OPEKA/LAE Excursion Program
Subsidized 4-day excursions (3 nights) for farmers and OGA pensioners through cooperating travel agencies.
Subsidised four-day trip
Applications are closed right now — you will apply once it reopens. Applications closed on 25/5/2026.
Who can get it
Official evidence · ΥΑ 7515/2026 (ΦΕΚ Β΄ 2326/24.04.2026) άρθρο 4 παρ. 1: «α) Οι ασφαλισμένοι του e-ΕΦΚΑ (ΟΓΑ) οι οποίοι είναι ασφαλιστικά ενήμεροι κατά την 31η Δεκεμβρίου 2025 - ειδικώς για τους εργάτες γης, απαιτείται να έχουν πραγματοποιήσει τουλάχιστον 150 ημέρες εργασίας κατά το προηγούμενο δωδεκάμηνο, β) οι συνταξιούχοι του e-ΕΦΚΑ (ΟΓΑ), γ) οι συνταξιούχοι του Λογαριασμού Ανασφάλιστων Υπερηλίκων του άρθρου 1 του ν. 1296/1982 … στ) τα μέλη των οικογενειών των προσώπων των περ. α, β, γ, δ και ε της παρούσας παραγράφου, σύζυγοι και τέκνα με δικαίωμα περίθαλψης απορρέον από άμεσα δικαιούχο του ΛΑΕ.» · Checked: 2026-09-30
Official evidence · ΥΑ 7515/2026 (ΦΕΚ Β΄ 2326/2026) άρθρο 5: «2. Δικαίωμα συμμετοχής στα προγράμματα έχουν όσοι περιλαμβάνονται στο ως άνω αρχείο (μητρώο).» · «7. Σε περίπτωση που εκδηλωθεί ενδιαφέρον από αριθμό ωφελουμένων πέραν του οριζομένου στο άρθρο 3 για κάθε πρόγραμμα, η επιλογή γίνεται με κλήρωση» · opeka.gov.gr: «Οι αιτήσεις συμμετοχής στα προγράμματα του ΛΑΕ/ΟΠΕΚΑ υποβλήθηκαν στα ΚΕΠ όλης της χώρας από την Τρίτη 5 Μαΐου έως και τη Δευτέρα 25 Μαΐου 2026.» · Checked: 2026-09-30
Based on official sources. For the latest criteria, contact the relevant authority.
How to apply
The steps to apply yourself. Free: you don’t need to pay anyone.
Required Documents
Usually the details gov.gr already holds about you are enough.
Step by step
- 1
Check the result of the 2026 cycle
Make sure you are a beneficiary or an eligible applicant who was not drawn.
- 2
Ask for a redistributed voucher at a KEP
From 7/9/2026 vouchers are given out first come first served to eligible applicants who were not drawn.
- 3
Choose a contracted travel agency
Agree the programme, the dates and any private contribution.
- 4
Complete the trip by 28/2/2027
Show the voucher and the required details to the provider.
Open the page
Authority: ΟΠΕΚΑ
Good to know
- Sign in to gov.gr with your TAXISnet codes. You sign in ONLY through the official government page. Never enter your codes anywhere else.
- Fill in and submit the application. Enter your details, upload anything requested and submit. Keep the protocol number.
- Track your application. Progress and the final decision appear in your account on the authority / gov.gr.
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What it is
The LAE/OPEKA 2026 excursion programme (run by OPEKA, the Organisation for Welfare Benefits and Social Solidarity, for beneficiaries of LAE, the Agricultural Hearth Account for farmers) provides organised four-day trips through contracted travel agencies. From 7 September 2026, unused vouchers are redistributed at KEP (Citizen Service Centres), first come first served and until they run out, only to 2026 applicants who were not drawn in the lottery and had the excursion programme as their first choice.
Lifecycle*
ActiveTime-limited programme
- Active from
- Active until
- Application deadline
*Cycles, deadlines, and availability may change regularly. Always confirm with the official source before applying.
Benefit details
- Provider
- ΟΠΕΚΑ
- Category
- Culture, Sport & Transport
- Status
- Applications closed
- Type of benefit
- Service / In-kind
Details last verified: 09/10/2026