Greece Study Tour 2024
15 to 25 September 2024
PAUL'S EPISTLES
Walk in the footsteps of the Apostle Paul who wrote many of the New Testament letters.
Gain deeper appreciation of the Bible as you travel through ancient cities and pastoral landscapes, including a cruise on the Mediterranean Sea.
Tour Outline - 11 Days
Day 1–2 - Travel, Thessaloniki
Meet at Changi Airport for our overnight flight to Thessaloniki. Arrive at Thessaloniki and do a city tour of Thessaloniki, thereafter check into our hotel. Our accommodations for the 2 nights will be at The Met Hotel, Thessaloniki.
Days 3–4 - Philippi, Kavala, Berea, Verghina
We will continue our tour with a visit to Philippi and Kavala. The next day, we will then visit Berea and Verghina on our way to Meteora. Our accommodation for the night will be at Larissa Imperial Hotel, Larissa.
Day 5 - Meteora
We will begin our day with a visit to Meteora before we drive down to Athens. Our accommodations for the night will be at the Royal Olympic Hotel, Athens.
Days 6–8 - Cruise on the Mediterranean Sea
Today we begin our cruise on the Mediterranean Sea where we will spend the next 3 days on board the Celestyal Discovery. The ship will dock in the following places: Myconos Island, Kusadasi (Turkey), Patmos Island, Crete Island, and Santorini Island. There are 2 land excursions included in our package where we will visit Ancient Ephesus (Kusadasi) and the Grotto of St. John (Patmos). On the islands of Myconos and Santorini, it will be free & easy.
Days 9–11 - Corinth, Athens, Travel
The next 2 days, we will tour Corinth and Athens, and visit the following sites: Isthmus, Corinth, Cenchrea, Mars Hill, Acropolis and panoramic view of Athens. At the end of our tour in Athens, we will travel to the airport for a night departure. We will arrive at Singapore Changi Airport in the late afternoon on 25 Sept.
Note: Hotels, sites and routes are subject to change based on local conditions and availability. Should this occur substitutions of similar value will be arranged.
Tour Prices (in SGD)
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Full Tour Package: $5200
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Land Only Package: $3920
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Single Supplement: $1806
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Sign up by 10 May 2024.
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Deposit of S$1,000 is required upon sign-up. Payment instructions will be emailed to you immediately after completing the sign-up form below.
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We accept credit card payments with an additional 3% bank charge.
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Full Tour Package price includes: airfare, half board (breakfast & dinner), double-sharing accommodations at 5 star hotels, entrance fees to all sites mentioned in the itinerary, 3 nights cruise in standard outside cabin with picture window XB, 3 shore excursions (Ancient Ephesus, Patmos & Crete), tips for guides, drivers & hotel staffs, top class government licensed English-speaking tour guide, all transfers & sightseeing as per itinerary by private, deluxe, air-conditioned coach.
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Full Tour price excludes: airport taxes & fuel surcharges (currently @S$720), expenses of a personal nature, travel insurance, and lunches (except during cruise).
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Land Only Package tour price as above excluding airfare. Please do not purchase your air ticket until you receive our email confirmation of the tour to proceed.
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Precept Ministries has made every effort to price this as a complete tour package. However, should additional charges arise that have not been included in the tour package price, these charges will be the responsibility of each tour participant. For additional tour information and the cancellation policy, please review the General Terms and Conditions below.
Terms and Conditions
Click to read T&C. Please read before signing up!
General Terms and Conditions (Ref: 20BD-b1)
Participants who signed up for the tour are deemed to have read, understood and accepted the following terms & conditions:
A. Reservations & Payment Schedule
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To secure a place for this tour, kindly submit the reservation form (either physical or online) along with a $1,000 deposit per person at the time of reservation.
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Sign up by 10th May 2024. Please note that the tour will proceed only when there are sufficient sign-ups to form a group.
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When there are sufficient people to form a group to go, we will notify you that the tour is confirmed (expected to be around 10 May 2024).
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For those booking 'Land Only Package', please do not purchase your air ticket until you receive our email confirmation of the tour to proceed.
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The 2nd payment of S$2,920 per person (plus single supplement, if applicable) will be due around 10 June 2024.
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For Full Tour Package participants, the 3rd and final payment (airfare and taxes) will be required around 10 July 2024.
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The tour group size may be around 20 to 40-plus people.
B. Cancellations
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In the event that Precept Ministries (Singapore) has to cancel the tour due to insufficient sign-ups or unforeseen circumstances arising on our part, we will endeavour to inform you as soon as possible and liability will be limited to a refund of all monies paid us.
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In the event that you cancel your booking and notify Precept Ministries (Singapore) in writing; or
In the event that this tour, after being confirmed to proceed, is unable to proceed eventually, or is disrupted, or to be cancelled at any point in time due to situation arising that is beyond our control (for example, political, riots, strikes, disaster, Covid-19 or similar outbreaks and related situations like travel restrictions, etc.),-
we will endeavour to work with the respective vendors to see if any form of refund is possible. However, this is not a guarantee and it depends on case by case basis.
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C. Travel Insurance
You are advised to purchase travel insurance immediately after we have informed you that the tour is confirmed to proceed, which should be around May 10th.This is to cover any claims that may arise including the following:
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In the event that you are unable to go for the tour due to any situation arising (including the aforesaid) or any emergencies arising.
There were indeed past cases where participants have made all the payments but subsequently had to cancel their tour due to emergencies arising at home and they could only try to recover cost from their insurance company.
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To cover unforeseen emergency expenses that you may incur during the tour including any hospitalisation or other situations.
D. Possible Changes
Changes in airline schedules or local conditions may require hotels, itineraries, routings and even airlines or flight schedules to be changed. Should this occur, we will endeavour to substitute with other reasonable arrangements.
