Appleton North Travels

Trip Itinerary

Get ready for an amazing journey!

Day 1: Fly overnight to Greece

Day 2: Athens

  • Meet your Tour Director at the destination airport

Day 3: Athens • Night ferry

  • Take a guided tour of Athens
  • With your expert local guide you will see:
    • Olympic Stadium
    • Syntagma Square
    • Acropolis
  • Visit the Acropolis:
    • Parthenon
    • Temple of Athena Nike
  • Visit the Acropolis Museum, home to ancient ruins and prehistoric artifacts
  • Take a walking tour of Athens
  • With your Tour Director you will see:
    • Plaka district
    • Athenian Trilogy
  • Board a night ferry to Heraklion

Day 4: Heraklion • Agios Nikolaos • Spinalonga island

  • Take a day trip to Agios Nikolaos
  • Enjoy a short, scenic boat ride from Agios Nikolaos to Spinalonga Island, where you will:
    • Learn the history of the former leper colony
    • Admire the old Venetian fortress
    • Explore the island's other paths and historical buildings
  • Enjoy lunch when you return to Agios Nikolaos
  • Enjoy dinner at the hotel

Day 5: Heraklion

  • Take a walking tour of Heraklion
  • Take a guided tour of Heraklion
  • With your expert local guide you will visit:
    • Knossos Palace
  • Enjoy a local cheese tasting
  • Enjoy free time to explore Heraklion town on your own
  • Enjoy dinner at the hotel

Day 6: Heraklion • Santorini

  • Travel by high-speed ferry to Santorini
  • Visit the archaeological site of Akrotiri, known as the Greek Pompeii
  • Take a walking tour of Santorini's capital, Fira
  • Explore Fira on your own

Day 7: Santorini

  • Explore Perissa Black Sand Beach on your own, renowned for its deep, dark blue water and black lava sand
  • Tour Pyrgos and Megalochori with an expert local guide
  • Travel to Oia village
  • Take a walking tour of Oia, one of the most photographed places in Greece
  • Enjoy free time and take in one of Oia's world-famous sunsets

Day 8: Santorini • Athens

  • Fly back to Athens