Duration
15 nights and 16 days,
including 13 on motorcycle
Distance
3,000 km
(230 km /day)
Itinerary
50% sea and 50% mountains
Level
Confirmed and +
Motorcycle
Rental included or optional depending on formula
"a single tour from continental greece to the peloponnese and from the aegean sea to the ionian coast. an exceptional journey to discover greece in all its diversity! "
Why this trip
This route offers an almost complete discovery of Greece.
The route starts in the Peloponnese, with its famous sites such as Epidaurus, Olympia and Monemvasia, then crosses the mountains of central Greece, skirts the Ionian Sea, passes through the Vikos Gorge and the Zagoria, the monasteries of Meteora, the Panhellenic sanctuary of Delphi before returning to Athens.
From a motorcycle point of view, the route alternates between seaside and mountain sections, always with breathtaking views and panoramas.
This tour offers the chance to discover 9 of the 18 Greek sites listed by UNESCO as World Heritage Sites.
The itinerary includes a day's rest by the sea. This can be customized à la carte. A seaside extension is also possible.
Journey schedule
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Arrival at the international airport. Transfer to your hotel.
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Breakfast at the hotel, then transfer to the garage to pick up your motorcycle. You then leave Athens, bypassing the Tatoi forest and heading for the Isthmus of Corinth. Lunch by the Gulf. In the afternoon, after a stop to admire the famous Corinth Canal, drive along the waters of the Saronic Gulf towards Epidaurus. Around 5:00 pm, discover the best-preserved amphitheatre in the ancient world and watch the sun set over the terraces.
Sanctuary of Asclepias in Epidaurus
Arrival in Nafplio around 6:00 pm. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
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Breakfast at the hotel. Departure around 9:30 am. The route follows a magnificent coastal path along the Argolic Gulf before climbing up to the Parnonas massif. Lunch along the way in a charming mountain village. In the afternoon, drive through a nature reserve to Monemvasia.
Stroll around this jewel city before dinner in town. Sea bathing at the foot of the ramparts (in season). Night in the old town.
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After a final stroll through the city, illuminated by the morning light, departure for Gythio, a delightful fishing port. Lunch in the old port. The route then descends to the Magne peninsula, one of the most remote areas of the Peloponnese, at the tip of the European continent.
The course takes in small roads atop stunning cliffs overlooking the Gulf of Laconia.
Arrival and check-in at the hotel around 5:00 pm. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
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You leave the Magne by the coastal road bordering the Gulf of Messinia, one of the most picturesque in the Peloponnese.
In the afternoon, drive to Mystras through the Taygetos massif.
Arrival and check-in at the hotel around 4:00 pm.
After settling in at your hotel, visit the ancient medieval city founded by the Franks in the 13th century, then conquered by the Byzantines and Ottomans. Return to your hotel by 6.00 pm. Dinner and overnight at your hotel.
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Departure for Karytaina, a village in the heart of the Peloponnese. In the afternoon, the road winds through the mountains of Arcadia to the mysterious temple of Apollo Epicurus at Bassae.
Then we cross some magnificent mountain ranges, before descending gently towards Olympia. Arrival at today's stopover around 5.00 pm. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
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Visit Olympia's archaeological site and museum before breakfast, then return to the hotel.
Departure around 11:00 am for Thermos, a village on the shores of Lake Trichonida, the largest natural lake in Greece.
The route follows pretty roads through rolling countryside, before the spectacular crossing of the Gulf of Corinth on the world's third largest cable-stayed bridge.
Arrival in Thermos around 5:00 pm.
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After breakfast, we head back up into the mountains, passing lake after lake, before reaching the shores of the Ionian Sea.
The road skirts the waves to Parga, an ancient fishing village surrounded by lush cliffs plunging into an emerald sea.
At sunset, the sun's rays light up the little port and its shimmering houses with their warm, colorful paintings.
Dinner on the port.
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A day of rest for those wishing to enjoy the hotel and take a break.
For those who want to ride a motorcycle loop to the source of the Acheron, the mythical river on which Charon, guardian of the underworld, transported departed souls to the realm of the dead.
Return around 4:00 pm to enjoy the day's stage. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
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Breakfast at the hotel, before setting off for the Zagori, an astonishing mountain region close to the border with Albania.
We've reached the most intense part of the trip. Located in Epirus, the Zagori are nestled in the heart of the immense Pindus mountain range, where nature is grandiose.
From the Vikos Gorge, the deepest gorge on Earth after the Grand Canyon in the USA, to the peaks of the Astraka Mountains, you ride "beyond the mountains".
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The day begins as yesterday, you're still in the Zagori. You cross the Pindus massif, the most remote in Greece, and drive towards Metsovo and then Kalambaka, which you reach by mid-afternoon.
Check-in at the hotel at the foot of Meteora.
Dinner in the village square and overnight at the hotel.
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Leaving the hotel, you take the panoramic road that surrounds these astonishing perched monasteries, offering magnificent views. Visit one of the most emblematic of these monasteries.
Then you leave the Thessalian plain for another day in the mountains, on sometimes very winding roads where hardly anyone ever passes. We're in the Agrafa massif, where nature reigns supreme.
We skirt Lake Plastira and continue up the mountain to Karpenisi.
Lodging in a typical village nearby.
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After 3 days without seeing the sea, the itinerary takes you gently back to the Gulf of Corinth.
The road winds through the mountains, skirting some of Europe's largest reservoirs.
Arrival in Galaxidi around 5:00 pm. Dinner on the port and overnight at the hotel.
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You'll set off around 9:00 a.m. in the direction of Arachova, a charming mountain village at the gateway to the Parnassus massif.
On the way, stop off at Delphi to visit the sanctuary of Apollo, the most important in ancient Greece, and its dedicated museum.
Panhellenic sanctuary of Delphi
You then continue on to the Byzantine monastery of Osios Loukas, also a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Byzantine monastery of Osios Loukas
The rest of the route takes in alternating mountain-side and seaside roads, before returning to Athens and the garage to return the bikes.
Transfer to the center of Athens and check-in at the hotel.
In the evening, dinner in Plaka, at the foot of the Acropolis. Night at the hotel.
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Free day in Athens.
We recommend visiting the Acropolis and Parthenon Museum, the Museum of Greek Antiquities or the Byzantine Museum.
Dinner and overnight at hotel.
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Breakfast at the hotel.
Check-out and transfer to the airport for your return flight.
Our next departures
Guided group tour (Zeus):
On request for groups of 6 or more motorcycles
Voyage à la carte (Poseidon or Athena):
From April to October (choice of dates)
Rates
Examples of prices for 15 nights / 16 days in a single room, without flights,
including the rental of an A2 motorcycle for 13 days.
Other models: ask for a quote - Prices subject to availability .
Guided group tours
and all-inclusive
From :
On quotation for groups of 6 motorcycles or more
Fully organized à la carte tour
From :
4,690 € / Solo
5,090 € / Duo
A la carte travel to organize yourself
From :
1.890 €
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