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Best of Greece

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Explore Athens & tour ancient sites on the Greek mainland before enjoying free time on the beautiful islands of Mykonos & Santorini.

Explore Athens & tour ancient sites on the Greek mainland before enjoying free time on the beautiful islands of Mykonos & Santorini.

Tour overview

Start Point
Athens
End Point
Athens
Accommodation
11 Nights(3 & 4 star hotels)
Meals
11 Breakfasts2 Lunches2 Dinners
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Summary

See the Best of Greece in 12 days! Start in Athens and explore mainland archaeological treasures in Meteora, Olympia and Delphi. Then enjoy a Greek island escape with two nights on Mykonos, known for beaches and nightlife, and three nights on Santorini with its iconic whitewashed houses and stunning sunsets.

Included

  • 11 Nights (3 & 4 star hotels)
  • 11 Breakfasts | 2 Lunches | 2 Dinners
  • Air-conditioned coach | Plane
  • Fully-guided tour

Everything you’ll want to Know

Where you'll stay

Hand-picked hotels throughout

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Day-by-day itinerary

Where you'll be and what's on each day

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Experiences

What's included and what you can add

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Our Tour Leaders

The people who make it work

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20+ YEARS ON TOUR

“THE BEST PART OF A GROUP TOUR? THE GROUP.”

JAKES MARITZ, CO-FOUNDER

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Rating4.7
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Best of Greece

Combine both single tour legs into the full-length, 12-day combo tour and experience the best of Greece.

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Taste of Greece route map
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Rating4.7
7Days1Country13Experiences
Taste of Greece

Travel on the 1st leg of the combo tour to experience 7 days in mainland Greece.

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Athens, Mykonos & Santorini route map
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Rating4.5
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Athens, Mykonos & Santorini

Travel on the 2nd leg of the combo tour to experience 7 days in Athens, Mykonos & Santorini.

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All the flexibility to book on your terms.

  • GUARANTEED DEPARTURES

    Your tour is going ahead. Every single one, guaranteed.

  • FLEXIBLE BOOKING

    10% secures your seat. Pay the rest with interest-free instalments or all at once.

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Tour Highlights

15 Included Experiences

  • Explore Athens, Greece’s ancient capital city
  • Enjoy a welcome dinner in Athens
  • See the statue of Leonidas, King of Sparta in Thermopylae
  • Visit a Byzantine art workshop
  • Take a sunset drive of Meteora, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
  • Visit the Monasteries of Meteora
  • Discover Delphi on a driving and walking tour
  • Discover the colourful island of Trizonia
  • Explore the Olympia Museum and archaeological site
  • Visit Nafplion
  • Visit Mycenae
  • See the Corinth Canal
  • Embark on an Athens city tour
  • Enjoy two nights on the famous Mykonos Island
  • Spend three nights on Santorini island

Included Experiences

Optional Experiences

Not sure how to spend your free day? Explore the city on your own, or choose from these handpicked optional experiences designed to show you the best of the region.

Unless marked as "Pre-Book", all optional experiences can be booked directly with your tour leader on tour, payable in cash or by card in the stated currency. Prices and availability are subject to change.

Tour map & itinerary

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Day by day itinerary

12 days itinerary trip from Athens to Athens visiting 1 country

Start Point
Hotel in Athens | 10:00 AM
End Point
Athens Airport | Time may vary due to Santorini flight times

Accommodation

We partner with a range of hand-picked hotels in each destination. The hotels listed below are those we stay at most frequently. However, you may stay at different hotels of a similar standard. 

All rooms are twin share with private, en suite bathrooms. Solo travellers will be paired with another traveller of the same gender. Single supplements are available upon request at checkout. A confirmed list of hotels is emailed to all travellers prior to their tour departure. To extend your stay in Athens, click here to book pre and post-tour accommodation through our partner Booking.com.

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Dorian Inn (or similar)

  • Athens
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Dorian Inn (or similar)

  • Athens
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Urban Core Residence (or similar)

  • Athens
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Urban Core Residence (or similar)

  • Athens
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Hotel Antoniadis (or similar)

  • Kalabaka
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Hotel Antoniadis (or similar)

  • Kalabaka
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Acropole Delphi City Hotel (or similar)

  • Delphi
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Acropole Delphi City Hotel (or similar)

  • Delphi
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Hotel Europa (or similar)

  • Olympia
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Hotel Europa (or similar)

  • Olympia
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Rex Hotel (or similar)

  • Nafpilion
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Rex Hotel (or similar)

  • Nafpilion
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Giannoulaki Hotel (or similar)

  • Mykonos
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Giannoulaki Hotel (or similar)

  • Mykonos
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Nikos Hotel (or similar)

  • Santorini
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Nikos Hotel (or similar)

  • Santorini

The reviews are in

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4.7 out of 596 verified reviews
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    Ant

    Great Trip

    An excellent trip that created lots of great memories of Greece. Our guide Dimos was excellent, being both professional while making our trip fun.
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    Giggles

    Best of Greece and Islands

    It was a good tour and interesting. I got to see A lot of different things and have different experiences. The tour guide we had was brilliant and very knowledgeable and organised. The food was sensational certainly had to loosen my belt. We knew what was going on all the time as we were all well informed by our tour guide.
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Traveller Stories For This Tour

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UJ

USA Jettsetter

Utah, USA
Olympia
Great tour of Greece, 12 fun filled adventure days with a different part of Greece everyday, we were able to see so much history, ruins, Olympic sites, great towns, lots of the islands, and of course great Greek food. Our Guide Vicky who lives in Athens was awesome, very knowledgeable in history and the language that really helped a lot. Great bus driver and super excursions on the islands, great ferries, I usually get seasick but not on the smooth ferries. Great Hotels, We had a great group that we all became good friends.
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Martha

New Hampshire, USA
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Having this time in Greece was very amazing! I loved the first part of the tour, even though it was more fast paced, followed by a more relaxed time on the islands of Mykonos and Santorini. Victoria made sure that we all had a great time.
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Jojo

San Jose, California
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I love Greek History and Mythology and this tour satisfied my curiosity, not to mention the spectacular views esp Mykonos and Santorini. Our tour leader Matt made our tour more interesting. Highly recommended!
LT

Love to travel

New Zealand
Olympia
Loved the tour & our tour leader (Marty) was fantastic. We enjoyed every part of this tour from the history, the relics, museums, guided tours. The Monasteries of Meteora & the small town of Kalampaka were something else & the amazing day trips from the beautiful islands where we swam from the boat & from the gorgeous beaches was yet another highlight. This tour went way beyond our expectations & I would highly recommend.
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Meow 😻

Los Ángeles
Mykanos
We had a beautiful time. We saw so much. I would recommend to anyone who wants to see and explore Greece and culture. Our tour guide Vivien is so sweet, calm, and attentive. Always looking out for all of us. Highly recommend. 🥰
JS

John SD

Sydney, Australia
The Parthenon - Acropolis
I highly recommend this tour as it ticked off many of the things I wanted to see and do in Greece for a first timer in the country. Both the included and optional activities are so varied and provide exciting and added depth to your trip. Our tour leader Matt was so well organised and handled the issues arising well as the tour progressed. Expat should keep him!
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DL

Canada
Meteora -Monastries
We saw all the highlights of the mainland as well as the two islands of Mykonos and Santorini. The tour leader, Matt, was excellent - very knowledgeable and informative about the history of each of the sites we visited. If you want to skip the lines and see all the important parts f Greece, this is the tour for you.
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Jay

London
Meteora
I've done a variety of tours with Expat but this one has to be one of my favorites. Didn't feel rushed, enough time at each location, fantastic excursions, very well catered for as a vegan. Highly recommend!
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Michelle

Texas
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Expat Explore created a fantastic itinerary with the Best of Greece tour! The first half tours mainland Greece, bringing to life historic ruins and ancient myths. The Monasteries of Meteora and original Olympic stadium are bright highlights. The second part of the tour transports you to the iconic islands of Mykonos and Santorini, with beautiful beaches and scenic views. Our tour leader Matt ensured we enjoyed our experience by arranging group dinners, entertaining us with stories about the Greek gods, and showing us the highlights of the entire country! I look forward to my next tour with Expat.
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AMANDA

MALAYSIA
SANTORINI ISLAND - Black beach
We had a great time - only if we had more days in the islands!
AL

A Lovely Day

South Africa
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I have seen so much on this tour... Memories for life. The people you meet from all over the world, the ancient sites you will visit and the experience you take back home with you is priceless. I did this trip as a solo female traveller and I will recommend this trip to other solo traveller's. Our tour manager, Stacey was very knowledgeable about the sites and was helpful in every way possible. All in all a very well organized trip!
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Tannica

Melbourne, Australia
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What an amazing trip! Every day was special - the history, old ruins, culture, food, the beautiful islands and the wonderful Greek people. We also were lucky to have the lovely Laura as our guide and Tassios as our expert driver

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