Round Trips

Olympic Wings offers tours and round trips that involve sightseeing and discovering historical, cultural, covert and intriguing areas in Greece.

Here you will find round trips in Greece, island hopping tours, sightseeing tours and other related trips.

Historic Northgreece

Greece is known for providing beautiful sandy beaches and lovely sunshine to go with it, of course tasty traditional mediterranean food should be on your “to try” list.

This trip offers you quite a combination, the opportunity to try Greek traditional food and to sun bathe on some of those sandy beaches but adding to that relaxing mix is some culture tours.

Greece is worldwide acknowledged as the center of civilization and culture. We have selected the most representative ancient monuments and sites situated around the mythical Mount Olympus, such as Vergina, Meteora, Dion, the historic villages of Ambelakia, Palios Panteleimonas and Litohoro combined with Greece’s second largest city Thessaloniki.

Day 1:	Arrival – Transfer to the Hotel
Day 2:	Visit of the world-famous Meteora Monasteries
Day 3:	Roundtrip in Thessaloniki, visit of Vergina
Day 4:	Dion – Litohoro – Palios Panteleimonas
Day 5:	The historic village Ambelakia and the wine village Rapsani
Day 6:	Departure – Transfer to the Airport

Fascinating Athens

The 28th Olympic Games in Athens 2004 have changed not only the popularity of this famous city but as well has given it a completely new face. Of course a lot of new buildings, mainly the Olympic Stadiums have changed the overview of Athens, but very interesting smaller changes makes this city now even more attractive for the visitor who is interested in the historical and archeological importance of this cradle of mankind, democracy and the original, historical spirit of the Olympic Games.

By walking on the Ancient Footpaths the visitor can now easily and quiet reach the most important Archaeological Buildings in the city center, strolling around without stress and traffic. Beautiful green places offer refreshment and relaxation.

The new face of Athens, given by the new Olympic Stadiums, can be easily reached by metro and the tram, giving us all the time we need to enjoy flexible the journey through the city.

This trip connects the history of Ancient Greece with the comfort of a modern city, just being the proud host of the successful and important event for sports and peace of the world.

A nice period for visiting Athens is from October to April; just cool enough to enjoy walking through the city and still offering the comfortable temperatures of the mild Southern Europe winter months.

Day 1:	Arrival at Athens Airport – transfer to hotel
Day 2:	The Ancient Footpaths of Athens – The faces of a modern city with the historical background of Ancient Athens
Day 3:	The Ancient Footpaths of Athens – Around Akropolis
Day 4:	The Ancient Footpaths of Athens – North of Akropolis until Omonia Square
Day 5:	Olympic Stadiums – city center
Day 6:	Olympic Stadiums – sea side
Day 7:	Cape Sounion and the Poseidon Temple
Day 8:	Group Departure – Transfer to the Airport

Botanic Round Trip

A botanic trip through Greek herbal and area traditions. We attempt to present to the participant as many varieties of the wild flora of Greece as possible. There are many typical, local species and many rare and prototype species that we will meet on this journey. Through close knowledge of our natural environment, we become more clearly aware of the importance of the plants and forests in our life.

Day 1:	Arrival in Kavala – Transfer to Alexandroupoli
Day 2:	Dadia – Gibrena
Day 3:	Evros – Evrosdelta – Traianoupoli
Day 4:	Avantas Gorge
Day 5:	Ag. Nikolaos – Vistonis Sea – Porto Lagos
Day 6:	Free day
Day 7:	Nestos – Stavroupoli
Day 8:	Free day
Day 9:	Rhodope
Day 10:	Departure

The Wineyards of Northern Greece

Day 1:	Arrival in Thessaloniki – Transfer to the Hotel
Day 2:	Roundtrip in Thessaloniki – Geravassiliou Winery
Day 3:	Walking at Meteora Monasteries – Tsantali Winery
Day 4:	Archeological Site of Vergina – Winery Boutari
Day 5:	Kozani – Winery Vogiatzi
Day 6:	Walking in Halkidiki – Winery Porto Carras
Day 7:	Archaeological Site of Filippoi – Winery Lazaridi
Day 8:	Departure – Transfer to the Airport Thessaloniki

Classic Greece Round Trip

A small selection of culture centers at the country side – in combination with the modern metropolises of the Mediterranean area all with charmful landscapes as background.

The Meteora monasteries built on steep rocks, the ancient city of Olympia and the outstanding ancient theatre in Epidauros belong to the main attractions of Greece.

Day 1:	Arrival / Possible Tour of Thessaloniki
Day 2:	Thessaloniki
Day 3:	Meteora monasteries
Day 4:	Delphi
Day 5:	The excavations at Olympia
Day 6:	Mistras and Mykenes
Day 7:	Epidauros
Day 8:	Athens
Day 9:	Athens – individual experience
Day 10:	Departure

Apostel Paul Roundtrip

Paul of Tarsus, who called himself the Apostle to the Gentiles together with Simon Peter were the most notable Early Christian missionaries. Unlike the Twelve Apostles, Paul did not know Jesus in life but, according to Acts of the Apostles, was converted by a miracle on the Road to Damascus. He was the second most prolific contributor to the New Testament, after Luke the Evangelist. Fourteen letters are attributed to him, with varying degrees of confidence. His letters are arguably the oldest part of the New Testament. His letters are largely written to churches which he had founded or visited; he was a great traveller, visiting Cyprus, Asia Minor (modern Turkey), mainland Greece, Crete, and Rome bringing the gospel of Jesus Christ, first to Jews and then to Gentiles.

Day 1:	Arrival/Possible Round Tour of Thessaloniki
Day 2:	The beginning of Christianity in Europe
Day 3:	Around the mountain Athos
Day 4:	North-Greek Cities
Day 5:	The Meteora monasteries
Day 6:	Delphi
Day 7:	The most important mission place of the Apostels Paulus
Day 8:	Athens Round Tour
Day 9:	Departure

The Holy Athos Peninsula

The holy Mt. Athos is an orthodox republic of monks with self-governed status under Greek independence.

The Mt. Athos is 2033 meter high and is located at the east finger of the Peninsula Halkidiki named Athos at Macedonia.

Day 1:	Arrival in Thessaloniki, transfer to Athos Peninsula
Day 2:	Live like a monk on Athos
Day 3:	Visit the fascinating monasteries of Athos and enjoy the nature and peace that surrounds Mount Athos
Day 4:	Departures from Athos to Mount Olympus, the Mountain of the Greek Gods
Day 5:	Visit the Meteora Monasteries
Day 6:	Visit the Valley of Tembi
Day 7:	Visit the monastery of Agios Dionysios and the old mountain valleys of Mount Olympus
Day 8:	Departure

Please note that this trip is for men only as women are not allowed to enter Athos peninsula.

Holy Greece Round Trip

North Greece combines the Antiquate and Christian heritage of Greece.

In our seven-day program you will be visiting locations from Apostle Paul’s travels and other locations important to Christianity in general.

Day 1:	Arrival in Thessaloniki-Transfer to the Hotel
Day 2:	The holy peninsula of Athos
Day 3:	Thessaloniki – Roundtrip
Day 4:	Philippi – Kavala
Day 5:	Meteora Monasteries
Day 6:	Veria – Vergina – Archaeological site
Day 7:	Departure