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Travel to Greece and Turkey with Ohlone College
Enjoy spectacular food, drink, and camaraderie in the most historically-significant area in the world!
It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to walk in the steps of Homer, Agamemnon, Achilles, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, St. Paul, Constantine, and numerous other historical and mythological figures, in the birthplace of Western Civilization itself. See the Parthenon and the Agora in Athens, the palace of Agamemnon at Mycenae, the origin of the Olympic Games, the battlefields of Salamis, Marathon, and Thermopylae, the theater and ruins of Ephesus, the site of the legendary city of Troy, and the fabulous architecture of Istanbul. Consult the Oracle of Delphi, shop in the bazaars of Istanbul, and immerse yourself in modern Greek and Turkish culture.
When: May 24-June 6, 2015, departing from SFO
Cost: $4200 per person
Trip includes: This price includes air transportation from San Francisco, all land and ferry transportation, overnight accommodations, entrance fees to all attractions mentioned in itinerary, all breakfasts, and dinners where noted on itinerary. It does not include lunches, any dinners shown on itinerary as “independent,” any special visa requirements, travel insurance (which is optional), excess luggage fees, or personal shopping.
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Tour Itinerary:
Date Where
Sun May 24 Check in at SFO and board flight to Athens.
Mon May 25 Arrive in Athens (Dinner included)
Tue May 26 Athens
Wed May 27 Leave Athens, visit Salamis, Mycenae, Epidauros, Nauplion
Thu May 28 Leave Nauplion, visit Olympia, Patras
Fri May 29 Leave Patras, visit Delphi, Thermopylae, Marathon, Piraeus; depart on overnight ferry to Chios
Sat May 30 Leave Chios, visit Cesme, Izmir (Dinner included)
Sun May 31 Izmir, Ephesus
Mon Jun 1 Leave Izmir, visit Pergamum, Canakkale (Dinner included)
Tue Jun 2 Canakkale, Troy
Wed Jun 3 Leave Canakkale, visit Kilitbahir, Gallipoli, Istanbul
Thu Jun 4 Istanbul
Fri Jun 5 Istanbul (Farewell Dinner included)
Sat Jun 6 In flight, return to SFO
Additional details, including the link to register, a full itinerary,
and instructor bio, are available at the instructor’s website:
www2.ohlone.edu/people/shanna or call 510-742-2303
