The Greek Basketball Experience: Athens

Embark on an on an immersive journey through Greece with your team. Train on an international court, play exhibition games against locals, and participate in excursions to ancient ruins like the Acropolis, Mycenae and Corinth, Delphi, and the Temple of Poseidon.
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Day 1 Overnight flight to Greece (Athens)
Day 2 Athens
Welcome meeting and orientation
Training session led by your own coaching staff
Day 3 Athens
Athens guided sightseeing tour
Acropolis site visit, Parthenon, Syntagma Square, Agora, Theatre of Dionysus
Exhibition game
Details: Athens guided sightseeing tour
Athens is one of the oldest and greatest cities of Western Civilization, with a recorded history that extends back 3,400 years. During the Classical Era, Athens was a center for the arts, learning, and philosophy. It was the home of Plato's Academy and Aristotle's Lyceum. Modern Athens is still a vibrant city with a rich culture that takes great pride in its long and complex history.
Details: Acropolis site visit
Visit the Acropolis, which has overlooked Athens for over 2,000 years; habitation traces indicate that it was occupied as early as the Neolithic Age. View the Temple of Athena Nike, and its successor, The Parthenon. The Parthenon is the crowning achievement of the Doric order, built to demonstrate the wealth of Athens in tribute to its patron goddess, Athena.
Details: Syntagma Square
Syntagma Square, located directly in front of the Old Royal Palace, is the central square of Athens.
Details: Agora
The Agora, or marketplace, is located at the base of the Acropolis. It has been a meeting place for thousands of years, going through cycles of destruction and rebuilding. Signs of its changing nature are abundant.
Details: Exhibition game
Play an international exhibition game against a local club or university team in the Athens area. The team will meet and compete against athletes of similar ages and skill levels.
Day 4 Athens
Mycenae & Corinth full day excursion
Ancient Corinth visit, Mycenae site visit
Details: Mycenae & Corinth full day excursion
Walk through the Lion's Gate and enter Mycenae, one of the major centers of Greek civilization, and home of the mighty ruler, Agamemnon. Explore the ruins and well preserved walls and palaces throughout the city. Discover Corinth with its various ruins, most notably the imposing Temple of Apollo. Try to envision what the marketplace above may have been like during the 6th century.
Day 5 Athens
Athens city walk
Plaka district, Temple of Olympian Zeus, Hadrian’s Arch, Monastiraki bazaar
Details: Athens city walk
You’re never more than a few steps away from the past in Athens. Accompany your Tour Director to the Plaka, the historic district that borders the Acropolis. In its twisting narrow streets you’ll catch glimpses of an older city, from wrought-iron balconies bursting with geraniums to traditional Greek dancing in basement tavernas. Continue on to the Temple of Olympian Zeus, begun in the 6th century B.C. and finished in A.D. 132 by the emperor Hadrian. Its enormous columns provide a sense of the scale of the original temple. Nearby, the elaborate Hadrian’s Arch separated the ancient and imperial sections of the city.
Details: Hadrian’s Arch
View Hadrian's Arch, an enormous triumphal arch built by the Roman Emperor Hadrian, which is still a symbolic entrance to Athens.
Details: Monastiraki bazaar
Wander through the crowded streets of this bustling marketplace and spend the afternoon haggling with the locals over earthen jugs, gladiator sandals and more.
Day 6 Athens
Delphi guided excursion
Delphi site visit, Temple of Apollo, Delphi Museum visit
Exhibition game
Details: Delphi guided excursion
Prophet from the past. Explore the impressive ruins at Delphi, which the Greeks considered the center of the world. Within the depths of the Temple of Apollo, a priestess would inhale intoxicating vapors that used to rise from the earth and, thus inspired, deliver the prophecies of Apollo. Modern visitors might find more inspiration in the view from Mount Parnassus, over 8000 feet high.
Details: Delphi Museum visit
Gain an understanding of what the Oracle might have looked like at the Delphi Museum.
Details: Exhibition game
Play an international exhibition game against a local club or university team in the Athens area. The team will meet and compete against athletes of similar ages and skill levels.
Day 7 Athens
Cape Sounion guided excursion
Temple of Poseidon
Exhibition game
Details: Cape Sounion guided excursion
Contemplate the sea god Poseidon from his temple perched high atop the hill of Cape Sounion, the southern-most tip of Central Greece. Stand among the tall, marble pillars rising up from the slippery slabs of rock and look out over the calm blue Aegean Sea. The Temple of Poseidon, built around the same time as the Parthenon (between 450-440 BC), is a refreshing point of calm after the chaos of modern Athens.
Details: Exhibition game
Play an international exhibition game against a local club or university team in the Athens area. The team will meet and compete against athletes of similar ages and skill levels.
Day 8 Athens
Hydra excursion
Travel to Hydra by Ferry, Hydra walking tour, The Cathedral of the Assumption, Travel to Athens by Ferry
Details: Hydra excursion
Travel by boat to Hydra, one of the Saronic Islands of Greece. Enjoy a visit on foot as motor vehicles are not allowed on the island. Some famous landmarks we will see include the Captains' Mansion and island's cathedral.
Details: The Cathedral of the Assumption
The Cathedral of the Assumption is at the center of the main port and is the Metropolis of Hydra island. The inauguration of the Temple was before the 17th century. The Temple today is a live museum of art, but is also the most important Church of Hydra.
Day 9 Flight home from Athens
Tour Includes:
  • Round-trip airfare
  • As we pair your group up with regional teams, we will be looking for 3 or 4* accommodations near sports facilities. Often this means your overnight stays could be approximately 90 minutes outside of the city center. If your group chooses an upgraded hotel option you will typically be placed in a more central location
  • Breakfast daily
  • Lunch and dinner as per your itinerary, determined by final sporting arrangements
  • WorldStrides Sports Tour Director to accompany your group 24 hours a day from arrival to departure
  • Transportation by private coach
  • Excursions, activities, stadium tours as per your itinerary. Your final itinerary may be slightly different. These are place holders; activities will move based on availability and sporting components may be adjusted to accommodate team roster size. Professional games are subject to availability based on the leagues’ fixture lists at time of travel
  • Training sessions and/or professional coaching clinics per your itinerary
  • International exhibition games per your itinerary
  • Three college credits upon completion of on-line course (USA grades 9-12 eligible). In Canada, academic credit is available for Ontario students.
  • Payment plans available to meet the needs of all participants
  • Basic health insurance while on tour (including medical treatment on tour up to $7,500) and $50,000 of coverage for emergency evacuation (U.S. travelers only).
  • Exclusive 24-hour Doctors On-Call partnership
  • Local Guide and Local Bus Driver tips; see note regarding other important tips
  • Note: Tour cost does not include airline-imposed baggage fees, or fees for any required passport or visa. Optional excursions, optional pre-paid Tour Director and multi-day bus driver tipping, among other individual and group customizations will be listed as separate line items in the total trip cost, if included.
We are better able to assist you with a quote for your selected departure date and city over the phone. Please call 1.800.771.5353 to price this tour with your requested options.
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