Olympia Private Tour: Half Day Experience Minimizing Crowds

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: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • 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
  • Bottled water
  • Driver / Guide
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • English guide book
  • Live commentary on board
What's Not Included
  • Snacks
  • Gratuities
  • Entrance ticket for the archaeological site and museum of Olympia that is 12 euros per person.
  • Entrance fee to Klios Honey farm 10€ per adult and 7€ per child
  • Licensed Tour Guide within the Archaeological site and museum of Olympia
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 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.

Customer Ratings
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Helen
Jul 26, 2024
A fantastic tour! - Our half day tour to Olympia with Andreas was fantastic. His communication pre the tour was excellent, he was very punctual, his Mercedes van was extremely comfortable and his introduction to the local area as we drove to Olympia was clear and very interesting. The professional guide, with whom we toured both the Museum (which was incredible ) and the site was amazing. Her English was excellent and her knowledge and ability to share that with us in a very relaxed and engaging manner made for a very special experience. Thank you Andreas for organising such a wonderful day and we would strongly recommend your services.
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Lee_c
Jul 25, 2024
A gold medal tour! - Thank you Andreas! You were an amazing guide showing us around Olympia, the honey farm and the olive factory. It was great learning about the region, its history, and your family and way of life. We are so fortunate to have booked this tour. It was our favorite amongst the Greek Isles!
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Safari30660380921
Jul 23, 2024
Olympia on a hot day - Christo was so kind and fun. The day was hot so we skipped out on the wine and honey. After the ruins, we did a little shopping, a nice lunch and then off to an olive oil facility. It was so nice having a private little tour rather than a big tour bus!
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Clinton_h
Jul 10, 2024
Wonderful experience - We loved Olympia! The archeological site was self guided which we were fine with. The driver was wonderful. We loved going to the Honey Farm and felt very welcomed. Finally, our driver stopped at a lovely place for lunch.
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Amy_m
Jul 4, 2024
Fabulous day in Olympia! - Andreas was a great tour guide. He allowed us to have free time at our wish of places and did not rush us at all. He recommended a fabulous spot for lunch for authentic Greek food. He also too us to a local olive oil press. They gave us a tour, and we were allowed to purpose products and have them shipped home.
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Codkat
Jul 2, 2024
Great day at Olympia - What an amazing day we had! Our guide was very informative and spoke great Englis. We were picked up on time, wonderful car and arrived at Olympia before the crowds!!! It is a magical place. Went on to an amazing generational honey farm as well as olive oil plant. We had to skip the traditional lunch as we ran out of time! Highly recommend!
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637susannes
Jul 1, 2024
Very special tour - a great tour according to our wishes, very informative and with a lot of background knowledge highly recommended, we would book it again and again
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Jenna_h
Jun 26, 2024
Would do this again! - Wounderful experience. We were picked up right at the port from our cruise ship by a private driver that was waiting for us. She tailored the trip to our needs and was very accommodating with water and great suggestions. Her name was Maria Helena and she did a fantastic job! Thank you for a wonderful tour on our trip to Olympia
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Jeff_a
Jun 23, 2024
Perfect Time in Olympia - We had a great time. Our driver Andreas took us to a honey farm and then to the Olympia archaeological site and museum. She offered us recommendations and taught us some Greek words and letters and about the agriculture of the Peloponnesia. For our family it was perfect.
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Christy_m
Jul 13, 2024
This is just hiring a taxi for the day. - Know that this is really just hiring a taxi driver for the day. This is not a full tour experience. You are not hiring a guide. Beyond going to the Olympic stadium there is no agenda. He will just ask you what you want to do. Do not select the honey farm. It is not a farm. It is someone's house where you get a poor lecture on how honey is made. I would skip this one and find a different tour.
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