Experience Athens Like a Local: Full-Day Private Tour
In this tour, you will have a great taste of Athens! During your private tour you will visit the sacred Rock of the Acropolis with the Parthenon, admire the remains of Zeus’s Temple, visit the modern Olympic, Panathenaic or “Kalimarmaro” stadium, and then pass through the National Gardens into the heart of the city. You will also see the Syntagma Square and witness the hourly change of the guards, in front of the Greek Parliament. During the tour you will also see the famous trilogy of neoclassical architecture, the National Library, the Academy of Arts and Sciences and the first University of Athens. Afterwards, we will head uptown to Kolonaki, where elite fashion and couture shops, meet with beautiful sidewalk cafes. Later we will go downtown to the vibrant fish and meat market, before we head to Monastiraki Square. Finally, if time and traffic permits, you will witness a breathtaking view of everything you’ve seen so far, from the highest point of the city, the Lycabettus Hill!
Options
4-7 People, Mercedes Minivan
8 Hours Private Tour of the Best Highlights in Athens
Pickup included
What's included in Experience Athens Like a Local: Full-Day Private Tour
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Parthenon
The Athens Sightseeing usually starts at the Acropolis hill, with well known architectural masterpieces of the Golden Age of Athens that includes Erechtheion (female statues of the Caryatides or Maidens dedicated to goddess Athena and god Poseidon), the temple of Athena Nike and Propylaea. You will also have a great chance to foresee the monument (that puts an order in mind), which is the Parthenon. From the top of the Acropolis hill you can see, the Odeon of Herodus Atticus, the Theatre of Dionysus and the Areopagus (Mars Hill). Get ready for a memorable day! We are expecting you!
Acropolis Museum
One of the most beautiful museums in the world dedicated completely to the Acropolis hill of Athens.
Tempio Di Zeus Olimpio
The biggest temple ever built in the city of Athens.
Inclusions
- Luxury transportation with New Mercedes Vehicles (the latest models).
- Athens Hotel, Apartment or Port (Cruise Ship) Pickup and Return.
- Flexibility according to travelers Needs and Interests.
- Rates include: Service for a Private Driver-guide, All parking fees and...
- Professional English speaking Knowledgeable and Experienced Tour Driver.
- Licensed Guide for guiding inside the monuments. It is an extra service upon request.
- Entrance Fees
- Food and Drinks
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Drivers are very experienced, friendly and knowledgeable about the Greek history, mythology and our culture. Love to share their knowledge and they will provide you with a lot of useful information but they cannot come with you inside the archaeological sites. In Greece drivers are not permitted to offer guide services within such premises, only licensed guides can and it is an extra service.
- Should you require the services of a professional guide, who is licensed to guide you within archaeological sites and/or Museums, this is an additional service. The additional cost for a licensed tour-guide, accredited with the ministry of culture, it is Extra 220 euros for 8 hours
- This is a Private Tour. Only for You and for Your Group.
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Pickup and Dropoff
Choose to be picked up from a list of locations
Please arrive at the pick up point 5 minutes before departure time.
Additional Information
We will pick you up from your Hotel (Any Hotel), Apartment, Piraeus port, Cruise ship or a specific place in the city of Athens.