Best of Athens Half Day Private Tour
Whether you are on vacation or traveling for business, our Athens tour will give you plenty of opportunities to see the sights while you enjoy a comfortable ride through this ancient city. Depart from your hotel, apartment or Piraeus port in a luxury private vehicle and start exploring one of the world’s oldest cities!
Options
Best of + Acropolis Museum 5H
Pickup included
What's included in Best of Athens Half Day Private Tour
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Athens
You will get picked up from your hotel, appartement or Piraeus Port and we will start our Athens Tour.
Acropolis
The Acropolis of Athens is an ancient citadel located on a rocky outcrop above the city of Athens and contains the remains of several ancient buildings of great architectural and historical significance, the most famous being the Parthenon. The word acropolis is from the Greek words ἄκρον (akron, "highest point, extremity") and πόλις (polis, "city"). The term acropolis is generic and there are many other acropoleis in Greece. While there is evidence that the hill was inhabited as far back as the fourth millennium BC, it was Pericles (c. 495–429 BC) in the fifth century BC who coordinated the construction of the buildings whose present remains are the site's most important ones, including the Parthenon, the Propylaea, the Erechtheion and the Temple of Athena Nike. The Parthenon and the other buildings were seriously damaged during the 1687 siege by the Venetians during the Morean War when gunpowder being stored in the Parthenon by the Ottomans was hit by a cannonball and exploded.
Parthenon
On the top of this sacred hill, proudly stands the Parthenon, which is the epitome of ancient Greek architecture, where you will experience the greatness of ancient Greece captured on every piece of marble. An architectural jewel that hosts the best of what the human spirit and genius has ever conceived, an open embrace that awaits its famed sister marbles to welcome them home again.
Inclusions
- Private transportation
- WiFi on board
- Bottled water
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Acropolis and Slopes (available upon request or book on your own - links on the ticket/ voucher)
- Acropolis museum (available upon request or book on your own - links on the ticket/ voucher)
- Ancient Agora (available upon request or book on your own - links on the ticket/ voucher)
- Licensed tour guide (€300 upon request, subject to availability)
- Gratuities
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Our drivers are not professional tour guides and will not enter the archaeological sites with you. Nevertheless, they have the necessary historical knowledge and of course the ability to speak english with you and answer your questions during the tour.
- Additional charge for pick up/drop off at the airport
- You can prepurchase Acropolis tickets on their website. Website provided on your tickets/vouchers.
- You can prepurchase Acropolis museum tickets on their website. Website provided on your tickets/vouchers.
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
Choose to be picked up from a list of locations
Additional Information
In case of pick up from a hotel, your driver will be waiting for you at the hotel lobby. In case of pick up from an apartment, your driver will be waiting for you at the entrance of the building. In case of pick up from Piraeus Port, your driver will be waiting for you at the gate, just as you disembark, holding a sign with your name on it to spot him upon arrival.
Redeem
Ticket Redemption
You can prepurchase Acropolis tickets through this link: https://hhticket.gr/tap_b2c_new/english/tap.exe?PM=P1P&place=000000002 You can prepurchase Acropolis museum tickets through this link: https://etickets.theacropolismuseum.gr/?culture=en
