Private City Walking Tour: Discover Local Athens Beyond Main Tourist Attractions

Discover the hidden gems of Athens on a private city walking tour. Explore the alternative side of the city with a local guide and experience the true essence of Athens beyond the main tourist attractions.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Strefi Hill - Strefi Hill is a limestone hill and urban natural park in the Greek capital of Athens.
What's Included
  • Local guide
  • Private guide
  • Tips and tricks about the local way and information on Covid-19 regulations from our local guide
  • Your local host will reach you to make sure all precautionary measures are taken
  • CO2 Neutral: all tours carbon emissions are offset
What's Not Included
  • Drinks
  • Private transportation
  • Pick-up or drop-off
Additional Information

Ready to experience a side of Athens like a local, with a local? This is a tour, unlike any other! If you want to take a step away from the touristy path, there’s no better way than by diving into the city’s alternative side. Welcome to Akadimia!
If you’re done with the main highlights, why not step away and take a less-traveled path that will show you…

Location
Ermou 111
Ermou
Entrance of Kafeneion 111, on Ermou 111
Cancellation Policy

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

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Karen_c
Apr 21, 2025
Off the beaten track, with interesting areas and facts - We had a great time with Dmitri, seeing new areas and getting recommendations for interesting places to eat. He knew about the buildings and history, we heard new facts and had fun walking round. It was relaxed and informative, we would recommend a tour with Dmitri. Thank you
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Anne_p
Apr 18, 2025
Take a private tour with Ioannis, Athens is amazing! - This is a tour you should not miss. If you want an excellent, quality experience, request Ioannis. His knowledge of the city and understanding of how to make a tour personalized and yet incorporate important elements of Athens was remarkable. Definitely, this was a wonderful part of my first visit to Athens and Greece.
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Sindhubiju
Apr 18, 2025
Voula was great ! - Voula was amazing ! My flight was delayed but she waited and did not rush the tour at all … she patiently answered a lot of questions and it was really fun !
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Emily_d
Apr 9, 2025
A Must! - Our guide, John, was an absolute delight and incredibly knowledgeable about Athens and Greek history. Not only did he give us information on hidden treasures of Athens, he gave us his time, favorite spots to go, and a great way to start our two week visit in Greece! If you can’t do this tour as soon as you land, please try to do it as soon as possible!
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Bricer747
Apr 3, 2025
Beyond the Acropolis - Loved my walk with Voula. 3h weaving in and out of ancient and modern parts of the city, chatting about Greece's history, culture, society, journalism, economy. A fantastic way to understand the country beyond the Acropolis.
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Jose
Apr 1, 2025
Worth the extra money - Our first day in a short stay in Athens and our guide showed us places we wouldn’t have found on our own. Went at our pace and with his suggestions revisited points of interest we wouldn’t have found easily.
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Panosi429
Mar 1, 2025
Great for families with kids - Tatialena was an awesome guide and excellent for families. She adapted to what we wanted to see and was happy to give us more time than preset. Much recommended
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Shari
Feb 24, 2025
Athens Off The Beaten Track - Interesting and engaging guide who is passionate about Athens . We enjoyed the tour and the knowledge that he imparted regarding the neighborhoods, changes in the city, the best bakery and restaurants.
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Anita58313
Feb 18, 2025
Great tour - This was a very good tour. We have already been in Athens for a few days before going on this tour. But Voula took us around so many different ways and showed us many things we would not have seen and found ourselves. She passed on a lot of information and interesting facts without overloading us. Voula also has a good sense of humour and at the end of the tour it felt like saying goodbye to a good friend.
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Jamesdr6177fa
Feb 6, 2025
Athenian culture from an expert tailored to your interests - Ioannis is passionate about his Athenian knowledge and carefully listens to your own interests.He explains that he is a court lawyer and actor by profession. He communicates politely and professionally to understand our wishes for the tour. We talked about what we had experienced already and skilfully Ioannis worked out that we were interested in art and modern politics. We are Scottish and he had interesting insights when comparing our legal systems for instance. Our conversation varied widely using the starting point of the Athenian archeology we walked past. We progressed to modern Greek art by visiting hidden spaces an art cooperative we would never have found. Next we were debating graffiti as art as we walked up the Plaka houses beneath the Acropolis walls with a fascinating story about their origins. He found hidden fresco details which again we would never found without Ioannis. We walked back down through the maze of small streets and markets. Again he skilfully guided us with our interests in mind. At each step of the way he was knowledgable and had an infectious enthusiasm for his local culture. We were returned to near our hotel in a master stroke at a bar called Noel. He understood our enthusiasm for whacky art! What a wonderful man and experience. A real privilege to meet Ioannis. His English is impeccable.
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up to 8 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).