Ancient Greece Exploration: Private Tour of Mycenae, Epidaurus, Nafplio & Isthmus Canal From Athens

Embark on a private tour of Mycenae, Epidaurus, Nafplio, and the Isthmus Canal in Ancient Greece. Explore UNESCO World Heritage Sites, admire Venetian architecture, and experience the incredible acoustics of the Epidaurus theater.

Duration: 9 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Athens - Pickup from your chosen Hotel, Airbnb or apartment in Athens
  • Corinth Canal - Visit the Isthmus Canal, one of the most important projects and 19th century engineering masterpieces, playing a catalytic role for the Mediterranean trade.
    Visit Ancient Diolkos, a paved trackway in Ancient Greece which enabled boats to be moved overland…
What's Included
  • Fully Private Tour in a first class vehicle
  • Hotel/Port pick-up and drop-off service
  • Professional Tour Drivers well versed in Greek history [not licensed to enter any site or museum]
  • On-board WiFi
  • Bottled water & refreshing wipes
  • Skip-the-line ticketing service (on-request)
What's Not Included
  • Entrance fees paid at the sites: Mycenae 20€ pp, Epidaurus 20€ pp
  • Airport pick-up and drop-off (additional cost)
  • Food & Drinks
  • Tips & Gratuities
  • Licensed tour guide to accompany guests into the site and museum (additional cost on request)
Additional Information

Marvel at the spectacular piece of modern engineering that is the Corinth Canal (Isthmus Canal).
Venture through the ancient route from the Corinthian to the Saronic gulf, including the sub-ducting bridge. Take the opportunity to relax with a coffee or bite to eat in a charming café as you watch boats navigate the canal.  
Experience the journey to Troy…

Location
Athens
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Cgibbons71
Jul 11, 2025
Unforgettable Experience with Ancient Greek Tours! - We had an absolutely amazing time touring the historical sites around Athens with Tas, Yannis, Peter, Giannis, and Eva from Ancient Greek Tours. From start to finish, everything was perfectly organised, informative, and full of personal touches that made the experiences truly unforgettable. George and his team are not only incredibly knowledgeable about Greek history and mythology, but they are also warm, engaging, and passionate about what they do. Each stop on the tour was brought to life with fascinating stories, insightful commentary, and plenty of opportunities to ask questions and explore. Yannis’s, Giannis and Eva’s deep understanding of ancient Greek history and culture, Tas and Peter’s humour and energy made every moment enjoyable. Whether it was walking through the Acropolis, marvelling at the Temple of Poseidon, or discovering hidden gems off the beaten path around Corinth, every part of the tour felt thoughtful and immersive. We never felt rushed and moved from site to site at a paced that suited us ... allowing for a much more personal and enriching experience. If you’re planning to visit Athens and want to go beyond the guidebooks, we highly recommend Ancient Greek Tours. They made our trip truly special, and we’re so grateful for the memories! Thank you, George, Tas, Yannis, Peter, Giannis, Eva, and the entire team!
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Robert_j
Jul 6, 2025
Great day of Greek history - Peter was an excellent guide. He took great care of us and had outstanding knowledge of the area. We really had a great time with him during our visit to Greece.
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Deedee_a
Jun 26, 2025
Great, comfortable tour.... - Great, comfortable tour. Yianni was fantastic always looking out for us. Wonderful scenery and ancient sites are worth seeing!
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Linda
Apr 7, 2025
Highly Recommend! - Peter was a phenomenal guide! Our experience included a private tour by car to many beautiful places and Peter was incredibly knowledgeable and added so much to our experience. We were truly treated like royalty and could not have enjoyed ourselves more. Highly recommend!!
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Voyager15177604122
Feb 23, 2025
Mycenae, Nafplio, Epidaurus & Isthmus Canal tour with Yannis - Outstanding tour! Our guide was Yannis, who was very knowledgeable and accommodating the entire time. He gave us a generous box of Greek pastries! The tour was great, we especially loved seeing the fort in nafplio and the Mycenaean acropolis. The books he lent us on the tour for reference were very useful and interesting! Despite it being cold and rainy in the later part of the day, we had a great time. Definitely recommend.
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Travel17334063244
Oct 18, 2024
An incredible full day Greek excursion! - This was our first day in Greece. In addition to helping us make great memories, Peter, our tour guide, helped our two week cruise to get off to an outstanding start. From providing us with an endless supply of bottled water, a box of delicious bakery cookies, stopping at his favorite coffee shop to buy me a cold cappuccino and constantly taking pictures during the day and sending them to us after dropping us off at our hotel, Peter anticipated our every wish in order to help us have an incredible experience. Peter is pleasant, knowledgeable, professional and clear and concise in presenting the historical information of the area. His driving is excellent and being a local helped him to truly be an expert in the sites we visited. He consistently provided us with suggestions on how to visit each site, and then he allowed US to determine how to visit the sites and how long to stay at each. His sense of humor helped to keep the conversations flowing easily. Ancient Greece Tours and Transfers was a delight to work with! Their commination was excellent, their prices were reasonable and they made good on every promise. They truly cared about us, and they are honest and reliable! This company and tour guy has our highest recommendation!
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P4706chrosemarym
Jul 4, 2024
Best Tour Ever! - My sister and I booked a tour through Ancient Greek Tours ( with GEORGE, who is so accommodating and pleasant to deal with) . My sister is a mythologist so I asked GEORGE to provide a tour guide with a deep knowledge of ancient Greek history and mythology. We were assigned to Yannis who was just incredible! I could not give him a better review. From the moment he picked us up in Glyfada, (with fresh Greek pastries and ice cold water)and throughout our tour, he could not have been more informative in deep historical Greek roots. He was courteous and generous with his time and accommodations to us. He gave us plenty of time to explore on our own couple this with extensive knowledge of each stop prior. He arranged for a delicious lunch at a traditional Greek taverna in Nafplio-which had a good amount of vegetarian options. It was truly a wonderful memorable day of the best tours we’ve ever had!!! I highly recommend Ancient Greek tours and if you can get him, Yanni!!!! PS many times I tour alone- And I would feel completely comfortable, taking tours through Ancient Greek tours and traveling with Yanni.
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Excursion20663031161
Jun 14, 2024
Amazing, fun, knowledgeable, Customer Oriented, entertaining, Generous, and incredible ancient sites - Despite having our tour on the hottest day of the heat wave, our tour guide, Tas, was amazing! Not only was he extremely informative, punctual, helpful, courteous, funny, entertaining, customer oriented, and generous with his time, he was also extremely knowledgeable of the history and even current events for the region, which was fun to listen to while engaging with our son who is a history major. He kept us hydrated with tons of water bottles. engaged, and equipped us with relevant as well as surprising tidbits at each site that we weren’t able to gain on our own by reading online or in books. We finished our day in Nafplio at a delicious restaurant and then the best ice cream shop before driving us home. If you want to really learn about the history of these spots, while having a fun time along with engaging conversations throughout the day, you must take a tour with Tas!
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Michelle_r
Jun 14, 2024
Amazing, Customer Oriented, Generous, Knowledgeable and Fun! - Despite having our tour on the hottest day of the heatwave, our tour guide, Tas was amazing! Not only was he extremely informative, punctual, helpful, courteous, funny, entertaining, customer oriented, and generous with his time, he was also extremely knowledgeable of his history and even current events for the region which was fun to listen to while engaging with our son who is a history major. He kept us hydrated, engaged, and equipped us with relevant as well as surprising tidbits at each site that we weren’t able to gain on our own by reading online or in books. We finished our day in Nafplio at a delicious restaurant and then the best ice cream shop before driving us home. If you want to really learn about the history of these spots while having a fun and engaging conversation throughout the day, you must take a tour with Tas!
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Jessica_s
May 24, 2024
Fantastic Tour - This was a wonderful tour, all of the sites we saw were fantastic and such beautiful scenery. While they were all great Nafplio was our favorite, we could easily spend a few days in that village. Our tour guide George was terrific, he was friendly and open to working with our schedule to give us more time or less time at each site as we wanted. We would absolutely do this tour again.
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From $70
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).