The 8 day/ 9 night Peloponnese Tour Itinerary:

Day 0: Arrival, met at the airport and taken to an A class hotel 2 minutes walk from the Acropolis.

Day 1: Fast highway to Corinth Canal; then coastal route to Epidavros Theatre, Nafplion, Tirintha, Mycenae. Dinner included in country hotel with pool.

Day 2: Nafplion Castle, Plaka Leonidion, Eleonas Monastery, Monemvassia (2 nights). Flowery, traditional stone built hotel by the sea.

Day 3: Optional rides to either Kyparrisi or Mistras. Lots of exploring in Monemvassia to do for those who prefer to stay.

Day 4: Gytheio, Kotronas and The Mani via some spectacular coastal roads to stay in a tiny fishing village . Traditional stone built hotel on the beach.

Day 5: Diros Caves, Kalamata, Methoni Castle and Pilos. Wonderful views from the balconies of this excellent hotel on the sea front.

Day 6: Inland via rural and mountain roads to Nestors Palace, Ancient Messini, and to stay in Olympia (2 nights). A class hotel with pool.

Day 7: Optional loop ride to Temple of Apollo. Or spend the day in Olympia.

Day 8: Great sweeping mountain road to Ancient Nemea and the Ancient Corinth Agora, then fast highway back to stay in an A class seaside hotel with pools in Mati (not far from the airport).

The 8 day / 9 night Alexandrian Tour Itinerary:

Day 0: Arrival, met at the airport and taken to an A class hotel 2 minutes walk from the Acropolis.

Day 1: Fast highway north then great minor roads and a magnificant ride over the mountain of Parnassos to visit Delphi in the late afternoon ( after the tourist buses have gone) and to stay in charming hotel by the sea.

Day 2: Coastal route to Nafpactos Castle, Astakos and to stay in a hotel with pool by the Marina on the island of Levkada,

Day 3: Fabulous ride via little known new roads to Ioannina arriving early to have plenty of time to visit the village in the tiny island on the lake and the Old City of Ioannina.

Day 4: North to Kastoria via spectacular Alpine-type routes to stay in Kastoria in an excellent hotel with a pool and on the lake. (2 nights).

Day 5: Loop ride through the rural northernmost parts of Greece to Prespa Lake on the Albanian and Macedonian border.

Day 6: Heading south to Grevena on minor roads (all roads we use are well paved and a lot newly paved thanks to the EU); then almost unused new highway to Katara Pass, Metsovo and to arrive early in Meteora with plenty of time to visit the monasteries both that day and the next morning.

Day 7: South via Farsala, Glifa and a ferry ride to the island of Evia to stay in a pretty flowery hotel by the sea.

Day 8: Coastal, then tree lined roads to Halkida, bridge to the mainland, fast highway, then minor road to Marathon and to Athens to stay in an A class seaside hotel with pools in Mati (not far from the airport).

contact Deb Stagonakis on tritours@otenet.gr