Archaeology Activity Tour

Location: 

Southern Greece - Peloponnese

Departures: 

2016, every Saturday from 2/4/16-22/10/16

Duration: 
8Days
Transportation: 

Minibus

Price Info: 

990 € p.p. excluding flights, for double, triple, quad room or apartment. Professional archaeology guides 180 € p.p. Single supplement 125 €.

You will meet in an alternative aspect one of the world’s greatest and most influential civilizations and revive in an active way the Greek cultural moments that are described in ancient legends and histories through the breathtaking archaeological wonders such as the Acropolis of Athens and Delphi but mainly in Peloponnese. You will cycle towards and hike through historical places giving you the chance to stimulate your imagination by immersing in the very same environment and feel like another king Agamemnon at the Homeric palaces at Mycenae or like king Nestor at Pylos and king Menelaus at Sparta. Feel the pulse of the ancient championships in Ancient Olympia, the birth place of the Olympic Games, admire the growth of arts in the well preserved Ancient Theater at Epidaurus and explore the hidden monasteries in Loussios gorge and ancient Tegea. The warmth of the locals and their kind hospitality will introduce you in the greek way of living and make you feel like home.

Itinerary: 

DAY 1: Arrival - Corinth Canal and Welcome.

DAY 2: Cycling to Ancient Tegea - Alea - Kapsia Cave - Wine Tasting

DAY 3: Hiking in Lousios Gorge - Dimitsana - Hydromovement musum - Hidden Monasteries

DAY 4: Sparta - Mystras

DAY 5: Mycenae - Epidaurus - Nafplio

DAY 6: Ancient Olympia

DAY 7: Delphi

DAY 8: Acropolis - Acropolis museum