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FAM trip to Greece to visit Athens and Loutraki, participate in hotel tours, food, wine tasting, and selling Greece workshops.
16 – 23 October 2023
Your home town
(we offer special discounted airfares)
Monday, October 16, 2023
When you arrive at Athens International Airport, you will be met by our representative and transferred to your 4* hotel.
Tonight, enjoy dinner at a local restaurant with folk dances and music. Return to your hotel for the overnight.
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
After breakfast, your expert guide will take you to see the Panathenaic Stadium, where the first modern Olympic Games were held in 1896 (short stop). Continue and pass by the Temple of Olympian Zeus, Hadrian’s Arch, the Parliament, the Monument of the Unknown Soldier, the Academy, the University, the National Library, and the Constitution Square (Syntagma). At the Acropolis, you will visit the architectural masterpieces of the Golden Age of Athens: The Propylaea, the Temple of Athena Nike, the Erechtheion, and finally, “the harmony between material and spirit,” the monument that “puts the order in mind,” the Parthenon. Continue and visit a must-see in Athens, where finally the statues found their home, and admire the wonders of the classical era: The New Acropolis Museum, voted by the Sunday Times as the 3rd best museum in the world.
Return to your hotel for a rest.
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
After breakfast, you will start a beautiful 54 miles drive to Loutraki, where you will check in at your 5* hotel Ramada Loutraki Poseidon.
– Time to rest and explore, then gather for a conversation about FAMtastic Tour.
At 8:00 p.m., you will have a table dinner in a local restaurant (Paladar) and wine tasting by a professional sommelier.
Thursday, October 19, 2023
After breakfast, you will inspect 5*, 4*, and 3* Loutraki hotels.
At noon you will have a tour of Osios Patapios, Heraion Temple, and Historic lighthouse Melagavi.
Later, hike from Heraion Temple to Perachora and visit the Folklore Museum of Perachora. You will try traditional local dishes for lunch.
Return to your hotel for a rest.
Around 6:00 p.m., you will walk to Loutraki Beach and have coffee.
At 8:00 p.m., you will have a Gala dinner at Aquarius restaurant – Club Hotel Casino. There will be a greeting from the mayor and the representatives of the Tourist Organization of Loutraki.
Friday, October 20, 2023
After breakfast, you will go to Alexandria Convention Center and have a presentation about the Region of Peloponnese, Municipality of Loutraki, and a Workshop with Tourist Agencies and Hotel Representatives.
Enjoy a boat trip to Corinthian Gulf at noon, followed by lunch. Experience Greek gastronomy and cook with traditional local products and Corinthian recipes (cooking lesson).
At 5:30 p.m., There will be a presentation and treatment at Loutraki Thermal Spa.
Return to your hotel for a rest.
At 8:00 p.m., you will enjoy dinner at Fragias while listening to Greek music.
Saturday, October 21, 2023
After breakfast, cycle to Nemea and visit places of historical interest in one of Europe’s oldest terroirs, like the museum of Nemea, the Temple of Zeus, the Ancient Stadium, or the Temple of Hercules.
Around 1:00 p.m., a wine-tasting tour and get to know the winemakers and their vineyards. Follow the production process and try famous Greek wines. You can taste Agiorgitiko in all its possible versions: red or rose, fresh or aged, sweet or dry, and even sparkling. Later have lunch and experience traditional recipes in a winery.
At 4:00 p.m., visit Acrocorinth and return to your hotel for a rest.
Sunday, October 22, 2023
After breakfast, you will start your drive back to Athens (about 54 miles), transfer to your 4* hotel for check-in, then enjoy a free day at your leisure. Overnight at your hotel.
Our representative will transfer you to the airport for your departure flight or extension tour.
Every effort will be made to keep to the timetable and the itinerary, but both may be subject to change due to the result of break down, unforeseen circumstances, and/ or many conditions of an operational nature. As such we reserve the right to alter, and/or cancel any section and/or parts of the itinerary which may result from conditions beyond our control.
If you would like to customize this itinerary and create a Tailor Made Journey just for you and your companions, Contact Us to inquire, or speak to your travel professional.
Price per person in double: USD 990
Price in Single: USD 1390
Price per person in double: USD 1190
Price in Single: USD 1590
Drive through the fertile plain of Beotia, crossing the towns of Thebes connected with the tragedy of King Oedipus -Levadia and Arachova (short stop on the way back). Arrive at Delphi, the center of the ancient world – the “Omphalos” (Navel of Earth) – whose prestige extended far beyond the boundaries of the Hellenic World. On the slopes of Mount Parnassus, in a landscape of unparalleled beauty and majesty, lie the ruins of the Sanctuary of Apollo, the most famous oracle of the ancient world. Visit the Treasury of the Athenians, the Temple of Apollo, and the Museum containing masterpieces of ancient Greek sculpture, such as the bronze Charioteer, the famous athlete Aghias, and the Sphinx. Lunch in the modern village of Delphi, and return to Athens by the same route.
Most of the tours to the islands are not available after October 25th. Contact us for Special requests or tours days before October 16.
Hotel accommodation tax in Greece with direct payment by clients in hotels:
Around 4 USD per room and per night for five-star hotels.
Around 3 USD per room and night for four-star hotels.
Around 1.50 USD per room and per night for three-star hotels
Air tickets
The packages do not include the price of air transport, except when it is clearly indicated in the area of what “The Program Includes”.
In the event that the air is included in specific program, please take note that the airline allows a suitcase with a maximum of 23 kilos and a carry-on suitcase with a maximum of 7 kg. However, for certain islands and for low-cost flights this capacity may be less, for which we will inform you in each confirmation of the policy of the reserved airline.
Luggage
One normal size suitcase per person is allowed on the buses.
