February 18–23, 2026 (Wednesday to Monday).
Patras, Greece.
During the biggest carnival in Greece!
2,450 NIS per single participant.
4,800 NIS per couple.
Includes all tours, lectures, meetings, and Greek evening with Pranas.
Hotel and flight – purchased separately, independently.
We will be happy to refer you to excellent travel agents who work with us and recommended hotels in the center of Patras.
Average cost for flight + hotel per person for the entire period: approximately 2,500 NIS.
A real Greek experience with Shimon Peres – the big carnival in Patras!
A unique trip with Shimon Peres during the great carnival of Patras – the most colorful, joyful, and exciting event in Greece!
Huge parades, costumes, Greek music, good food, dancing, taverns, and new friends—an unforgettable experience.
What awaits you?
Active participation in the Patras Carnival – Huge parades, colorful costumes, music, dancing...
A real Greek experience with Shimon Peres – the big carnival in Patras!
A unique trip with Shimon Peres during the great carnival of Patras – the most colorful, joyful, and exciting event in Greece!
Huge parades, costumes, Greek music, good food, dancing, taverns, and new friends—an unforgettable experience.
What awaits you?
Active participation in the Patras Carnival – Huge parades, colorful costumes, music, dancing and endless fireworks.
Tasting tour – We will learn the secrets of Greek cuisine and discover the true flavors of Greece.
Lecture and meeting with Shimon Parnas – Personal stories, Greek music, and a moving touch on the culture that is the love of his life.
Musical tour of the city – Following the greats of Greek singing and Greek soul.
An unforgettable tavern evening – We will eat, drink, dance and sing together with Shimon Parnas in an authentic Greek atmosphere in a local tavern.
Guided historical tour – With the help of a local guide, we will discover Patras and the Peloponnese from a different angle – cultural, colorful and intriguing.
This is not just another trip—it is a once-in-a-lifetime Greek experience, filled with soul, laughter, and a love for authentic Greek music.
Guide details:
Media person, television host, broadcaster and presenter on Network B and the Broadcasting Corporation.
Parnas is considered to be someone who is identified with Greek culture and is considered the high priest of Greek music. He also serves as a tour guide in Greece.
◀ For four decades, Farnes has edited and presented programs on radio and television and has become an integral part of Israel's cultural landscape. Behind him are hundreds of programs that he has edited and presented, including the mythical Taverna program on Channel One and later on Channel Two - a television format that Shimon Farnes conceived in the late 1990s and earned him the Man of the Year award on television.
◀ He hosted the popular radio program "The Mediterranean Basin" on the C network for about 20 years and the documentary radio program "The Journey of the Eastern Magic" which documented the story of Israeli Eastern music from the days of the Yishuv until the 2000s. At the same time, he acquired great knowledge and expertise in Greek music and modern Greek culture and was a pioneer in the broadcasting of Greek music on Israeli radio.
