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$4,445
10 Days
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$5,445
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Add an ExtensionStanding trailside above Delphi’s Temple of Apollo, with the sweep of Mount Parnassus as a backdrop, there’s no better stage for appreciating the ancient Greeks’ dramatic flair. Fortunately, your guides are experts at weaving history, myth, and tradition into a captivating mosaic that brings these places to life. You’ve experienced this while surveying the Peloponnese Peninsula from Acrocorinth’s fortress gates and riding the rails through the magnificent Vouraikos gorge. Soon you’ll be strolling through green forest and massive sandstone pillars to the dizzyingly perched medieval monasteries of Meteora. Greece isn’t just antiquities, however—you’ll also savor its vibrant culture and contemporary cuisine during a visit with a local chef at his restaurant in Kalavrita and a private wine tasting in Polydrosos. Yiamas!
2024 Pre-Trip Extension - Athens
2 Nights From $445
per person, double occupancy
Single Supplement: From $445
Your vacation is about to begin! Spend your first night aloft and arrive ready for an unforgettable trip.
Start off your first day in Athens right by having a Country Walkers representative greet you at the airport. A complimentary car service will whisk you to your centrally located hotel. From here, you are perfectly positioned to explore this magnificent city at your leisure.
After a delicious included breakfast at your hotel, you are free to explore on your own, using our included city information packet to guide your discoveries.
Included Meals: Breakfast
After a delicious included breakfast at your hotel, you are free to explore on your own, using our included city information packet to guide your discoveries.
Included Meals: Breakfast
Electra Palace Hotel
2023 Pre-Trip Extension - Athens
2 Nights From $495
per person, double occupancy
Single Supplement: From $495
Your vacation is about to begin! Spend your first night aloft and arrive ready for an unforgettable trip.
Start off your first day in Athens right by having a Country Walkers representative greet you at the airport. A complimentary car service will whisk you to your centrally located hotel. From here, you are perfectly positioned to explore this magnificent city at your leisure.
After a delicious included breakfast at your hotel, you are free to explore on your own, using our included city information packet to guide your discoveries.
Included Meals: Breakfast
After a delicious included breakfast at your hotel, you are free to explore on your own, using our included city information packet to guide your discoveries.
Included Meals: Breakfast
Electra Palace Hotel
2024 Post-Trip Extension - Santorini
4 Nights From $2345
per person, double occupancy
Single Supplement: From $1045
After a delicious included breakfast at your hotel, transportation is provided to the Athens airport for a short flight* to Santorini, a vision of dazzling white villages perched on steep slopes overlooking the azure Aegean Sea. This stunning island of the Cyclades archipelago is actually the crescent-shaped rim of a sunken caldera formed after a massive volcanic eruption about 3,600 years ago.
Upon arrival, complimentary transportation is provided to your hotel, a beautiful resort perched above the main town of Thíra. The rest of the day is yours to enjoy at your leisure—perhaps explore the town, relax poolside at the hotel, or select a local restaurant for lunch and dinner. We provide detailed city information to help you plan your day.
Included Meals: Breakfast
After a delicious included breakfast, meet in the lobby of the hotel at 9:00 a.m. (dressed in your hiking footwear; walking poles are not provided), and then depart with your guide and small group on a hiking tour along the rim of Santorini’s stunning caldera. Your hike begins outside Thíra, weaving past white-washed houses and blue-domed churches. Astonishing views of the island’s cliffs and the turquoise sea accompany you at every step. As you explore, your guide regales you with local lore and mythological tales that unfolded in this godly setting. At the trail’s end, settle in at a local taverna for a delicious meze-style lunch featuring small plates of fresh, local fare—perhaps feta cheese, kalamata olives, fava beans, or eggplant salad.
Afterward, return to your hotel for an afternoon and evening of independent exploration. There’ll be time to relax or swim in the pool and enjoy cocktails on the terrace, with views of the glorious Aegean from the dining room.
Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
After a delicious included breakfast at your hotel, you are free to explore on your own, using our included city information packet to guide your discoveries.
Included Meals: Breakfast
After a delicious included breakfast, there is time to do some last exploring or shopping before your complimentary transportation this afternoon to the Santorini Airport for the short (half-hour) flight to Athens International Airport. (Departure time is provided by your Country Walkers guides on tour, and luggage can be stored at the hotel until your airport shuttle departs.) Flight schedules back home require you to stay overnight, so we have reserved the Hotel Sofitel Athens Airport for you, the only hotel at the airport and an easy walk from the terminal. Spend the afternoon and evening poolside, indulge in a spa treatment or sauna, or head back to Athens for more independent exploration.
Included Meals: Breakfast
After an included breakfast this morning, make your way independently to your terminal at Athens International Airport for your flight home.
Included Meals: Breakfast
Santorini Palace Hotel
2023 Post-Trip Extension - Santorini
4 Nights From $2295
per person, double occupancy
Single Supplement: From $1045
After a delicious included breakfast at your hotel, transportation is provided to the Athens airport for a short flight* to Santorini, a vision of dazzling white villages perched on steep slopes overlooking the azure Aegean Sea. This stunning island of the Cyclades archipelago is actually the crescent-shaped rim of a sunken caldera formed after a massive volcanic eruption about 3,600 years ago.
Upon arrival, complimentary transportation is provided to your hotel, a beautiful resort perched above the main town of Thíra. The rest of the day is yours to enjoy at your leisure—perhaps explore town, relax poolside at the hotel, or select a local restaurant for lunch and dinner. We provide detailed city information to help you plan your day.
Included Meals: Breakfast
After a delicious included breakfast, meet in the lobby of the hotel at 9:00 a.m. (dressed in your hiking footwear; walking poles are not provided), and then depart with your guide and small group on a walking tour along the rim of Santorini’s stunning caldera. Your hike begins outside Thíra, weaving past white-washed houses and blue-domed churches. Astonishing views of the island’s cliffs and the turquoise sea accompany you at every step. As you explore, your guide regales you with local lore and mythological tales that unfolded in this godly setting. At trail’s end, settle in at a local taverna for a delicious meze-style lunch featuring small plates of fresh, local fare—perhaps feta cheese, kalamata olives, fava beans, or eggplant salad.
Afterward, return to your hotel for an afternoon and evening of independent exploration. There’ll be time to relax or swim in the pool and enjoy cocktails on the terrace, the glorious Aegean your dining room.
Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
After a delicious included breakfast at your hotel, you are free to explore on your own, using our included city information packet to guide your discoveries.
Included Meals: Breakfast
After a delicious included breakfast, there is time to do some last exploring or shopping before your complimentary transportation this afternoon to the Santorini Airport for the short (half hour) flight to Athens International Airport. (Departure time provided by your Country Walkers guides on tour, and luggage can be stored at the hotel until your airport shuttle departs.) Flight schedules back home require you to stay overnight, so we have reserved the Hotel Sofitel Athens Airport for you, the only hotel at the airport and an easy walk from the terminal. Spend the afternoon and evening poolside, indulge in a spa treatment or sauna, or head back into Athens for more independent exploration.
Included Meals: Breakfast
After an included breakfast this morning, make your way independently to your terminal at Athens International Airport for your flight home.
Included Meals: Breakfast
Santorini Palace Hotel
Greece the way I never imagined it, this was a fantastic trip! Three very different regions, each with new flavors and history. Professional guides Thalia and Katerina brought the country to life with their myths and stories and my excellent traveling companions were the icing on the cake.
Greece: Athens, Delphi & Meteora
Our guides, Katerina and Fotis, were superb and catered to us throughout the whole trip. The beauty of Greece was more than I imagined and the post extension to Santorini was the icing on the cake.
Greece: Athens, Delphi & Meteora
Experience your destination like an insider with people who call it home.
Fotis Kalaloue
Born and raised in Greece, Fotis has a passion for outdoor adventures. This civil engineering student spends his summers working as a VBT trip leader, and also leads tours of the Peloponnesian peninsula. In winter, he works as a ski instructor and mountain guide. When he’s not guiding tours, Fotis enjoys backpacking trips and rock-climbing with friends.
Mike Giannopoulos
Born in the historic Grecian city of Tripoli, Michalis (Mike) Giannopoulos has a passion for exploring the cultural and archaeological sites of Greece. He loves the challenge of hiking the Grecian mountains while eagerly finding natural and historic information to add to his extensive knowledge of the area.
Erietta Mechili
Raised in the Peloponnese region of Greece, Erietta has lived in Athens for much of her adult life. Since her teenage years when she worked at a camp, she has understood the power of the outdoors to unite people from different countries and cultures. Her compassion and charisma are apparent in her work not only as a guide, but also as a volunteer with Translators Without Borders, where she puts her fluency in English and Spanish to use in supporting refugees and organizations, and with the Make-A-Wish Foundation, which helps dreams come true for terminally ill children. Erietta has a big heart, and much of it belongs to Greece. In fact, she keeps her nation’s culture alive by performing traditional dances. In addition to helping guests explore her country by foot, she also cycles and plays a mean game of ping pong.
Katerina Pistola
Katerina Pistola grew up in the vibrant cultural convergence of Greece, Bulgaria, and Turkey. She inherited the travel bug from her Sarakatsani nomadic ancestors which led her to work in the wineries of France and in the hospitality sector of Iceland, where she formed a clear idea of her dream job: to inspire people’s respect for nature and culture. Her love of the outdoors blossomed from a young age as she enjoyed sailing, mountaineering, and rock climbing, eventually obtaining a diploma in Mountain Leadership & Guiding. She speaks English, French, and Spanish fluently and, since she is passionate about storytelling and cultural heritage (topics she loves sharing with fellow travelers!) she works as a field reporter and researcher for an oral history project.
Thalia Mari Papadopoulou
Thalia Mari Papadopoulou lives in Athens, works as a pianist and performance artist, and has a background in archaeology and anthropology. She also runs her own musical theater and performance school with a focus on using the powerful tools of music, dance, theatre in education with people of all ages, including vulnerable groups such as refugees, prisoners, and gypsy minorities. She often collaborates with organizations in Greece and the UK, such as the National Theatre, El Sistema Greece, and Kingston and Guildhall Universities. Besides walking and trekking, she enjoys canyoning, swimming, horseback riding, and archery.
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