2025 - Diamonds of Mediterranean Tour
2025 - Diamonds of Mediterranean Tour
2025 - Diamonds of Mediterranean Tour
19 Days Starting in Athens and ending in Istanbul
Visiting: Athens, Santorini, Mykonos, Kuşadası, Pamukkale, Fethiye, Antalya, Konya, Cappadocia, Istanbul
Tour operator:
Tour code:
DOM
Guide Type:
Fully Guided
Group size:
2 - 50
Age range:
8-99
Tour operated in:
EnglishTour Overview
This 19 day tour, starts from Athens, Greece, and ends at Istanbul, Turkey. Starting from Athens, island hop to Santorini and Mykonos before travelling along the Turquoise coast visiting Antalya and Fethiye. We the head inland to central Turkey to the moon-like Cappadocia before heading to magical Istanbul.
Highlights
Itinerary
Day 1 : Athens
Location: Athens
Accommodation: Athenaeum Grand Hotel / The Golden Age of Athens (4 star)
Accommodation Name: Athenaeum Grand Hotel / The Golden Age of Athens (4 star)
Welcome to Greece! You will be transferred to your hotel and the rest of the day is yours, free to explore this ancient city. Tonight a welcome meeting and meet your fellow travelling companions.
Day 2 : Athens, Acropolis
Location: Athens
Accommodation: Athenaeum Grand Hotel / The Golden Age of Athens (4 star)
Accommodation Name: Athenaeum Grand Hotel / The Golden Age of Athens (4 star)
Meals Included: Breakfast
This morning you will have half day tour and visit Acropolis, stop at the stadium where the first Olympic Games of the modern era were held. Admire the Olympian Zeus and Hadrians Arch. At the Acropolis visit the museum, the towering entrance of Propylaia, the Temple of Nike and the most famous of Greek relics, the Parthenon.
Day 3 : Athens To Santorini
Location: Santorini
Accommodation: Aegean Plaza Hotel / Rose Bay Hotel (4 star)
Accommodation Name: Aegean Plaza Hotel / Rose Bay Hotel (4 star)
Meals Included: Breakfast
Early morning departure today for the breathtaking Island of Santorini, where you can soak up the sun and relax on the beach or perhaps explore the picturesque capital, Fira.
Day 4 : Santorini
Location: Santorini
Accommodation: Aegean Plaza Hotel / Rose Bay Hotel (4 star)
Accommodation Name: Aegean Plaza Hotel / Rose Bay Hotel (4 star)
Meals Included: Breakfast
Take an optional boat trip in the world's biggest volcanic crater above sea level. Visit the active volcano, swim in the warm thermal waters and take a therapeutic mud bath.
Day 5 : Santorini To Mykonos
Location: Mykonos
Accommodation: Manoulas Beach Hotel / Pelican Bay Hotel (4 star)
Accommodation Name: Manoulas Beach Hotel / Pelican Bay Hotel (4 star)
Meals Included: Breakfast
Arrive in Mykonos and explore the white-washed town or head for the beach before experiencing the completely outrageous Mykonian nightlife.
Day 6 : Mykonos
Location: Mykonos
Accommodation: Manoulas Beach Hotel / Pelican Bay Hotel (4 star)
Accommodation Name: Manoulas Beach Hotel / Pelican Bay Hotel (4 star)
Meals Included: Breakfast
Free day today. Spend the day on the beach, stroll around the town or take a trip to one of the small villages. This Mecca of Ancient Greece is today an island wide, open-air museum. Please Note: In September, the ferry schedules change. The Mykonos - Samos ferry departs Mykonos 21:20 and arrives Samos 02:45. So during September your room will be available in Mykonos until you are transferred to the port for your ferry to Samos. Then you will have a room available in Samos upon arrival.
Day 7 : Mykonos, Samos
Location: Kuşadası
Accommodation: Ilayda Avantgarde Hotel (Boutique)
Accommodation Name: Ilayda Avantgarde Hotel (Boutique)
Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Today you will catch a mid-day ferry heading towards the island of Samos and then another ferry to Kusadasi, Turkey.
Day 8 : Ephesus, Sirince, Kusadasi
Location: Kuşadası
Accommodation: Ilayda Avantgarde Hotel (Boutique)
Accommodation Name: Ilayda Avantgarde Hotel (Boutique)
Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Absorb yourself in history today with a guided tour of Ephesus a once a bustling trade hub and religious center, Ephesus today whispers of ancient marvels, from site of the Temple of Artemis to the Library of Celsus's grand facade and the grand amphitheatre.
Carpet weaving has long traditions in Turkey and at the carpet village we learn how the carpets are made by hand and what determines their value.
We continue on to the former Greek village of Sirince, famous for its fruit wines. Here we will visit a local vineyard and learn about local production techniques. You will taste 3 local wines from the region at the garden of the vineyard before returning to our hotel.
Day 9 : Aphrodisias, Pamukkale
Location: Pamukkale
Accommodation: Adem Pira Hotel (4 star)
Accommodation Name: Adem Pira Hotel (4 star)
Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner
After a leather shop visit, we will head to Aphrodisias the ancient city dedicated to Aphrodite, the goddess of Beauty, Love and Fertility, also famous for its school of sculpture, we visit the stadium, which is the best preserved in Anatolia, the Temple of Aphrodite, the Tetrapylon, theatre and the Museum. Then, we continue to Pamukkale.
Day 10 : Hierapolis, Salda Lake
Location: Fethiye
Accommodation: Marina Boutique Hotel (Boutique)
Accommodation Name: Marina Boutique Hotel (Boutique)
Meals Included: Breakfast
This morning we will explore the magnificent white calcium terraces, known as Travertines, in Pamukkale where we also tour the ancient city of Hierapolis. Take a dip, amongst ancient columns, in the hot springs that were used in Roman times for their therapeutic powers.
Then we will head to Salda Lake, is known as Turkish Maldives. It is a mountain lake and located in the mountains before we travel down south to Fethiye.
Day 11 : Fethiye
Location: Fethiye
Accommodation: Marina Boutique Hotel (Boutique)
Accommodation Name: Marina Boutique Hotel (Boutique)
Meals Included: Breakfast
Today, you are free to explore the town at your own pace and there is also optional tours and activities.
Optional tours and activities; 12 island boat trip and Saklikent Gorge tour
Day 12 : Kayakoy, Antalya
Location: Antalya
Accommodation: Mediterra Art Hotel (Boutique)
Accommodation Name: RuinAdalia Hotel (Boutique)
Meals Included: Breakfast
This morning we head to Kayakoy. The morning light provides excellent photos of this deserted Greek village. Afterwards we drive to the resort town of Antalya. We will visit the Antalya Museum with its wealthy collection from the ancient cities around the Antalya Province.
Day 13 : Perge, Aspendos
Location: Antalya
Accommodation: Mediterra Art Hotel (Boutique)
Accommodation Name: RuinAdalia Hotel (Boutique)
Meals Included: Breakfast
We will visit Perge a famous antique site, early in the morning. After Perge we drive to Aspendos which has the best preserved 2nd Century Amphitheatre in Turkey. We return back to Antalya city in the afternoon and the remainder of your day is free.
Day 14 : Konya, Silk Road, Sille
Location: Konya
Accommodation: Novotel Konya (4 star)
Accommodation Name: Novotel Konya (4 star)
Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner
We will visit the mausoleum of Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi with its accompanying Mevlana museum. We continue along the ancient Silk Road visiting the former Greek village Sille.
Day 15 : Cappadocia, Sultanhani Caravansary, Underground City
Location: Cappadocia
Accommodation: Gamirasu Hotel (Boutique Cave)
Accommodation Name: Gamirasu Hotel (Boutique Cave)
Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Today we head to Cappadocia, visiting Sultanhani Caravansary, an ancient Silk Road stop off for merchants and traders. Later we explore the many levels of an underground city.
After checking into our hotel we visit a traditional Turkish home for dinner. Here you can do a course and help cook if you wish.
Day 16 : Goreme Open-Air Museum
Location: Cappadocia
Accommodation: Gamirasu Hotel (Boutique Cave)
Accommodation Name: Gamirasu Hotel (Boutique Cave)
Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Marvel at the lunar landscape of Cappadocia today as we visit the Goreme Valley Open Air Museum and the fairy chimneys. We then visit Pigeon and Red Valley, followed by Cavusin village and lastly Avanos town where we will learn about hand-made pottery.
Day 17 : Ankara
Location: Istanbul
Accommodation: Point Hotel Taksim (Boutique)
Accommodation Name: Point Hotel Taksim (Boutique)
Meals Included: Breakfast
Early morning departure to the nation's capital, Ankara, where we visit Anitkabir, mausoleum of the famed Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, before returning to Istanbul.
Day 18 : Istanbul Old City
Location: Istanbul
Accommodation: Point Hotel Taksim (Boutique)
Accommodation Name: Point Hotel Taksim (Boutique)
Meals Included: Breakfast
Tour the exotic city that spans both Europe and Asia visiting the Blue Mosque, St Sophia Museum, Topkapi Palace (including Hagia Irene and the Harem) and the Hippodrome.
Cruise between two continents on the stretch of water that separates Europe from Asia in the afternoon with a 1 hour Bosphorus cruise by public ferry where your guide will explain the historical sites along the way.
Day 19 : Istanbul
Accommodation: ()
Meals Included: Breakfast
After breakfast our tour concludes and we say goodbye to our new friends and are transferred to the airport for your onward flight.
What's Included
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Meals
18 breakfasts, 0lunches, 6dinners -
Professional English-speaking tour guide for the duration of the tour in Turkey
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Professional English-speaking tour guide for Athens city tour
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Transportation in a fully air-conditioned, non-smoking vehicle in Turkey
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Transportation by ferry within the Greek islands
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Wine Tasting
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Cooking Course
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Transfers between ports and hotels
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Tips except driver, guide and transfer staff
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Entrance fees
What's Not Included
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Suggested optional activities
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Tips - driver, guide and transfer staff
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Visas, border or port taxes
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Greece - Hotel Residence Tax, see tour notes for more details.
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Compulsory Travel Insurance
Meals
18 breakfasts, 0 lunches, 6 dinners
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