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Olympia Private Tour: Half Day Experience Minimizing Crowds
4.9
101 Ratings
Katakolo
Join our Olympia Private Tour for a half-day experience that minimizes crowds. Our local guides will customize the itinerary to suit your needs and ensure you have a memorable visit to the historic sanctuary of Olympia.
Join our Olympia Private Tour for a half-day experience that minimizes crowds. Our local guides will customize the itinerary to suit your needs and ensure you have a memorable visit to the historic sanctuary of Olympia.
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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Archaeological Site of Olympia - Market of Ancient Olympia, Olympia, Greece
Discover the birthplace of the Olympic Games by first visiting the archeological site. You will admire the stunning view of the most famous monuments such as the ancient stadium, that hosted 40.000 spectators sited,the temple of Zeus and Hera’s and many more.
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Archaeological Site of Olympia - Market of Ancient Olympia, Olympia, Greece
Discover the birthplace of the Olympic Games by first visiting the archeological site. You will admire the stunning view of the most famous monuments such as the ancient stadium, that hosted 40.000 spectators sited,the temple of Zeus and Hera’s and many more. -
Archaeological Museum of Olympia - where you will see the metopes from the temple of Zeus, the magnificent statue of Hermes of Praxiteles, the statue of Nike of Paionios and the helmet of Miltiades, a famous general from the Persian wars.
You can also visit the Museum of the History of the games where you can learn more about how the Olympic games begun and the sports they were included. - Klio’s Honey Farm - You will learn a lot about the production of honey and have the chance to try it as well.
- Agios Ilias Beach - A great place for the Summer with lovely view of the bay of the Ionian Sea where you can enjoy a drink and swim.
- Monastery of Kremasti - We visit the monastery if you want to follow the tour schedule if not we can visit another place of your choice at the same distance. The monastery is located, between the villages Lanthi and Labeti on steep rock with an amazing view of the mountain Erymanthos and the forest of Foloi.
What's Included
- Private transportation
- Local Driver
- Bottled water
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- English guide book
- Live commentary on board
- Private transportation
- Local Driver
- Bottled water
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- English guide book
- Live commentary on board
What's Not Included
- Snacks
- Gratuities
- Entrance fee to Klios Honey farm 10€ per adult and 7€ per child
- Licensed Tour Guide within the Archaeological site and museum of Olympia
- Admission fees
- Snacks
- Gratuities
- Entrance fee to Klios Honey farm 10€ per adult and 7€ per child
- Licensed Tour Guide within the Archaeological site and museum of Olympia
- Admission fees
Additional Information
Optimal for evading large groups
We can tailor the itinerary of the places to be visited as per your specifications and ensure punctuality.
We extend an invitation for you to uncover the distinct history of the Olympic games under the guidance of our articulate, hospitable, local guides fluent in English. As the sanctuary of Olympia wasn’t constructed…
Optimal for evading large groups
We can tailor the itinerary of the places to be visited as per your specifications and ensure punctuality.
We extend an invitation for you to uncover the distinct history of the Olympic games under the guidance of our articulate, hospitable, local guides fluent in English. As the sanctuary of Olympia wasn’t constructed overnight, a few hours are enough to enjoy an engaging tour of Olympia.
- Private tour only for your group by Andreas Stamos
Location
Katakolo Port
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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(101 Ratings)
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Shyamalan_12
Oct 9, 2025
Great tour - We had a great tour with Andreas. He was a wealth of information and was very attentive to meeting and exceeding our expectations.
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Gigiliztx
Oct 7, 2025
Drive to ancient Olympia village - Driver was courteous and very respectful, informative, and on time. Had a wonderful lunch and shopping in the village.
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Jim_b
Oct 6, 2025
Olympia and the Honey Farm. Super interesting! - Very personal tour, Nancy and Marilena were flexible and took us to the site we wanted to see. We loved Olympia and had an opportunity to see the Honey Farm.
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265jdf
Oct 4, 2025
Dimitra was fantastic and so was the tour! - Dimitra was absolutely amazing! She didn’t speak very good English, but made great use of a translator app and gave all of us really good information for everywhere we went. The tour was very scenic and a great way to get to see the sights all around Katakolon! Dimitra was also prepared for the possibility of rain and so she provided us with umbrellas and even had water ready for us as well. Overall, we had a fantastic time and would highly recommend Dimitra and her husband Andreas!
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Steve_f
Sep 28, 2025
One of the memorable tours in our 50 years of travel - Nancy was a lovely human being. She cared so much about doing what we wanted to do. We wanted to go off the advertised tour and she had no problem doing it. We went to places that were not overcrowded. The tour was very personalized and special. Rarely do you connect with your guide as want to give hugs all around. A very memorable tour for us, as was our guide. Thank you, Nancy.
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Heathercs477ao
Sep 26, 2025
Trip from cruise port - We have just had a wonderful trip with Nancy as our driver and guide. First to Olympia site, Olive oil tasting and then a monastery high in the hills. Nancy was wonderful , very friendly and knowledgeable. Would have no hesitation in recommending this company.
Thank you for a great day
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Kim_n
Sep 17, 2025
A perfect day in Olympia! - We had a very enjoyable day taking this tour from the port of Katakolon. Marilena was our driver and she did a great job getting us safely where we wanted to go and provided narration along the way. The first part of our our tour was the achaeological ruins of Olympia. She showed us where to buy our tickets for the site/museum combo and then picked us up when we were done. I'm grateful that she provided us a book (Olympia and the Olympic Games - the momuments then and now) to take with us into the site. Otherwise we would not have known what we were looking at. The book is so awesome that I bought a copy of it when I returned to the US. Anyway, other than that we hung around some other tour groups and gleaned from what we could hear their guides saying. The second part of our trip was to Klio's Honey Farm. We enjoyed this very much! Marilena gave us a choice of visiting the honey farm, or a vineyard, or a place that produces olive oil. The third part of our trip was to visit downtown Olympia. She showed us where to get the food we wanted, we visited a few shops, and she helped us get pictures. Our final stop was a quick visit to a gorgeous rocky/sandy beach area. Breathtaking views and few minutes with our feet in the water. She dropped us off in the city center or Katakolon with plenty of time to spare to get to the ship, so we were able to leisrely stroll through the shops and purchase souvenirs. Olympia/Katakolon was our fourth and final port in Greece, so we were appreciative of the time to spend on our own. One other final thing about Marilena was that she went out of her way to help us mail postcards. That was super helpful to us and we would absolutely recommend hiring a private driver to make the most of your cruise ship excursion. The whole day it was just me, my husband, and Marilena. The only thing that might have been nice would have been a guide in the archaeological area - but I appreciate the extra mile with her providing the book. A great day overall!
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Reflection2019
Aug 30, 2025
Great tour - Guide was great. Andreas was super friendly and a knowledgeable driver..would definitely recommend him. We saw many lovely sights. Thanks!
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688esterc
Aug 28, 2025
Efficient taxi Service, reasonably priced and with friendly drivers - It was a wonderful experience. They were kind and helpful forgiveness. They took us to Olympia and picked us up two hours later. The taxi driver was very nice and even gave us a lovely gift. I would have liked to leave you a good tip. I didn't have any cash and I didn't fall for it at the time. At the very least, I can leave this assessment. I highly recommend this Service to go to Olympia from the port where we disembark with the cruise.
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615tyw
Jul 26, 2025
Private tour with Nancy - We did a private tour with Nancy and it was great. We were picked up right at the port and proceeded to the archeological site at Olympia. Nancy did not accompany us at the site but she did give us a book to explain what we were seeing. We then moved on to a family run honey farm, an olive manufacturing building and finished at a seaside restaurant. Nancy was an insightful guide and a lot of fun. Highly recommended.
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