TRAVEL PLAN

WEDNESDAY 27TH AUGUST
Thessaloniki, Greece
Guests embark Hebridean Spirit in Thessaloniki.

THURSDAY 28TH AUGUST
Thessaloniki, Greece – See Privately Escorted Tour Highlights
We depart for Vergina and a morning tour of the ancient city of Aigai, the first capital of the Kingdom of Macedonia.The site comprises an amazing burial ground containing more than 300 mausoleums dating back to the 11th century BC, among them the tomb of Philip II. A treasure trove of gold art and artefacts has been recovered from the ornate tombs and is on display.We return to Thessaloniki, where guests can lunch ashore, then join a tour of the Museum of Byzantine Culture.

FRIDAY 29TH AUGUST
Myrina, Lemnos, Greece
In the morning, we sail round the holy Mount Athos, the seat of Orthodox Christianity and home to 20 monasteries. Reaching Lemnos, we drive to Poliochni Hill, site of an Early Bronze Age settlement, and visit its Museum of Archaeology to see the superb collection of findings from the site.We return to Myrina, where guests have free time to stroll around this pretty port town and lunch ashore. An afternoon of leisure is in store, the perfect opportunity to have a swim on one of the island’s fine sandy beaches.

SATURDAY 30TH AUGUST
Andros, Greece – See Privately Escorted Tour Highlights
We start the day with a tour of the old town of Hora, visiting the Museum of Contemporary Art, a non-profit, educational venture of the Basil & Elise Goulandris Foundation which showcases the work of leading Greek and international artists. Guests can lunch ashore before we leave for the seaside town of Batsi, one of the most beautiful spots on Andros.

SUNDAY 31ST AUGUST
Lavrion, Greece – See Privately Escorted Tour Highlights
We take a scenic morning drive along the winding Apollo Coast to Cape Sounion, location of the white-marble Temple of Poseidon, built in 444BC in the Doric style. We continue to the village of Vravrona to see the Sanctuary of Artemis, and on to Marathonas, where we will have lunch ashore near Marathonas Lake and its dam, constructed with the same white marble used in the Parthenon and other buildings in the Athens Acropolis.We return to the ship for an afternoon of leisure on board and the chance to perhaps enjoy a spa treatment.

MONDAY 1ST SEPTEMBER
Poros Town, Poros, Greece
Arriving on Poros’s southern coast, we take a morning tour of Poros Town on foot. Guests have free time to stroll around the picturesque harbour and up to the hilltop clocktower before we return to the ship for lunch and our afternoon transit through the Corinth Canal. Built between 1881 and 1893, the 21-metre-wide canal is too narrow for modern ships but accommodates Hebridean Spirit, allowing us to nip back to mainland Greece, avoiding a 400km detour through the Peloponnese.

TUESDAY 2ND SEPTEMBER
Corinth, Greece
In the morning, we leave port to take a tour of the ancient city of Corinth which, in Roman times, had supplanted Athens as the capital of the Greek province.The ruins are spread out over a vast area, but our tour will concentrate on the main excavations, which include the Roman agora and fifth century BC Temple of Apollo, a rare survival from the Classical Greek era.There is the opportunity for lunch ashore, followed by an afternoon of independent sightseeing or pure relaxation.

WEDNESDAY 3RD SEPTEMBER
Corinth, Greece
Guests disembark Hebridean Spirit in Corinth.

2 Gala Dinners

ROUTE MAP

PRIVATELY ESCORTED TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

THURSDAY 28TH AUGUST
VERGINA
Philip II conquered the Greek cities, paving the way for his son Alexander the Great to build his empire.The lamax (gold casket) bearing Philip’s remains is engraved with the sign of the sun, adopted as the symbol of Greek Macedonia.

SATURDAY 30TH AUGUST
BATSI
The hillside town of Batsi leads down to a fine natural harbour and golden-sand beach.The resort has many chic cafes and tavernas and is the perfect place to watch the world go by.

SUNDAY 31ST AUGUST
TEMPLE OF POSEIDON
Set back from the cliffs with breathtaking views of the Aegean Sea and islands, this Doric temple, dedicated to the god of the sea, was built from local white marble.

PRICES

Pricing Plan Per Person for 27th Aug 2008 - 3rd Sept 2008
Single Cabin	Tariff Price	Best Price from *	Cabin Details	Virtual Tour
Price Category E1	£5,084	£3,966
Price Category D1	£5,240	£4,087
Price Category C1	£5,812	£4,533
Double Cabin
Price Category E2	£4,120	£3,090
Price Category D2	£4,280	£3,210
Price Category C2	£4,744	£3,558
Price Category B2	£6,244	£4,683
Suite
Price Category A	£7,388	£5,541

Price includes private return flights, transfers, privately escorted tours, all meals, specially selected wines, spirits and champagne on board, gratuities, port and passenger taxes.

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