Delphi: Small Group Day Tour from Athens Covering Renowned Archeological Site

Embark on a small group day tour from Athens to Delphi, a renowned archaeological site. Enjoy personalized service, skip the long lines, and explore the history and mythology of this ancient wonder.

Duration: 9 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Delphi - Pick up from your hotel early in the morning and meeting with the rest clients of the small group tour (maximum 10 people). Drive through the fertile plain of Beotia, crossing the towns of Thebes - connected with the tragedy of King Oedipus and the city of Levadia and enjoy a rest stop. You will arrive at ancient Delphi archeological site- known in ancient times as the navel of the world- the “Omphalos”, whose prestige extended far beyond the boundaries of the Hellenic World. You will meet with your official guide and start your tour.
    Pass by Castalia Spring, visit at the archaeological site and view the monument of the Argive Kings, the treasury of the Athenians, the Athenian Stoa, the Polygonal Wall, the monument of Platea and the Temple of Apollo famous for its oracle
  • Delphi Archaeological Museum - Entrance to Delphi museum (own expenses), with spectacular exhibits including the frieze of the Treasury of the Sifnians, the Naxian Sphinx, the Statue of Antinoos, the famous bronze Charioteer, and many other artifacts. the Archeological museum of Delphi
  • Tholos of Athena Pronaia - Short stop at “The Tholos of Delphi is among the ancient structures of the Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia in Delphi. The circular temple, a “tholos”, shares the immediate site with other ancient foundations of the Temple of Athena Pronaia, all located less than a mile east of the main ruins at Delphi. The “tholos” is part of the Delphi UNESCO World Heritage.
  • Delphi - After finishing your guided tour you will be transfered at the modern village of Delphi for lunch (own expenses), and free time for a stroll around the alleys
  • Mount Parnassus - Leaving Delphi behind you are going to return to Athens via the picturesque mountain traditional village of Arachova (short stop), built on the south slopes of Parnassus. This tour returns to Athens in the late afternoon dropping you off at your hotel.
What's Included
  • Pick up from centrally located hotels and apartments.
  • Professional guide at destination
  • All taxes, fees and handling charges included
  • English speaking driver
  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks (at own expense)
  • Gratuities
  • Entrance at the archeological site of Delphi
Additional Information

Joining our Delphi highlights small group tour you’ll spend a day exploring one of the world’s most famous archeological sites.

Pick up and drop off from your hotel or apartment will be very easy for you as it is included in our service.You will enjoy the driving through central Greece socializing with the rest of the participants as it will be maximum 18 persons in this group.

You will avoid all long lines as small group tours move fast without waisting time.Once you enter the archeological site, follow your official guide to hear everything about the history, mythology and even modern facts of the “navel of the world”.

Small group tours guarantee flexibility, personalized service and no long queing.

  • Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Post Covid 19 Policy: Vehicles will be sanitized before every pick up. Hand sanitizing done before departure and after every major stop
Location
Delphi
Cancellation Policy

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

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Tim_s
Jul 26, 2024
Couple - Ilia, Alex and Theodore were all very nice, informative and great for this size tour. The delphi museum was a bit too long.
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Kimwv4253cs
Jul 24, 2024
Worth the trip - Our guide was amazing! We had a good bus ride to Delphi with our guide who informed us about Delphi and history the entire way. We were then meet by a guide at Delphi who took us on the tour and explained everything in detail. We then stopped in the town of Delphi and had a wonderful meal at the most beautiful location. Highly recommended!
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Coleman_w
Jul 24, 2024
One of the Best Tours Available - This tour of Delphi was an amazing experience, and is the best by far out of the six I attended during my time in Athens. Georgia and George were incredibly friendly and professional guides who provided clear and pertinent information in their tour routines. And the stop at Delphoi for lunch at Taverna Vakhos was one of the most delicious and picturesque meals I’ve had in Greece. This tour truly made my trip, and I cannot recommend it enough.
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Slim_b
Jul 16, 2024
Thank you for such a good day - Impressive site, tasty food and very friendly and helpful staff: Antonios and Danai have been very attentive to our needs. Thank you !
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Samari
Jul 14, 2024
100% recommend - Our guide was fantastic and shared a lot of information with us. The guide at delphi took us through the museum and the archeological site. The lunch spot was beautiful. We stopped at two view points for pictures too.
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Misti_b
Jul 3, 2024
Wonderful time in Delphi - The Delphi guided small group day tour from Athens was an awesome experience. Danai was very engaging with everyone. She's very knowledgeable about the towns leading to the sites. Fido’s was great as well. He did an amazing job navigating through the small streets.
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Rob_t
Jul 3, 2024
Fantastic - Totally fantastic! The local guides were informative and lovely. Amazing scenery and antiquities, well worth it.
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Nzfamilyoffive
Jul 1, 2024
Great day out in Delphi - Great day out, guide was fab, full of information and knowledge, views were awesome. Long drove up to Delphi, but a stop on the way for photos, toilet, and snack stop helped! We met up with another small group to view the museum and ruins, which was ok, only about 20 of us all in total, still smaller than most groups. The new guide took us around the museum and ruins and was very knowledgeable also, had a bit of free time to wander around the ruins after the official part, which was neat. Very hot, take a water bottle up with you and light breathable clothing! Stunning views. Lunch was at a lovely tavern overlooking the valley, we all ate as a group which was fun. Delicious local food. Not expensive either. Quick walk up the clock tower on the way home then a quiet drive back, minus the phones with fire alerts going off. Most of us had a bit of a snooze on the way home! Great day.
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Lisa_o
Jul 20, 2024
Mediocre guides, poor execution of itinerary - The site itself is incredible. Unfortunately, our guide at the Delphi site (Theodor) was not good - he was hard to understand, unable to tell a good story, and had poor oratory style. I actually latched onto another tour group to hear their guide explain the site. Also, this tour uses very bad audio devices at the site and on the bus, with crappy little ear buds that make you strain to listen. The tour includes a long lunch at a place with a good view, and then an inexplicable stop at a random clock tower to look at the same view you just spent an hour looking at over lunch, when everyone is tired and just wants to go home. I almost started crying when our guide asked if any of the kids (there were 2 in our group) wanted to climb the clock tower - why on earth is this part of a Delphi tour? Our guide on the bus, Katerina, was very nice, but had a tiny little high pitched voice, and she needed a microphone to be heard even inside the bus, but even with her voice amplified, she was not exactly a commanding presence - she chatted about Greek myths in the general direction of her microphone while about 3 of the 10 people on the bus bothered to listen to her. The tour fails to provide for a comfortable bathroom stop after lunch during the long drive back to Athens (there is one on the way out to the site, but weirdly not on the way back after a lunch where people are drinking beers and coffee). Go to Delphi for sure - just find a tour with better guides and execution than this.
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Leslie_w
Jul 4, 2024
Mixed - Great guide (Deni) on our van. Seats uncomfortable. The tour guide at the museum/ruins was hard to understand. I’d rather have a brief intro then time to roam and really see the exhibits. Including the outside. Due to the heat, we left the ruins a little early. We misunderstood the meeting place at the end. Lunch in town was fantastic.
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