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Depart USA Oct 01, 2025

Greece and the Islands (Fall 2025)

October 2, 2025 - October 13, 2025
11 Days & 12 Nights
Starting from $4,150.00 per person
Private 4⭐&5⭐ Hotels
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Up to 28 People
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Greece and the Islands (Fall 2025)
  • 11 Days
  • 4-Star Accommodations
  • Luxury Transportation
  • Full Service Tours
  • 22 Meals Included
  • Athens
  • Santorini
  • Crete

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Greece and the Islands (Fall 2025)


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The adventure begins in Athens where you will explore the most famous and iconic archaeological remains of ancient Greece. Cruise to the beautiful volcanic island of Santorini and then on to Crete. Enjoy the culture, the history, the food, the wine, and the beautiful people of this glorious country.

  • 11 Days exploring Athens and 2 Amazing Greek Islands

  • Private luxury coach transportation on land tours, all sea and air transfers between tour destination locations

  • Four Star hotel accommodations

  • Breakfast each morning, eleven (11) dinners are included

  • All scheduled tours, tour guides, attractions, and admissions included (as per itinerary)

Small Group Tour- No more than 28 Passengers

Book as low as $4150 

*Early Booking Discount is a limited-time off

Itinerary at a Glance

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Fly in from the USA and relax from your journey to Europe!
Oct 01, 2025
Day
1
Arrive in Athens and enjoy some free time. 
Oct 02, 2025
  • Upon arrival at Athens airport, you will be greeted by your experienced tour leader, who will chaperone you throughout the trip
  • Board a deluxe bus for transfer to your hotel located in the heart of Athens
  • Take some time to relax and freshen up; the tour leader may suggest nearby sites to explore
  • Attend a reception welcoming you to Greece
  • Enjoy dinner served at the hotel, with a nice glass of wine included
  • Rest up for a full day of activities tomorrow!
Day
2
Tour of Athens & the Acropolis
 
Oct 03, 2025
  • Begin a panoramic bus tour of Athens with the direction of an expert local guide
  • Arrive at the Acropolis, the majestic centerpiece of Athens
  • Explore The Parthenon, the temple dedicated to the Greek goddess Athena, as well as the Propylaea, the Temple of Athena Nike, and the sacred temple of Erechtheion
  • View the Dionysus Theater at the base of the Acropolis
  • Enjoy lunch and some free time in the afternoon
  • Celebrate tonight with a festive Greek dinner show, featuring wine and song!
Day
3
Cape Sunio, Temple of Poseidon
 
Oct 04, 2025
  • Enjoy free time this morning to shop and explore the nearby sites around our centrally located hotel
  • After lunch, board the coach for an excursion to Cape Sounio
  • Take a guided tour of the Temple of Poseidon, enjoying breathtaking views of the Mediterranean from this temple dedicated to the Greek god of the seas
  • View the ruins of another Greek temple dedicated to the goddess Athena
  • Enjoy a seafood dinner at a coastal seaside tavern before returning to our hotel in Athens
Day
4
Ferry Cruise from Athens to Santorini
 
Oct 05, 2025
  • Depart from the Athens hotel and transfer to the Port of Piraeus (have your bags packed and ready)
  • Board a comfortable, high-speed ferry boat (hydrofoil) for a cruise to Santorini, one of the many Greek islands in the Mediterranean and Aegean Seas
  • Transfer from the port of Santorini to your seaside resort hotel
  • Enjoy some free time at the beach or shopping at local stores
  • Dinner tonight is at a local restaurant within walking distance of the hotel
Day
5
Santorini Caldera Excursion
 
Oct 06, 2025
  • Santorini ("Thera" in Greek) is the largest of five volcanic islands in the Santorini Caldera archipelago
  • Today, explore two of the other islands in the caldera
  • Return to Santorini for dinner at the hotel
Day
6
Santorini Wine Tasting Tour
 
Oct 07, 2025
  • Spend the morning on the beach, enjoying the Mediterranean sunshine (remember sunscreen and sunglasses)
  • In the afternoon, tour typical Santorini villages and view the vineyards thriving in the rich volcanic soil and dry climate, ideal for grape growing
  • Sample fine Santorini wines during the vineyard tour
  • Dinner tonight at a local restaurant
  • Enjoy the beautiful sunset and prepare your luggage for the next day's journey: a cruise to the island of Crete
Day
7
Cruise to Heraklion, Transfer to Elounda
 
Oct 08, 2025
  • After breakfast, head to the port of Santorini to board a high-speed ferry to the Greek island of Crete
  • Crete is the largest island in Greece and the fifth largest in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, and Corsica)
  • Enjoy a two-hour cruise to Crete, arriving early enough to check into your seaside resort hotel in Elounda/Aghios Nikolaos
  • Spend plenty of free time getting acquainted with the local surroundings
  • Dinner tonight is included at the hotel
Day
8
Heraklion, Knossos and Minoan Palace
 
Oct 09, 2025
  • Board the bus for Heraklion to visit the Minoan Palace at Knossos
  • The palace's initial construction dates back to about 2000 B.C., making it the oldest active Bronze Age archaeological site
  • Neolithic inhabitants are estimated to have settled the region as far back as 7,000 B.C., leading to Knossos being informally called Europe's oldest city
  • Return to the hotel for dinner, served with a glass of wine
Day
9
Visit Spinalonga
 
Oct 10, 2025
  • Take a short boat ride from the hotel to the historic island of Spinalonga
  • The island features a fortification built by the Venetians in the late 16th century for protection against Turkish enemies
  • After a long history of warfare, the fort was converted into one of the last leper colonies in the early 20th century
  • Spinalonga is now uninhabited and has become a popular destination for tourists and historians
  • The island is currently under consideration by UNESCO for World Heritage Site status
  • Return to the hotel for dinner
Day
10
Free Day to Shop or Enjoy the Beach
 
Oct 11, 2025
  • Enjoy a free day to take in the beauty of Crete
  • Spend a few hours on the beach or finish up last-minute souvenir shopping
  • Consider taking a local excursion to a nearby destination recommended by your tour director
  • Have lunch and explore at your own pace
  • Return to the hotel for dinner, which includes wine
  • Prepare luggage for check-out in the morning
Day
11
Return to Athens for a Free Evening
 
Oct 12, 2025
  • Depart from Crete and transfer to Heraklion airport for the flight back to Athens
  • Arrive at the hotel in Athens and enjoy some free time to explore sites missed earlier in the trip
  • Reminisce about wonderful memories and share photos with fellow travelers
  • Exchange contact information with new friends
  • Celebrate with a farewell dinner featuring Greek merriment and wine
  • Toast with "Sten ygeiá sas!" (Cheers!)
Day
12
Continue Your Onward Journey
 
Oct 13, 2025
  • After breakfast, we transfer back to the Athens Airport.

What's it like

Explore the iconic archaeological sites of Athens, sail to the breathtaking volcanic island of Santorini, and experience the rich culture, history, cuisine, wine, and friendly locals of Crete. Explore the iconic archaeological sites of Athens, sail to the breathtaking volcanic island of Santorini, and experience the rich culture, history, cuisine, wine, and friendly locals of Crete. Explore the iconic archaeological sites of Athens, sail to the breathtaking volcanic island of Santorini, and experience the rich culture, history, cuisine, wine, and friendly locals of Crete.
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Tour Itinerary

Day
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Fly in from the USA and relax from your journey to Europe!
Oct 01, 2025
Day
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Arrive in Athens and enjoy some free time. 2025-10-02 
Oct 02, 2025

Upon arrival to the Athens airport, you are greeted by our experienced tour leader who will be your chaperone for the duration of the trip. You board a deluxe bus for transfer to your Athens hotel located in the heart of the city. Take some time to relax and freshen up. The tour leader may suggest some nearby sites to explore. Later, a reception will be held, welcoming you to Greece. Afterwards, dinner will be served in the hotel. A nice glass of wine will be included. Rest up tonight for a full day tomorrow.

Dinner

Day
2
Tour of Athens & the Acropolis
 2025-10-03 
Oct 03, 2025

With the direction of an expert local guide, we begin a panoramic bus tour of the city before arriving at the Acropolis, the majestic centerpiece of Athens. At the top of the Acropolis, we explore The Parthenon, temple to the Greek goddess Athena, along with the Propylaea, the Temple of Athena Nike and the sacred temple of Erechtheion. You'll also view the Dionysus Theater at the base of the Acropolis. Grab some lunch before enjoying free time in the afternoon. Tonight, celebrate with a festive Greek dinner show with wine and song.

Breakfast, Dinner

Day
3
Cape Sunio, Temple of Poseidon
 2025-10-04 
Oct 04, 2025

Take some free time this morning to shop and explore some of the many sites that are nearby to our centrally located hotel. After lunch, we board the our coach for an excursion to Cape Sounio for a guided tour of the Temple of Poseidon. Take in the the breathtaking views of the Mediterranean from the temple dedicated to the Greek god of the seas. We'll also view the ruins of another Greek temple to the goddess Athena. Enjoy a seafood dinner at a coastal seaside tavern before returning back to our hotel in Athens.

Breakfast, Dinner

Day
4
Ferry Cruise from Athens to Santorini
 
Oct 05, 2025

This morning, we leave our Athens hotel and transfer to the Port of Piraeus. (Hint: Have your bags packed and ready and we'll do the rest.) We board a comfortable, high speed ferry boat (hydrofoil) for a cruise to Santorini, one of thousands of Greek Islands dotting the Mediterranean and Aegean Seas. From the port of Santorini, tranfer to your seaside resort hotel. Enjoy some free time at the beach or shopping at local stores. Our dinner tonight is at a local restaurant within walking distance of the hotel.

Breakfast, Dinner

Day
5
Santorini Caldera Excursion
 2025-10-06 
Oct 06, 2025

Santorini ("Thera" in Greek) is the largest of five volcanic islands that make up the Santorini Caldera archipelago (i.e. group of islands). Today we explore two of the other islands of the caldera. We visit Thersasia, the second largest island of the caldera. We also visit Kameni, famous for its therapeutic, geothermal hot springs. Depending on weather conditions, guests are welcome to come and test the waters. We then return to Santorini for dinner in the hotel.

Breakfast, Dinner

Day
6
Santorini Wine Tasting Tour
 2025-10-07 
Oct 07, 2025

This morning, spend some time on the beach, basking in the Mediterranean sunshine, but don't forget the sunscreen and sunglasses. This afternoon, we take a tour of some typical Santorini villages and view the vineyards of the rich volcanic soil and dry climate, perfect conditions for growing the grapes. Of course, we'll need to sample these fine wines. A local restaurant will provide tonight's dinner. After enjoying the beautiful sunset, prepare your luggage for our next day's journey, a cruise to the island of Crete.

Breakfast, Dinner

Day
7
Cruise to Heraklion, Transfer to Elounda
 
Oct 08, 2025

After breakfast, we make our way to the port of Santorini to board another high speed ferry that wisks us off to the Greek island of Crete. Crete is the largest island in Greece , and it is the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus and Corsica. The two hour cruise brings us into port early enough to check into our seaside resort hotel in Elounda/Aghios Nikolaos. There is plenty of free time to aquaint ourselves with the local surroundings . Tonight's included dinner is at the hotel.

Breakfast, Dinner

Day
8
Heraklion, Knossos and Minoan Palace
 
Oct 09, 2025

Today we board the bus for Herakon for a visit to the Minoan Palace at Knossos. The initial construction of the palace dates back to about 2000 B.C. which makes it the oldest active Bronze Age archeological site. However, it has been estimated that Neolithic inhabitants settled the region as far back as 7,000 B.C. Because of this, Knossos has been (unofficially) called Europe's oldest city. Dinner tonight is back in the hotel and, as always, will be served with a glass of wine.

Breakfast, Dinner

Day
9
Visit Spinalonga
 
Oct 10, 2025

Just a short boat ride from our hotel location, today we visit the historic island of Spinalonga. In the late 16th century, the Venetians built a fortification on the island for protection against their Turkish enemies. After a long history of warfare, the fort was turned into one of the last leper colonies in the early 20th century. Uninhabited today, it has become a popular destination for tourists and historians alike. It is currently being considered by UNESCO for World Heritage Site status. Dinner tonight is served in the hotel.

Breakfast, Dinner

Day
10
Free Day to Shop or Enjoy the Beach
 
Oct 11, 2025

Today, we are free to take in the mythical majesty of our last day in Crete. You may choose to spend a few hours on the beach. You may try to finish up some last minute souvenir shopping. There may be time to take a local excursion to a nearby destination recommended by your tour director. Fully enjoy whatever you decide. You can partake of lunch and venture off on your own. Tonight, dinner with wine will be served in the hotel. Prepare your luggage for check-out in the morning.

Breakfast, Dinner

Day
11
Return to Athens for a Free Evening
 
Oct 12, 2025

We bid farewell to Crete and head to the airport in Heraklion for our transfer back to Athens. After our transfer to the hotel, we will have some free time to visit (or revisit) some of the locations we may have missed earlier in the trip. It's also a good time to reminisce the wonderful memories and share precious photos with our friends. Make sure to get phone numbers, address and emails from your new-found friends. Tonight we will have our last supper in Greece along with more Greek merriment and plenty more Greek wine. Sten ygeiá sas! (Cheers!)

Breakfast, Dinner

Day
12
Continue Your Onward Journey
 
Oct 13, 2025

Highlight of the day:Day 12 Greece

After breakfast, we transfer back to the Athens Airport.

Breakfast

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At Wherever Tours, we pride ourselves on providing exceptional accommodations for every trip. Rest assured, even if the exact locations are not yet confirmed, you will be staying in carefully selected 4-star or 5-star accommodations to ensure your comfort and satisfaction throughout your journey.

What is Included?

  • All ground transportation and airport transfers while on the scheduled tour (excludes domestic transfers)
  • 11 nights of hotel accommodations
  • Porterage at the hotels
  • 11 days of touring with English speaking guides
  • All entrance fees as specified and included on the itinerary
  • Many included meals (Breakfasts, Lunches, & Dinners)
  • Atleast One glass of wine with dinners
  • Estimated round trip group airfare (if selected)
    * additional purchase required

What is Not Included?

  • Increases in adjusted airfare prior to ticketing
  • Visas, passports, airport taxes, border taxes, etc.
  • Gratuities for guides and drivers
  • Beverages other than specified
  • Meals other than included dinners and breakfasts
  • Optional trip cancellation insurance
  • Optional tours or activities not included on itinerary
  • All expenses of a personal nature
  • Any immunizations and testing that may be required
  • Domestic transfers in the USA

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Is it for me?

Wherever Tours European trips are designed for travelers who appreciate the finer things in life. Guests will enjoy stays at 4 and 5-star accommodations, dine on carefully curated meals, and travel comfortably in chartered buses. With no strenuous hikes or rugged terrain, these tours are perfect for those seeking a leisurely and elegant travel experience.

Pre-Departure Briefing

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Luggage and Packing

We recommend packing light, as all your luggage will travel with you in the chartered bus. Each guest is allowed one large suitcase and one carry-on. Essentials such as comfortable walking shoes, a light jacket, and any required medications are highly recommended. For a detailed packing list, please refer to the pre-departure guide provided by Wherever Tours after booking.

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Yes! If you plan to extend your travels in Europe or need to store extra luggage during the tour, Wherever Tours can assist with storage options through our partner hotels or secure facilities. Please coordinate this with us in advance.

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The deposit and the fees for the optional Protection Plan or Cancel Fee Waiver [CFW] coverage are due at time of booking. Your deposit is $500.

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Joe Tucci
beautiful hotels with the best view, the food exceptional and the tour guide Lorenzo very funny

I chose this tour because was different from other companies.
All the meals we have included are organized by the co-owner, he have 2 restaurants in Italy and he knows his food. The meals come always with drinks include
drinks, and he knows his wines too.
We never lest before 9 or 10 am for the morning activities, so we could enjoy the great breakfast served in our hotels. very relaxing
Also the main activities are always included and there are no optionals, (witch make a big difference on the tour price and you don't feel pushed to buy).
The bus is a big one but with less seats,(they're tours have Maximus 28 peoples), so you have an enormous leg space and the have wi-fi and a open bar on board, all included.
Mainly we stay 3-4 nights in the same great hotels and we do short trips, so we don't get tired.
The afternoon, mostly of time, are at leisure and we have lots of time to shop, enjoy the local atmosphere and relax.
Every one should try the difference of traveling with wherever tours.
Grazie Lorenzo

Thank you, Joe Tucci, for such a thoughtful and glowing review! We're over the moon to hear how much you enjoyed the Greece and the Islands tour. From the stunning hotel views to the exceptional meals crafted with care by our co-owner, we aim to create an unforgettable experience—and it sounds like we hit the mark for you!

Lorenzo will be delighted to hear he added a touch of humor and fun to your journey. We're also so glad you enjoyed the relaxed mornings, included activities, and the comfort of our spacious, Wi-Fi-equipped buses. Balancing exploration with plenty of time to unwind and soak in the local culture is exactly what makes our tours so special.

Thank you for recommending Wherever Tours. We can't wait to host you on another adventure soon. Grazie mille, Joe!