Greece Tours
Greece offers life-changing, eye-opening tour possibilities for every performer. The American Celebration of Music will incorporate the best that Greece’s great cities have to offer, by arranging amazing concert venues and “must-see” site-seeing experiences. Please click on the itinerary links below to discover the best fit for your ensemble. Remember — in order to maximize your cultural and musical experience abroad, we consider these tour options a solid starting point, upon which we can further customize the ideal concert tour for your ensemble.
Tour #1 – 5 nights | 7 days
Athens | Argolis Region | Hydra | Poros | Aegina
Arrive in Athens. Take an orientation tour of Constitution Square and Kendriki Agora. Visit the Acropolis (Parthenon). Performance as part of the American Celebration of Music in Greece. Full-day tour of the Argolis region. Visit Corinth where you can see the famous Corinth Canal. Continue to Epidaurus. For choirs only: Impromptu recital in the theatre. Visit the ancient city of Mycenae. See the Atreus Tomb, the Mycenaean citadel with the Cyclopean Walls and the Lionesses Gate. Take a 3-island cruise to Hydra, Poros and Aegina. Visit the New Acropolis Museum. Performance as part of the American Celebration of Music in Greece. Enjoy a Farewell Dinner and depart for home.
Tour #2 – 6 nights | 8 days
Athens | Argolis Region | Hydra | Poros | Aegina
Arrive in Athens. Take an orientation tour of Constitution Square and Kendriki Agora. Visit the Acropolis (Parthenon). Performance as part of the American Celebration of Music in Greece. Enjoy a walking tour in Old Town Plaka. Performance as part of the American Celebration of Music in Greece. Full-day tour of the Argolis region. Visit Corinth where you can see the famous Corinth Canal. Continue to Epidaurus. For choirs only: Impromptu recital in the theatre. Visit the ancient city of Mycenae. See the Atreus Tomb, the Mycenaean citadel with the Cyclopean Walls and the Lionesses Gate. Take a 3-island cruise to Hydra, Poros and Aegina. Visit the New Acropolis Museum. Performance as part of the American Celebration of Music in Greece. Enjoy a Farewell Dinner and depart for home.
Tour #3 – 7 nights | 9 days
Athens | Epidaurus | Tolon | Hydra Olympia | Patras | Delphi
Arrive in Athens. Take an orientation tour of Constitution Square and Kendriki Agora. Visit the Acropolis (Parthenon). Performance as part of the American Celebration of Music in Greece. Visit Epidaurus. For choirs only: Impromptu recital in the theatre. Continue to Tolon. Performance as part of the American Celebration of Music in Greece. Full-day excursion to Hydra (via boat). Transfer to Olympia for a tour. Continue to Patras. Performance as part of the American Celebration of Music in Greece. Excursion to Delphi. Visit the Oracle, Stadium, and the Museum of Delphi. Return to Athens. Take a walking tour in Old Town Plaka. Enjoy a Farewell Dinner and depart for home.
Tour #4 – 8 nights | 10 days
Athens | Mykonos | Kusadasi | Patmos | Crete | Santorini | Corinth | Patras | Epidaurus | Mycenae
Arrive in Athens. Take an orientation tour of Constitution Square and Kendriki Agora. Visit the Acropolis (Parthenon). Take a walking tour in Old Town Plaka. Performance as part of the American Celebration of Music in Greece. Transfer to Piraeus to board the cruise ship for a three-day cruise to the Greek Islands. The first port of call is Mykonos. Visit Kusadasi, Turkey and Patmos. Visit Heraklion, Crete. Visit the Minoan Palace of Knossos. Visit Santorini. Transfer to Patras via Corinth to see Corinth Canal. Continue to Patras. Performance as part of the American Celebration of Music in Greece. Transfer to Epidaurus. For choirs only: Impromptu recital in the theatre. Visit the ancient city of Mycenae. See the Atreus Tomb, the Mycenaean citadel with the Cyclopean Walls and the Lionesses Gate. Visit New Acropolis Museum. Performance as part of the American Celebration of Music in Greece. Enjoy a Farewell Dinner and depart for home.
Tour #5 – 8 nights | 10 days
Athens | Mykonos | Kusadasi | Patmos | Rhodes | Crete | Santorini | Epidaurus | Mycenae
Arrive in Athens. Take an orientation tour of Constitution Square and Kendriki Agora. Visit the Acropolis (Parthenon). Enjoy a walking tour in Old Town Plaka. Performance as part of the American Celebration of Music in Greece. Transfer to Piraeus to board the cruise ship for a three-day cruise to the Greek Islands. The first port of call is Mykonos. Visit Kusadasi, Turkey and Patmos. Spend a full day on Rhodes island. Visit Heraklion, Crete. Visit the Minoan Palace of Knossos. Visit Santorini. Transfer to Epidaurus. For choirs only: Impromptu recital in the theatre. Visit the ancient city of Mycenae. See the Atreus Tomb, the Mycenaean citadel with the Cyclopean Walls and the Lionesses Gate. Visit New Acropolis Museum. Performance as part of the American Celebration of Music in Greece. Enjoy a Farewell Dinner and depart for home.
Tour #6 – 8 nights | 10 days
Athens | Larissa | Meteora | Thessaloniki | Larissa | Meteora | Hydra | Poros | Aegina
Arrive in Athens. Take an orientation tour of Constitution Square and Kendriki Agora. Visit the Acropolis (Parthenon). Performance as part of the American Celebration of Music in Greece. Transfer North to Larissa situated under the shadow of Mt. Olympus. Performance as part of the American Celebration of Music in Greece. Morning visit to Meteora Monasteries. Continue to Thessaloniki. Enjoy a guided tour of Thessaloniki’s highlights including the White Tower, Palace of Galerius, Church of Agia Sofia, Aristotelous Square, Town Hall, Dioikitirio, Old City, Byzantine Walls, Rotonda, and the Arch of Galerius. Performance as part of the American Celebration of Music in Greece. Morning transfer to Vergina to visit the Tombs of Macedonian Kings. Continue to Volos. Performance as part of the American Celebration of Music in Greece. Return to Athens. Enjoy a walking tour in Old Town Plaka. Take a 3-island cruise to Hydra, Poros and Aegina. Visit the New Acropolis Museum. Enjoy a Farewell Dinner and depart for home.