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Athens Full Day Private Tour

By Olive Sea Travel
9.8 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is €230 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 8h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
Overview

If you are a fan of Greek History and Mythology this is your tour!
See all the highlights of Athens and learn everything about the iconic sites, visiting the Acropolis (Parthenon), the Ancient Agora, the Temple of Zeus and the New Acropolis museum, in a private day tour that will be flexible and customised to your needs!

Activity location

  • Acropolis
    • Via Dionysiou Areopagitou Str.
    • 105 58, Athens, Greece, Greece

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Herodion Hotel
    • 4 Rovertou Galli
    • 117 42, Athina, Greece

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Small Group Tour
  • Activity duration is 8 hours8h8h
  • English

Small Group Tour/ NOT private
Lunch Included
Meeting Point: ''Herodion Hotel'' at 08:00am

Language options: English
Starting time: 09:00
Price details
€230.00 x 1 Adult€230.00

Total
Price is €230.00
Until Sun, 24 Nov

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedPrivate transport
  • What's includedWhat's includedBottled water
  • What's includedWhat's includedProfessional Drivers with Deep knowledge of history [Not licensed to accompany you in any site]
  • What's includedWhat's includedPRIVATE TOUR option: Hotel/ AirBnb/ Port pick up & drop-off
  • What's includedWhat's includedSMALL GROUP option: Meeting Point at HERODION HOTEL [near Acropolis metro station]
  • What's includedWhat's includedSkip the line Tickets [Acropolis, Temple of Zeus, Ancient Agora]
  • What's includedWhat's includedLunch: Pitta Gyros, Greek salad, Baklava, Drink
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedMuseum Ticket [Option: Acropolis Museum- 15€pp OR National Archaeological Museum- 12€pp]
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedLicensed Tour guide upon request— depending on availability [Additional cost: 350€]
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedAirport Pick Up and drop-off [Additional cost]

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Specialised infant seats are available
  • Transport options are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • The drivers are not licensed to accompany you inside the archaeological sites and museum.
  • Please contact us after your booking if you are using a wheelchair or if you are travelling with infants
  • Tickets Included in the bookings made after 2/11/2023
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

Activity itinerary

Acropolis
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Sightseeing in Athens starts with the hill of Acropolis which will make your day. On the historical hill, you will have the opportunity to see the Odeon of Herodes Atticus, the Temple of the Athena Nike, the monumental gateway (Propylaea), the Erechtheum and of course the famous Parthenon, the main temple dedicated to the virgin goddess Athena.
Parthenon
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
Parthenon, the main temple dedicated to the virgin goddess Athena, the eternal symbol of the Athenian democracy and the western civilisation.
Propylaea (Pass by)
The Propylaea is the monumental entrances to the sacred area dedicated to Athena, the patron goddess of the city. Built by the architect Mnesicles with Pentelic marble, their design was avant-garde. To the south-west of the Propylaea, on a rampart protecting the main entrance to the Acropolis, is the Ionian temple of Apteros Nike.
Erechtheion (Pass by)
Temple of Poseidon and Athena, the strangest and most sacred place in ancient Athens.
Temple of Athena Nike (Pass by)
Temple dedicated to the goddess Athena Nike or Wingless Victory.
Temple of Olympian Zeus
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
After the Acropolis, we will head towards the Temple of Zeus, the biggest temple in antiquity, devoted to the King of the Gods, by way of Hadrian's Arch.
Panathenaic Stadium (Pass by)
We will visit Panathenaic Stadium where the first modern Olympic Games were held in 1896.
Mount Lycabettus
  • 15m
Then moving into the historical centre of the city we will drive up the highest hill of Athens, Lycabettus Hill, where you’ll have the best panoramic view of the city, from the hill of Acropolis to the Aegean Sea.
Ancient Agora of Athens
  • 50m
  • Admission ticket included
Ancient Greek Agora which is considered the birthplace of democracy, philosophy and free speech.
Temple of Hephaestus (Pass by)
In the ancient Greek Agora, you will visit the Temple of Hephaestus (the best-preserved temple in Greece standing largely as built) devoted to the God of blacksmiths and volcanoes.
Museum of the Ancient Agora (Pass by)
In this small but important museum you will see findings from Ancient Athenians' daily life and learn about their constitution.
Plateia Syntagmatos (Pass by)
Next driving alongside the National Garden, we will see the changing of the guard (Euzones) in front of the old palace, which is today Parliament House, above the central square of Athens, Syntagma. The square is named after the Constitution that Otto, the first King of Greece, was obliged to grant after a popular and military uprising on 3 September 1843.
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
  • 15m
We will see the changing of the guard (Euzones) in front of the old palace, which is today Parliament House, above the central square of Athens.The Hellenic Parliament, in Greek known as Voulí tonne Ellínon is the parliament of Greece, located in the Old Royal Palace, overlooking Syntagma Square in Athens. The Parliament is the supreme democratic institution that represents the citizens through an elected body of Members of Parliament.
The Academy of Athens (Pass by)
The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens is the largest state institution of higher learning in Greece, and among the largest universities in Europe. The splendid Athens University was designed by the Danish architect Christian Hansen and completed in 1864.
The Academy of Athens (Pass by)
The Academy Building constitutes one of three parts in an “architectural trilogy”. It was founded with the Constitutional Decree of March 18th, 1926, as an Academy of Sciences, Humanities and Fine Arts.
National Library of Greece (Pass by)
The National Library of Greece was built at the end of the 19th century, as the last of the Architectural Trilogy of Athens, a group of three neoclassical buildings which also includes the Academy and the University. The building was designed by Theophil Hansen.
Koukaki
  • 1h
You will be feeling hungry by now, so our next stop is going to be a Greek tavern with the authentic Greek Pitta Gyros in the traditional neighbourhood of Koukaki. Enjoy your lunch and taste Gyros, the most popular Greek recipe, with a set menu, as described below: 1 Pitta Gyros (pork or chicken or veg, fried potatoes, tzatziki, tomato, onion) 1 Greek salad (tomato, cucumber, green pepper, olives & feta cheese, dressed with salt, Greek oregano, and olive oil) 1 piece of Baklava (layered pastry dessert made of filo pastry, filled with chopped nuts, and sweetened with syrup or honey) 1 Drink (beer or glass of wine or soft drink) Please contact us in case of food allergies or dietary restrictions
Monastiraki (Pass by)
Historically old area of Athens.
Acropolis Museum
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket not included
As you enter the museum grounds, look through the plexiglass floor to see the ruins of an ancient Athenian neighbourhood, which were artfully incorporated into the museum design after being uncovered during excavations. This dazzling modernist museum at the foot of the Acropolis’ southern slope showcases its surviving treasures still in Greek possession. While the collection covers the Archaic and Roman periods, the emphasis is on the Acropolis of the 5th century BCE, considered the apotheosis of Greece’s artistic achievement. Built in 2009, this museum was voted as the best mono-thematic museum for 2019. You can choose to visit either the new Acropolis Museum, or the National Archaeological Museum of Athens or spent time in the neighbourhood of Plaka.
National Archaeological Museum
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket not included
Instead of visiting the new Acropolis Museum, we give you the opportunity to visit the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, that houses some of the most important artefacts from a variety of archaeological locations around Greece from prehistory to late antiquity. It is considered one of the greatest museums in the world and contains the richest collection of artefacts from Greek antiquity worldwide.
Plaka
  • 1h
If you don't want to enter the Acropolis or the National Archaeological Museum, you can walk at the traditional neighbourhood with the narrow and picturesque streets, that is known as the neighbourhood of the Gods.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESAcropolis
    • Via Dionysiou Areopagitou Str.
    • 105 58, Athens, Greece, Greece

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEHerodion Hotel
    • 4 Rovertou Galli
    • 117 42, Athina, Greece

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