Mediterranean Interlude
Athens, the Greek Isles, Cairo and Istanbul 14 Days

The mystery of Istanbul . . . the treasures of Athens . . . the romance of the Greek isles. The enigmatic Sphinx, the Eternal Nile . What's better than a journey with a cherished companion to one of these prized destinations ? Why, an interlude that includes all three, of course. 14 day Tour. You may arrive any day in Athens : May through Oct

Add Crete . Add Spain and Andalusia . Add Rome

This is a trip tailored to make the most of that special company and unique occasion, be it an anniversary, a honeymoon, or a singular chance to be alone and away.

We have selected superior and deluxe hotels notable for their charm, atmosphere, and, of course, fine service. You'll be free to linger late in bed with breakfast brought to your room, stroll the romantic old Plaka district of Athens or frequent a seaside café in Santorini, entirely at your leisure.

Your schedule is your own, without planned group activities or tours, though you're free to select these at your whim and fancy, with our assistance. Of course, Travel in Style will see to all the details, from arrival to conveyance to the Isles to settling you into your fine accommodations, leaving you to do nothing but relax and enjoy-in your own style.

Here is a sample itinerary, starting in Athens. Extend your stay in Athens ?
You may also start in Istanbul, and enjoy this escapade from east to west across the Aegean .
Do you prefer to extend touring into Greece Main Land ? MYCENAE, EPIDAURUS, Meteora & NAUPLIA?

Here is a sample itinerary, starting in Athens. You may also start in Istanbul, and enjoy this escapade from east to west across the Aegean. This tour operates daily from May through September.

DAY 1 - ARRIVAL IN ATHENS
Our Athens-based personnel meets you at the international airport, assists you with the formalities, and sees you to your charming and comfortable hotel. Check in, relax, then take a stroll through the lively streets. Browse for treasures and curios, savour a coffee or aperitif at a terrace café, or enjoy a fine meal in the old Plaka district.

DAY 2 - ATHENS- Private Tour (BL)
Enjoy the sights, sounds, and flavors of the Greek capital on today's private tour : including Syntagma Square, , the New Museum and the towering Acropolis. Lunch is included at a charming local restaurant.
Remainder of the day at leisure.

DAY 3 - ATHENS, MYKONOS (B)
Relax, and revisit a favorite café or shop today. Then we'll call for you and see you to the airport for your flight over the blue Aegean to Mykonos (included in our rate) , Isle of Windmills. Extend your stay in Mykonos .

DAY 4 - MYKONOS (B)
You'll spend these days on Mykonos-enough to when your appetite for your return!
To stay in your lovely deluxe hotel and enjoy the beach, the service, and the amenities.

DAY 5 - MYKONOS (B)
Or to venture out to explore some of the 350 whitewashed churches and chapels, dramatic cliffs, coves, and villages . . . that is the question! No doubt, you'll mix a bit of both; and with windmills to photograph and fishermen to watch along the sea, your days will be filled.

DAY 6 - MYKONOS, SANTORINI (B)
Spend another relaxing morning. Reserve some time to stroll the cobbled lanes of M

Mykonos, to sip an ouzo or retsina at a waterside café, to discover a beach or two, to pick up a loaf of fresh bread and cheese and olives, and picnic on a hillside as you look out to sailboats at sea. We'll rendezvous in time to take you to your fast ferry/hydrofoil for Santorini, where you'll find a room waiting in a beach hotel.

DAY 7 - SANTORINI (B)
Enjoy breakfast at your lovely hotel and linger for as long as you wish. When you venture out, explore the cliff top town of Thira with its winding paths leading from view to spectacular view .Sample optional tours available based on Private arrangement or Local Group tour .

DAY 8 - SANTORINI (B)
Or, take a boat across to the dormant volcano, and ascend through a crater-pocked moonscape to the crater. Or savour a soak in hot sulphur springs. Arrange a winery visit, or an outing to Akrotiri, reputedly the site of fabled Atlantis. Click here for more info & Images: Villas on Santorini

DAY 9 - SANTORINI, ISTANBUL (B)
After a leisurely breakfast, we'll pick you up and escort you to board a flight for Athens , and onward travel to Istanbul , (air fare is included in our rate , in economy class tax included ) .Our personnel will be on hand to greet you upon arrival and see you to your Ottoman mansion-style boutique hotel in the Turkish capital.

In Istanbul ,enjoy the famous
tradition of the Turkish hamam

DAY 10 - ISTANBUL- Private Tour (BL)
Private air-conditioned vehicle, private chauffeur and private guide .
Full day touring including : the Blue Mosque and Aya Sophia, and Topkapi Palace, with its Ottoman treasures. The Grand Bazaar that offers endless bargains in its 5000 stands, kiosks, and shops. Lunch is included at a charming local restaurant . Remainder of the day at leisure , soak up the atmosphere of a traditional coffee house, complete with bubbling water pipes.

DAY 11 - ISTANBUL / CAIRO (B)
Do your last-minute shopping this morning, or just linger deliciously in bed, like Turkish royalty. Then we'll call for you and see you to the airport to begin your journey for Cairo .
Air fare Istanbul Cairo is included in our rate.

Our staff meets you at the airport and escorts you to your hotel. Visa fee is included on a complimentary basis in our rate. Visa is issued upon arrival for the following nationalities: American, Australian, NZ, Canadian, EU & Japanese.
Enjoy the sights and sounds of Cairo as you like for the rest of the day.

Visa will be issued upon arrival. As you exit the gate, you will pass through a door or two , down some stairs , then walk for 2-5 minutes , until you pass the duty free shops, at the end of a wide corridor , you will see the security officers. There you will be met by a local representative, who will be holding a sign with the name you prefer to use for the sign . Our local representative will then take your passport to obtain a stamp from the cashier / bank window and escort you to speak with the passport officer. He will escort you through another last check on your passport as you exit the passport control, into customs area, he will assist you in collecting your luggage and clearing customs . After exiting the terminal, our local representative will escort you (private vehicle) to the hotel.

DAY 12 - CAIRO (BLD)
We plunge into Cairo: the treasure-filled Egyptian Museum, the Citadel of Saladin, perched high above the city, and Mohammed Ali's Alabaster Mosque. After lunch at a local Restaurant, we explore Old Cairo: first a Roman fort, then the Jewish Quarter, the Coptic church of Abu Serghius . Finally, we wander through the alleys of the 12-century famous district of Khan el-Khalili bazaar in search of magic carpets and other traditional souvenirs or just enjoy the walking tour . Dinner is included at La Bodega restaurant.

DAY 13 - GIZA- DAHSHOUR - HOME HOSTED MEAL, Meet the locals (BLD)
After breakfast, we'll motor to the edge of the Sahara and Giza to see the Pyramids, the Sphinx and the Valley Temple. If you're physically fit, you may scramble deep within the Great Pyramid to the king's chamber.

Complimentary Lunch at a local home to meet the locals( you may wish to bring token gifts to exchange with the host family ( T shirt , small souvenirs of your home town) , then it is on to tour some of Egypt's most ancient sites: the ruins of Memphis, the step pyramid of Sakkara, and the "bent" pyramid at Dahshour, again open to visitors after a half-century of seclusion

The "Discovery" of Dahshour : visit Dahshour, the newly-opened pyramid field south of Cairo. We visit the great pyramid of Senfru, father of Cheops, and other structure:
For almost half a century, the great field of huge pyramids near the desert village of Dahshour, 25 miles south of Cairo, has been off limits to the public. Confined within the perimeter of a military base were many pyramids, including the great 4500-year-old pyramid built by Senfru, father of Cheops. Senfru's pyramid, the largest in Egypt until his son built Giza's Great Pyramid, is rhomboidal in shape: it tapers more distinctly on its upper half. All the pyramids were coated in thick plaster at one time. Most have lost these protective, decorative sheaths, but Senfru's--miraculously--is still in place. In the evening, we host you on a Nile dinner cruise complete with exotic Egyptian entertainment.

DAY 14 - DEPARTURE from Cairo (B)
After a full breakfast, our staff escorts you to the airport for your flight home. Bon Voyage.
If you need to fly back to Athens : Please add $ $200 USD , tax included ,Olympic Airlines or Egyptair

Rates are per person in USD

Category Heritage :
Four Seasons in Cairo & Istanbul , or Ciragan Palace Kempinski in Istanbul
Grand Bretagne or King George in Athens
Mykonos Grand Hotel ( Sea View-Standard room )
Katikies in Santorini , Four Seasons :

Unique interiors at the Cairo Four Seasons Hotel

Category A : Rates are per person in USD $
Grand Hyatt in Cairo & Inter. Continental or similar in Istanbul . Divani in Athens
& Superior First Class for the Greek Isles

Rates are per person in USD $

Category B - Superior First :
Hilton / Sheraton / Sofitel in Cairo . Conrad in Istanbul . Divani in Athens
For The Greek Islands please see below

Rates are per person in USD $

Category C - First Class :

Rate includes:

• Air transportation from Athens to Mykonos, from Santorini to Athens, and from Athens to Istanbul and on to Cairo , in economy class , tax included
  
  
• Transportation between airport and hotel in Athens, Cairo, Istanbul, Mykonos, and Santorini Ferry/hydrofoil between Mykonos and Santorini.
  
  
• Accommodations with breakfast (B) as indicated below, or at comparable properties, according to availability:
  Cairo : Category A : Grand Hyatt or Similar . Category B : Sofitel El Gezirah, Sheraton or similar.
  Category C : Zoser
  
  Athens: Category A & B : Divani Palace (5 stars). Category C Electra Palace (four stars)
  
  Mykonos: Category A & B Royal Myconian on Elia Beach (deluxe), For the Royal Mykonian, upgrade for the total stay of 3 nights in Mykonos : Upgrade to to a superior room for USD 260 per person. Or a Junior Suite : USD 450 supplement per person
  Santorini:
  Category A & B : Dana , Nikos ( for Superior apartment at Nikos please add $ 250 USD per person ) or Chromata Villas for Superior First .
  Category C : Rose Bay on Kamari Beach (four stars).
  
  For Katikies Villas & Pantheon Villas on Santorini : ( subject to availability , please inquire ), for superior Suite at Katikies , please add 900 USD per person to the Heritage category rate . Supplement for a stand alone private villa at the Pantheon with a free rent a car for the duration of your stay : minimum 2 guests : Supplement per person USD 1245 to be added to the listed Heritage rate Minimum 4 guests : Supplement per person : USD $ 820.00
  
  Istanbul:Category A : Inter.Continental Hotel or similar .
  Category B :The Conrad or an Ottoman-style boutique hotels, such as Arena or Armada.
  Category C : Ambassador or similar.
  
  
• Guided sightseeing in Cairo as listed including all entrance fees, based on a private air - conditioned - car, driver & guide
  
  

Not Included:

• International air transportation.
• Optional excursions, such as city tours, sailing, cruising (Except in Cairo where it's included as per itinerary)
• Any meal not specifically mentioned
• Beverages, and personal expenses
• Gratuities for local personnel
• Travel insurance
• Airport taxes

Upgrades :
Supplement per person for other type of rooms , when using the following hotels
(calculated for the the whole stay):

Grand Bretagne
Junior Suite USD $ 250 Per person
Deluxe Suite USD $ 635 Per person
Grand Suite USD $ 1096 Per person

Myconos
Royal Myconian or Myconian Imperial
Suite : USD $ 410 Per person

Chromata
Superior Room USD $ 235 Per person
Suite USD $ 525 Per person
Honeymoon Suite USD $ 577 Per person
Chromata Suite (with pool) USD $ 684 Per person
Master Suite $ USD 954 Per person

More choices :

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Beach Hotels on the Greek Islands do close for the winter month and may not reopen before end of April :

Sample Mykonos hotels

Porto Mykonos Hotel:
A member of the Small Luxury Hotels of the World
Port Mykonos Hotel boasts the most ideal location in the town of Mykonos, overlooking the quiet pace of the Port and the dark colors of the sea through the rooms' windows and balconies. The charm of the Cyclades and the lifestyle of Mykonos are combined with the serenity of a privileged location, just a short stroll away from Mykonos town.

The hotel's sea view pool offers magnificent views for sunbathers and, after sunset, it is lit with candles and sparkling lights from town that evidence the active nightlife at the short distance

Classic Double Room:
Twin or double bedded room with shower, private balcony or terrace with sea view.

Greek Double Room:
More spacious twin bedded room, bathroom with shower, private balcony or terrace with sea view.

Superior Double Room:
More spacious double bedded room with shower, private balcony or terrace with sea view.

Junior Suite Garden View:
Double bedded room with open plan living room, bathroom with shower and terrace with garden view.

Hotel Facilities & Services:
One outdoor fresh water pool, outdoor fresh water Jacuzzi, sauna, fitness center, A la carte Restaurant, Bar, 24hrs room service, 24hrs concierge and guest relation desk, conference center for 80 persons with all the audiovisual equipment, chapel for weddings, banqueting field, internet facilities, private parking area, laundry service, bell boy and valet service, transfers upon request.