9-Day Ultimate Greek Experience: Peloponnese, Delphi, Zagori, Meteora, Vergina

Recommended by 100% of travelers

Athens, Greece

9 days (approx.)
Pickup offered
Group discounts
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

Overview

What's Included

Top quality accommodation & breakfast plus lunch on all days ( a highlight of this tour)
Brand new 2021-2023 vehicles (large saloon or minivan) & hotel pickup / drop-off
In-car Bottled Water & INFORMATION BOOKLET for all tour activities and sites.
Breakfast (8)

Breakfast
Lunch (9)

Lunch

Entrance fees to all the sites, dinners and personal expences.
PROFESSIONAL/LICENSED GUIDE (optional)
Shopping & touristy stops unless required by your group
Gratuites (optional)

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

Any Athens hotel or Airbnb, the Athens airport, Piraeus and Nafplio port or Hydra island. Possible extra cost for some of the not central Athens locations.

Operating hours
.8:00 am

Itinerary

Day 1

Corinth canal - Mycenae - Nafplio town - Epidaurus

6 Stops

Corinth Canal

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Archaeological Site Mycenae

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Nafplio

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Palamidi Castle

1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

The Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus

1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

Ancient Corinth (Archaia Korinthos)

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Accommodation: Overnight Nafplio town. Quality accommodation at each location; is determined at the time of booking.

Meals: Lunch

Day 2

Monemvasia via the Coastline & Mountain range of East Peloponnese

4 Stops

Tyros

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Monastery of Panagia Elona

25 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Kosmas

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Monemvasia

15 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Accommodation: Overnight inside Monemvasia castle. Quality accommodation at each location; is determined at the time of booking.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 3

Mani peninsula, Diros Caves, Mystras & Sparta

4 Stops

Mani Peninsula

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Caves of Diros

1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

Areopoli

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Archaeological Site of Mystra

1 hour 20 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Accommodation: Overnight at Sparta or Mystras. Quality accommodation at each location; is determined at the time of booking.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 4

Ancient Olympia & mountain villages of Arcadia

3 Stops

Archaeological Site of Olympia

2 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included

Messene

1 hour 20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Dimitsana

1 day • Admission Ticket Free

Accommodation: Above the river, with a balcony facing a canyon is what your guesthouse will offer you plus great hospitality & quality!

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 5

Cave of Lakes, Odontotos Rack Railway, Delphi

4 Stops

Kastria Cave of the Lakes

1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

Odontotos Rack Railway

1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

Charilaos Trikoupis Rio-Antirrio Bridge

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Delphi Archaeological Museum

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Accommodation: After exploring Delphi & a long day we'll overnight at a great location away from the tourist traps of the Delphi area.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 6

Ioannina city & Lake , Itskale Othoman Castle

4 Stops

Ioannina Region

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Ioannina Castle

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Silversmithing Museum

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Lake Pamvotis

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Accommodation: Beautiful hotel, & an amazing location to enjoy the city, the castle, & the lake in the evenings! Our day 6&7 location.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 7

Zagorochoria: Aristi, Papigo, Monodendri, Stone Forest, Kipoi & Stone Bridges

7 Stops

Zagorohoria

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Papingo Rock Pools

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Mikro Papigko

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Monodendri

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Stone Forest

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Kokkorou ancient stone bridge

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Dilofo

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Accommodation: Same location & accommodation as day 6. Ideally placed to allow you to explore without much use of your limited energy!

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 8

Metsovo town, Vergina and a first visit of Meteora

3 Stops

Metsovo

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Museum of the Royal Tombs of Aigai (Vergina)

1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

Meteora

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Accommodation: Subject to availability, we overnight right next to the monasteries with a view of the famous rocks.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 9

Meteora monasteries, Thermopylae Battlefield and back to Athens

6 Stops

Holy Monastery of the Great Meteoron - Transfiguration of the Saviour

1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

Varlaam Monastery

40 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Monastery of the Holy Trinity

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Battlefield of Thermopylae

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Pelion

1 day • Admission Ticket Free

Syntagma Square

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Accommodation: Not included

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 4 days of travel. In this case confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability
Not wheelchair accessible
Infant seats available