Ancient Olympia: Archaeological Site and Museum Ticket

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Itinerary

1. Explore one of the most glorious sanctuaries of the ancient world in Ancient Olympia. See the birthplace of the Olympic Games. with a pre-booked entry ticket. Stroll around the remains of temples and admire the Temple of Zeus, the largest one in the Peloponnese. Next, visit one of the oldest monumental temples in Greece, The Temple of Hera. Explore the hippodrome, wrestling school, stadium and gymnasium where Olympic athletes trained. Continue to the archaeological museum that presents the long history of the most-celebrated sanctuary of antiquity: the sanctuary of Zeus. Conclude your visit with a stop at The Museum of the History of the Olympic Games in Olympia. Learn the important history of the Olympic Games and hosts findings related to the period when the ancient games took place

   Admission included

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Reviews

Ratings come from 29 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.

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• 5Breathless

  Unique historical place that people should visit in Greece

  ppa10September 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Immerse yourself in ancient times

  Take a private tour if possible - the site and museum are rich in history, archaeology, and culture and more time is needed than available through the cruise ship tour. As you walk through the site, your appreciation for the ancient history grows. When you enter the ancient stadium, you can feel the excitement of others. The museum is filled with ancient treasures and you are kind of rushed through with a tour so miss absorbing some of the culture and sites. Very much worth a visit if you can only go on an arranged tour but I think it would be better experienced on a private tour.

  drprincesskarenAugust 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Step into history.

  We visited from a cruise ship. It was very easy to take the public bus from the port to the site. It did get a little touchy on the way back as a lot of people were trying to get on the 4pm return bus. It is $8 euro round trip so well worth it. The site is pretty amazing they are working to restore some of the ruins, this was an opportunity to see it. I did feel overrun by tour groups in the museum, they were basically wall to wall so it would be nice to have a few less tour groups in the museum at once.

  jsleJune 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Athens road trip

  Standing in the actual stadium where athletes competed over 2,700 years ago, walking through the ruins of the Temple of Zeus, seeing where the Olympic flame is still lit today — it connects you to something much larger than yourself.

  John_OMay 2026via Viator

• 1DO NOT use Viator if flying in or by cruise ship.

  I strongly advise to never use Viator if you are coming from a cruise ship or unless your local and know you will for sure make it to port for the exact date and time. Our cruise ship had to swap port dates due to a tug boat operator strike which we were told is a monthly occurrence by a local. Viator would not change the ticket date even though they were contacted 4 days prior. Ticket was no date change non refundable. When we went into town we were told that there was no reason they should not have been able to change the date for the ticket so we lost a total of $300 in tickets for the 2 ports that were swapped. No refund NOTHING. No trying to help just it is what it is attitude when I called. Will never use Viator again. Had I just booked it through the cruiseline our tickets would have been date switched as all those people and even other excursion companies helped their customers and they were able to see the sites.

  TammyOctober 2025via Viator

• 5Exceeded all our expectations

  Exceeded all our expectations! The site was within walking distance of our hotel. The ruins and grounds beautiful maintained an lots of shade. The temple of Zeus was fantastic , there were many beautiful views of the ruins including signs in English and Greek describing them. The stadium where the Olympic games were held was marvelous with hills surrounding it with seating for thousands, We spent several hours there and still did not see it all, Well worth the Trip. Go early as it did get quite crowded as the morning wore on. The museum had many fine items all lot of them complete. Sculptures artifacts you name it was there, On a trip filled with wonders this was by far our favorite place,

  Robert1261September 2025via Tripadvisor

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How it compares in Olympia

• Its from-price is 90% below the median of the 47 experiences we list in Olympia.
• It is shorter than most of them.
• By number of reviews it ranks 19 of 47.

About Olympia

Olympia is a quiet village in the western Peloponnese, grown around the ancient sanctuary of Zeus where the first Olympic Games were held.

Olympia lies in a green valley where the rivers Alfeios and Kladeos meet, in the western Peloponnese. For well over a thousand years, beginning in the eighth century BC, the sanctuary hosted games in honour of Zeus every four years. The ruins include the Temple of Zeus, once home to a gold-and-ivory statue of the god by Phidias, famed across the classical world; the Temple of Hera; and the original stadium, entered through a vaulted tunnel.

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