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13 Days Explore Greece with Culture, Cooking and History Tours

12 Days Greece Tour in Athens and Cyclades

12 Days journey of culinary, history, and cultural experiences in Athens

Are you ready for an adventure of a lifetime? Join us on a 12 days journey of culinary, history, and cultural experiences in Athens and the renowned Cyclades islands in Greece! Our adventure begins in Athens, the historical capital of Europe, where you’ll have the chance to explore the birthplace of democracy, arts, science, and philosophy of Western civilization.

Take an Athens City Tour and enjoy a Guided Cooking Lesson, where you’ll walk through a rich mix of flavors, cultures, and contrasts. Admire the Acropolis with a professional licensed guide and discover all its monuments, including the Parthenon, the Propylaia, the Erechtheion, the Agrippa monument, and the Nike Temple. But that’s just the beginning!

12 Days journey of culinary, history, and cultural experiences in the Cyclades

We’ll continue our journey across the Cyclades islands, starting with Syros: an exquisite island that offers a cosmopolitan vacation experience you cannot miss. Participate in an unforgettable cooking lesson and treat yourself to the famous local delicacies of loukoumi and halvadopites.

Next up is Mykonos, a popular summer destination that attracts elites from all around the world. Enjoy a sailing tour and uncover the secrets of Delos and Rehnia Beach. But wait, there’s more!

Our adventure continues in Naxos, where you’ll discover endless beaches with crystal clear waters, visit picturesque villages, learn about the rich history, and indulge in a cooking class in one of the island’s villages.

Finally, we’ll end our 12 days exploration in Santorini, one of the most renowned islands globally, where the pitch-black volcanic stone merges with the infinite blue of the Aegean Sea to create an awe-inspiring landscape. Admire the stunning sunset views from the Caldera with the sailing tour and explore the diverse beaches.

12 Days tour in Greece you keep in your mind!

Are you excited yet? Join us on this epic journey of discovery, where you’ll have the opportunity to discover the cuisine, culture, and history of Greece while relaxing on amazing vacations.

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We provide

We provide

  • All Accommodations 4* Hotel Athens, 4* Hotel Santorini – 4* Hotel in Mykonos, Boutique Hotel in Naxos and Syros
  • All Transportation – Airport/port/hotel
  • Meals – 12 breakfasts,  12 Meals
  • All tours
  • All excursion transfers
  • All entrance fee
  • All Ferries Transfers

We do not provide

We do not provide

  • Overnight tax
  • Tips
  • Anything not mentioned above or below

UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCES

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Welcome Dinner with Acropolis View

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Marketing Shopping, Cooking Class and Lunch

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Private Athens City Tour and  Acropolis tour with Professional Licience Guide includes viewing all its monuments such as the Parthenon, the Propylaia, the Erechtheion, the Agrippa monument, and the Nike Temple

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Syros: A cosmopolitan holiday on the lordly island of the Cyclades.

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Mykonos: a glamorous summer destination with luxurious five-star hotels, award-winning restaurants, and dreamy natural landscapes.

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Naxos: the largest and most fertile island in the Cyclades, featuring endless crystal clear beaches, picturesque villages, rich history, and delicious local products.

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Santorini: a world-famous island known for its breathtaking landscape, stunning sunset views from the Caldera, varied beaches, and traditional settlements.

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Syros Cooking Class – Wine and Cheese Tasting

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Santorini Sunset Boat Trip

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Cooking Class in Naxos

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Explore Greek Mythology on Delos and Rhenia Beach

 

 PRICES

Based on 2 people

Price per person        €5187

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Day 1 Athens –Welcome Dinner with Acropolis View

Transfer

Overnight: Athens

Day 2. Athens – Private Athens City Tour and Acropolis

Meals included: Breakfast

Overnight: Athens

Day 3. Athens–Cooking Class

Meals included: Breakfast

Overnight: Athens

Day 4. Athens – Departure-Syros

Meals included: Breakfast

Transportation to the port for Syros

The driver who will pick you up from the port and transfer you to the Hotel.

WHAT’S INCLUDED:

Accommodation

Transfer

Meal

Day 5. Syros Cooking Class – Wine and Cheese Tasting

WHAT’S INCLUDED:

Accommodation

Tour

Transfer

Breakfast – Meal

Day 6. Syros – Mykonos (Duration 25m)

The driver who will pick you up from the port and transfer you to the

Hotel.

WHAT’S INCLUDED:

Accommodation Transfer

Breakfast – Meal

Day 7. Mykonos – Explore Greek Mythology on Delos and Rhenia Beach

WHAT’S INCLUDED:

Accommodation

Tour

Transfer

Breakfast – Meal

Day 8. Mykonos – Naxos (Duration 35m)

The driver who will pick you up from the port and transfer you to the

Hotel.

WHAT’S INCLUDED:

Accommodation

Transfer

Breakfast – Meal

Day 9. Naxos – Cooking Class

WHAT’S INCLUDED:

Tour

Accommodation – Naxos

(Breakfast – Meal)

Day 10. Naxos – Santorini (Duration 1:15hour)

The driver who will pick you up from the port and transfer you to the

Hotel.

WHAT’S INCLUDED:

Accommodation

Transfer

Breakfast – Meal

Day 11. Santorini Sunset Boat Trip

WHAT’S INCLUDED:

Tour

Meals included: Breakfast – Dinner

Accommodation: Santorini

Day 12. Santorini – Flight Back

Despite the thoroughness of your exploration, you can rest

assured knowing that there is still much to see on your next

trip!

Transportation to the airport for the flight back home. Thank

you for coming. Have a nice flight back home! KALO TAXIDI!

 

  It’s Day 1 Athens –Welcome Dinner with Acropolis View

Welcome to Athens! In the city that gave birth to Greek culture and was the point of reference for the entire world. The driver

will pick you up from the airport and transfer you to the hotel. Dine under the Holy Rock of the Acropolis, admire the view,

try local flavors, and feel the moments in Athens with all your senses!

Meals: Dinner

Transfer

Overnight: Athens

Day 2. Athens – Private Athens City Tour and Acropolis

On this Acropolis and Athens neighborhood tour, your guide brings you to some of the most magnificent monuments in the entire

world. It’s an experience where the stories of the city’s past connect us to our present, and you can see for yourself, that it’s 

not that different. Expect plenty of mythical stories, mixed with some fun history, on a skip-the-line experience at the Acropolis,

before walking through Mars Hill, Plaka, and Anafiotika. Your day ends in the lively Psirri area near the Monastiraki square. Create

memories that will stay with you forever, and always have your camera ready!

Meals included: Breakfast

Overnight: Athens

DAY 3. Cooking Class and Lunch

During this class not only you will learn how to cook like a Greek, but you will also learn how to buy the best local ingredients. At

We use only the best local and in-season ingredients to offer you the best culinary experience and one of the

best meals you are going to have in Athens. Leaving the cooking studio you will take with you not only memories of one of the best meals you had in Athens, but also the

recipes of what you cooked so you can recreate the whole menu back home. Of course, if you have a favorite Greek dish you wish to learn how to cook, please don’t hesitate to ask for it when you

make the booking. Vegetarians and vegans are welcome. Please let us know upon booking for any dietary restrictions.

– You will learn to cook at least 6 traditional Greek courses from scratch, according to what’s in season.

– We will provide you with the recipes and the best local ingredients

– Under our directions, you will learn the secrets of traditional

Greek cuisine so you will be able to recreate the whole menu back

home.

Meals included: Breakfast -Lunch

Overnight: Athens

Day 4. Athens – Departure – Syros

The driver who will pick you up from the port and transfer you to the

Hotel.

WHAT’S INCLUDED:

Accommodation

Transfer

Meal Breakfast-Dinner

Day 5. Syros Cooking Class – Wine and Cheese Tasting

This class is hands-on and lasts 3-4 hours.

You will be given information about the local culture, traditions, and the origin of recipes, and get acquainted with various traditional culinary techniques. You will learn to use new ingredients and new ways to use ingredients you are familiar with.

We will prepare a full menu of several dishes including appetizers/starters, a pie, salads, a main course, and a dessert, to create a sumptuous meal that we will then share in the courtyard.

Menus vary according to season. You can choose between a meat, fish, vegetarian, or vegan menu.

If you wish, our meal will be accompanied by local wine.

All recipes will be sent to you by e-mail.

Sample dishes

  • sage flavored split peas purée with capers and sun-dried tomatoes
  • stuffed tomatoes/peppers with rice and herbs
  • smoked aubergine dip
  • courgette, mint, and goat cheese pie
  • chickpeas with rosemary
  • olive bread
  • anchovies in vine leaves with fennel
  • cumin/garlic meatballs in tomato sauce
  • sweet milk pie
  • semolina cinnamon/orange halva

In Greece, we don’t have a set sequence of courses and we share all dishes. And dinners are leisurely, giving us time to enjoy the greatest variety of tastes and flavors.

Wine and cheese lovers will get the chance to get acquainted with excellent Greek wines and cheeses from various regions.

We will try 4 different wines (a white, a rose, a red, and a dessert wine) that we will accompany with 5-6 different cheeses, “pastelaria”, a local specialty (dried figs with cinnamon and sesame), “louza” (local ham, cured in wine and spices), and country sourdough bread.

This tasting is focused on Cycladic wines and cheeses.

WHAT’S INCLUDED:

Accommodation

Tour

Transfer

Breakfast – Meal

Day 6. Syros – Mykonos (Duration 25m)

The driver who will pick you up from the port and transfer you to the

Hotel.

WHAT’S INCLUDED:

Accommodation Transfer

Breakfast – Meal

Day 7. Mykonos – Explore Greek Mythology on Delos

and Rhenia Beach

This Cruise departs from Mykonos every day at 10:30 am Boat

arrives on the island of Rhenia at approximately 11:15 am, where you

will have time to swim sunbathe and enjoy the homemade

Greek lunch. 2 pm departing for the famous Island of Delos to

visit the archaeological site (12 € entrance). If you don’t want to

see Delos your captain will also allow you to visit

another beach near Delos and continue swimming while the

rest of the group explores Apollo’s birthplace. 4 pm departure. back to

Mykonos.

WHAT’S INCLUDED:

Accommodation

Tour

Transfer

Breakfast – Meal

Day 8. Mykonos – Naxos (Duration 35m)

The driver who will pick you up from the port and transfer you to the

Hotel.

WHAT’S INCLUDED:

Accommodation

Transfer

Breakfast – Meal

Day 9. Naxos – Cooking Class

We proudly present our Cooking Classes in Naxos, with them you can combine your holidays making your cooking class in a warm and welcoming place in Platia’s restaurant. You can participate in the cooking class process of an authentic Greek meal, and enjoy a delicious dinner or launch made with your own hands, accompanied by local drinks and wines. Visit the farm with the orange trees, lemon trees, tomato plants, eggplant, zucchini, basil, fig-trees, and many more, and pick up fresh ingredients for your meal.

WHAT’S INCLUDED:

Tour

Accommodation – Naxos

(Breakfast – Meal)

Day 10. Naxos – Santorini (Duration 1:15hour)

The driver who will pick you up from the port and transfer you to the

Hotel.

WHAT’S INCLUDED:

Accommodation

Transfer

Breakfast – Meal

Day 11. Santorini Sunset Boat Trip

After your pick up from the hotel, you will be transferred to the port – A shared minivan transfer is provided to bring all participants from the hotel to the magnificent Ammoudi Bay to

embark on the boat. At the end of the tour, a transfer will be provided back to your hotel. Admire the Red Beach – One of the most famous beaches of

Santorini. The Red Beach surprises everyone with its gorgeous dark red rocks of different shades creating an unexpected

contrast to the deep blue of the sea. Be captivated by the White Beach – Indulge the stunning rocks

at a close distance from the shoreline and dip into the Aegean

Sea right from the boat. Not in the mood for swimming? Take

some great photos, instead! The Black sandy beach with its’

white stones make a perfect setting for your pictures. The only

access to this beach is from the sea, so enjoy it!

Take snapshots of the Indian Rock – Years of erosion have

carved what appears to be an image of an Indian face on that

rock. Will you see it? This natural wonder attracts many people

and has become a popular site.

See the volcano of Santorini up close as you sail by the island of

Nea Kameni. Many wonderful photo opportunities here.

View the Hot Springs – Hot iron and sulfur-rich water jets from

the depths of the Earth to create an SPA effect. For the brave

and adventurous, a splash into these waters is an exhilarating

experience!

Enjoy sailing along Caldera – the cliffside of Santorini. From the

sea, you can snap unusual photos of Santorini’s geological

changes that occurred on this island through millions of years.

Enjoy a full BBQ meal on board – Pork chops or chicken fillet, traditional

Greek mezedes, Greek salad, Pasta salad, bread,

fresh fruits and an open bar with wine, ouzo, refreshments, and

water. WHAT’S INCLUDED:

Tour

Meals included: Breakfast – Dinner

Accommodation: Santorini

Day 12. Santorini – Flight Back

Despite the thoroughness of your exploration, you can rest

assured knowing that there is still much to see on your next

trip!

Transportation to the airport for the flight back home. Thank

you for coming. Have a nice flight back home! KALO TAXIDI!

PRICE PER PERSON 

Double occupancy

based on 2 persons:          €5187

For SINGLE USE:    Add      €943

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