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Have a wild Greek weekend on the emerald party island of Corfu.  We stay at the famous PINK PALACE backpackers resort located right on beautiful Agios Gordios beach.  You can take your pick of activities from a booze cruise, ATV quad safaris, sea kayaking, hiking, sightseeing in Corfu Town, or just tanning under the Mediterranean sun.  Included during our stay are two dinners, two breakfasts and a pink toga party!   Travel to/from Corfu is on an overnight cruise ship across the Adriatic Sea, complete with several restaurants, 3-4 bars, duty free shopping and a discotech till late in the night/early morning hours for those that want to keep the party going on the journey to/from Greece!

Itinerary

Day 1 Depart Florence/Rome at approx. 7:30am for transfer to the Adriatic Sea port of Ancona. Departure for Greece at 1:30pm via overnight cruise ship, complete with restaurants, bars, and a disco club.

*Fly-In package arrival on your own to Corfu (you will be sent exact instructions on how to arrive). You'll be picked up by private transfer from the Corfu airport.  If you plan on arriving a day earlier, and would like an extra night of accommodations, please contact us.   Note that this package starts on "Day 2" of the trip itinerary (which is the indicated booking day you'll select for this available pacakge) as it includes 2 nights accommodations and you'll arrive the same day as those coming overnight by boat from Italy.

Day 2 Early morning arrival to Greece mainland (approx. 8am) followed by short transfer ferry to Corfu Island (1.5 hours), check into rooms at the Pink Palace and have your choice of many activities including ATV quads, the famous Booze Cruise, sea kayaking, snorkeling, or a trip to Corfu Town (activities are weather dependent). Or simply relax, swim and soak up the sun on this beautiful beach at the Pink Palace. At night head down to the Pink Palace Palladium club for dinner and an all night dance party. And for those that want to continue the party there is the non-stop 24 hour reception bar at the Pink Palace. 

Day 3 Free day to enjoy activities or relax at the Pink Palace (same activities as above). For the night time pick up your toga for the Toga Party! The toga party starts with dinner, happy hour and then a Greek dancing show, plate smashing, an Ouzo fire circle, and plenty of dancing till late in the night!. 

Day 4 Free day to enjoy activities or relax at Pink Palace (same as other days - you can enjoy the day how you like!). Early evening departure back to port for transfer ferry to mainland and then late evening departure back to Italy via cruise ship (same ship we took from Italy to Greece overnight). 

Day 5 Cruise returns to the port of Ancona mid-afternoon and after boat arrival there is the return transfer to Florence/Rome with arrival at approx. 8-9pm (depending on traffic, as well as boat arrival time can be affected by sea conditions).

*Fly-In package departure from Corfu on your own.

**Flying to Corfu is generally done with a transfer through Athens (especially with Aegean Air) though there are some direct flights from certain European destinations to Corfu.