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Who are we?
Why are we
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about prices?
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OPA TOURS GREECE is a team. We are Joyce Helfand - an American art
educator and tour coordinator, and Nanda Kontopoulos - a Greek
archaeologist and tour manager.
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Together we create, coordinate and escort each tour. We adore Greece
and we know almost all there is to know about it. But above all we
love sharing this remarkable country with others.
In addition to the 'must see' sights
on any tour, we include many other important and unique points of
interest that are seldom offered by other companies.
We take care of all the details from baggage handling to gratuities
to hotel staff, waiters and porters.
Each tour is organized yet flexible, educational yet fun and above
all personal.
We do only Greece...no wonder we do it better!
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Naturally each tour is different but you will not find another tour
to Greece of this quality at anywhere near our prices!
And because we realize that many
people are single travelers, our single supplement rate is much
lower than those charged by other companies.
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Quite simply. We are not a huge company so our prices are low. We
don't undertake large advertising campaigns; most of those who
travel with us have heard about OPA TOURS GREECE from people on
previous tours or have read about us in magazines and newspapers
where we have been recommended by travel writers and fellow
travelers.
We don't give you a lot of unnecessary and costly "extras" such as
multi-paged color brochures, plastic flight bags, etc. What we do
give you, several weeks before your vacation is a specially prepared
booklet about Greece and the specific places we will be visiting. It
has information about everything from the general periods in Greek
art to the current drachma-dollar exchange rate. It contains all
sorts of interesting information that you will want to read before
the tour and bring with you as a reference.
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Usually never more
than 20 people. We believe this is an ideal size group, not too
large but large enough to find compatible traveling companions, and
often as not, good friends long after the trip is over.
- All transportation while in Greece
by first or best-class steamer, ferry, private air-conditioned
motorcoach, economy class on regularly scheduled flights.
- All hotels are first class,
whenever possible and are based on two persons sharing a twin
bedded room with private facilities. In exceptional cases,
substitute hotels of similar or better quality may be used.
- Meals: In-flight meals are served
according to airline policy. On land, continental or full
breakfasts and lunch or dinner as per itinerary.
- Sightseeing as described in
itinerary.
- Baggage handling and porterage.
Airport hotel transfers for those traveling with the group, round
trip from the USA.
- All presently known government and
airport taxes.
- Full-time tour managers
throughout, to coordinate all arrangements and make your land tour
informative and enjoyable.
- Gratuities to waiters, baggage
porters and hotel staff.
- Passport expenses
- Insurance
- Meals and beverages other than
those described in the itinerary
- Personal expenses such as phone
calls, laundry etc.
- Gratuities to Nana Kontopoulos
(our tour manager), our bus driver and ship staff (unless
specified otherwise in itinerary).
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We sure do. Since 1984 all our arrangements in Greece have been made
through Universal Travel Agency, Athens, Greece, an established and
respected company, which has been providing travel services for over
25 years and is a member of the Hellenic Association of Tourism and
Travel Agents (HATTA). In addition to having been acknowledged as
one of the best tour companies in Greece, OPA TOURS GREECE has been
included in the travel guide "Smart Vacations: The Travelers
Guide to Learning Adventures Abroad", published by the
Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE). Of course
personal testimony is the best reference and we will be happy to
furnish names, addresses and even telephone numbers of people who
have traveled with us. You are welcome to contact them personally.
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