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What
is the Price?
The price for all tours is $150 per day (including the day you arrive
and the day you leave).
What is Included?
Included items are hotels, all breakfasts, half the dinners,
transportation (except air and First-Class overnight ship between
Athens and Crete), all admissions to museums and archaeological sites,
and guide services.
What is Not Included?
Not included are lunches and half the dinners.
Are There Any Supplemental Costs?
Yes, supplemental costs are $30/night for a single room, $110 each for
domestic flights in Turkey tours (Athens-Samos, Dalaman-Istanbul,
Istanbul-Antalya), $65
per day for travel by private yacht in Turkey, and $200 for First-Class
overnight ship round-trip between Athens and Crete. In individual
itineraries flights are marked (A), days on the yacht are marked (Y),
and the ship to and from Crete is marked (S).
Greece in January
Jan 3-16,
2006
14 days for $2100
We'll leave Athens Jan
4 for Delfi (the Oracle of Apollo) and stay overnight. On Jan 5 we'll visit the
Oracle of Zeus on the way to Metsovo, a mountain village (and ski resort) east
of Ioannina, high in the Pindos Mountains. On Jan 7 we'll go to Meteora, a
group of monasteries perched on top of cliffs, and then to the port of Volos.
On Jan 8 we'll spend the day exploring the villages of Mount Pelion above
Volos. We'll go to Athens for the 9th and 10th to see the Akropolis, Agora, and
National Museum. On the 11th we'll drive to Nafplion and visit Eleusis, Corinth,
Mycenae, and Argos. On the 13th we'll see the nearby island Spetses. After
visits to Vasses and Olympia on the 14th we'll return to Athens on the
15th.
1.4 Delfi
1.5 Dodoni; Metsovo
1.6 Metsovo
1.7 Meteora; Volos
1.8 Pelion; Volos
1.9 Athens
1.10 Athens
1.11-12 Nafplion
1.13 Spetses
1.14 Vasses, Olympia
1.15 Athens
1.16 Departure
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G1
Skopelos, Northern
Greece and
Athens
14 days for $2100
4.20-5.3
Greek Easter is April
23 and we'll spend the three days of the Easter holiday on Skopelos, most
beautiful of all Greek islands. We'll then spend 5 days in Thessaly, Macedonia,
and Epiros, visiting spectacular alpine scenery and mountain villages. During
the time we'll see the incredible new museum at Vergina housing the tomb of
Philip II, the cliff-top monasteries of Meteora, and the Vikos Gorge, Greece's
Grand Canyon. The tour ends with Delfi and Athens, and additional
archaeological sites include the oracle of Zeus at Dodoni.
4.20 Arrive Athen.
4.21 Volos
4.22 Skopelos
4.23 Skopelos (Easter)
24. Hania. Mt Pelion
25. Volos
26. Kalambaka. Vergina
27. Metsovo. Meteora
28 Konitsa. Dodoni. Vikos
29 Erateini. Delfi
30-5.2. Athens
5.3 Depart
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G2 Athens
+ Peloponnese
11 days for $1650
4.30-5.10
After Athens we do the entire Peloponnese. We'll see not only famous places
like Mycenae, Corinth, and Olympia but also Eleusis, Nemea, Argos, Mystras,
Vassai, Methoni, and Pylos. Plus exquisite Arcadian villages like Laggadia,
Dimitsaina, and Andritsaina and the Ionian seaports of Kiparissia and Pylos.
4.30 Arrive Athens
5.1-2 Athens
5.3-4 Nafplion. Eleusis. Corinth. Mycenae
5.5-6 Kiparissia. Argos. Pylos. Methoni
5.7 Olympia. Vasses
5.8 Laggadia
5.9 Athens. Nemea
5.10 Depart
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G1-2 21
days for
$3150 4.20-5.10
This tour is a combination of G2 and G3.
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G3 Delfi,
Meteora, Islands
(Crete + Skopelos)
10 days for $1500 + $200
for Crete transportation
5.9-5.18
After visiting the Oracle of Apollo at Delfi and the cliff-top monasteries of
Meteora, we'll leave from the port of Volos for 2 days in Skopelos, the most
beautiful of Greek islands. Then we'll go through Peiraeus to Crete to see the
Minoan Museum, the Minoan palaces at Festos and Knossos, and a rural feast at
Drosia in the Mount Ida range. There'll be a full day in Athens before
departure.
5.9 Arrive Athens
5.10 Delfi
5.11 Volos. Meteora.
5.12-13 Skopelos
5.14 Crete boat (S)
5.15 Iraklion. Knossos
5.16 Crete boat. Festos. Drosia (S)
5.17 Athens
5.18 depart
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G2-3 19
days for $2850 +
$200 Crete transportation
4.30-5.18
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T1
Turkish Coasts +
Istanbul
10 days for $1500 + $220 air +
$195 yacht
5.17-26
From Athens we'll fly to the island Samos and take the 90-minute ferry to
Kusadasi, near Ephesus. After a full day at the museum and site of Ephesus,
we'll visit Miletus, Didyma, and Euromus on our way to Dalyan on the
Mediterranean, where we'll board our private yacht. For the next 2 days we'll
pretend we're millionaires while visiting places like ancient Krya, inaccessible
by land. We'll leave the yacht at Fethiye and fly from Dalaman to Istanbul. As
a group we'll see Aya Sofia, Topkapi Palace, Kariye Museum, the archaeological
museums, and take a private cruise of the Bosphorus; there'll be free time for
other things like the imperial mosques and the Grand Bazaar.
5.17 Arrive Athens
5.18 Samos. Kusadasi (A)
5.19 Ephesus
5.20 Yacht. Miletus. Didyma (Y)
5.21-22 Yacht. Krya. Fethiye (Y)
5.23-25 Istanbul (A)
5.26 Depart
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T2
Istanbul + Central
Turkey
12 days for $1800 + $110 air
5.22-6.2
Our group activities in Istanbul will include visits to Aya Sofia, Topkapi
Palace, Kariye Museum, the archaeological museums, and a a private cruise of the
Bosphorus; there'll be free time for other things like the imperial mosques and
the Grand Bazaar. Then we'll fly to Antalya on the Mediterranean to see the
spectacular museum and the ancient sites Aspendus (where we'll have lunch with
the mayor, Nomad Nuri), Perge, and Termessus. Then we'll visit Egirdir, a
mountain city on Lake Egirdir, and Catalhuyuk (oldest city in the world) on our
way to Cappadocia, where we'll stay 2 nights in Urgup. We'll next visit the
Hittite sites Yazalikaya and Hattusas and go to Ankara, capital of Turkey, to
see the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations. From Ankara it's a 5-hour drive to
Istanbul on the new super-highway.
5.22 Arrive Istanbul
5.23-25 Istanbul
5.26-27 Antalya. Aspendus. Termessus. Perge (A)
5.28 Egirdir
5.29-30 Urgup. Catalhuyuk. Cappadocia
5.31 Ankara. Hattusas
6.1 Istanbul
6.2 Depart
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T1-2 5.17-6.2
17 days for $2550 + $330
air + $195 yacht
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G4
Skopelos, North Greece,
Athens
14 days for $2100 6.2-15
The tour begins with
Skopelos, most beautiful of all Greek islands. We'll then spend 5 days in
Thessaly, Macedonia, and Epiros, visiting spectacular alpine scenery and
mountain villages. During the time we'll see the incredible new museum at
Vergina housing the tomb of Philip II, the cliff-top monasteries of Meteora, and
the Vikos Gorge, Greece's Grand Canyon. The tour ends with Delfi and Athens,
and additional archaeological sites include the oracle of Zeus at Dodoni.
6.2 Arrive Athens
6.3 Volos
6.4 Skopelos
6.5 Skopelos
6.6 Hania. Mt Pelion
6.7 Volos
6.8 Kalambaka. Vergina
6.9 Metsovo. Meteora
6.10 Konitsa. Dodoni. Vikos
6.11 Erateini. Delfi
6.12-14 Athens
6.15 Depart
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G5 Athens
+ Peloponnese
11 days for $1650
6.12-22
After Athens we do the entire Peloponnese. We'll see not only famous places
like Mycenae, Corinth, and Olympia but also Eleusis, Nemea, Argos, Mystras,
Vassai, Methoni, and Pylos. Plus exquisite Arcadian villages like Laggadia,
Dimitsaina, and Andritsaina and the Ionian seaports of Kiparissia and Pylos.
6.12 Arrive Athens
6.13-14 Athens
6.15-16 Nafplion. Eleusis. Corinth. Mycenae
6.17-18 Kiparissia. Argos. Pylos.
Methoni
6.19 Olympia. Vasses
6.20 Laggadia
6.21 Athens. Nemea
6.22 Depart
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G4-5 21
days for
$3150 6.2-22
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G6 Delfi,
Meteora, Islands
(Crete + Skopelos)
10 days for $1500 + $200 Crete
transportation
6.21-30
After visiting the Oracle of Apollo at Delfi and the cliff-top monasteries of
Meteora, we'll leave from the port of Volos for 2 days in Skopelos, the most
beautiful of Greek islands. Then we'll go through Peiraeus to Crete to see the
Minoan Museum, the Minoan palaces at Festos and Knossos, and a rural feast at
Drosia in the Mount Ida range. There'll be a full day in Athens before
departure.
6.21 Arrive Athens
6.22 Delfi
6.23 Volos. Meteora.
6.24-25 Skopelos
6.26 Crete boat (S)
6.27 Iraklion. Knossos
6.28 Crete boat. Festos. Drosia (S)
6.29 Athens
6.30 depart
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G5-6 19
days for $2850 +
$200 Crete transportation
6.12-30
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T3
Turkish Coasts +
Istanbul
10 days for $1500 + $220 air +
$195 yacht
6.29-7.8
From Athens we'll fly to the island Samos and take the 90-minute ferry to
Kusadasi, near Ephesus. After a full day at the museum and site of Ephesus,
we'll visit Miletus, Didyma, and Euromus on our way to Dalyan on the
Mediterranean, where we'll board our private yacht. For the next 2 days we'll
pretend we're millionaires while visiting places like ancient Krya, inaccessible
by land. We'll leave the yacht at Fethiye and fly from Dalaman to Istanbul. As
a group we'll see Aya Sofia, Topkapi Palace, Kariye Museum, the archaeological
museums, and take a private cruise of the Bosphorus; there'll be free time for
other things like the imperial mosques and the Grand Bazaar.
6.29 Athens
6.30 Samos. Kusadasi (A)
7.1 Ephesus
7.2 Yacht. Miletus. Didyma (Y)
7.3-4 Yacht. Krya (Y)
7.5-7 Istanbul (A)
7.8 Depart
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T4
Istanbul + Central
Turkey
12 days for $1800 + $110 air
7.4-15
Our group activities in Istanbul will include visits to Aya Sofia, Topkapi
Palace, Kariye Museum, the archaeological museums, and a a private cruise of the
Bosphorus; there'll be free time for other things like the imperial mosques and
the Grand Bazaar. Then we'll fly to Antalya on the Mediterranean to see the
spectacular museum and the ancient sites Aspendus (where we'll have lunch with
the mayor, Nomad Nuri), Perge, and Termessus. Then we'll visit Egirdir, a
mountain city on Lake Egirdir, and Catalhuyuk (oldest city in the world) on our
way to Cappadocia, where we'll stay 2 nights in Urgup. We'll next visit the
Hittite sites Yazalikaya and Hattusas and go to Ankara, capital of Turkey, to
see the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations. From Ankara it's a 5-hour drive to
Istanbul on the new super-highway.
7.4 Arrive in Istanbul
7.5-7 Istanbul
7.8-9 Antalya. Aspendus. Termessus. Perge (A)
7.10 Egirdir
7.11-12 Urgup. Catalhuyuk. Cappadocia
7.13 Ankara. Hattusas
7.14 Istanbul
7.15 Depart
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T3-4 17
days for $2550 +
$330 air + $195 yacht
6.29-7.15
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G7 Greek Archaeology and Islands
18 days for $2700 + $200 Crete transportation
9.15-10.2
After 2 days in Athens to see the Akropolis, Agora, National Museum, etc., we'll
go to Crete to see the Minoan Museum, the Minoan palaces at Festos and Knossos,
and a rural feast at Drosia in the Mount Ida range. Then we'll spend 3 days in
the Peloponnese visiting not only famous places like Mycenae, Corinth, and Olympia but
also Eleusis, Nemea, Argos, Mystras, and Vassai. Then we'll go to northern
Greece, to the Oracle of Apollo at Delfi, the cliff-top monasteries of Meteora,
the Oracle of Zeus at Dodoni, the spectacular tomb of Philip II at Vergina, and
incredible mountain villages and alpine scenery. We'll end with 2 days in
Skopelos, most beautiful of all Greek islands.
9.15 Arrive Athens
9.16 Athens
9.17 Crete boat (S)
9.18 Crete. Iraklion. Knossos
9.19 Crete boat. Festos. Drosia (S)
9.20 Nafplion. Eleusis. Corinth. Mycenae
9.21 Laggadia. Argos
9.22 Vasses. Olympia
9.23 Erateini
9.24 Delfi
9.25 Kalambaka. Meteora
9.26-27 Metsovo. Dodoni
9.28 Vergina. Volos
9.29-30 Skopelos
10.1 Athens
10.2 Depart
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T5 Turkish Coasts + Istanbul
10 days for $1500 + $220
air + $195 yacht
10.1-10
From Athens we'll fly to the island Samos and take the 90-minute ferry to
Kusadasi, near Ephesus. After a full day at the museum and site of Ephesus,
we'll visit Miletus, Didyma, and Euromus on our way to Dalyan on the
Mediterranean, where we'll board our private yacht. For the next 2 days we'll
pretend we're millionaires while visiting places like ancient Krya, inaccessible
by land. We'll leave the yacht at Fethiye and fly from Dalaman to Istanbul. As
a group we'll see Aya Sofia, Topkapi Palace, Kariye Museum, the archaeological
museums, and take a private cruise of the Bosphorus; there'll be free time for
other things like the imperial mosques and the Grand Bazaar.
10.1 Arrive Athens
10.2 Samos. Kusadasi (A)
10.3 Ephesus
10.4 Yacht. Miletus. Didyma (Y)
10.5-6 Yacht. Krya. Fethiye (Y)
10.7-9 Istanbul (A)
10.10 Depart
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T6 Istanbul + Central Turkey
12 days for $1800 + $110
air
10.6-17
Our group activities in Istanbul will include visits to Aya Sofia, Topkapi
Palace, Kariye Museum, the archaeological museums, and a a private cruise of the
Bosphorus; there'll be free time for other things like the imperial mosques and
the Grand Bazaar. Then we'll fly to Antalya on the Mediterranean to see the
spectacular museum and the ancient sites Aspendus (where we'll have lunch with
the mayor, Nomad Nuri), Perge, and Termessus. Then we'll visit Egirdir, a
mountain city on Lake Egirdir, and Catalhuyuk (oldest city in the world) on our
way to Cappadocia, where we'll stay 2 nights in Urgup. We'll next visit the
Hittite sites Yazalikaya and Hattusas and go to Ankara, capital of Turkey, to
see the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations. From Ankara it's a 5-hour drive to
Istanbul on the new super-highway.
10.6 Arrive in Istanbul
10.7-9 Istanbul
10.10-11 Antalya. Aspendus. Termessus. Perge (A)
10.12 Egirdir
10.13-14 Urgup. Catalhuyuk. Cappadocia
10.15 Ankara. Hattusas
10.16 Istanbul
10.17 Depart
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T5-6 17 days for $2550 +
$330 air + $195 yacht
10.1-17
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E1 Egypt 15 days for $3000 + 2
domestic flights
10.18-11.1
After 2 days in Cairo for Giza, Saqqara, the Museum, etc., we'll fly to Luxor.
There we'll spend 3 days visiting the West Bank, Karnak, Luxor, and whatever we
can talk the authorities into (like Dendarah). Then we'll take a cruise boat
for 4 days up the Nile to Aswan, seeing Esne, Edfu, and Kom Ombo enroute. Then
2 days in Aswan to visit a Nubian village, the obelisk quarry, the High Dam,
etc. We'll drive to Abu Simbel to see the Temple of Rameses II, then fly back
to Cairo.
10.18 Arrive Cairo
10.19-20 Cairo
10.21-23 Luxor (A)
10.24-27 Nile Cruise (S)
10.28-29 Aswan
10.30 Abu Simbel
10.31 Cairo (A)
11.1 Depart
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