Full Day Athens Tour

  • Karyatides
  • Temple of the Olympian Zeus
  • Athens Acropolis Museum
  • Athens the Evzones the Monument of the Unknown Soldier
  • Plaka, under the Acropolis in Athens Greece
  • Greece, Athens. Arch of Hadrian at night
  • Athens National Library
  • Tower of the Winds Athens

This full day private tour covers the majority of the most significant Athens classical monuments  - starting with its cornerstone the world famous Acropolis.

  • Visit the unique Acropolis of Athens and admire the imposing Parthenon
  • Visit the impressive Acropolis Museum
  • Visit 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 Kerameikos sight and its museum
  • Visit the Ancient Agora and walking in the picturesque alleys of 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 €
    • Kerameikos : Full 8 €, Reduced 4 €
    • 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

You may buy your entrance ticket on spot (at the entrance gate of each sight and the museum). But, it is highly recommended to buy them online and in advance from the official website https://hhticket.gr for the Athens sights and from the https://etickets.theacropolismuseum.gr for the Acropolis Museum (you earn the skip the lines service).

 

Duration : 7-8 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
  • 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).

 

Important 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. From the top, you will have a panoramic view of the ancient theater of Dionisos & of the Herodion (Odeion of Herodes Atticus). We continue with the visit 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 Erectheion.

Our private tour goes on 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. A quick lunch break and we continue  with the Kerameikos sight. You will visit part of the Themistoclean Wall, the Dipylon Gate & the Sacred Gate, the Pompeion, the Demosion Sema and the Kerameikos museum. Our private tour concludes with the return in our starting place.