Athens is the capital of Greece. It was also at the heart of Ancient Greece, a powerful civilization and empire. The city is still dominated by 5th-century BC landmarks, including the Acropolis, a hilltop citadel topped with ancient buildings like the colonnaded Parthenon temple. The Acropolis Museum, along with the National Archaeological Museum, preserves sculptures, vases, jewelry and more from Ancient Greece.
PACKAGE CODE: LV-EU113
Prices start from 280 JOD per person sharing in Double room
Arrival to Athens Airport and private transfer to your hotel in the city center.
Check in at the hotel and free time for the rest of the day.
Optional tour:
A Night Out in Athens:
Dep. 20.15 – Ret. 00.30 – Every Thursday & Saturday
Your evening begins with a short panoramic drive through the city center and on the slopes of the sacred hill you will be able to see, admire and take photos of the illuminated Acropolis.
Then a pleasant walk through the narrow picturesque streets of Plaka, the old city, will bring you at a Typical Greek Tavern where you will enjoy your dinner following a floor show with live music and Greek Folk Dances in traditional costumes.
The mesmerizing and graphic Plaka was developed mostly around the ruins of Ancient Agora of Athens in an area that has been continuously inhabited since antiquity. During the years of Ottoman rule, Plaka was the known as the “Turkish quarter of Athens”, and the seat of the Turkish Voivode (Governor).
During the Greek War of Independence, Plaka like the rest of Athens, was temporarily abandoned by its inhabitants because of the severe battles that took place in 1826. The area was repopulated during the first years of King Otto’s rule. Plaka had a sizable Arvanite community till the late 19th century, which led some to refer to it as the Arvanite quarter of Athens.
At the same period the neighborhood of Anafiotika, featuring traditional Cycladic architecture, was built by settlers from the Aegean Island of Anafi.
In 1884 a fire burned down a large part of the neighborhood which gave the opportunity for the archaeologists to conduct excavations in the Roman Market and Hadrian’s library.
Return to the hotel after midnight.
Rates:
59,00 JOD per adult including dinner
36,00 JOD per child including dinner
Overnight at the hotel in Athens.
Breakfast at the hotel.
Optional Athens H/D City Tour with New Acropolis Museum
Dep. 08.45 – Ret. 13.30 – Daily service
This tour gives you an opportunity to observe the striking contrasts that make Athens such a fascinating city. Our expert guides take you to see the center of the city, Constitution Square (Syntagma), the House of Parliament, the Memorial to the Unknown Soldier and the National Library. Driving down Herod Atticus Street, you will see the Evzones in their authentic uniform and the Presidential Palace. On your way to the Acropolis, you will see the Hadrian’s Arch, visit the Temple of Olympian Zeus and you will make a short stop at the Panathenaic Stadium where the first Olympic Games of the modern era were held in 1896. On the Acropolis visit the architectural masterpieces 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.
You complete the visit with the Acropolis Museum.
Rates:
75,00 JOD per adult
59,00 JOD per child
Evening at leisure.
Overnight at the hotel in Athens.
Breakfast at the hotel. Free day for your own city explorations.
We suggest you a walking tour in Plaka, Thission and Psirri areas.
Optional tour:
One Day Cruise to Three Islands with Lunch on Board
Dep. 08.00 – Ret. 19.00 – Daily service
We pick you up from your hotel early in the morning to take you by coach to the port for embarkation on the cruise ship.
At 08.15 the cruise ship departs and sails for the first stopover on the island of Hydra. You will spend approximately one hour there, you will have the time to explore the unique island.
Embarkation and sail to the island of Poros, separated from Peloponnese by a narrow strait and offering a most enchanting view of Poros Town.
Leisure time in Poros will be approximately 60min.
After two hours trip, we shall arrive to the last port, the island of Aegina, where you have time to either join an optional tour visiting Athena Afea Temple or to swim to the nearest beaches of the island. Total time to spend one hour and a half.
Lunch is served on board during the voyage.
Re-embarkation and sailing back to the port.
Arrive late in the afternoon and transfer by coach back to your hotel.
Rates:
99,00 JOD per adult including lunch.
82,00 JOD per child including lunch.
Free afternoon at leisure.
Overnight at the hotel.
After breakfast, our deriver will pick you up from the hotel & transfer to the Airport for your departure flight.
