PELOPONNESE UNCORKED
WINE, FOOD & ANCIENT WONDERS
PELOPONNESE UNCORKED: WINE, FOOD & ANCIENT WONDERS
STEP INTO A 12-NIGHT JOURNEY THROUGH ATHENS, THE PELOPONNESE, AND CRETE, WITH WINE AT THE HEART OF EVERY EXPERIENCE. FROM PRIVATE TASTINGS WITH YOUR DEDICATED SOMMELIER TO HELICOPTER RIDES, YACHT EXCURSIONS, AND GUIDED TOURS OF ANCIENT WONDERS, THIS ITINERARY BLENDS LUXURY, CULTURE, AND GASTRONOMY INTO AN UNFORGETTABLE GREEK ESCAPE. DISCOVER BOUTIQUE VINEYARDS NESTLED AMONG OLIVE GROVES, ENJOY FARM-TO-TABLE DINING CURATED BY ACCLAIMED CHEFS, AND INDULGE IN SEASIDE LUXURY RESORTS THAT CELEBRATE BOTH MODERN ELEGANCE AND TRADITIONAL HOSPITALITY. EXPLORE THE LEGENDARY TEMPLES OF ATHENS, THE MEDIEVAL CASTLES OF THE PELOPONNESE, AND THE MYTHICAL LANDSCAPES OF CRETE, ALL WHILE RAISING A GLASS TO THE REGION’S RICH HERITAGE. EVERY MOMENT IS DESIGNED TO DELIGHT YOUR SENSES AND LEAVE YOU WITH MEMORIES TO TREASURE FOREVER.
Day 01 - ARRIVAL IN ATHENS
TRANSFER: UPON ARRIVAL IN ATHENS, ENJOY A DAY ENTIRELY AT LEISURE, DESIGNED TO HELP YOU UNWIND AND EASE INTO YOUR JOURNEY. SETTLE INTO YOUR LUXURIOUS HOTEL, WHERE ELEGANT SURROUNDINGS AND PERSONALIZED SERVICE PROVIDE THE PERFECT WELCOME TO GREECE. SPEND THE EVENING AT LEISURE, EXPLORING THE CITY CENTER AT YOUR OWN PACE.
Services included:
. PRIVATE TRANSFER TO YOUR HOTEL
. CHECK-IN ASSISTANCE.
Day 02 - ATHENS FOOD & CULTURE
Duration: 8 hours.
EXPERIENCE: BEGIN YOUR DAY WITH A GUIDED VISIT TO THE ICONIC ACROPOLIS, WHERE ANCIENT TEMPLES AND MARBLE COLUMNS TELL THE STORY OF ATHENS’ GLORIOUS PAST. AS YOUR EXPERT GUIDE BRINGS TO LIFE THE MYTHS OF THE PARTHENON, THEATER OF DIONYSUS, AND TEMPLE OF ATHENA NIKE, YOU’LL GAIN A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE CITY THAT SHAPED WESTERN CIVILIZATION. AFTER TAKING IN PANORAMIC VIEWS OVER ATHENS, CONTINUE YOUR JOURNEY WITH A GREEK FOOD WALKING TOUR THROUGH THE VIBRANT HISTORIC CENTER. SAMPLE LOCAL DELICACIES SUCH AS FRESHLY BAKED PIES, ARTISAN CHEESES, OLIVES, AND SWEET LOUKOUMADES, ALL WHILE EXPLORING BUSTLING MARKETS AND HIDDEN TAVERNAS. THIS PERFECT BLEND OF CULTURE AND CUISINE SHOWS YOU ATHENS AS BOTH AN OPEN-AIR MUSEUM AND A LIVING, FLAVORFUL CITY.
Services included:
. PRIVATE GUIDE
. TRANSFERS
. ENTRANCE FEES
. TASTINGS.
Day 03 - HELICOPTER TO NAFPLIO & MYCENAE
Duration: FULL DAY
EXPERIENCE: SOAR ABOVE THE GREEK LANDSCAPE ON A PRIVATE HELICOPTER TRANSFER TO THE PELOPONNESE, TAKING IN SWEEPING VIEWS OF THE AEGEAN COASTLINE AND ROLLING HILLS BELOW. ARRIVE FOR A GUIDED TOUR OF LEGENDARY MYCENAE, WHERE YOUR EXPERT GUIDE BRINGS TO LIFE THE LION GATE, ROYAL TOMBS, AND PALACE RUINS THAT INSPIRED HOMER’S EPICS. THIS AFTERNOON, MEET YOUR DEDICATED SOMMELIER, WHO WILL ACCOMPANY YOU THROUGH THE NEXT FIVE DAYS OF WINE DISCOVERY. TOGETHER, VISIT A RENOWNED WINERY FOR A PRIVATE TASTING OF ELEGANT VARIETALS, FROM AGIORGITIKO TO MOSCOFILERO, ENHANCED BY YOUR SOMMELIER’S EXPERT INSIGHT. CONTINUE TO NAFPLIO, WHERE A GOURMET DEGUSTATION DINNER AWAITS, CAREFULLY CURATED AND PAIRED WITH EXCEPTIONAL WINES. THIS DAY SEAMLESSLY UNITES HISTORY, LUXURY, AND GASTRONOMY INTO A REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE.
Services included:
. PRIVATE TRANSFER TO HELIPAD
. PRIVATE HELICOPTER FLYOVER TOUR AND TRANSFER TO NAFPLIO
. GUIDE, ENTRANCE FEES
. WINE EXPERIENCE
. CHECK-IN AT THE HOTEL
. DINNER WITH DEGUSTATION MENU
. DEDICATED SOMMELIER
Day 04 - NAFPLIO & NEMEA
Duration: FULL DAY
EXPERIENCE: THIS DAY OFFERS A REFINED BLEND OF CULTURE, FLAVOR, AND NATURAL BEAUTY.
BEGIN WITH A PRIVATE GUIDED TOUR OF NAFPLIO, STROLLING THROUGH ITS ROMANTIC OLD TOWN OF COBBLED STREETS, VENETIAN FORTRESSES, AND SEASIDE PROMENADES. ENJOY OPTIONAL LEISURE TIME TO EXPLORE THE LEGENDARY VINEYARDS OF NEMEA, BEFORE JOINING YOUR DEDICATED SOMMELIER FOR AN EXCLUSIVE TASTING AT A WINERY CELEBRATED FOR ITS AGIORGITIKO REDS AND DISTINCTIVE WHITES. UNDER THEIR EXPERT GUIDANCE, SAVOR FLIGHTS OF LOCAL WINES THAT SHOWCASE THE REGION’S DEPTH AND CHARACTER. CONTINUE THE EXPERIENCE WITH A GOURMET DEGUSTATION LUNCH, FOLLOWED BY A RELAXING AFTERNOON TO SOAK IN THE ATMOSPHERE OF THE PELOPONNESE. LATER, BOARD A SCENIC TRAIN RIDE THROUGH ROLLING LANDSCAPES BEFORE CLOSING THE EVENING WITH A SOPHISTICATED DEGUSTATION DINNER, AGAIN PERFECTLY PAIRED BY YOUR SOMMELIER.
Services included:
. PRIVATE TRANSFERS
. RACK RAIL TRAIN TO KALAVRYTA WITH TICKETS
. PRIVATE GUIDES
. ENTRANCE FEES
. TASTINGS
. CHECK-IN AT THE HOTEL
Day 05 - KALAVRYTA & KOUROUTA
Duration: FULL DAY
EXPERIENCE: START YOUR DAY WITH A PRIVATE TOUR AND TASTING AT A WINERY, WHERE YOUR DEDICATED SOMMELIER GUIDES YOU THROUGH ORGANIC VINEYARDS PERCHED ON THE SLOPES OF MOUNT HELMOS. SAMPLE DISTINCTIVE VARIETALS CRAFTED WITH RESPECT FOR TRADITION AND TERROIR, LEARNING THE STORIES BEHIND EACH LABEL. CONTINUE TO AN HISTORIC WINERY, DRAMATICALLY SET INTO A CLIFFSIDE MONASTERY, FOR A MEMORABLE LUNCH CURATED WITH PERFECTLY PAIRED WINES. AS THE AFTERNOON UNFOLDS, TRAVEL TO THE AWARD-WINNING SEASIDE HOTEL, A STRIKINGLY MODERN SPACE BUILT WITHIN FORMER WINE TANKS. HERE, YOUR EVENING CULMINATES IN A SOPHISTICATED DEGUSTATION DINNER, ELEVATED BY YOUR SOMMELIER’S EXPERT PAIRINGS. THIS DAY SEAMLESSLY UNITES HISTORY, TERROIR, AND CUTTING-EDGE GASTRONOMY INTO A FULLY IMMERSIVE WINE EXPERIENCE.
Services included:
. PRIVATE TRANSFERS
. CHECK-IN AT THE HOTEL
. TASTINGS
Day 06 - OLYMPIA, OLIVE OIL EXPERIENCE & STARGAZING
Duration: FULL DAY
EXPERIENCE: DISCOVER THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES WITH A PRIVATE TOUR OF ANCIENT OLYMPIA, WHERE SACRED TEMPLES, TRAINING GROUNDS, AND THE ORIGINAL STADIUM BRING CLASSICAL GREECE TO LIFE. VISIT A FAMILY-RUN WINE ESTATE ROOTED IN THE PELOPONNESE’S BEAUTY AND TRADITIONS, THEN CONTINUE WITH AN IMMERSIVE OLIVE OIL EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTING LOCAL FLAVORS AND CRAFTSMANSHIP. LATER, EXPLORE THE CHARMING VILLAGE OF DIMITSANA ON A PRIVATE GUIDED STROLL THROUGH ITS STONE-BUILT STREETS AND VIEWPOINTS, CONCLUDING WITH COFFEE AT A TRADITIONAL CAFÉ. END YOUR DAY WITH A GOURMET DINNER PAIRED WITH FINE GREEK WINES, FOLLOWED BY AN ENCHANTING STARGAZING EXPERIENCE UNDER THE NIGHT SKY.
Services included:
. PRIVATE TRANSFERS THROUGHOUT THE DAY
. PRIVATE GUIDE
. ENTRANCE FEES
. TASTINGS
. CHECK-IN ASSISTANCE
. DINNER WITH SOMMELIER AND DEGUSTATION MENU
. PRIVATE STARGAZING SESSION
Day 07 - ARCADIA EXPLORATION
Duration: FULL DAY
EXPERIENCE: START THE DAY WITH A SCENIC MORNING TREK, BREATHING IN FRESH AIR AND PANORAMIC LANDSCAPES, FOLLOWED BY A DELIGHTFUL OUTDOOR BREAKFAST PAIRED WITH LOCAL WINES, PERFECTLY CURATED TO AWAKEN YOUR SENSES. CONTINUE YOUR JOURNEY WITH PRIVATE TASTINGS AT THE RENOWNED TROUPIS AND TSOMPELOS WINERIES, WHERE YOUR DEDICATED SOMMELIER GUIDES YOU THROUGH RICH VARIETALS AND HIDDEN GEMS, SHARING STORIES OF TERROIR AND TRADITION. EXPERIENCE THE PASSION AND EXPERTISE BEHIND EACH BOTTLE, LEARNING TO APPRECIATE THE SUBTLETIES OF GREEK WINEMAKING. AS AFTERNOON LIGHTS FADE, RETURN TO ATHENS IN COMFORT, CARRYING WITH YOU MEMORIES OF LUSH VINEYARDS, EXCEPTIONAL FLAVORS, AND A DAY FILLED WITH CULTURE, NATURE, AND GASTRONOMY—A PERFECT CONCLUSION TO AN IMMERSIVE PELOPONNESE ESCAPADE.
Services included:
. PRIVATE TRANSFERS TO WINERIES AND ATHENS
. GUIDED EXPERIENCES
. CHECK-IN AT THE HOTEL
. TASTINGS
Day 08 - FLIGHT TO CRETE
Duration: HALF DAY
TRANSFER: AFTER CHECK-OUT, A PRIVATE DRIVER WILL ESCORT YOU TO ATHENS AIRPORT FOR YOUR FLIGHT TO CHANIA. UPON ARRIVAL IN CRETE, YOU’LL BE WELCOMED AND ASSISTED WITH CHECK-IN, READY TO BEGIN YOUR STAY IN ONE OF GREECE’S MOST ATMOSPHERIC DESTINATIONS.
Services included:
. TRANSFERS
. FLIGHT
. CHECK-IN AT THE HOTEL.
Day 09 - CHANIA AT LEISURE
Duration: FULL DAY
EXPERIENCE: SPEND A DAY ENTIRELY AT LEISURE IN THE PICTURESQUE CITY OF CHANIA, WHERE HISTORY, CULTURE, AND COASTAL BEAUTY BLEND HARMONIOUSLY. WANDER THROUGH THE OLD TOWN’S COBBLED ALLEYS AND VENETIAN HARBOR, UNWIND AT YOUR HOTEL WITH SEA VIEWS, OR SAVOR CRETAN GASTRONOMY AT YOUR OWN PACE — FROM FRESH SEAFOOD TO LOCAL WINES. OPTIONAL EXPERIENCES SUCH AS PRIVATE BEACH ESCAPES, CULTURAL TOURS, OR SPA TREATMENTS CAN BE ARRANGED UPON REQUEST. THIS UNHURRIED DAY OFFERS THE PERFECT BALANCE OF RELAXATION AND DISCOVERY, INVITING YOU TO ENJOY THE TIMELESS CHARM OF CHANIA.
NOTE: THIS DAY IS OPEN FOR ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCES OF YOUR CHOICE. LET US KNOW OF ANY ACTIVITY THAT INTERESTS YOU, AND WE’LL GLADLY CHECK RATES AND AVAILABILITY.
Services included:
. HOTEL STAY
. BREAKFAST.
Day 10 - Wine Under the Stars in Chania
Duration: EVENING (4 HOURS)
EXPERIENCE: AS NIGHT SETTLES OVER THE PICTURESQUE CITY OF CHANIA, INDULGE IN AN EXCLUSIVE WINE EXPERIENCE UNDER THE STARS. SAVOR A CURATED SELECTION OF LOCAL CRETAN WINES PAIRED WITH A GOURMET DINNER FEATURING FRESH, SEASONAL CUISINE THAT HIGHLIGHTS THE REGION’S FLAVORS. SET AMONG LUSH VINEYARDS AND ATMOSPHERIC SURROUNDINGS, THIS INTIMATE EVENING BLENDS LUXURY, CULTURE, AND NATURAL BEAUTY INTO AN UNFORGETTABLE CELEBRATION OF CRETE’S WINE HERITAGE.
Services included:
. PRIVATE TRANSFERS
. DINNER WITH WINE TASTING
Day 11 - YACHT EXCURSION
Duration: 7 HOURS
EXPERIENCE: SET SAIL ON A PRIVATE YACHT EXCURSION FROM CHANIA, DISCOVERING THE BREATHTAKING COASTLINE OF CRETE AND THE TURQUOISE WATERS OF BALOS LAGOON AND KOLYMVARI. GLIDE PAST DRAMATIC CLIFFS AND SECLUDED BEACHES, ENJOYING THE FREEDOM OF THE SEA WITH YOUR DEDICATED CREW ATTENDING TO EVERY DETAIL. EXPLORE THE PICTURESQUE COASTLINE, SWIM IN CRYSTAL-CLEAR WATERS, OR RELAX ON DECK WITH A GLASS OF FINE CRETAN WINE. THIS EXCLUSIVE EXPERIENCE BLENDS LUXURY, NATURAL BEAUTY, AND GASTRONOMY, PROVIDING A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE OF CRETE’S ICONIC LANDSCAPES. WHETHER SUNSET OR MIDDAY, THE YACHT EXCURSION OFFERS THE PERFECT COMBINATION OF ADVENTURE, RELAXATION, AND MEMORABLE PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES, MAKING IT A HIGHLIGHT OF YOUR GREEK ESCAPE.
Services included:
. PRIVATE TRANSFERS
. PRIVATE YACHT TOUR TO BALOS LAGOON WITH CAPTAIN, MEALS, DRINKS, EQUIPMENT AND ONBOARD LUNCH.
SWIMMING AND SNORKELING STOPS
Day 12 - OLIVE OIL & GASTRONOMY
Duration: 3.5 HOURS
EXPERIENCE: Immerse yourself in the culinary heritage of Crete with a private olive oil gastronomy experience set within a celebrated estate, where landscape, tradition, and craftsmanship converge. The visit begins with a guided walk through the olive groves and production areas, offering insight into harvesting methods and the making of high quality extra virgin olive oil. A curated tasting follows, pairing freshly pressed oils with local Cretan specialties that reveal their depth and character. The experience concludes with a refined lunch inspired by seasonal ingredients, thoughtfully matched with selected wines. A well paced journey through culture and flavor, designed to highlight the essential role of olive oil in Cretan cuisine and everyday life.
Services included:
. TRANSFERS
. GUIDED OLIVE OIL TASTING
. CURATED DEGUSTATION MENU.
Day 13 - DEPARTURE FROM CRETE
DURATION: DEPARTURE DAY
. PRIVATE TRANSFERS
. FLIGHT TO ATHENS
. HOTEL CHECK-IN ASSISTANCE.
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