Half Day Marathon Tour

  •  The dam and Marathon lake, Attica, Greece
  • Artemis Temple
  • The tymbos of the Athenians in Marathon

This half day private tour covers the historical place of Marathon, famous for the "Marathon Race" and for the "Marathon Battle" between the Greeks and the Persians.

  • Visit the Marathon Lake with its well known Marathon Dam  
  • See the Marathon start point of the famous Marathon Race. 
  • Visit the Marathon Tymvos (Tomb) and the archaeological museum
  • Visit the Sanctuary of Goddess Artemis in Brauron  

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)
    • Marathon: Full 6 €, Reduced 3 € 
    • Brauron:  Full 6 €, Reduced 3 €

 

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

In winter period (November 1st up March 31st) the reduced rate of single ticket is valid for all visitors.

 

Entrance Fees Important Note

You may buy your entrance ticket on spot (at the entrance gate of the sight) 

 

Duration: 5 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 

  • Marathon : 08:30 – 15:00 (All year / closed on Tuesdays)
  • Brauron : 08:30 – 15:00 (All year / closed on Tuesdays)

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 driving towards the northern side of Attica prefecture to Marathon. First stop is at the Lake of Marathon, a technical lake which was created from the construction of the homonymous dam. The Marathon lake, until 60’s, was the main water supply for Athens. The Marathon Dam, which is a gravity dam, is an impressive and unique construction due to the reason that its external cladding was made with the famous white “Pentelikon marble” (the same marble was used for Acropolis of Athens).

Our next stop is at the plain of Marathon where the famous battle between Greeks and Persians took place in 490 B.C. You will see the start point of the famous Marathon Race (race in honored of the Greek messenger Pheidipides who ran the distance from Marathon to Athens without any stop in order to announce the victory to Athenians). You will visit the “Tymvos” (Tomb - a burial mound that houses the ashes of the 192 Athenians who fell during the Battle of Marathon) and the archaeological museum.

Last stop of our tour is at the Sanctuary of Goddess Artemis in Brauron. Amongst others you will see the Artemis Temple, the “Π” Shared Stoa, and the Stone Bridge. You will also visit the archaeological museum with findings from Goddess Artemis Sanctuary.

Our private tour concludes with the return to our starting point.