KANINGOS 21 HOTEL – CENTRAL ATHENS
A stylish and modern hotel for your tour of Greece’s most important and historic city, the Kaningos 21 Hotel provides a clean and comfortable home base in Athens. Recently renovated and conveniently located, the Kaningos 21 Hotel also offers a bar and rooftop garden restaurant with amazing views of the Acropolis, coffee shop, and meeting space accommodating 10 to 250 people. Walking distance to many tourist attractions and close to the subway for further attractions, the Kaningos 21 hotel is a favourite of many world travelers.
LOCATION:
The Kaningos 21 Hotel is situated in the commercial center of Athens at Kaningos Square, within walking distance of business, cultural and shopping districts. More specifically, it is 300 metres from Omonia Square, 400 metres from the Archeological Museum and 1.2 km from Kolonaki and Syntagma Square.
ROOMS:
All 71 rooms and one suite are air-conditioned with soundproof windows and include washroom with bathtub/shower, hairdryer, mini bar, cable and satellite TV, direct-dial telephone, high-speed internet, safety deposit box and music.
MYKONOS BAY HOTEL – MYKONOS
With its soothing white interiors contrasting the brilliant blue of the Aegean Sea, the Mykonos Bay Hotel offers an idyllic setting to enjoy your tour of the Greek Isles. Built in 1988, the Mykonos Bay Hotel provides modern and comfortable facilities including a 24 m by 12 m pool, TV lounge, pool bar and snack bar, breakfast buffet, plus indoor and outdoor lounges.
From its welcoming reception area, the Mykonos Bay Hotel offers currency exchange, cashing of travelers’ cheques, fax machine, free safety deposit boxes, and can arrange car and bike rentals. Whether you choose to lounge by the private pool, or stroll along the beach, your relaxation is assured at the Mykonos Bay Hotel.
LOCATION:
Located directly on a classic beach on the beautiful bay of Megali Ammos, with the golden sand as your doorstep to the crystal blue Aegean Sea, the Mykonos Bay Hotel is 1 km from the port, 300 m from Mykonos Town and the bus station, and 2 km from the airport.
ROOMS:
All 31 fully equipped rooms feature air-conditioning, private bathroom and shower, direct-dial telephone, TV, refrigerator, wake-up service, daily cleaning service. Rooms range in size
Breakaway Tours Greece Tour 2009May 1: Depart Canada on overnight flight to Athens.
May 2: Arrive into Athens. After clearing customs, your guide will be waiting for you with a sign and escort you to your waiting coach. (Note: if the passengers arrive on different flights, they will instead proceed to the transfer desk and take minivan transfers to the hotel)
The remainder of the day is at your leisure.
3 Nights in Athens at the Kaningos 21 Hotel (or similar), including breakfast daily.
May 3: Today you will enjoy a Half-Day Athens Tour with guide and private coach, including admission to the Acropolis, Agora, Zeus Temple, and Hadrian’s Arch. This tour gives you an opportunity to observe the striking contrasts that make Athens such a fascinating city. You will visit 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 picturesque uniform and the Presidential Palace. On your way to the Acropolis you will see Hadrian's Arch and the Temple of Olympian Zeus. On the Acropolis visit its museum and the architectural masterpieces of the Golden Age in 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.
The afternoon and evening is at your leisure. Optional add-on sightseeing available!
May 4: Day at leisure in Athens. Optional add-on sightseeing available!
May 5: Transfer by private coach to Pireaus Port where you will board your Ferry to Mykonos.
Upon arrival in Mykonos, an assistant will meet you and escort you via private coach to your hotel for check-in.
3 Nights in Mykonos at the Mykonos Bay Hotel (or similar), including breakfast daily.
May 6: In the morning, you will enjoy a Half-Day Mykonos Tour with private coach and guide. You will visit some of the most interesting places on the island such as the village of Ano Mera with it's famous monestary, Panagia Tourliani plus the wonderful beaches of Ag. Ioannis, Ornos, Tourlos and Kalafati.
Remainder of the day is at leisure on Mykonos.
May 7: Day at leisure on Mykonos.
May 8: Transfer from your hotel to the Mykonos pier. Board your Ferry that will take you back to Pireaus Port outside of Athens.
Upon arrival at the port, an assistant will meet you and escort you back to your hotel via private coach.
Evening is at leisure.
2 Nights in Athens at the Kaningos 21 Hotel (or similar), including breakfast daily.
May 9: Day at leisure in Athens. Optional add-on sightseeing available!
May 10: Transfer via private coach to the airport for your transatlantic flight home. (Note: if the passengers depart on different flights, they will instead use a minivan transfers to the airport)
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