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 Athens Highlights & Panoramic Tour

Price Guide
Private €195
Semi-Private €78

Duration
4 Hours

Group Size
Private 

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Activity Level
Easy

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Best Time To Go
All Year Round

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Host or Greeter
English, Spanish, Italian, French

Semi-Private from Jan. 8 to Mar. 25 / Tue - Sat / Spanish

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Low Deposits To Book

Book your trip with us and pay a reduced deposit with the rest 30 days before your departure

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Low Cancellation Fees

Should you wish to cancel outright, we will apply a 10% cancellation fee for all new bookings. The 10% fee will be kept in credit for you to use on your next booking with us.

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Full Flexibility

We will not charge you any admin fees to change your travel dates due to Covid-19 travel restrictions in place within 30 days of your departure.

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Travel Insurance 

Your trip with us is fully financially protected by our travel insurers.

Talk to the Experts

Highlights

Enjoy your tour with a Greek local knowledgeable and expert guide dedicated exclusively to you and your group. Visit the Acropolis with a luxury of a comfortable car which will collect you from the port or your hotel, to transport you to the base of the hill.

Our team of friendly Greek experts are here to help. 

Contact us by phone +30 6944 512 284

email info@toursbygreeklocals.com

or Contact form.

We look forward to hearing from you. 

  About this Activity

  • The price for the reservation depends on number of participants

  • Your guide will contact you by email with the details (be sure to check your spam email folder)

  • A deposit is required to confirm your reservation.

  • Our tours and services are flexible and can be adapted to the customer’s needs.

  • Acropolis Hill - Parthenon - Erechtheion - Herodion Odeon

  • Temple of Zeus - Hadrian's Arch

  • Panathenaic Olympic Stadium

  • Parliament - Changing of the Guards 

  • Lunch at a local traditional restaurant

  • Academy of science - Athens University - National Library

  • Lycabettus Hill 

  • The Old City Plaka

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This 4 hours tour gives you the opportunity to observe the striking contrasts that make Athens such a fascinating city. Ancient Athens is one of Europe's oldest cities, one with a continuous history whose beginnings can be traced some 5.000 years ago. The Greek capital is known as the cradle of democracy.

Upon arrival, meet your expert guide and transfer from the port of Piraeus or your hotel in our fully air-conditioned vehicle and transfer you at the city center. Along the way, discover some of the most important sightseeing places of  the city such as the Panathenaic Stadium, the stadium that the first modern Olympic Games took place in 1896. We continue at the Syntagma Square, where the Greek Parliament is located, with the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier fronting it and we will watch the changing of the Guards, two Evzones - members of the presidential Guard (a select military corps) - stand on both sides of it, in traditional costume. Stroll to the National Garden, where Zappeion is located an emblematic 19th c. historic edifice, used today as a venue for official ceremonies and meetings, the Hadrian’s Arch, the Temple of Zeus and the Old Parliament building. Climb on Lycabettus Hill, a green location, on the top of which you will enjoy a lovely view of the entire city and drive along Vasilissis Sofia Avenue which is lined with neoclassical buildings, embassies and museums.

After that, visit the imposing Rock of the Acropolis, the cradle of Western Civilization. Learn more about the Propylaea, the temple of Athena Nike, the Parthenon, the Erechtheion , the Odeon of Herod Atticus, the ancient theatre of Dionysus, the first in human history.

Before heading back explore Plaka and Monastiraki, the city's oldest districts with numerous bars and tavernas. Sample the regions culinary splendors tasting souvlaki’’ the traditional Greek food. At the end of the day, your private transfer will escort you to the port or your hotel.

  What's Included

  • Private transfers in luxury vehicles throughout your journey

  • English speaking driver

  • Tour Leader (Not licensed to accompany you into the sites)

  • Sightseeing tour in Athens

  • Spend time in the old city of Athens exploring at leisure

  • Bottled water

  • All taxes

  What's Not Included

  • Personal expenses (food and drinks)

  • Gratuities 10% (optional)

  • Licensed tour guide upon request, depending on availability

  • Entrance Fees

Want to extend your trip?

If you are looking to extend your stay in greece, then please speak to our travel experts as we can create you a bespoke itinerary to suit your needs. info@toursbygreeklocals.com 

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