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Acropolis Tour: Insights from Local Guides
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Athina
Experience a blend of the city’s history and modernity guided by our proficient, English-speaking certified guides, who are locals and truly committed to their job. Our small group setup assures an enriching and engaging interaction.
Experience a blend of the city’s history and modernity guided by our proficient, English-speaking certified guides, who are locals and truly committed to their job. Our small group setup assures an enriching and engaging interaction.
Duration:
1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Theater of Dionysus - Skip the line and feel the excitement of visiting the Theater of Dionysus, the birthplace of many renowned ancient comedies and tragedies.
- Herod Atticus Odeon - Proceed to the Roman Herodion theater, constructed in honor of Herodes Atticus’ wife.
- Propylaea - Ascend to the entrance of the Acropolis, known as the…
- Theater of Dionysus - Skip the line and feel the excitement of visiting the Theater of Dionysus, the birthplace of many renowned ancient comedies and tragedies.
- Herod Atticus Odeon - Proceed to the Roman Herodion theater, constructed in honor of Herodes Atticus’ wife.
- Propylaea - Ascend to the entrance of the Acropolis, known as the Propylaea.
- Temple of Athena Nike - Enjoy the sights of the Temple of Athena Nike.
- Parthenon - Stroll to the Parthenon, a temple dedicated to Athena, the patron goddess of Athens. Marvel at this 5th-century pinnacle of Doric architecture.
- Erechtheion - Lastly, visit the Erechtheion, a distinctive architectural masterpiece notable for its asymmetrical design and its support by six sculpted female figures.
What's Included
- Disposable earphones (for groups of over 5 people)
- Tickets to Acropolis are included (if option selected)
- Skip the lines at the ticket offices to the Acropolis of Athens (if option selected)
- Disposable earphones (for groups of over 5 people)
- Tickets to Acropolis are included (if option selected)
- Skip the lines at the ticket offices to the Acropolis of Athens (if option selected)
What's Not Included
- Private transportation
- Gratuities
- Bottled water
- Use of the elevator at the Acropolis Hill
- Skip-the-line separate entrance to the Acropolis. No one can skip the lines to Acropolis.
- Private transportation
- Gratuities
- Bottled water
- Use of the elevator at the Acropolis Hill
- Skip-the-line separate entrance to the Acropolis. No one can skip the lines to Acropolis.
Additional Information
- In an effort to ensure that you will avoid any kind of discomfort and most importantly that you will feel comfortable, our guides may change order of the sites you may visit.
- Choose the private option for a more intimate experience at a starting time that can be arranged upon request
- For the option without entry tickets, the activity provider will…
- In an effort to ensure that you will avoid any kind of discomfort and most importantly that you will feel comfortable, our guides may change order of the sites you may visit.
- Choose the private option for a more intimate experience at a starting time that can be arranged upon request
- For the option without entry tickets, the activity provider will buy in advance the tickets for you so as to avoid queuing, so carry some cash with you. Otherwise you can buy the tickets yourself but please make sure to be on time at the meeting point for the tour to start as programmed
- Entrance tickets (if you select option with entry tickets included) to be handed by the guide in paper form on date and time of the visit, at the meeting point.
- We cannot use the elevator to the Acropolis on group tours
- Strollers are not allowed in Acropolis
- The Acropolis of Athens is a citadel built on top of a relatively steep hill which can be slippery at specific spots especially when raining.
- Bring a bottle of water (no cafe-bar at the site, only a water fountain), a hat, sunglasses, and an umbrella on a rainy day.
- Audio quality may be affected by other groups’ equipment during crowded times.
- Not suitable for children under 6 years old
- Not suitable for people with mobility impairments.
Location
Crescendo Cafe
Outside Acropolis metro station opposite the Crescendo cafe, near the escalators of the Acropolis Metro station (follow the exit Makriyianni/Dionysiou Arepagitou). Your guide will be next to the Metro sign, on the Makrigianni pedestrian walkway, holding a white and light blue “Athenian Tours” sign.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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L8515svkeithm
Oct 17, 2024
Tour guide - The tour was Amazing from start to finish. I think this was so much to do with our guide Kimon. He was so enthusiastic, knowledgeable, inclusive, funny and an all round asset to our experience. He deserves a 10/10.
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Marissabianco93
Oct 17, 2024
Recommend! - Elli was a great guide! She was informative, friendly, and concise and gave us time to explore on our own. You can spend as long as you want at the museum after the tour. Bring water and wear comfy, non slip shoes.
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997susannahs
Oct 16, 2024
Amazint tour experience - Simon was a great guide, the pace and tone of the entire guide was perfect. It was informative yet not overwhelming. He kept our attention and interest throughout the tour.
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255madisonp
Oct 15, 2024
Guided Tour is a Must - What an amazing experience! The ear pieces provided so that you can clearly hear your guide were a great touch. Going to the Acropolis with a guide is the only way to do it. Kimon was so knowledgeable he brought it to life. We learned and saw so much more than if we were to go on our own.
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334lynetted
Oct 15, 2024
Amazing!! - Amazing tour!! Simon was a FANTASTIC guide…so knowledgeable and personable! Views were absolutely breathtaking! History behind the Acropolis mind blowing. Great experience. In awe!!
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342sudhakarp
Oct 15, 2024
Athens- Acropolis , Parthenon and Acropolis Museum guide tour . - Excellent Tour , worth doing .The guide Orestis was great and made it very interesting .The walk and tour was really good and worth doing again
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Mariaao7312fi
Oct 14, 2024
A great tour by my guide Kimon - An excellent trip with my tour guide Kimon! I did the guided tour of the Acropolis Museum and the Acropolis, taking approximately 3 hours in total. I found Kimon to be a very knowledgeable and engaging guide. He not only had a myriad of facts under his belt as a trained architect and historian of Athens but he also told all of this knowledge in a story format, which made things easy to remember. I found him remembering the group names to be a nice touch! The group size was around 16 people which worked well, and doing the Museum tour first to avoid the hot midday sun was a good plan. Thank you Kimon
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Paradise28945925722
Oct 10, 2024
Impressive - Anna was very funny. She had incredible energy for 4 hours telling us the story of Athens in detail
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Angaar
Oct 10, 2024
Amazing Tour through and through. - The tour was absolutely amazing. Great view and great history lesson from our guide Anna. The highlights were the original exhibits in the museum.
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Richardkt8851wa
Oct 6, 2024
Acropolis and museum tour - We had such a good time!! Everything went smoothly. They had different headphones for my wife who is hearing impaired, she didn't miss a thing. Simon was organised, very informative and even had a few jokes along the way. Thanks guys for an awesome tour.
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