Tours, sightseeing tours, activities & things to do | Viator.comAthens Half-Day Sightseeing Tour
based on From the Acropolis to Omonia Square, you'll see all the famous sites of ancient and modern Athens on this comprehensive morning tour. The tour gives you a perfect overview of the modern city, helping you get your bearings if this is your first visit to Athens and providing a striking contrast to the remains of the city's glorious past.
Your tour takes you past the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in front of the Parliament House on Constitution Square. You'll drive past the Panathenian Stadium (site of the first modern Olympic Games in 1896) and see the Presidential Palace (ex Royal Palace), government buildings and elegant homes. The drive along Panepistimiou Avenue takes you past the Catholic cathedral, the Academy, university, National Library and Omonia Square.
After seeing the highlights of modern Athens, it's time to tour the past with a visit to the Roman Temple of Olympian Zeus and the Acropolis, Athens' crowning beauty. Highlights include the impressive Parthenon, the Propylaea, the Temple of Athena Nike and the Erechtheion, with its Porch of Maidens. To delve further into the past, the tour includes a visit to the Acropolis Museum.
Parthenon, Athens
Daily
Unavailable Dates:
- January 01 (New Years Day)
- April 08 (Easter Sunday)
- May 01
- December 25 (Christmas Day)
- December 26 (Boxing Day)
Tour departs from selected Athens hotels
Departure Time:Between 7:30am and 8:30am. Exact pick up time to be advised on confirmation
Return details:Tour concludes at original point of departure at approximately 12:30pm
Hotel Pickup:Tour departs from selected Athens hotels. Please include the details of your hotel at the time of booking. You MUST call the supplier at least 24 hours prior to tour commencement to reconfirm all tour and departure details. If the supplier does not pickup from your hotel, they will advise you of the meeting point when you call. The contact details will be listed on your voucher.
Port Pickup:
Pickup and drop off from the Port is not available.
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- Infants aged 3 years and under are free of charge
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- Taxes
- English-speaking guide
- Entrance fees for visits to museums and archaeological sites
- Transport by air-conditioned motor coach
- Optional gratuities
- Food and beverages, unless specified
- This tour must be booked at least 48 hours in advance of your travel date.
- Confirmation of this tour will received at time of booking.
- Tour is operated in English unless otherwise stated, however tour may be operated in more than one language.
- Admission to Monasteries and Churches visited on our tours is not allowed to gentlemen wearing shorts and ladies wearing trousers, shorts, short skirts or blouses not covering the shoulders.
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This tour will take you everywhere in Athens. It was great! Read more ›
Robin D, United States, February 2008
