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This
is a trip tailored to make the most of that special company and unique
occasion, be it an anniversary, a honeymoon, or a singular chance to
be alone and away.
We have selected superior and deluxe hotels notable for their charm, atmosphere,
and, of course, fine service. You'll be free to linger late in bed with
breakfast brought to your room, stroll the romantic old Plaka district
of Athens or frequent a seaside café in Santorini, entirely at your leisure.
Your schedule is your own, without planned group activities or tours, though you're free to select these at your whim and fancy, with our assistance. Of course, Travel in Style will see to all the details, from arrival to conveyance to the Isles to settling you into your fine accommodations, leaving you to do nothing but relax and enjoy-in your own style.
Here
is a sample itinerary, starting in Athens
You may also start in Istanbul, and enjoy this
escapade from east to west across the Aegean
This tour operates daily from May through September.
DAY
1 - ARRIVAL IN ATHENS
Our Athens-based personnel meets you at the international airport, assists
you with the formalities, and sees you to your charming and comfortable
four-star hotel, your base for the next two nights. Check in, relax, then
take a stroll through the lively streets. Browse for treasures and curios,
savour a coffee or aperitif at a terrace café, or enjoy a fine meal in
the old Plaka district.
DAY
2 - ATHENS (B)
Enjoy the sights, sounds, and flavors of the Greek capita ( on your own)
l, including Syntagma Square, and the towering Acropolis. If you wish,
we'll assist you with a tour to the city sights, or beyond, to Corinth,
Olympia, and the heart of Classical Greece.
DAY
3 - ATHENS, MYKONOS (B)
Relax, and revisit a favorite café or shop today. Then we'll call for
you and see you to the airport for your flight over the blue Aegean
to Mykonos (included in our rate) , Isle of Windmills.
DAY
4 - MYKONOS (B)
You'll spend three days on Mykonos-enough to when your appetite for your
return!
To stay in your lovely deluxe hotel and enjoy the beach, the service,
and the amenities, or to venture out to explore some of the 350 whitewashed
churches and chapels, dramatic cliffs, coves, and villages . . . that
is the question! No doubt, you'll mix a bit of both.
DAY
5 - MYKONOS (B)
One more day in paradise ; and with windmills to photograph and fishermen
to watch along the sea, your days will be filled.
DAY
6 - MYKONOS, SANTORINI (B)
Spend another relaxing morning. Reserve some time to stroll the cobbled
lanes of Mykonos, to sip an ouzo or retsina at a waterside café, to discover
a beach or two, to pick up a loaf of fresh bread and cheese and olives,
and picnic on a hillside as you look out to sailboats at sea. We'll rendezvous
in time to take you to your fast ferry/hydrofoil for Santorini, where
you'll find a room waiting in a four-star beach hotel.
DAY 7 - SANTORINI (B)
Enjoy breakfast at your lovely hotel and linger for as long as you wish.
When you venture out, explore the clifftop town of Thira with its winding
paths leading from view to spectacular view.
DAY 8 - SANTORINI (B) Or, take a boat
across to the dormant volcano, and ascend through a crater-pocked moonscape
to the crater. Or savour a soak in hot sulphur springs. Arrange a winery
visit, or an outing to Akrotiri, reputedly the site of fabled Atlantis.
Click here for more info & Images: Villas
on Santorini
DAY
9 - SANTORINI, ISTANBUL (B)
After a leisurely breakfast, we'll pick you up and escort you to board
a flight for Athens , and onward travel to Istanbul , (air fare is included
in our rate ) l. Our personnel will be on hand to greet you upon arrival
and see you to your Ottoman mansion-style boutique hotel in the
Turkish capital.
DAY
10 - ISTANBUL (B)
You'll have two days to experience Istanbul ( on your own) .
You won't want to miss the Blue Mosque and Aya Sophia, and Topkapi Palace,
with its Ottoman treasures. The Grand Bazaar offers endless bargains in
its 5000 stands, kiosks, and shops. Soak up the atmosphere of a traditional
coffee house, complete with bubbling water pipes. And if you still have
time, take a cruise on the Bosphorus.
DAY
11 - ISTANBUL / CAIRO (B)
Do your last-minute shopping this morning, or just linger deliciously
in bed, like Turkish royalty. Then we'll call for you and see you to the
airport to begin your journey for Cairo .
Air fare Istanbul Cairo is included in our rate.
Our
staff meets you at the airport and escorts you to your hotel. Visa fee
is included on a complimentary basis in our rate. Visa is issued upon
arrival for the following nationalities: American, Australian, NZ, Canadian,
Western European & Japanese.
Enjoy the sights and sounds of Cairo as you like for the rest of the day.
DAY
12 - CAIRO (cBL)
We plunge into Cairo: the treasure-filled Egyptian Museum, the Citadel
of Saladin, perched high above the city, and Mohammed Ali's Alabaster
Mosque. After lunch at El Pacha Restaurant, we explore Old Cairo: first
a Roman fort, then the Jewish Quarter, the Coptic church of Abu Serghius
. Finally, we wander through the alleys of the 12-century famous district
of Khan el-Khalili bazaar in search of magic carpets and other traditional
souvenirs or just enjoy the walking tour .
DAY 13 - GIZA- DAHSHOUR - HOME HOSTED MEAL, Meet the locals
(cBLD)
We drive to Giza to see the Pyramids, the Sphinx and the Valley Temple.
If you're physically fit, you may scramble deep within the Great Pyramid
to the king's chamber. After lunch at a local restaurant, we tour some
of Egypt's most ancient sites: the ruins of Memphis, the step pyramid
of Sakkara, and the "bent" pyramid at Dahshour, again open to
visitors after a half-century of seclusion
DAHSOUR - HOME HOSTED MEAL
After breakfast, we'll motor to the edge of the Sahara to visit Dahshour,
the newly-opened pyramid field south of Cairo. We visit the great pyramid
of Senfru, father of Cheops, and other structure:
The
"Discovery" of Dahshour:
For almost half a century, the great field of huge pyramids near the desert
village of Dahshour, 25 miles south of Cairo, has been off limits to the
public. Confined within the perimeter of a military base were many pyramids,
including the great 4500-year-old pyramid built by Senfru, father of Cheops.
Senfru's pyramid, the largest in Egypt until his son built Giza's Great
Pyramid, is rhomboidal in shape: it tapers more distinctly on its upper
half. All the pyramids were coated in thick plaster at one time. Most
have lost these protective, decorative sheaths, but Senfru's--miraculously--is
still in place.
Lunch
is included at a local home to meet the locals, you may wish to bring
token gifts to exchange with the host family ( T shirt , small souvenirs
of your home town).
In the evening, we host you on a Nile dinner cruise complete with exotic
Egyptian entertainment.
DAY
14 - DEPARTURE (cB)
After a full breakfast, our staff escorts you to the airport for your
flight home. Bon Voyage.
This tour operates daily from May through September
Rates are per person in USD $
| Sharing
in Double |
Single
Occupancy |
|
| Tourist class Hotels | USD
$ 3426.00 |
USD
$ 4245.00 |
| First class Hotels | USD
$ 3630.00 |
USD
$ 4545.00 |
| Deluxe | USD
$ 4135.00 |
USD
$ 5305.00 |
Rate includes:
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