Olympic unveils its first escorted tours with Greek options


Samantha Mayling


Olympic Holidays has introduced guided group tours exploring the history of ancient Greece for 2020. It is the first time the operator


has offered escorted tours, with itineraries of two, four and seven nights now being featured. The seven-night Celebration of


Ancient Greece escorted tour visits ancient sites in Athens, Olympia and Delphi before a day-long Saronic Gulf islands cruise. It costs from £1,199. Clients on the four-day Let’s


Get Classical tour can visit the new


Acropolis Museum in Athens and Delphi. Prices start at £489. Another four-day tour is Follow


the Flame, which takes clients to Athens and Olympia, the cradle of the ancient Olympic Games, and costs from £509. All prices include flights from


London, three-star B&B accom- modation and entrance fees for archaeological sites and museums. Four or five-star accommodation options are also available. Michael Vinales, managing


director, said: “Athens has become a hugely popular destination for Olympic over the last year. “Guests aren’t always looking


Headwater adds walking, cycling, skiing and canoeing tours for 2020


Self-guided holiday specialist Headwater Holidays has 15 new walking holidays and 13 new cycling tours for 2020. Also new from the Travelopia-


owned brand is a canoeing holiday in France and three cross-country ski holidays: two in Switzerland and one in Finnish Lapland. There are four new walking


itineraries in the UK, featuring Northumberland, Hadrian’s Wall and the Cotswolds. Prices start at £495 for the five-night Walk Along the Historic Hadrian’s Wall trip, including B&B. There are also new treks in Norway, Italy, Germany, France and Costa Rica. For cyclists, there are new


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holidays in the UK, Germany, France, Austria, Italy, Spain, Slovenia and Croatia. The Swiss ski holidays are based


in Kandersteg and cost from £1,065 for five nights, including flights. headwater.com


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