OPTIONAL TOURS
Athens
ATHENS OPTIONAL TOURS
We are looking forward to welcome you to Athens:
The mythical ancient Queen of Europe!
The mythical ancient Queen of Europe!
Half Day
Athens City Tour
This tour gives you an opportunity to observe the striking contrasts that make Athens such a fascinating city.
Our experts guides will take you to see the Panathenaic Stadium where the first Olympic Games of modern times were held in 1896 (short stop). Continue and pass by the Prime Minister’s residence (ex. Royal Palace) guarded by the Euzones in their colorful uniform, the Temple of Olympian Zeus, the Hadrian’s Arch, the Parliament and the memorial to the Unknown Soldier, the Academy, the University, the National Library, the Constitution Square (Syntagma).
On the Acropolis visit the Architectural Masterpieces of the Golden Age of Athens: The Propylaea, the Temple of Athena Nike, the Erechtheion and finally ”the harmony between material and spirit”, the monument that ”puts order in the mind”, the Parthenon. Continue and visit the place where at last the statues found their home and admire the wonders of the classical era: The new Acropolis museum.
Daily service!
Approx. duration: 5 hours
Our experts guides will take you to see the Panathenaic Stadium where the first Olympic Games of modern times were held in 1896 (short stop). Continue and pass by the Prime Minister’s residence (ex. Royal Palace) guarded by the Euzones in their colorful uniform, the Temple of Olympian Zeus, the Hadrian’s Arch, the Parliament and the memorial to the Unknown Soldier, the Academy, the University, the National Library, the Constitution Square (Syntagma).
On the Acropolis visit the Architectural Masterpieces of the Golden Age of Athens: The Propylaea, the Temple of Athena Nike, the Erechtheion and finally ”the harmony between material and spirit”, the monument that ”puts order in the mind”, the Parthenon. Continue and visit the place where at last the statues found their home and admire the wonders of the classical era: The new Acropolis museum.
Daily service!
Approx. duration: 5 hours
Athens By Night
Your evening begins with a short panoramic drive through the City Center and on the slopes of the sacred hill you will be able to see, admire and take photos of the illuminated Acropolis.
Then a pleasant walk through the narrow picturesque streets of Plaka, the old city, will bring you at a Typical Greek Tavern where you will enjoy your dinner following a floor show with live music and Greek Folk Dances in traditional costumes.
From April to October:
Tuesday – Wednesday – Thursday – Saturday
From November to March:
Every Saturday
Approx. duration: 3,5 hours
Then a pleasant walk through the narrow picturesque streets of Plaka, the old city, will bring you at a Typical Greek Tavern where you will enjoy your dinner following a floor show with live music and Greek Folk Dances in traditional costumes.
From April to October:
Tuesday – Wednesday – Thursday – Saturday
From November to March:
Every Saturday
Approx. duration: 3,5 hours
Half Day (afternoon tour)
Cape Sounion Tour
Drive along the coastal road, passing the wonderful beaches of Glyfada, Vouliagmeni & Varkiza to the most Southern point of Attica, Cape Sounion, where the white marble pillars of the Temple of Poseidon stand. On the way, you have a splendid view of the Saronic Gulf and the little islands offshore.
After visiting the Temple of Poseidon, you have time to walk at leisure on the rocky promontory of Sounion.
From April to October: Daily service!
Ind. pick up time: 15:00
From November to March: Monday-Wednesday-Friday-Saturday
Ind. pick up time: 14:30
Approx. duration: 4 hours
After visiting the Temple of Poseidon, you have time to walk at leisure on the rocky promontory of Sounion.
From April to October: Daily service!
Ind. pick up time: 15:00
From November to March: Monday-Wednesday-Friday-Saturday
Ind. pick up time: 14:30
Approx. duration: 4 hours
Afternoon City Tour
This tour gives you the opportunity to observe the striking contrasts that make Athens such a fascinating city. Our expert guides will take you to see the center of the city, the Constitution Square (Syntagma), the House of Parliament, the Monument of the Unknown Soldier, the Academy, the University and the National Library.
On the way to the Acropolis you will make a short stop at the Panathenaic Stadium where the first modern Olympic Games were held in 1896, you will see the temple of Olympian Zeus and the Hadrian’s Arch. At the Acropolis, you will visit the architectural masterpieces of the Golden Age of Athens: the Propylaea, the Temple of Athena Nike, the Erectheion and finally “the harmony between material and spirit”, the monument that “puts order in the mind”, the Parthenon.
From May to October: Monday-Tuesaday-Wednesday-Thursday-Friday
On the way to the Acropolis you will make a short stop at the Panathenaic Stadium where the first modern Olympic Games were held in 1896, you will see the temple of Olympian Zeus and the Hadrian’s Arch. At the Acropolis, you will visit the architectural masterpieces of the Golden Age of Athens: the Propylaea, the Temple of Athena Nike, the Erectheion and finally “the harmony between material and spirit”, the monument that “puts order in the mind”, the Parthenon.
From May to October: Monday-Tuesaday-Wednesday-Thursday-Friday
Ind. pick up time: 15:00
Approx. duration: 3,5 hours
Walking City Tour
The tour begins in front of the Parliament in Syntagma Square where you will see the Monument of the Unknown Soldier and the change of the famous Guards. A pleasant walk will follow through the National Garden and on to the Zappeion Hall, the Temple of Olympian Zeus and the Hadrian’s Arch. From here you will enter the Plaka area heading to the Acropolis and visit with your guide the Propylaea, the Temple of Nike, and the Parthenon, the monuments that remind us of Glory of Ancient Athens and the Golden Age of Pericles. See also in the surrounding the Athenian Agora, the Observatory, the Hill of Democracy (Pnyx), Mars and Philoppapos Hill, the Odeon of Herodes Atticus, and the Theater of Dionysus. At the end of the tour, and since you are so close, do not miss the opportunity to visit on your own the New Acropolis Museum.
From April to October: Daily service!
Approx. duration: 4,5 hours
From April to October: Daily service!
Approx. duration: 4,5 hours
***The Entrance Fee (20,00 €) to the Acropolis it is not included in the price
Hop-on hop-off tour!
Piraeus and Athens
Let’s discover the history and modern development of the main port of Greece, Piraeus.
We will stop at the harbor with the cruise boats, we will see the Marina Zea with its tall mast ships, schooners and cruisers, and finally the Mikrolimano harbor, a pretty fishing port, where once Themistocles’ victorious Triremes were berthed.
We highly recommend a visit at the Archaeological and the Nautical museum. Moreover, we will stop at all major sights in Athens deriving both from antiquity and the contemporary era, including the Acropolis, the Parthenon, the New Acropolis Museum, the National Archeological Museum and the district of Plaka!
Daily service!
No time restrictions!
Approx. duration: 2,5 hours
We will stop at the harbor with the cruise boats, we will see the Marina Zea with its tall mast ships, schooners and cruisers, and finally the Mikrolimano harbor, a pretty fishing port, where once Themistocles’ victorious Triremes were berthed.
We highly recommend a visit at the Archaeological and the Nautical museum. Moreover, we will stop at all major sights in Athens deriving both from antiquity and the contemporary era, including the Acropolis, the Parthenon, the New Acropolis Museum, the National Archeological Museum and the district of Plaka!
Daily service!
No time restrictions!
Approx. duration: 2,5 hours
One Day Cruise
Hydra-Poros-Aegina
We pick you up from your hotel early in the morning in order to take you by coach to the port for embarkation on the cruise ship.
At 08:15 the cruise ship departs and sails for the first stopover on the island of Hydra. You will spend approximately one hour, thus you have free time to explore the unique island.
Embarkation and sail to the island of Poros, seperated from Peloponnese by a narrow strait and offering a most enchanting view of Poros town. Leisure time in Poros will be approximately 60 minutes.
After two hours trip we shall arive to the last port, the island of Aegina, where you have time either to make an optional tour visiting the Athena Afea Temple or to swim to the nearest beaches of the island. Total time to be spent one hour and a half. Lunch is served on board during the voyage. Re-embarkation and sailing back to the port. Arrive late in the afternoon and transfer by coach back to your hotel.
Daily service!
Approx. duration: 11 hours
At 08:15 the cruise ship departs and sails for the first stopover on the island of Hydra. You will spend approximately one hour, thus you have free time to explore the unique island.
Embarkation and sail to the island of Poros, seperated from Peloponnese by a narrow strait and offering a most enchanting view of Poros town. Leisure time in Poros will be approximately 60 minutes.
After two hours trip we shall arive to the last port, the island of Aegina, where you have time either to make an optional tour visiting the Athena Afea Temple or to swim to the nearest beaches of the island. Total time to be spent one hour and a half. Lunch is served on board during the voyage. Re-embarkation and sailing back to the port. Arrive late in the afternoon and transfer by coach back to your hotel.
Daily service!
Approx. duration: 11 hours
One Day
Day Cruise to Aegina
Let’s visit Aegina, one of the most popular little islands of Greece!
We depart from Alimos Marina port and sail to the Moni islet, next to Aegina island, where we will enjoy two hours swimming in the crystal clear blue waters. We depart from Moni at 12:30 and continue our cruise to Perdika or the main port of Aegina. The choice is up to us!
There, with 3 hours at our disposal, we can visit one of the many traditional taverns and have a delicious lunch or visit the famous temple of Afea. We return back to our yacht at 16:00 and sail back to Athens. Arrival in Alimos Marina port around 19.30 and disembark.
Daily Service!
From April to June & from August to November
We depart from Alimos Marina port and sail to the Moni islet, next to Aegina island, where we will enjoy two hours swimming in the crystal clear blue waters. We depart from Moni at 12:30 and continue our cruise to Perdika or the main port of Aegina. The choice is up to us!
There, with 3 hours at our disposal, we can visit one of the many traditional taverns and have a delicious lunch or visit the famous temple of Afea. We return back to our yacht at 16:00 and sail back to Athens. Arrival in Alimos Marina port around 19.30 and disembark.
Daily Service!
From April to June & from August to November
Approx. duration: 11 hrs.
Half Day
Ancient Corinth
Leave Athens and drive South West until we reach the Corinth Canal which connects the Aegean Sea with the Ionian Sea (short stop).
Drive on and visit the ancient town of Corinth where St. Paul lived and preached for two years.
The remains of the City, which include the Agora (market place) and Apollo’s Temple (6th century B.C) clearly show how rich and important Corinth was in Ancient Times. A short stop at the Site of the Ancient Port of Cehries, where St. Paul disembarked, will conclude the visit. Return to Athens in time for lunch.
From April to October: Monday & Friday
Approx. duration: 5,5 hours
Drive on and visit the ancient town of Corinth where St. Paul lived and preached for two years.
The remains of the City, which include the Agora (market place) and Apollo’s Temple (6th century B.C) clearly show how rich and important Corinth was in Ancient Times. A short stop at the Site of the Ancient Port of Cehries, where St. Paul disembarked, will conclude the visit. Return to Athens in time for lunch.
From April to October: Monday & Friday
Approx. duration: 5,5 hours
One Day
Corinth – Mycanae – Poros Island
Do not miss this rare and unique opportunity to visit in one day the 3.500 years old ruins of the astonishing Mycenaic civilization together with a beautiful and very picturesque Greek Island of the Saronic Golf. Leave by the coastal road along the Saronic Golf to the Corinth Canal (short stop). Drive to Mycenae the Homeric City of Atreides. Visit the Lion’s Gate, the Cyclopean walls and the Royal Tombs. Continue driving on for the seaside village of Galatas. From there a small ferry boat will take you in a few minutes at the Island of Poros. Free time for strolling in the beautiful promenade. Lunch by the seaside in a Greek traditional Tavern. Early afternoon departure for Athens.
From May to September: Wednesday & Friday
Approx. duration: 11 hours
One Day
Argolis
Leave by the coastal road along the Saronic Gulf to the Corinth Canal, which connects the Aegean Sea with the Ionian Sea (short stop).
Drive to Mycenae, the Homeric city of Atreides, the city ”rich in gold” of the ancient poets. Visit the Lion’s Gate, the Cyclopean Walls, and the Royal Tombs.
Depart for Nauplion through the fertile plain of Argolis, the picturesque town nestling at the foot of a cliff crowned by the mighty ramparts of the Palamidi Fortress (short photo stop), leave for Epidauros, to visit the Theatre (4th century B.C) famous for its astonishing accoustics. Return to Athens by the National road connecting Epidauros with Corinth. Lunch in Mycenae.
From April to October: Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday-Saturday
From November to March: Tuesday & Saturday
Approx. duration: 10 hours
Drive to Mycenae, the Homeric city of Atreides, the city ”rich in gold” of the ancient poets. Visit the Lion’s Gate, the Cyclopean Walls, and the Royal Tombs.
Depart for Nauplion through the fertile plain of Argolis, the picturesque town nestling at the foot of a cliff crowned by the mighty ramparts of the Palamidi Fortress (short photo stop), leave for Epidauros, to visit the Theatre (4th century B.C) famous for its astonishing accoustics. Return to Athens by the National road connecting Epidauros with Corinth. Lunch in Mycenae.
From April to October: Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday-Saturday
From November to March: Tuesday & Saturday
Approx. duration: 10 hours
One Day
Delphi
Drive through the fertile plain of Beotia, crossing the towns of Thebes connected to the tragedy of King Oedipus-Levadia and Arachova (short stop on the way back).
Arrive at Delphi, the center of the Ancient World-the ”Omphalos” (Navel of Eart)- whose prestige extended far beyond the boundaries of the Hellenic World. On the slopes of Mount Parnassus, in a landscape of unparalleled beauty an majesty, lie the ruins of the Sanctuary of Apollo Pythios. Visit the Treasury of the Athenians, the Temple of Apollo and the Museum containing such masterpieces of Ancient Greek sculpture as the bronze Charioteer and the famous athlete Aghias.
Lunch in the modern village of Delphi, return to Athens by the same route.
From April to October: Daily service!
From November to March:Wednesday-Friday-Sunday
Approx. duration: 10 hours
Arrive at Delphi, the center of the Ancient World-the ”Omphalos” (Navel of Eart)- whose prestige extended far beyond the boundaries of the Hellenic World. On the slopes of Mount Parnassus, in a landscape of unparalleled beauty an majesty, lie the ruins of the Sanctuary of Apollo Pythios. Visit the Treasury of the Athenians, the Temple of Apollo and the Museum containing such masterpieces of Ancient Greek sculpture as the bronze Charioteer and the famous athlete Aghias.
Lunch in the modern village of Delphi, return to Athens by the same route.
From April to October: Daily service!
From November to March:Wednesday-Friday-Sunday
Approx. duration: 10 hours
Food Tour…!
Let’s embark on a gastronomical journey through some of the original and historical neighborhoods of Athens!
An array of colors, sights and sounds engulf the visitor and, at once, activate all senses. Along the way we will see fruit and spice stalls, colorful and enticing delicatessens, aromatic and tempting bakeries and candy-shops and – of course – the famous food market of Athens.
We will be expertly guided on route and be provided valuable insight not only about the unique and intricate culinary heritage of the Greeks but also about the cuisine we all have come to know as Mediterranean. Ariive late in the afternoon and transfer by coach back to your hotel.
April – October: Daily service – except Sundays
Ind. pick up time: 10:00 Approx. duration: 5 hours
(August is excluded.)
An array of colors, sights and sounds engulf the visitor and, at once, activate all senses. Along the way we will see fruit and spice stalls, colorful and enticing delicatessens, aromatic and tempting bakeries and candy-shops and – of course – the famous food market of Athens.
We will be expertly guided on route and be provided valuable insight not only about the unique and intricate culinary heritage of the Greeks but also about the cuisine we all have come to know as Mediterranean. Ariive late in the afternoon and transfer by coach back to your hotel.
April – October: Daily service – except Sundays
Ind. pick up time: 10:00 Approx. duration: 5 hours
(August is excluded.)
Wine Tasting…!
We will taste different varieties of local famous Greek wines and feel like the God Dionysus, the God of wine according to the Greek mythology!
Wine is such an integral part of the Greek lifestyle that it would be a pity to leave without tasting it with all five senses, and learning about the various wine producing areas in Greece.
The wine tour takes place in one of the most famous restaurants in central Athens, ideally located in the shadow of the Acropolis, with the most breathtaking views. While enjoying our wine we will also be offered some delicacies from the well-designed menu, that the chef will have created to endorse the wine tasting experience.
Upon request! Monday-Wednesday-Friday.
Approx. duration: 1,5 hours.
Wine is such an integral part of the Greek lifestyle that it would be a pity to leave without tasting it with all five senses, and learning about the various wine producing areas in Greece.
The wine tour takes place in one of the most famous restaurants in central Athens, ideally located in the shadow of the Acropolis, with the most breathtaking views. While enjoying our wine we will also be offered some delicacies from the well-designed menu, that the chef will have created to endorse the wine tasting experience.
Upon request! Monday-Wednesday-Friday.
Approx. duration: 1,5 hours.
Athens Scooterise Tour
Set the pace and the itinerary of our tour and take home a beautiful experience to remember.
Perfect for groups, couples and families, the specially designed electric Trike tours go through quiet streets and are eco-friendly.
We will have fun to discover Athens this way and we will explore the capital away from the crowded districts.
During two hours we will be able to see up to 15 of the most significant city-attractions.
We will explore various areas: Acropolis & Plaka, Monastiraki, Syntagma Area, Kallimarmaro Stadium, the National Gardens and so on…!
Upon request!
Approx. duration: 2 hours.
Perfect for groups, couples and families, the specially designed electric Trike tours go through quiet streets and are eco-friendly.
We will have fun to discover Athens this way and we will explore the capital away from the crowded districts.
During two hours we will be able to see up to 15 of the most significant city-attractions.
We will explore various areas: Acropolis & Plaka, Monastiraki, Syntagma Area, Kallimarmaro Stadium, the National Gardens and so on…!
Upon request!
Approx. duration: 2 hours.
Street Art Walking Tour
Athens is counting more than 2,000 graffitis and street art-paintings around the city.
This graffiti art emerged in the ’90s but really, took off and developed its own distinctive style over the past years. Especially during the recent economic crisis, a new burst of creative energy has turned Athens into what the New York Times call “a contemporary mecca for street-art in Europe”.
This walking tour offers us the opportunity to know the city better and understand what’s happening at its heart. It is an astonishing and unconventional way to visit the capital and get a real approach of its urban culture.
Upon request!
Approx. duration: 3 hours.
This graffiti art emerged in the ’90s but really, took off and developed its own distinctive style over the past years. Especially during the recent economic crisis, a new burst of creative energy has turned Athens into what the New York Times call “a contemporary mecca for street-art in Europe”.
This walking tour offers us the opportunity to know the city better and understand what’s happening at its heart. It is an astonishing and unconventional way to visit the capital and get a real approach of its urban culture.
Upon request!
Approx. duration: 3 hours.
Escape Game…! Incentive
As a team, we have one hour to find the hidden clues, solve the mystery and escape from the room.
This game is recommended for everybody since there are levels of difficulty as well as four different mysteries to choose and solve. All the games take place in two of the most famous areas of Athens and in fully equipped rooms.
Be clever and work as a team so we can succeed before the time runs out!
Daily service!
Approx. duration: 3 hours.
This game is recommended for everybody since there are levels of difficulty as well as four different mysteries to choose and solve. All the games take place in two of the most famous areas of Athens and in fully equipped rooms.
Be clever and work as a team so we can succeed before the time runs out!
Daily service!
Approx. duration: 3 hours.
