Full Day Athens Jewish Tour and Acropolis Museum

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  • Athens Acropolis Museum
  • Athens the Evzones the Monument of the Unknown Soldier
  • Greece, Athens. Arch of Hadrian at night
  • Athens National Library
  • Athens Bust in Acropolis museum

This full day special private tour includes visits to the main Jewish Athens sites (presenting the history of the Athens Jewish community) as well as to the most significant Athens classical monuments including the outstanding new Acropolis Museum.

  • Visit the unique Acropolis of Athens and admire the imposing Parthenon
  • Visit the Jewish Museum
  • See the Etz Hayyim Synagogue and the Beth Shalom Synagogues
  • Visit the Holocaust Memorial in Kerameikos
  • Visit the impressive Acropolis Museum
  • Admire the magnificent Olympieio with the Zeus Temple and the Hadrian’s Arch
  • See the famous Panathenaic Stadium (also known as Kallimarmaron)
  • Climb to St. George Lycabetus Hill with the best panoramic view of Athens 
  • Visit the Ancient Agora and the famous Plaka

What is Included

  • Private activity (only your group will participate)
  • Hotel or Apartment pick up & drop off
  • Piraeus Port, Cruise terminal pick up & drop off
  • Athens Airport pick up & drop off
  • Luxury air-conditioned vehicle 
  • English speaking driver/guide (Not allowed to enter inside the archaeological areas & museums)
  • Bottled water, wet & dry tissues
  • Free WiFi on board
  • All taxes, fuel surcharge, tolls’ cost, parking fees
  • Baby seat or child booster upon request with no extra charge (compulsory to be requested in advance) 
  • Folding wheelchair upon request with no extra charge (compulsory to be requested in advance)

What is Not Included

  • Licensed tour guide for escorting you into the sights (on request with additional charge)
  • Food & drinks
  • Gratuities (optional)
  • Entrance Fees (Cost as bellow)
    • Acropolis: Full 20 €, Reduced 10 €
    • Olympieio:  Full 8 €, Reduced 4 €
    • Ancient Agora: Full 10 €, Reduced 5 €
    • Jewish Museum: Full 6 €, Reduced 3 €
    • Acropolis Museum:
      • Winter Season (Nov. 1st – March 31st) : Full 10 €, Reduced 5 €
      • Summer Season (April 1st – Oct. 31st) : Full 15 €, Reduced 10 €

 

Entrance Fees Policy

Reduced Ticket: People over 65 years old from EU members states upon presentation of ID or Passport

Free: Children and young people up to the age of 25 years from EU members states and children and young people up the age of 18 years from Non EU countries, upon presentation of ID or Passport

 

Entrance Fees Important Note

Athens Sights: You may buy your entrance ticket, either on spot (at the entrance gate of each sight) or in advance online on https://hhticket.gr  (you earn the skip the lines service)

Jewish Museum: You may buy your entrance ticket, either on spot (at the entrance gate of the museum) or in advance online on https://payments.jewishmuseum.gr/en/tickets/ 

Acropolis Museum: You may buy your entrance ticket, either on spot (at the entrance gate of the museum) or in advance online on https://etickets.theacropolismuseum.gr (you earn the skip the lines service)

 

Duration : 8 hours (approx)

Bring along 

  • Your passport or ID and your booking confirmation
  • Comfortable shoes, sun hat
  • Your smile

Participants: 1 up 17 participants

Languages: English, Greek 

Opening Hours of the sights 

  • Acropolis & rest sights
    • Winter Season (Nov. 1st up March 31st) : 08:00 – 16:30
    • Sumner Season (April 1st up Oct. 31st) : 08:00 – 18:00
  • Athens Jewish Museum
    • Monday to Friday : 09:00 – 14:30, Saturday : Closed, Sunday : 10:00 – 14:00
  • Acropolis Museum
    • Winter Season (Nov. 1st up March 31st) : 09:00 – 16:30
    • Sumner Season (April 1st up Oct. 31st) : 09:00 – 19:30 apart from Monday (last entry at 16:30)

Requirements  

Please provide us with pick up point details (hotel name or apartment’s address, cruise ship name, arrival flight details or other) and with drop off point details (if different from pick up point). . 

mportant Information

  • Please wait us for pick up at least 5 minutes before the scheduled tour start time.
  • Our driver will meet you at the hotel lobby or outside of the building of your apartment 5 minutes before the scheduled pick up time. 
  • For Cruise travelers, our driver will wait you at the Exit Gate of Cruise Terminal holding a sign with your name. 
  • In Athens Airport, our driver will wait you at the Exit Gate of the Arrivals Terminal holding a sign with your name.

Further Information / Detailed Tour Description 

Our private tour starts with the visit of the naturally fortified hill of the Acropolis, the cornerstone of Athens existence. You will travel back in ancient times walking among the Propylaea, the Temple of Athena Nike, the unique Parthenon & the Erechtheion. 

Your next visit will be to the Jewish Museum (founded in 1977) where you will be witnessed with material (among others clothing, artifacts & photos) showing the long history of the Jewish life in Athens, which dates back to 3rd century B.C. We continue with the two Synagogues. The older, Etz Hayyim Synagogue, which was founded in 1904 (it is used only during main holidays) & the newest, Beth Shalom Synagogue, which was founded in 1935 & renovated in 70’s (fully operational today). Just next, in a marvelous park with view of the ancient cemetery of Kerameikos, you will visit the Holocaust Memorial.

Our private tour continues with the visits to Olympieio (with the Temple of Zeus and the Hadrian’s Arch) and to the famous Panathenaic Stadium (also known as Kallimarmaron) where the first modern Olympic Games were revived on 1896. Next stop is the Presidential Mansion (ex-Royal Palace) where you will monitor the traditional Change of the Guard.

Our car will then climb you to St. George Lycabetus Hill with the best panoramic view of Athens (ideal place for taking photos). While on route of our private tour, you will see important buildings & places such as the National Library, the Academy, the Univercity, the Old Greek Parliament & the Syntagma Square (Parliament building & Tomb of Unknown Soldier). Our next visits is to the Ancient Agora and to the famous Plaka. You will be lost in the narrow streets where the spirit of old Athens exists. 

Our last visit is to the Acropolis Museum, one of the most important museum in the world. You will admire unique findings of the archaeological area of the Acropolis of Athens while visiting the permanent exhibitions such as the Gallery of the Slopes of the Acropolis, the Archaeic Gallery, the Parthenon Gallery & the Gallery of Classical Acropolis with finds from the Propylaia, from the Temple of Athena Nike & from the Erechtheion. Our private tour concludes with the return to our starting place.