TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

• Travel in a smaller group with other spirit-minded people, fully escorted by Vivian Menjivar and Dean Soukeras
• Athens (the Acropolis, including the Parthenon, dedicated to Athena, Goddess of Wisdom, and the Acropolis Museum)
• Temple of Poseidon- god of the Sea
• Temple of Eleusis - Ancient Mystery School of Demeter, the Earth Mother Goddess
• Epidaurus, dedicated to Asclepius, the God of Healing/Medicine –
• Mycanae - Beehive Tombs of King Agamemnon and Lions Gate
• Delphi - Sanctuary of Athena, Temple of Apollo, Oracle of Delphi
• Dion, ancient city at the foot of Mt. Olympos, Home of the Gods
• Thessaloniki - visit the Archeological Museum of Thessaloniki and its surrounding sights
• Ceremonies and Inca Rites at the Ancient Temples

TOUR ITINERARY
(B = Breakfast; L = Lunch; D = Dinner)

Day 1. Thursday, May 21. Depart for Athens
Depart from your home country to Athens, Greece.
Flights from the U.S. are overnight

Day 2. Friday, May 22. Arrive in Athens / Welcome Dinner (D)
Upon arrival we will transfer by private coach to our hotel and check in.
Time to rest and relax before our Orientation and Welcome Dinner.
Overnight Athens.

Day 3. Saturday, May 23. Athens, Acropolis and Sounion: Bands of Protection, Seer and Harmony Rites (B)
After breakfast, we are off for our morning in Athens, and will be met by our Homeric Tours guide.
We will visit such sights as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, The Royal Palace and the Panathenian Stadium.
Our tour will feature an extended visit of the Acropolis, the original site of Athens, a limestone plateau overlooking the city and supporting the Parthenon, the all-marble temple dedicated to Athena, Goddess of Wisdom, War, and Crafts.
At the Theatre of Dionysus, god of spiritual intoxication and initiation into secret rites, you will receive the Seer Rite.
At the Temple of Athena, protective goddess of Athens, you will receive the Bands of Protection.
Next we will visit the Monastiraki (Flea Market) as well as the modern market. We will drive through Patission Ave and Alexandras Ave. as well as Vas and Sofias Ave and Panepistimiou Ave.
Then onto onto "Cape Sounion". We drive along the coastal road past the wonderful beaches of Glyfada, Vouliagmeni, Varkiza and countless coves, one has a splendid view of the Saronic Gulf.
A crowning feature of the tour is Cape Sounion dominated by the spectacular Temple of Poseidon, god of the Sea, overlooking the Aegean Sea. Here you will receive the Harmony Rite.
Return to Athens for our overnight accommodations.

Day 4. Sunday, May 24. ELEFSIS – EPIDAURUS – MYCANAE - ATHENS (B,L)
We will drive to Elefisi and visit.
The Temple of Eleusius, Home to the Mystery School of Demeter, goddess of the Earth.
Essentially, the rites of this school imitated the agricultural cycles of planting the seed, nurturing its growth, and harvesting the grain. On the esoteric level the drama enacted for the initiates symbolized the odyssey of the human soul, its descent into matter, its earthly sufferings, its terror in the darkness of death, and its rebirth into divine existence.
Here you will receive the Earthkeeper Rite.
Next we drive along the coastal road of the Soronic gulf to Mycenae; an imposing site on top of a rocky hill. The Mycenaean culture, the first civilization to begin in Europe in 1400 BCE, is the source of ancient epics and legends such as Helen of Troy and the Trojan War, and King Agamemnon's tragic life and death.
We visit the Beehive Tombs of King Agamemnon (above) and the awe-inspiring Lions Gate (right), the earliest known piece of monumental sculpture on the European continent.
Then drive through ARGOS onto NAUPLIA. After our stop for our included lunch, we visit EPIDAURUS, one of the ancient Greek theatres, built right into the hills and made of marble, world renowned because of its amazing acoustics. Epidaurus was a sanctuary dedicated to Asclepius, the God of Healing & Medicine. Here you will receive the Healer Rite.
Returning to Athens via the Epidaurus and Corinth we visit ancient Corinth and the sites made famous by St. Paul the Apostle.
Return to Athens for overnight stay.

Day 5. Monday, May 25. Delphi (B,D)
After breakfast at our Hotel we begin our classical tour of Northern Greece. We begin with a visit to the Archaeological site of Delphi, home of the ancient oracle, one of the most famous mystical sites in the world. In ancient times it was considered the center of the known world, the place where heaven and earth met, the place on earth where man/woman was closest to God/Goddess.
At the Temple of Apollo at Delphi, you will receive the Daykeeper Rite.
At the Sanctuary of Athena, Goddess of Wisdom, you will receive the Wisdomkeeper Rite.
After our visit we will overnight at the Amalia hotel in Delphi. Our included dinner will be served this evening.

Day 6. Tuesday, May 26 Delphi - Dion - Thessaloniki (B,D)
After breakfast at our Hotel We depart and visit Mt. Olympus at Dion (approx. 5.5 hrs).
At the ancient archaeological site of Dion, we are at the foot of Mt. Olympus, home to the gods.
Here where Zeus, Lord of the sky and King of the gods, reigned you will receive the Starkeeper Rite and the Co-Creator Rite.
From Dion we continue on to Thessaloniki ( 1.5 hours).
We check into our hotel for our overnight accommodations. Dinner is included this evening.

Day 7. Wednesday, May 27 Thessaloniki (B)
After breakfast at our Hotel, we will visit the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki and its surrounding sights. We later fly back to Athens for our overnight stay. Good Bye Dinner.

Day 8. Thursday, May 28 Depart for Home (B)
After breakfast at our Hotel, we will transfer you to the airport for our flight home.

Note: This itinerary is subject to change due to conditions beyond our control.

Tour Prices:
International Roundtrip Air and Land Package Pricing (Air is from JFK Airport in NY)
$3,500.00

Land Pricing Only - (Participants are responsible to book and pay for their own air to and from Athens and to arrive in Athens by May 22nd to begin the tour)
$2,100.00

TOUR HOSTS:

Vivian Menjivar is Director of Hand to Heart Therapeutics and has been leading spiritual trips to Greece since 2002.

Vivian is a gifted Clairsentient Healing Facilitator, integrating her gifts of Clairsentience, Clairaudience and Telepathy and her sensitivity as a Bodywork Therapist and Healer.

Dean Soukeras is an accomplished healing facilitator, shaman and author of The Link and Lost Passage. He holds a BA from Fordham University , and a JD from Pace School of Law. 
Dean was recently recognized by Entrepreneur Magazine as the owner of one of the fastest growing small businesses in the United States.

During this odyssey your hosts will facilitate sacred ceremonies, meditations and initiation rituals to assist you to connect with the powerful energies of the Greek Gods and Goddesses and the Inca Rites and all the aspects of consciousness that they represent within your consciousness that assist you in your personal growth.

Dean and Vivian host the Link to Saced Radio show on www.blogtalkradio.com/linktosacred