The season for this holiday is:
01 April 2022 - 30 June 2022
01 September 2022 - 31 October 2022
12 nights: 01 April 2022 - 30 June 2022 & 01 September 2022 - 31 October 2022
Start any day | End by latest date(s) shown above
| Starting | Price | Single room |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr - 12 Jun 2022 | £1285 | £560 |
| 13 - 18 Jun 2022 | £1235 | £550 |
| 1 - 30 Sep 2022 | £1285 | £560 |
| 1 - 19 Oct 2022 | £1235 | £550 |
| 3rd & 4th person discount | -£120 | |
| Single traveller supplement | £120 |
Includes accommodation, meals, travel between hotels and any other services integral to the holiday as described, plus a detailed information pack, but no travel from the UK, nor any connecting travel from the airport unless stated below.
Included travel: 12 days’ category B car hire (e.g. VW Polo or similar with manual transmission)
Driving times if flying to Athens: to Mystras: 3h; from Nafplion to airport: 2h
If you choose to fly via Kalamata, we recommend starting in Olympia and ending in Kardamili
Driving times if flying to Kalamata: to Olympia: 1h30; from Kardamili to airport: 1h
Book your flights through us and we'll find the best route and times to suit you. Please contact us to find out more about our flight booking service. We can also book connecting travel - see below.
Room upgrades (£ per person per night)
| Mazarakis, Pikoulianika | ||
|---|---|---|
| Junior suite: 01 Apr - 30 Jun 2022 | £20 | |
| Junior suite: 01 Sep - 31 Oct 2022 | £20 | |
| Suite: 01 Apr - 30 Jun 2022 | £24 | |
| Suite: 01 Sep - 31 Oct 2022 | £24 |
| Hotel Bastione Malvasia, Monemvasia | ||
|---|---|---|
| Superior with balcony & sea view: 01 Apr - 30 Jun 2022 | £8 | |
| Superior with balcony & sea view: 01 Sep - 31 Oct 2022 | £8 |
| Notos Hotel, Kardamili | ||
|---|---|---|
| Apartment with balcony: 01 Apr - 30 Jun 2022 | £20 | |
| Apartment with balcony: 01 Sep - 31 Oct 2022 | £20 |
Extra nights (£ per person per night) in a double or single room
Prices include an extra day's car hire| Mazarakis, Pikoulianika (B&B) | Double room | Single room |
|---|---|---|
| 01 Apr - 30 Jun 2022 | £70 | £125 |
| 01 Sep - 31 Oct 2022 | £70 | £125 |
| Hotel Bastione Malvasia, Monemvasia (B&B) | Double room | Single room |
|---|---|---|
| 01 Apr - 30 Jun 2022 | £72 | £110 |
| 01 Sep - 31 Oct 2022 | £72 | £110 |
| Notos Hotel, Kardamili (B&B) | Double room | Single room |
|---|---|---|
| 01 Apr - 30 Jun 2022 | £70 | £106 |
| 01 Sep - 31 Oct 2022 | £70 | £106 |
| Hotel Marianna, Nafplion (B&B) | Double room | Single room |
|---|---|---|
| 01 Apr - 30 Jun 2022 | £70 | £86 |
| 01 Sep - 31 Oct 2022 | £70 | £86 |
Travelling from the UK
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Bristol - Athens | easyJet |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Edinburgh - Athens | Aegean Airlines, easyJet |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Leeds Bradford - Athens (via Amsterdam Schiphol) | KLM |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Gatwick - Athens | Aegean Airlines, easyJet |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Heathrow - Athens | Aegean Airlines, British Airways |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Stansted - Athens | Ryanair |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Manchester - Athens | Aegean Airlines, easyJet, jet2 |
This list of flight options should be used as a guide only, and you should check each airline’s website for current routes, frequency and schedules. Not all flights operate daily, and may not run for the entire season. You should also heed the latest flight arrival time and earliest flight departure time, as it may not be possible to arrange connecting travel outside these times. Please do not book your flights until we have confirmed your accommodation to you. Alternatively, our expert reservations team will be happy to offer advice and to make flight bookings for you for any of the options listed above except those operated by Ryanair. We charge £35 per person for our flight booking service. Your flights are then covered by our package-booking conditions, which give you greater protection in the event of delay or cancellation, as well as providing ATOL cover.
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Whole holiday was amazing and really enjoyable; would highly recommend it. Can't pick a highlight as there were so many; I have taken a ridiculous number of photographs to remind us of what we saw and experienced.
Slight problem at first hotel who thought we had cancelled (but did find us a room). I think you always find out how good a company are when there is a problem and you passed the test! The emergency phone was answered immediately and you rang back when promised, followed by text message the following day to confirm that all other hotel bookings had been double-checked, which was reassuring.
All historical sites and museums were asking for proof of vaccination and id to allow entry - not sure how long that will be the case but might be worth warning people to carry them.
In addition to your notes, we were using the Bradt guide book to the Peloponnese and would recommend this to anyone wanting additional information. We did a couple of things from that that we would recommend:
On the drive from Mystras to Monemvasia we went via ancient Geraki. This is like a smaller version of Mystras and from the top you can see both Mystras and Monemvasia so can appreciate how they were interconnected. The site is manned but free entry; there are no refreshment facilities but good toilets. We were the only visitors there and the site staff put on the introductory film for us (in English). It is a bit tricky to find as few signposts - drive through modern Geraki in direction of Agios Dimitros past a double-vaulted church and cemetery before turning left onto a signposted road up the hill.
The other place we would recommend as a change from manmade features are the Diros caves on the coast after driving through the village of Pyrgos Diron (just south of Areopolis). These are limestone caves with stalactites and stalagmites. Entrance fee includes a boat trip on a small punt folowed by a section walking through the caves so you can view at your own pace. Probably gets hideously busy at peak summer weekends but we didn't have to wait on a weekday in September.
We also had booked an extra day in Nafplion as we wanted to visit ancient Corinth and Acrocorinth and that was a good base to do that from (took under an hour to get there, using your driving notes to Nemes to avoid Argos - particulary useful as someone had grafitted many of the road signs on that stretch so that they were illegible!).
It was magical to be able to see the major archeological sites with very few other visitors. We had the Olympic stadium and the theatre at Epidavros all to ourselves for a few minutes.
Dave was delighted to discover that Monemvasia is the birthplace of Iannis Ritsos, a major Greek poet. His family home is just inside the main gate with his statue. Agamemnon's beehive tomb at Mycenae is not to be missed. We thought the museums at Mycenae and Olympia were well designed and presented.
There was an interesting small exhibition about the Mani in the restored tower in Kardamyli old town.
A really lovely holiday in a lovely part of Greece.
Whole holiday was amazing and really enjoyable; would highly recommend it. Can't pick a highlight as there were so many; I have taken a ridiculous number of photographs to remind us of what we saw and experienced.
Slight problem at first hotel who thought we had cancelled (but did find us a room). I think you always find out how good a company are when there is a problem and you passed the test! The emergency phone was answered immediately and you rang back when promised, followed by text message the following day to confirm that all other hotel bookings had been double-checked, which was reassuring.
All historical sites and museums were asking for proof of vaccination and id to allow entry - not sure how long that will be the case but might be worth warning people to carry them.
In addition to your notes, we were using the Bradt guide book to the Peloponnese and would recommend this to anyone wanting additional information. We did a couple of things from that that we would recommend:
On the drive from Mystras to Monemvasia we went via ancient Geraki. This is like a smaller version of Mystras and from the top you can see both Mystras and Monemvasia so can appreciate how they were interconnected. The site is manned but free entry; there are no refreshment facilities but good toilets. We were the only visitors there and the site staff put on the introductory film for us (in English). It is a bit tricky to find as few signposts - drive through modern Geraki in direction of Agios Dimitros past a double-vaulted church and cemetery before turning left onto a signposted road up the hill.
The other place we would recommend as a change from manmade features are the Diros caves on the coast after driving through the village of Pyrgos Diron (just south of Areopolis). These are limestone caves with stalactites and stalagmites. Entrance fee includes a boat trip on a small punt folowed by a section walking through the caves so you can view at your own pace. Probably gets hideously busy at peak summer weekends but we didn't have to wait on a weekday in September.
We also had booked an extra day in Nafplion as we wanted to visit ancient Corinth and Acrocorinth and that was a good base to do that from (took under an hour to get there, using your driving notes to Nemes to avoid Argos - particulary useful as someone had grafitted many of the road signs on that stretch so that they were illegible!).
It was magical to be able to see the major archeological sites with very few other visitors. We had the Olympic stadium and the theatre at Epidavros all to ourselves for a few minutes.
Dave was delighted to discover that Monemvasia is the birthplace of Iannis Ritsos, a major Greek poet. His family home is just inside the main gate with his statue. Agamemnon's beehive tomb at Mycenae is not to be missed. We thought the museums at Mycenae and Olympia were well designed and presented.
There was an interesting small exhibition about the Mani in the restored tower in Kardamyli old town.
A really lovely holiday in a lovely part of Greece.
It could be worth advising customers that entrance fees to Archaeological sites, museums etc. are generally at a reduced rate of 50% if over 65 (need to show passport) and are a member of the EU. Realise this may not be for much longer.
Way exceeded our expectations , the roads were quiet . The scenery of mountains and coastal all very very good . The heritage sites were suberb . And the Greek people were very hospitable