7D/4N Ancient Greece

KualaLumpur - Athens   (Meals on board,Dinner) 

Assemble at KLIA, Sepang Airport  for your flight to Athens, Greece – to arrive on the same day – transfer for dinner and hotel

Athens - Corinth - Mycenae - Epidaurus - Nauplia - Olympia(L,D)

Today motor along the coast to the bridge crossing the spectacular Corinth Canal, then visit Ancient Corinth, where St.Paul preached to Nauplia – the seaport for views of the Aegean sea – on to  Mycenae where 19th  Century excavations reveal impressions of the splendors so vividly described by Homer. Admire the Beehive Tombs, the Treasury of Atreus, Lion Gate – Europe’s oldest known monument, remains of Agamemnon’s Royal Palace, and the impressive fortifications of the Citadel. A short drive to Epidaurus for a tour of its amazingly well-preserved 2,300-year-old open-air acoustic theater before we travel along spectacular scenery on the way through the Arkadian Mountains and Peloponnese to Olympia – the cradle of the Olympic Games.

Olympia - Delphi   (B,D)

This morning visit Olympia, where the athletes of antiquity performed in honor of the King of Deities. Learn about the history of those original Olympic Games – where the Olympic Flame was lighted – the original Olympic Stadium -  as you walk among the impressive remains of the Gymnasium and the Temples of Hera and Zeus. Also visit the Museum which displays Praxiteles’ magnificent statue of Hermes.  Afternoon drive to the busy seaport of Patras cross the little Dardanelles – along the coast line to Delphi – the navel of the earth

Delphi - Kalambaka   (B,L,D)

Morning tour of the fascinating ancient sanctuary of the god Apollo in its dramatic setting on the slopes of Mount Parnassus. Hear about Oracle and tour the Excavations, the Archaeological Museum – the Treasury of the Athenians, Castalia Spring and  admire the Charioteer, an extraordinary 5th-century B.C. bronze statue, afternoon continue to Kalambaka.

Kalambaka - Meteora Area - Thermopylae - Athens   (B,D)

In Kalambaka, tour the METEORA area with its 24 fantastic and unreal landscape of rock-top, monasteries visit VARLAAM MONASTERY- famous for its frescoes, and ST. STEPHEN’S, featuring a unique collection of icons and an incredible panoramic view. Past Larisa to the comfortable coastal highway to THERMOPYLAE - the site of the heroic battle of Leonidas’300 doomed Spartans against Xerxes’ huge Persian army. Two more sites along the way back to Athens give your tour director welcome opportunities to display his vast knowledge of Greek history and legend: Thebes, the setting of Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex; and Marathon, where in 490 B.C. 10,000 Athenians defeated more than twice that number of Persian invaders.Late afternoon – arrive in Athens – visit Royal Palace, government buildings and elegant homes, Syntagma(Constitution)  Square, House of Parliament with the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, guarded by the Evzones in their traditional costumes, the University and Academy, Pan Athenaic Olympic Stadium – where the 1st Olympic Games of the modern era were held in 1896.

Athens - Kuala Lumpur   (B,Meals on board)

Morning visit the classical sights – the Partheon’s crowning beauty atop the Acropolis, the Erechtheum with its Porch of  Maidens, the beautifully preserved Thesuem, Roman Temple of Zeus, Theater of Dionysus and the Agora where Socrates taught – then transfer to airport for your flight home.

Kuala Lumpur       

Arrive home with souvenirs and sweet memories of your 7 Days - Historical Greece tour.