17-Day Family Vacation in Athens and Western Greece

Navagio beach with shipwreck and flowers on Zakynthos island in Greece.

What to expect on this itinerary

This 17-day Greece tour is handcrafted for those travelers in search of a blend of guided activities and leisure days that inspires, educates, and allows for plenty of quality time. Perhaps, there is no better playground for families than the Mediterranean paradise of Greece. By the conclusion of your trip, you will have experienced the solidarity that comes with standing alongside those who are most important to you in addition to exploring the wonder that is Greece.

Countries Visited

Greece

Places Visited

Athens, Zakynthos, Olympia, Costa Navarino, Nafplio, Santorini

Suggested Duration

17 Days

Customizable Itinerary

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Day 1

Athens – The City Where Time Stands Still

Athens is an outstanding location to start your tour of this magical country on the southern tip of the Balkan Peninsula. Although it will appear pretty illustrious, historians maintain that the Athenian Golden age was around 400 BC, which is when many of the classical monuments were constructed. Upon arriving at the main Athenian airport, you will be met by a transfer who will carry you the final distance to your conveniently located accommodation.

What's Included:

Accommodation
Day 2

Athens – Athenian Food Tour

Day 3

Athens – Unique Treasure Hunt

Day 4

Zakynthos – The Ionian Island Chain

Day 5

Zakynthos – The Perfect Beach

Day 6

Zakynthos – Enjoying a Day of Leisure

Day 7

Costa Navarino – Origins of the Olympics

Day 8

Costa Navarino – Reclining in the Sunshine

Day 9

Costa Navarino – Across the Waves

Day 10

Costa Navarino – Charting Your Own Course

Day 11

Costa Navarino – In Search of Nestor's Cave

Day 12

Nafplio – Greece's First Capital

Day 13

Nafplio – Discovering Ancient Sites

Day 14

Santorini – The Cycladic Archipelago

Day 15

Santorini – An Ancient Volcano

Day 16

Santorini – Final Full day in Greece

Day 17

Santorini – Departure

Trip Highlights

  • Set off in Search of Nestor's Cave in the rustic atmosphere of the Costa Navarino, where ancient ruins abound and your next adventure awaits
  • Get in touch with your inner athlete on a visit to the famous ruins at Olympia, where you can still set a personal best on the race track run by the ancients
  • Follow the Athenian Way up the Slopes of the Acropolis, where you can enjoy some stunning views of Athens as well as the ancient center of the city
  • Snack your way through the city on an authentic Greek food tour that will be full of olives, cheeses, souflakie, and other traditional dishes
  • Survey the secret beaches, shipwrecks, and sea coves on a boat excursion of Zakynthos, where the regions's historic relationship with the sea will come alive
  • Explore the Peloponnesus Peninsula in search of some of the best swimming holes and waterfalls that make the interior of the region just as interesting as the coast
  • Enjoy a sunset cruise across the face of a dormant volcano on Santorini, where the blues of the Aegean Sea complement the whitewashed villages
  • Paddle your way through the ages on a kayak tour of the coast to visit the ruins of medieval castles and ancient temples
  • Visit the origins of one of Greece's earliest civilizations on a day trip to Mycenae, where experts have encountered the remarkably well-preserved remains of this once-thriving empire
  • Select your favorite beach in the Greek archipelago as you enjoy plenty of leisure time and share in the region's world-class relaxation

Starting Price

$7,800 per person (excluding international flights)

Your Zicasso trip is fully customizable, and this sample itinerary is a starting place for your travel plans. Actual costs are dynamic, and your selection of accommodations and activities, your season of travel, and other such variables will bring this budget guideline up or down. Throughout your planning experience with your Zicasso specialist, your itinerary is designed around your budget. You can book your trip when you are satisfied with every detail. Planning your trip with a Zicasso travel specialist is a free service.

What's Included

  • Accommodations
  • In-country transportation
  • Some or all activities and tours
  • Expert trip planning
  • 24x7 support during your trip

Your final trip cost will vary based on your selected accommodations, activities, meals, and other trip elements that you opt to include.

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My husband and I went through Zicasso to plan our honeymoon to Italy and Greece. This was the best decision ever! We worked closely with our travel specialist to plan our trip and she was absolutely phenomenal. This was our first international trip outside of the US, so we were a bit nervous at first! However, our specialist ensured every aspect of the trip was organized and that we were taken care of every step of the way.

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It was a great experience to work with Zicasso's travel company from the very beginning. Our agent was wonderful, responsive, attentive to details, and helpful before and during the trip. Our family had a magical trip. I am very grateful to our agent and her team for making it happen.

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Zicasso's trip coordinator planned the perfect trip for our visit to Athens, Naxos, and Santorini. We told her our budget, our desires for travel and accommodations, and we had some places that we thought might be interesting to visit. She took our information and planned the perfect vacation. She covered every detail. We never had to worry about where we were going or how we would get there. Everything was wonderful.

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Our trip to Italy and Greece was everything we thought it would be. Our itinerary was planned so that we had a good mix of downtime and guided tours and activities. It was hard to relax the first couple of days because we wanted to see and do everything in each city we visited, but the itinerary slowed down by the end for us to relax and enjoy.

Zicasso's tour operator picked wonderful hotels that were very accommodating and located close enough to the main tourist areas, but also not right in the middle, so you had some quiet time to reset. We highly recommend the private and small group guided tours; each tour guide was wonderful and we enjoyed our time with each of them.

The tour operator was quick to help us in a bind once our trip was over due to a canceled flight home. They quickly found us a hotel for our unexpected extra night stay and took care of us every step of the way if we had questions in traveling to each city we visited. We look forward to planning our next trip and would chose this tour company again!

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Our Zicasso travel company and agent did a fantastic job planning the anniversary trip of our dreams. Each hotel was fantastic, with a unique experience. The staff, from the front desk at check-in, breakfast attendants, drivers, and tour guides, brought the hospitality! We did not have to worry about a thing. We will definitely recommend and use our travel company and agent again.

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