Athens Sightseeing & Acropolis Half Day Tour
Athens Sightseeing & Acropolis Half Day Tour
Explore some of Greece’s greatest treasures and the best of modern Athens on this zero-carbon 3.5-hour morning Athens sightseeing tour. With an expert guide, take a coach tour of the major Athens sites, including the Greek Parliament and Panathenaic Stadium. Then, explore the Acropolis on foot to see the majestic Parthenon and other highlights.
Athens half day tour begins with a panoramic drive around Syntagma square, passing by National Garden, Hadrian’s Arch, St. Paul’s Church, Parliament, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Catholic Cathedral,and Schliemann’s House. You will then drive past the Athens Trilogy which includes the University of Athens, the Academy of Athens, and the National Library. Your licensed guide will explain more of Athens’s history old and new as you look at these stately buildings.
Continue for a photo stop at Panathinaiko Stadium where the first Olympic Games took place in 1896. It is the only stadium built out of white marble. Proceed, passing by Zappeion and Temple of Olympian Zeus.
Make your way to the archaeological site of Acropolis an UNESCO’S world heritage monument and visit Propylae the monumental entrance to the Acropolis which blends Doric and Ionic building principles, and the small temple Athena Nike, which stands on a protruding mass of rock, protecting the gate to the citade and of course the Parthenon, and Erechtheion with its porch of Maidens.
With this Acropolis half day tour, you will enjoy one of the top UNESCO'S world heritage monuments, while saving valuable time too.
Skip the line applies to entry of the Acropolis site, without any queuing!
- Transport by luxury A/C bus
- Professional and licensed guide
- Hotel pick up and drop off service
- Whispers
- All taxes
- Acropolis entrance fee
- Gratuities (optional)
- Personal Expenses
Entrance fees: Admission tickets are being paid to the guide at the start of the tour offering skip-the-line access. Please note that passport or ID card is required.
The Official starting time for our tour is Key Tours offices at 08:30 am.
Our guide George was so knowledgeable. I have problems walking and he was helped me whenever i felt like i couldn't keep up with the group. The tour was a fantastic way to skip the line and have a guided tour in the Parthenon.
Very knowledgeable and experienced tour guide lady.
Sophia was an amazing tour guide.
Key to my Greece Tour
The guides on both my tours, Athens half day and All day Delphi Tour, were super guides. Well informed, polite, engaging and patient. The lady guide for the Delphi tour was very knowledgeable.
It was a great tour and would recommend to anyone visiting Athens. The tour guide was great and knowledgeable and answered all of our questions. The first half of the tour is around the city in a bus and get to see the lay of the land. Because of this, I would recommend this tour earlier on in your stay. The second half of the tour was the actual Acropolis which is amazing and until you go, the picture do no do it justice. After the tour most people would do the Acropolis museum but we opted to skip it because we wanted to explore some of the other ruins around the acropolis which is where our tour ended. I would recommend sitting in the front right side of the bus if possible.
Sophia was an amazing tour guide
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Our guide, Kostas, made our entire experience memorable. He was articulate and informative. He told us great stories of Athens and Greece. We hope to see him again on our next visit to Athens.