Piraeus to Athens Private City Tour
Arriving Cruises usually spend between 6-10 hours in Athens. Make your short visit one to remember for life. Your private, luxurious tour of the City of Athens is our specialty. We operate the newest, Yes, they are brand NEW, fully equipped Mercedes Sprinter vans, with hand-picked, highly trained English-speaking drivers. We excel in all forms of exclusive tours for the visitors seeking that extra treat for themselves and their loved ones, for they are our VIP guests. Enjoy a memorable drive in the unparalleled comfort of our LIM Transport vehicles, escorted by a team of professionals that love the City and its rich history. For guided tours we provide only licensed tour guides, subject to early booking and availability. We remain fully flexible with departure and return schedules, so as to best accommodate your unique needs, including a 1-hour no-stop option. Your tour is unique to us, similar to our mission to offer you a priceless experience, equal to the famous Greek hospitality.
Options
Cruise Arrivals-Athens Guided
Guided Athens Luxurious Tour: Half-day (appr. 5-hours) guided tour of the City of Athens. Deep dive in the history of Athens with licensed tour guides.
Luxury: Guided Athens tour in fully equipped, brand new Mercedes Benz Sprinter Mini-buses.
Duration: 5 hours: Duration is approximately 5-hours, including Acropolis and Acropolis Museum visits and pick up & drop off at Cruise terminal.
Free select drinks: All of our guests are offered free water and select soft drinks.
Mercedes Benz Sprinter: Enjoy a luxurious guided tour of Athens in the comfort of the air-conditioned, amenities loaded LIM Transport vehicles.
Tour Language: You may ask your preferred tour language, currently available selection between English and Spanish, subject to early booking
Pickup included
What's included in Piraeus to Athens Private City Tour
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Acropolis
Take a tour down history lane. Get to see everything a visitor must see when in downtown Athens. This is a beautiful, yet easy-going tour of the city center and its historic part. Immerse yourself in ancient Greece history, while also taking full taste of modern Athens life. Driven in the luxury and comfort of LIM Transport vehicles you will visit the places where Socrates and Plato helped shape global wisdom, while at the same time enriching your knowledge with Greece’s modern affairs. The Acropolis of Athens is the eternal landmark of the city and one of the most recognized historic sites globally. Visit the Parthenon, a 2500 year old UNESCO world heritage site, standing on top of the Acropolis hill and immerse yourself in the thrilling corridors of Athenian history. A guided tour will elevate your experience and early booking is strongly recommended to secure your licensed tour guide.
Acropolis Museum
Constructed on the south site of the Acropolis, the Acropolis Museum started admitting guests in 2009, being today one of the most modern archaeological museums in the whole world. The museum's modern architecture constitutes a landmark on its own, while its distance, 300 meters from the Acropolis entrance, is offered for a short walk. Your tour guide, should you chose this option, will walk you through Dionysiou Areopagitou, the main street of the Acropolis area directly to the museum entrance. For guests in need of assistance, our luxurious vehicles will be waiting to pick you up at the Acropolis entrance and drop you off right at the back of the Museum. Main home to the Acropolis sculptures, the Museum's exhibition units are predominantly thematic. The Museum hosts a vast collection of architectural sculptures, including large pediments from Archaic-era temples, but especially the diverse sculptural decorations of the Parthenon. Join us for a tour to be remembered for life.
Panathenaic Stadium
A monument that seamlessly merges ancient with contemporary history, Panathenaic stadium is only a short drive from the Acropolis. Originally a racecourse of the 6th century BC, it hosted the Panathenaic Games (whole Athens Games), a religious and athletic festival in honor of the goddess Athena, to which its name is attributed. In the 4th century BC, the Athenian statesman built an 850 foot (250m) long stadium, with tiers of stone benches arranged around the track. Panathenaic Stadium is widely known for the rebirth of the Modern Olympic Games, which were hosted in 1896 at its premises. On 6 April (25 March according to the Julian calendar then in use in Greece), the Games of the First Olympiad were officially opened; attended by 80,000 spectators. We will have a short stop option. Your driver will be waiting for you while you step on the track, walk through the marble seats and take pictures of the marble royal thrones, reliving the history of the Stadium.
Inclusions
- Private transportation
- WiFi on board
- Free water and select soft drinks offered to guests.
- All Fees and Taxes
- Multiple USB charging stations
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Bluetooth Connection
- Cooler onboard
- Guided tour fees are not included in the specific tour option.
- Acropolis Museum admission tickets
- Acropolis entrance tickets
- Panathenaic Stadium entrance ticket
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants up to 3-years old need to be seated on an infant seat, provided by us upon your timely request.
- If you choose the cost efficient option of not having a tour guide, our drivers will give you topline highlights of the places visited in English. As they are not licensed tour guides, they will not enter any of the archeological premises with you. By choosing the guided tour option you will have your dedicated, licensed tour guide privately. Early booking is required to secure licensed tour guide availability.
- In the “What makes this tour unique”, what is mentioned as 6-10 hours, is the total time that cruises travelers spend in Athens.
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Pickup and Dropoff
Choose to be picked up from a list of locations
Please arrive at the pick up point 15 minutes before departure time.
Additional Information
We pickup all travelers directly from their cruise terminal and return them at the same place. All you need to do is identify your cruise vessel, or your arrival terminal. Our professional drivers will be there to greet you politely with a big smile, excited to show you the best of our beautiful city.
