Athens: Acropolis & Parthenon Guided Tour with Optional Museum
- 2 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 2 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Gain unique insights for the city’s past and present times from our expert English-speaking licensed tour guides, who are all locals and really passionate about what they do. Small groups guarantee a premium and entertaining experience.
Inclusions
What's included
- Disposable earphones (for groups of over 5 people)
- Tickets to Acropolis are included (if option selected)
- Skip the lines at the ticket offices to the Acropolis of Athens (if option selected)
- Guide
What's not
- Private transportation
- Gratuities
- Bottled water
- Use of the elevator at the Acropolis Hill
- Skip-the-line separate entrance to the Acropolis. No one can skip the lines to Acropolis.
- Acropolis Entry Ticket (unless option is selected)
- Acropolis Museum Entry Ticket (unless option is selected)
Itinerary
Crowning Athens, the Acropolis is an ancient hilltop citadel where magnificent temples, like the Parthenon, unveil classical Greece's enduring legacy.
Breeze past the line and experience the thrill of seeing the Theater of Dionysus where many famous ancient comedies and tragedies were first performed.
Continue to the Roman Herodion theater which was built in memory of the wife of Herodes Atticus.
Climb up to the gateway of the Acropolis, the Propylaea.
Take in views of the Temple of Athena Nike.
Walk to the Parthenon which was dedicated to the goddess Athena, the patroness of the city of Athens. Admire this 5th-century zenith of the Doric order architecture.
Finally, see the Erechtheion which is a unique masterpiece of architecture mainly due to its asymmetrical composition, and its supports include 6 sculpted female figures.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Meet your guide at Athenian Tours' tour office at Mitseon 2, 11742. Please arrive at the meeting point 20 minutes prior to the tour departure time.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 24 travellers
- Operated by
- Athenian Tours
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- In an effort to ensure that you will avoid any kind of discomfort and most importantly that you will feel comfortable, our guides may change order of the sites you may visit.
- Choose the private option for a more intimate experience at a starting time that can be arranged upon request
- For the option without entry tickets, the activity provider will buy in advance the tickets for you so as to avoid queuing, so carry some cash with you. Otherwise you can buy the tickets yourself but please make sure to be on time at the meeting point for the tour to start as programmed
- Entrance tickets (if you select option with entry tickets included) to be handed by the guide in paper form on date and time of the visit, at the meeting point.
How it compares in Athens
- Its from-price is 83% below the median of the 4134 experiences we list in Athens.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 80 of 4134.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Athens
Athens sets the Acropolis above a sprawling modern capital, where ancient ruins, hillside lanes and long taverna evenings sit side by side.
The Parthenon crowns the Acropolis, flanked by the Erechtheion and its porch of caryatids, and the Acropolis Museum at the foot of the hill displays sculpture found on the rock. Around it, the Ancient Agora, the Temple of Olympian Zeus, Hadrian's Arch and the marble Panathenaic Stadium make the classical city easy to walk through.
Top-ranked sights in Athens: Acropolis, Parthenon, Acropolis Museum.
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