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Athens-Heraklion
Athens-Heraklion
Itinerary
05 days / 04 nights
1st day
Athens:
Arrival in Athens. Our transfer will be waiting for you at the airport to take you to your hotel. Check-in. Overnight.
2nd day
Athens-Athens city tour & Acropolis museum & Cape Sounio tour:
Athens city tour starts from the Panathenaic Stadium, where the first Olympic Games of modern times were held in 1896 (short stop). Continue and pass by 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). On the Acropolis visit, the Architectural Masterpieces of the 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. Continue our visit to the place where at last the statues found their home and admire the wonders of the classical era: The new Acropolis Museum. Drive along the coastal road, passing the wonderful beaches of Glyfada, Vouliagmeni and Varkiza to the most Southern point of Attica, Cape Sounion, where the white marble pillars of the Temple of Poseidon stand. On the way, you have a splendid view of the Saronic Gulf and the little islands offshore. After visiting the Temple of Poseidon, you have time to walk at leisure on the rocky promontory of Sounion. Return to your hotel.
3rd day
Athens-Heraklion:
After breakfast transfer to the airport. Departure from Athens and arrival in Heraklion. Transfer to the hotel. Free time at leisure.
4th day
Heraklion:
Knossos Palace! A visit at the Palace of Knossos will offer you the opportunity to discover the first advanced European civilization and to see the oldest throne in Europe, a prehistoric theatre, water-management systems, sophisticated ventilation technologies, huge storerooms, reconstructed buildings, frescoes, storage jars and sacred symbols. The Palace of Knossos is the most important archaeological site on the island. It is the oldest palace in Europe and one of the four Minoan Palaces. It operated as the administrative and religious center of Minoan Crete (Bronze Age). The legendary king of Knossos was Minos, son of Zeus and Europa. The palace is the famous labyrinth of Greek Mythology. (Operational from June to September)
5th day
Heraklion:
Departure for your flight back home having the best impression from your trip.
PACKAGE DETAILS
Packages include:
- All above mentioned rates include local taxes & VAT.
SILVER PACKAGE:
- 2 overnights in 3* hotel in Athens, with breakfast on daily basis.
- 2 overnights in 3* hotel in Heraklion, with breakfast on daily basis.
- Private transfer airport-hotel in Athens-airport by Mercedes taxi.
- Private transfer airport-hotel in Heraklion-airport by Mercedes taxi.
- City tour, incl. visit at Acropolis and the New Acropolis Museum, by regular organized Coach Tours, with official English Speaking guide.
- Cape Sounion tour, by regular organized coach tour, with official English speaking guide.
- Knossos Palace tour, by regular organized coach tour, with official English speaking guide.
GOLD PACKAGE:
- 2 overnights in 4* hotel in Athens, with breakfast on daily basis.
- 2 overnights in 4* hotel in Heraklion, with breakfast on daily basis.
- Private transfer airport-hotel in Athens-airport by Mercedes taxi.
- Private transfer airport-hotel in Heraklion-airport by Mercedes taxi.
- City tour, incl. visit at Acropolis and the New Acropolis Museum, on private basis by Mercedes taxi, with official English Speaking guide.
- Cape Sounion tour, on private basis by Mercedes taxi.
- Knossos Palace tour, by regular organized coach tour, with official English speaking guide.
- Candle light dinner in Heraklion.
PLATINUM PACKAGE:
- 2 overnights in 5* hotel in Athens, with breakfast on daily basis.
- 2 overnights in 5* hotel in Heraklion, with breakfast on daily basis.
- Private transfer airport-hotel in Athens-airport by S class Mercedes car.
- Private transfer airport-hotel in Heraklion-airport by S class Mercedes car.
- City tour, incl. visit at Acropolis and the New Acropolis Museum, on private basis by Mercedes taxi, with official English Speaking guide.
- Cape Sounion tour, on private basis by Mercedes taxi.
- Knossos Palace tour, by regular organized coach tour, with official English speaking guide, with private transfer.
- Candle light dinner in Heraklion, incl. transfer by Mercedes taxi.
Package does not include / Notes:
- Flight tickets Athens-Heraklion-Athens.
- Knossos Palace tour is available ONLY May until October.
- Drinks & beverages are charged upon consumption.
- Hotel Official check in time: 15:00 p.m. & check out time: 12:00 p.m.
- Anything not mentioned above.
*Rates are per person / per package, in sharing double room.
For travel agent or corporate rates, please contact info@asit.gr.
Date
Apr '18 - Oct '18
Duration
05 days
Price
FROM €400
Availability
OPEN
