Welcome to Athens, the historical capital of Europe, where the Old meets the New!! Arrival at Eleftherios Venizelos Airport. Our transfer will be waiting for you at the airport. After boarding our luxurious vehicle, sit back and relax as the driver transports you at Indian restaurant. Lunch and transfer to hotel. Check in and free time at leisure. In the evening we will enjoy a pleasant walk through the narrow picturesque streets of Plaka, the old city, where you will have time for shopping. Dinner and return to hotel, overnight.

Stay in Athens

Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast, check out and get ready for the most amazing city tour through history that Aviana chose for you and gives you an opportunity to observe the striking contrasts that make Athens such a fascinating city!! We will start our tour with the Panathenaic Stadium where the first Olympic Games of modern times were held in 1896. We will continue and pass by the Prime Minister’s residence (ex. Royal Palace), guarded by the Euzones in their colorful uniform, the Temple of Olympian Zeus – one of the largest in antiquity, the Hadrian’s Arch – the symbolic entrance to the city, the Parliament and the memorial to the Unknown Soldier, the Academy, the University, the National Library, the Syntagma – Constitution Square. Next stop, Acropolis with the Architectural Masterpieces in the world of the Golden Age of Athens: The Propylaea, the Temple of Athena Nike, the Erechtheion and finally “the harmony between material and spirit”, the monument that “puts order in the mind”, the Parthenon. Only 300m away from the sacred rock of Acropolis stands the impressive New Acropolis Museum where at last 4000 priceless statues found their home and admire the wonders of the classical era. After our visit lunch at Indian restaurant and return to hotel for freshen up. In the evening, we will admire and photo the illuminated Acropolis and then dinner at Greek typical tavern with folklore show and live music. Return to hotel, overnight.

Today’s Sightseeing

• Acropolis & Parthenon
• Temple of Olympian Zeus
• New Acropolis Museum
• Foklore show with Dinner

Stay in Athens

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast. Check out and transfer to the port for your ferry to Mykonos. Arrival, pick up and transfer to Indian restaurant. After lunch transfer to the hotel for check-in and time for freshen up. In the evening transfer to city of Mykonos for walking tour. This tour sweeps through the medieval town of Mykonos also known as the “chora”, being famous as a cosmopolitan island due to the lifestyle and a variety of visitors all around the world. We offer you an opportunity of a lifetime to experience first-hand the true beauty of the Mykonian town, by walking you through its history and re-living some of its past memories. As you will be walking down the coastal paved road, we will pass Manto Square, where the famous monument of Manto Mavrogenous stands, a Greek heroine of the Greek War of Independence. Right after we will head down the famous Matoyianni area, where you will find clothing and footwear shops of famous fashion brands and you will see attractions such as the 3 wells, the home of Manto Mavrogenous’ mother and the Maritime Museum. Crossing the narrow winding paths, through the castle of the Chora and the Scarpa area where ‘Little Venice’ is located, which is famous for its picturesque medieval two storey houses, you can admire the elaborate church of “Panagia Paraportiani”, one of the most famous architectural structures in Greece. Dinner at Paradise beach for fun and enjoyment. Return to hotel, overnight.

Today’s Sightseeing

• Little Venice
• Chora
• Paradise Beach

Stay in Mykonos

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast .check out and transfer to port for your speed boat to Santorini. Arrival, pick up, lunch at local restaurant and transfer to hotel for check in and freshen up. In the evening, visit the traditional village of Oia which is on the northern tip of the island, high on the cliff top. Oia hosts the most magnificent views on Santorini and a picturesque road with cliffs on one side and sea on the other leads to this attractive village typical of Santorini’s architecture with houses sunk deep into the volcanic soil, their whitewashed walls and blue domes sparkling in the sunlight. After sunset dinner at Indian restaurant and return to hotel. Overnight.

Today’s Sightseeing

• Oia Village

Stay in Santorini

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast, check out and and Volcano boat tour and the Hot springs. Pick up from hotel and transfer to Athinios port, where you will board the boat. After a 10-minute short trip, the boat arrives at the port of Erinia which is the name of the small bay of the active volcano. The ship will remain there for 1 hour and 15 minutes and if you want, you can follow the small path to reach the top where the active craters are located. There you can take pictures, see the rocks still smoking and where it strongly smells brimstone. After your return back to the ship, we depart for the island of Palaia Kameni where the hot springs are located, the famous natural mud baths, which have been created after the volcanic eruptions. In the small bay of St. Nickolas, the water temperature varies from 30 to 35 degrees Celsius, as it constantly mixes with the normal seawater. The ship remains here about 30 minutes and you have the opportunity for swimming. It’s quite a time since there is no beach but you should climb down the stairs of the boat. You have to swim about 30 meters until the interior of the small bay of the Hot Springs. After the swimming at the thermal waters, the boat returns back to port. Lunch at local restaurant and transfer to airport for your flight back to Athens. Arrival, pick up dinner at Indian restaurant and then to hotel for check in and overnight.

Today’s Sightseeing

• Hot Springs

Stay in Athens

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast. Post a fulfilling breakfast at the hotel check out and set out for your departure to Turkey, having the best impression of your trip to Greece!!!! We shall clear our immigration and take a flight from Athens to Istanbul and then further to Cappadocia. On arrival to Cappadocia be transferred to the hotel. Dinner in the hotel with an overnight stay in Cappadocia.

Stay in Cappadocia

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

At the break of the dawn one can OPT for Hot Air Ballooning Ride at an extra cost. Later after returning from there post breakfast we will drive to Ozkonak Underground City, one of the best preserved Underground cities in Cappadocia. Then visit for a photostop to the Uchisar Castle, the highest point of Cappadocia. After Uchisar, you visit to see the wonderful landscapes of Goreme in the heart of Cappadocia. We visit the various valleys which are separately identified by their unique rock formations. The Love Valley is a classic example of manhood while the Pasbag is a perfect picturesque valley. The Pigeon valley as the name suggests has rocky formations with real natural pigeon holes carved allover which is the dwelling ground of thousands of pigeon. The Rose valley offers marvellous sunrise and sunset which turns absolutely red and gives an impression of thousand of rose buds waiting to bloom.

We also visit the carpet and pottery factory at Cappadocia and be mesmerized to see how skillful and talented the locals are. Their artistic prowess will leave everyone in awe. Later we return to the hotel for an overnight stay with dinner.

Today’s Sightseeing

• Underground City.
• Uchisar Castle (Photostop)
• Goreme Fairy Chimney

Stay in Cappadocia

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After breakfast early in the morning drive to Konya. Once your reach to Konya stop at a restaurant for lunch After a local lunch visit the imposing green – tiled Mausoleum of Mevlana. It houses the mausoleum of Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi), a Persian Sufi mystic the founder of the Sufi sect (Whirling Dervishes). After the Konya Mevlana tour drive to Antalya for a lovely evening. Once seen simply as the gateway to the Turkish Riviera, Antalya today is very much a destination in its own right. Situated right on the Gulf of Antalya (Antalya Körfezi), the largest city on Turkey’s western Mediterranean coastline is both classically beautiful and stylishly modern. Antalya is blessed with two lovely beaches offering stunning views.

Finally we wrap up the day with a hearty dinner and spend overnight in the comfort of the hotel.

Today’s Sightseeing

• Mausoleum of Mevlana

Stay in Antalya

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Enjoy your breakfast at hotel. We check out and proceed for a short halt at the pristine Konyaalti Beach at Antalya lying on the shores of the Mediterranean. Later we drive to see the cotton – castle city of Pamukkale lying in southwestern part of Turkey.

The area is famous for hot spring and terraces made up of limestone deposits around the mineral springs. The whiteness out of calcium deposit looks like castle made of cotton. Plunge into the aqua blue waters surrounded by white walls to have unique thermal bath experience. Next we proceed to see the Heirapolis Theatre. This Roman theatre of Hierapolis in Phrygia (Turkey) was built in the 2nd century CE under Emperor Hadrian on the ruins of an earlier theatre following a devastating earthquake in 60 CE. It was later renovated under Septimius Severus (193-211 CE), the scaenae frons was modified and decorated with elaborate limestone and marble carvings. Recent reconstruction efforts have restored most of the cavea which could accommodate approximately 15,000 people. Finally we drive to Kusadasi for an overnight stay with dinner.

Today’s Sightseeing

• Photostop at Konyaalti Beach
• Pamukkale
• Hierapolis

Stay in Kusadasi

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast at hotel. Today we check out and will head for a full day tour to Epheseus + Temple of Artemis + Virgin Mary etc. Epheseus is an ancient city in Turkey with paved streets, wind path square, baths, and monumental ruins. The excavated ruins of the city reflect centuries of history from Classical Greece to the Roman Empire to the spread of Christianity. Epheseus has it all.

Then we will visit the Temple of Artemis dedicated to Greek Goddess Artemis also known as the Temple of Diana built in Epheseus. The temple had been destroyed and only the last remains can been now seen at the site. We will also visit the house of Virgin Mary in Epheseus dates back to early 5th century. It is a Christian Cathedral Church dedicated to Virgin Mary. Then we drive to Istanbul for a comfortable overnight stay with dinner.

Today’s Sightseeing

• Ephesus Ancient City
• Temple of Artemis
• House of Virgin Mary

Stay in Istanbul

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Today after breakfast we start our Turkish panorama.With our guided we start our walking tour with visit to TOPKAPI PALACE The great palace of the Ottoman sultans from the 15th to the 19th centuries housing an exquisite collection of crystal, silver, and Chinese porcelain, robes worn by the sultans and their families, the famous jewels of the Imperial Treasury, miniatures, the Holy Mantle; enshrining relics of the Prophet Mohammed. Then proceed to HAGIA SOPHIA MOSQUE. This ancient basilica, built by Constantine the Great in the 4th century and reconstructed by Justinian in the 6th century, is one of the architectural marvels of all time. SULTANAНМEТ IMPERIAL MOSQUE Across from St. Sophia built in the 16th century by the architect Mehmet, is known as the BLUE MOSQUE because of its magnificent interior decoration of blue Iznik tiles.

We stop for lunch and then proceed to see the GRAND COVERED BAZAAR In this labyrinth of streets and passages are more than 4,000 shops with each trade having its own area: the goldsmiths’ street, the carpet sellers, Turkish arts and crafts, such as hand painted ceramic plates, hand-honed copperware, brassware and trays, water ewers, onyx-ware and meerschaum pipes.

Post the orientation tour enjoy an Indian lunch and return to hotel for some rest. Later in the evening you will be picked up from your hotel and transferred to the boat for Dinner Cruise on the Bosphorus with belly dancing show and drop of back to hotel at the end of tour.

During the tour you will be able to see historical places like Dolmabahce Palace, Ortakoy Mosque, Maiden’s Tower, Rumeli Fortress, Bosporus Bridge, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge, Beylerbeyi Palace etc. After the dinner you can dance the night away to entertaining music provided by professional DJ and traditional show programs or simply relax with a drink and enjoy the view.

Finally we return to the hotel for an overnight stay.

Today’s Sightseeing

• Topkapi Palace
• Hagia Sophia Mosque
• Blue Mosque
• Grand Covered Bazaar
• Bosphorous Cruise with Belly Dance

Stay in Istanbul

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Today post breakfast we check out and proceed to the Istanbul Airport to board the return flight to India via Doha. We hope your tour was a memorable one and we would like to see you in the future in one of our tours again. Have a nice trip back home and thanks for choosing us.

(Tour ends…)

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner