Ten nights moving through the Greece most visitors never find — Athens, the car-free island of Hydra, the Venetian port city of Nafplio, ancient Corinth, Mycenae ruins, and the Peloponnese countryside. A dedicated Greek host accompanies the group throughout. All meals included. Stays at Divani Palace in Athens, Hydra Suites and Leto Hotel on Hydra, Dafni Pension, and Dave by the Beach. The olive oil farm, winery tastings, and Athina EcoFarm lunch anchor the culinary thread through the week. Small group of 15 to 20. Pricing based on double occupancy. $1,200 deposit.
Price includes
Dedicated local host throughout | All meals — breakfast, lunch, and dinner | Welcome reception | All accommodations: Divani Palace Athens, Hydra Suites and Leto Hotel, Dafni Pension, Dave by the Beach | All activities and excursions | Ancient Athens and Acropolis guided tour | Olive oil farm and factory visit | Island of Hydra — boat transfer | Winery visits and tastings | Athina EcoFarm lunch | Nafplio guided walking tour | Corinth and Mycenae archaeological sites | Local transportation throughout | $1,200 deposit required
Price excludes
International airfare to Athens (we can arrange) | Travel insurance | Personal expenses and gratuities
Island of Hydra — no cars, no motorcycles, only donkeys and boats | Acropolis and Parthenon — mythology made stone | Olive oil farm and factory — how Greece's defining ingredient is made | Mycenae — the Bronze Age citadel of Agamemnon, 3500 years old | Nafplio — the most beautiful small city in Greece, a Venetian port with a fortress above | Athina EcoFarm lunch — a working Greek farm producing traditional products
Greece from the inside. Hydra is a revelation: no cars anywhere on the island, cobblestone paths, water taxis, and donkeys. Nafplio — Venetian architecture, the Palamidi Fortress looming above, and the bourtzi castle sitting in the harbor — is the most beautiful small city in Greece and nearly no one from outside the country knows about it.
Tour plan
Day 01
Arrive Athens
Day 02
Ancient Athens & Acropolis
Day 03
Athens — Olive Oil Farm
Day 04
Ferry to Hydra
Day 05
Hydra — full day
Day 06
Ferry to Nafplio
Day 07
Mycenae & Corinth
Day 08
Athina EcoFarm
Day 09
Loutraki & return to Athens
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