1014
3 € 814 € 874 € 1019 € 1079
2 € 939 € 1019 € 1224 € 1289
1 € 1739 € 1894 € 2309 € 2439
3 bollen 4 € 889 € 959 € 1124 € 1229
3 € 914 € 964 € 1129 € 1244
2 € 1074 € 1154 € 1384 € 1514
1 € 1999 € 2164 € 2619 € 2889


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Prices road trip Greece are per person and include:

  • 17 nights accommodation
  • 15 days car rental, pick up and drop off at your hotel in Athens (car rental conditions)
  • Transfer to and from Athens airport
  • All ferrytickets for persons and vehicles

Prices road trip Greece exclude:

  • International flights
  • Travel and cancellation insurances
  • Reservations costs of € 25,- (in total)