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Day Trip to Dion and Mountain Olympus from Thessaloniki
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- 8 hours (approx.)
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- Offered in: English
Overview
Leave Thessaloniki for a day and discover ancient Dion and Mt. Olympus without the stress of public transport or hire cars. Travel to Dion Archaeological Park, home to city ruins dating from the 6th century BC; and explore its relics and museum. Next, visit Mt. Olympus, the home of the gods in Greek mythology, and walk in the Epinea Gorge to absorb the scenery surrounding the peak before returning.
- Visit Dion Archaeological Park and Mt. Olympus in a day from Thessaloniki
- No transport to organize: simply hop inside a comfortable minivan or coach
- Explore and learn more about Dion and Mt. Olympus than if alone
- Choose from multiple Thessaloniki pickup and drop-off spots for convenience
What's Included
- Pick up and drop-off from main locations in Thessaloniki
- Bus transportation to all locations
- English-speaking trip attendant
- Entrance fee to the Archaeological site of Dion (8€ during Summer season - 4€ during Winter season)
- The guided tour at the archaeological site and the Museum of Dion
- Lunch
Meeting And Pickup
Meeting point
- Statue of Eleftherios VenizelosEgnatia 78, Thessaloniki 546 24, Greece
Aristotelous square and Egnatia square in front of Statue of Eleftherios Venizelos at 08:00
Start time
08:00 a.m.
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.What To Expect
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- The hiking that leads to the cave of Saint Dionysius takes about 20 minutes and requires comfortable walking shoes
- Please be informed that there is the possibility of modifying the schedule of the excursion and adjust it on the current weather conditions. In chance of non favorable weather conditions (mostly during winter season) the short trekking may not be included. In this chance, it is replaced either by visiting the picturesque village of Litochoro (walk in the main traditional square) or by visiting the Holy Monastery of Saint Dionysus (visit to the old and the new one)
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 19 travelers
Operated by Ammon Express
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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4.5
101 reviews
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Very good 👍
nataliia_k, Dec 2022
Thank you for unforgettable trip! The guide Nikos was very friendly and helpful. He organised everything perfectly.I recommend to anyone use this possibility to see fantastic place with a good company!
Mt. Olympus and Dion day trip
Richard_K, Dec 2022
Tour guide Eileen was excellent. The trip was organized very well and exceeded my expectations. Highly recommend!
Dion and mountains of Zeus -things may change
kelliga, Nov 2022
Fun trip even though we didn’t have the best weather(no rain just foggy and overcast).Dion was interesting. Mostly just walking thru the ruins. No gift shop or snack bar to get coffee!! But once at museum we had time to grab something to eat/drink at a local restrauant.
Once at mtn base, our tour guide gave the group the option for a simpler 20-30 minute walk which would be great for those with no health issues as it was a well laid flat path to the waterfalls. The other option was to hike up the mtn to see, not sure what, but sounded fun, so the group chose this one. It was way more treacherous than anyone anticipated. Very rocky, loose stones/gravel and required holding into rocks to support yourself at times. As you can see in our photos, we were not dressed for THIS kind of hike. We hiked about an hour up, then turned around, as a few in our group had stopped and said they would wait for our descent. Hour back down then we did the simple walk to the falls( bathing holes of Zeus).
No regrets but Definately know which hike you will be doing or be ready for both types. The views were beautiful. After hike we were supposed to stop in the little town of Litochoro for lunch, but our guide told us because the “season”was over most of the restaurants and shops were closed the only thing open was fast food and he didn’t think we came to Greece for fast food. So, he said we would head back to Thessaloniki and everyone could get lunch there. I wish we’d known this information, because we had been told by others that the little of Litochoro was quaint and would be a lovely place end to the trip with lunch.
Overall we enjoyed it but I think if the seasons changing cause things in the tour to change that should be noted. Would have been nice to know that we would have hiking options and if not eating in the town then have restrauant suggestions back in Thessaloniki or stop in another town(we heard the town of Katrini could have been a good lunch spot.)
We ended up walking for 30min in Thessaloniki looking for food, not a patisserie!
Jyst know that what you read about tour is subject to change.
Nice to get out of town
Christiane_G, Nov 2022
Dion is a bit sparse, ruins wise. Nice museum. Easy 15 min walk among foothills Mt. Olympus. Guide very knowledgeable.
Buyer be careful on cancelation policy
csirisena2, Oct 2022
I bought the tour the night before the departure date as a last minute trip. But then I got sick that night and couldn’t go on the tour. Tour operators were not at all willing to refund my tour since it was within the 24 hour cancellation policy of theirs. I understand their policy but when traveling things happen people get sick. I was surprised they were not willing to even consider a refund. What should I have done? Come to a tour sick and get everyone else sick? Buyer be warned invade you have last minute issues you will be stuck with a $54 charge you can’t do anything about.
Response from Host, Nov 2022
Thank you very much for taking the time to review your experience with us.
Please note that we offered you a future voucher that you or a family member / friend could use in the future.
We hope to have the chance to welcome you in our trip to Mt. Olympus in the future.
Kind regards,
Mary Polatidou
History,stories and yummy Greek food
sormila_s, Oct 2022
It was well organised and Nikos our guide told good stories and Harris our driver drove us calmly around.the sites and museum were full of history and the lunch at the traditional tavern was the icing on the cake.it was a wonderful day trip indeed!!
Response from Host, Nov 2022
Thank you very much recommending Ammon Express after your Sunset Trip to Cape Sounio and Temple of Poseidon.
We always try to serve our customers in the best possible way, and we are pleased you experienced this effort.
Hope to see you soon on one of our future tours.
Best Regards,
Mary Polatidou
Disappointement
Zeev_B, Oct 2022
Olympus is an impressive mountain but as a day trip the experience is not recommended. The Dion archeological site is dull.
Response from Host, Nov 2022
hank you very much for taking the time to review your Day Trip to Dion and Mountain Olympus from Thessaloniki.
We can always suggest you trips that may interest you more in the future.
Kindest regards,
Mary Polatidou
Not worth the price
WanPing_L, Oct 2022
There was nothing much to see at Dion. The “guide” from the agency was more of a coordinator and did very minimal explanation, not even at the museum. Unfortunately, the lack of interaction made the trip to Dion extremely boring and I could not appreciate Dion at all.
The hike to a small segment of Mount Olympus was fair. We were just walking and rushing, even stops to take photos was pressurising. When we reached the gorge, it was a short stop for photo and off we went. No explanation or anything. On the way down, the “guide” was actually lagging behind some of the group members. We were then left at the village (which had nothing much) for 1.5h after that (obviously wanting us to spend at that village). I would rather they just do away Dion, do a bit more at Mount Olympus then go back to Athens for lunch where there are more options.
Bottomline: Join this tour only if you have nothing better to do. OR if you have your own means to get to the foot of Mount Olympus (that village), go on your own. This tour, for this point, not worth it. I would give 1 star for Dion, and 3 star for Mount Olympus.
Response from Host, Nov 2022
Thank you very much for taking time to share your comments with us. We appreciate all kind of reviews from our travelers either positive or negative, as this way we have the chance to optimize our services.
Regarding your comments, we would kindly like to inform you that in the reservation process is stated clearly that the excursion is followed by a trip attendant (English speaking excursion attendant). Out trip attendants are people who have all the necessary archaeological and historical education background in order to provide you with all the useful information as well as to answer you any question you might have during the excursion. They cannot enter with you in the museums/monasteries as they are not tour guides.
We would like to specify that trip to Mt. Olympus starts and returns to Thessaloniki. (mistakenly you mention Athens euro in your review).
Once again thank you very much for highlighting your remarks as this way you help us improve our services and overcome ourselves.
Best regards,
Mary Polatidou
Take it or leave it - it’s one way to use a day
Ehren_B, Sept 2022
It seemed important to see Mt. Olympus while we’re here and having done this, I can’t say we would’ve missed much if we hadn’t. Dion was a bunch of used-to-be-buildings, the gorge hike was beautiful, but the waterfall endgame was a dead-end trickle. We loved Litochoro. Our guide seemed just to be going though the motions til she could send us to explore on our own. Overall, $100 is reasonable for the tour. I’d say this was an average tour, but didn’t feel right giving it 3 stars (gave it 4 stars). Do it for something to do. Do it to say you saw Mt. Olympus. Or go ride the pirate ship a couple extra times and visit skyline cafe.
Response from Host, Oct 2022
Thank you very much for your 4 star review.
We really hope to see you again in the future for more trips with Ammon Express!
Best regards,
Mary Polatidou
1 traveler found this review helpful
Mount Olympus a must; Dion only if extra time
vduarte1, Jul 2022
Mount Olympus is not to be missed! Our time at mount Olympus was the highlight of the excursion. I wish we had more time in the area of Mount Olympus instead of Dion. The order of visiting the archeological site then museum should be reversed to provide background knowledge for time at archeological site of Dion. Hike was very short in comparison to the time spent at Dion & museum.
Response from Host, Jul 2022
Thank you very much for taking the time to write your lovely review.
We are happy that you had a wonderful time on your Day Trip to Dion and Mountain Olympus from Thessaloniki.
We take into consideration your comments about visiting times and order of visiting the sites.
We wish to see you again in the future in one of our excursions.
Best regards,
Mary Polatidou
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