Arrive in Athens. Be met by our English speaking driver at the airport and transfer in air conditioned comfort to your central hotel of your choice. The rest of the afternoon and evening is yours to stroll around the Plaka, Athens main shopping and restaurant area where you can have your first taste of Greek food and fun. This is a good chance to start appreciating Athenian cuisine and nightlife. Wander the streets of the Plaka in the shadow of the Acropolis and ease into life in this most ancient, bustling and incredible city.
Day Two is your day to discover Athens. After breakfast, your English speaking driver in an air-conditioned Mercedes will collect you and guide you around the ancient sights of Athens. You will discover the mystery and beauty of the Acropolis, Greece's most famous historical site which modern Athens uses as a beacon. After wandering this most amazing of sites, take in the Acropolis Museum, home to an amazing array of antiquities. The Athens Tour also takes you to some of Modern Athens' most important landmarks, Syntagma Square, Omonia, The Temple of Zeus and the Temple of Athena Nike. After enjoying the best of Athens, the driver will take you away from the city, down the coast to Cape Sounion to the Temple of Poseidon. Enjoy the views of the amazing views of the Saronic Gulf, and be in awe at the amazing temple which overlooks the Aegean Sea. On your return to Athens after the tour, discover any one of the fine restaurants that Athens has to offer, whether it be a traditional Greek cuisine, or one of the many international restaurants that are there for the sampling.
On the morning of day three, be met by our driver and transfer to the airport to fly to Crete. Upon your arrival at Chania or Heraklion airport (your choice) you will pick up your hire car and drive to Chania, Heraklion or Elounda and check into your hotel. You have four days in Crete to enjoy the island and its many delights. Your choices are endless.
Fourth day offers you the first full day to explore wonders of Crete, an island with a fantastic mix of history, architecture, beaches and fun. Using your hire car you can go up into the inland and discover the delights of the inland towns. You could drive to Samaria George and wonder in its natural beauty, or you could wander around the ancient town of Chania, taking in the history of this ancient town, eating at any one of the waterside restaurants. Or you could sit by the pool at your hotel and relax. These days are yours do to whatever you choose.
This is the second of your free days. You should have found your bearings and may wish to travel further afield. A drive to Heraklion offers you some of the best museums and archaeological sites in Greece. Visit Ancient Knossos and see some of the best preserved ancient ruins Greece has to offer as well as a fascinating museum. Although Heraklion is the administrative capital of Crete, its old town is a wonder of colourful houses and winding streets.
Day Six is your last full day in Crete so you should make the most of it. With your hire car you can go anywhere. Rethymno harbour offers two hour tours to swim with the dolphins, or drive to Bali and go on a pirate tour. For those who enjoy history a trip to Arkadia to the Turkish Monastery makes for an amazing afternoon. Or you may choose to relax on your last day in readiness for the next day's travel.
After checking out of your hotel, return your rental car to the aiport and fly to Rhodes. At Rhodes your rental car will be waiting for you along with directions on how to get to your resort. Drive to your resort and begin to plan your time in this most ancient and unique of islands. Rhodes has amazing beaches, fascinating history and being home to one of the wonders of the ancient world, it is and island to discover and fall in love with.
Your hire car is your passport to the best that Rhodes has to offer. With its culture and history different to the rest of the nation with its Turkish influence is has a different look and feel to it. The old town is filled with wonder and surprise. It is up to you whether you explore the old town, take in a museum, discover a Turkish bath or find a deserted beach and relax. Rhodes Town is home to a walled city where the Knights of St John lived after the crusades. The Palace of the Grand Masters has been rebuilt in an extravagant manner and is well worth a visit, as is spending a later afternoon wandering the cobbled streets of the old town. Your options in Rhodes are endless, as you are free to discover the islands towns and beaches in your hire car, or you may simply choose to relax at your resort.
Today you say goodbye to Rhodes. Check out of your hotel, return your rental car to the airport and take a connect fight back to Athens ready to fly back home, or continue your travels to other places, never forgetting the amazing time you've had this amazing country.
Anthony Alagiah with Antelope Travel planned the perfect family trip for us in June 2023. Anthony was a pleasure to work with, he communicated in detail and was very responsive to any questions I had and even stayed in touch while we were in Greece.
This was our first visit to Greece and he patiently guided me during the planning process and planned perfect itineraries for Athens, the islands and the mainland so we could experience a variety of different parts of Greece. Keeping three teenage boys engaged and interested isn't always easy but all of Anthony's tours, tour guides and activities worked perfectly for all of us!
We had many air, land and sea transfers and Anthony's planning and his partners ensured that everything went smoothly for us.
We were referred to Anthony from friends and I highly recommend him! I have now referred other friends to him, as thanks to his expertise, we had a fantastic family trip to Greece.
Athens, Santorini, Naxos, Meteori, Delphi, Athens
Written August 18, 2023
It was an absolute pleasure working with Anthony & his entire team from the very start of our planning our vacation to Greece all the way through of traveling back home to Chicago. Anthony & his team ensured our entire trip was seamless. We started in Athens for 24 hours, then to Mykonos for 4 days and then Santorini for 4 days. The planning & attention to detail made the whole trip one of the best travel experiences of our life. Anthony & his team were referred to us by a couple of other friends who had also worked with them for their vacations to Greece over the past few years & we will continue referring Anthony to anyone we know who is traveling to Greece because of our incredible experience!
Written August 6, 2023
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