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Ancient Greek columns and a historical building in the background. 1
An ancient archway with columns, surrounded by people and vehicles, with trees and buildings in the background. 2
An empty stadium with rows of bleachers and multiple flags. 3
A classical building with columns, a staircase, and a statue. 4
A cityscape with a prominent ancient citadel on a hill, surrounded by modern buildings. 5
By Olive Sea Travel

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Free cancellation available
Price is RM 706 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple travellers
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 4h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup

Overview

  • If you have short time but you want to see the highlights of Athens that’s the best way! Visit the Acropolis and feel captured by the symbol of the western civilization. Then enjoy your drive around the city admiring the most important parts of it.

Activity location

  • Acropolis
    • Via Dionysiou Areopagitou Str.
    • 105 58, Athens, Greece, Greece

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Herodion Hotel
    • 4 Rovertou Galli
    • 117 42, Athina, Greece

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Private Tour- GOLDEN HOUR

  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h
    4h
  • English

Private Tour - NOT GUIDED: (upon request)
Tickets Included: Acropolis
Duration: 4 Hours
Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 17:30
Price details
RM 1,811.34 x 1 AdultRM 1,811.34
Total
Price is RM 1,811.34

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Professional Drivers with Deep knowledge of history [Not licensed to accompany you in any site]
  • Inclusions
    Bottled water
  • Inclusions
    Hotel / Cruise port pick up & drop-off (ONLY for the Private Option)
  • Inclusions
    Acropolis
  • Exclusions
    Licensed Tour guide upon request— depending on availability [Additional cost: 250€]

Know before you book

    • Wheelchair accessible
    • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
    • Specialized infant seats are available
    • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
    • The drivers are not licensed to accompany you on the Acropolis or inside any other site or museum. If you require a licensed guide to tour the sites with you, you need to hire one additionally. If you have any questions you can contact us on the phone number provided by Viator.
    • Please contact us after your booking if you are using a wheelchair or if you are travelling with infants
    • If your group is more that 14 people you can make several bookings & let us know that you are all together after your booking
    • Acropolis tickets are booked for a specific entry time. Delays may result in losing your tickets and new tickets will need to be purchased at your own expense, subject to availability.
    • Please carefully check the Inclusions & Exclusions of your booking.
    • For private tours, the driver will wait up to 30 minutes at the pickup point. After 30 minutes without contact, the booking will be considered a No-Show.
    • For small-group tours, meet your driver outside Herodion Hotel. The maximum waiting time is 15 minutes. After that, the tour will depart and the booking will be considered a No-Show.

Activity itinerary

Acropolis

  • 1h 30m
  • Admission ticket included
Sightseeing in Athens starts with the hill of Acropolis which will make your day. On the historical hill, you will have the opportunity to see the Odeon of Herodes Atticus, the Temple of the Athena Nike, the monumental gateway (Propylaea), the Erechtheum and of course the famous Parthenon, the main temple dedicated to the virgin goddess Athena.

Propylaea (Pass by)

The Propylaea is the monumental entrances to the sacred area dedicated to Athena, the patron goddess of the city. Built by the architect Mnesicles with Pentelic marble, their design was avant-garde. To the south-west of the Propylaea, on a rampart protecting the main entrance to the Acropolis, is the Ionian temple of Apteros Nike.

Parthenon

  • 10m
  • Admission ticket included
Parthenon, the main temple dedicated to the virgin goddess Athena, the eternal symbol of the Athenian Democracy and the werstern civilization.

Erechtheion (Pass by)

Temple of Poseidon and Athena, the strangest and most sacred place in ancient Athens.

Temple of Athena Nike (Pass by)

Temple dedicated to the goddess Athena Nike or Wingless Victory.

Theater of Dionysus (Pass by)

The Theatre of Dionysus Elefthereus is a major theatre in Athens, considered to be the world's first theatre, built at the foot of the Athenian Acropolis

Herod Atticus Odeon (Pass by)

The Odeon of Herodes Atticus is a stone Roman theater structure located on the southwest slope of the Acropolis of Athens, Greece. The building was completed in 161 AD and then renovated in 1950.

Temple of Olympian Zeus (Pass by)

After the Acropolis, we will head towards the Temple of Zeus, the biggest in antiquity, devoted to the King of the Gods,by way of Hadrian's Arch.

Panathenaic Stadium

  • 20m
We will visit Panathenaic Stadium where the first modern Olympic Games were held in 1896.

Mount Lycabettus

  • 15m
Then moving into the historical center of the city we will drive up the highest hill of Athens, Lycabettus Hill, where you’ll have the best panoramic view of the city, from the hill of Acropolis to the Aegean Sea.

The Academy of Athens (Pass by)

The Academy Building constitutes one of three parts in an “architectural trilogy”. It was founded with the Constitutional Decree of March 18th, 1926, as an Academy of Sciences, Humanities and Fine Arts.

The Academy of Athens (Pass by)

The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens is the largest state institution of higher learning in Greece, and among the largest universities in Europe. The splendid Athens University was designed by the Danish architect Christian Hansen and completed in 1864.

National Library of Greece (Pass by)

The National Library of Greece was built at the end of the 19th century, as the last of the Architectural Trilogy of Athens, a group of three neoclassical buildings which also includes the Academy and the University. The building was designed by Theophil Hansen,

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

  • 15m
We will see the changing of the guard (Euzones) in front of the old palace, which is today Parliament House, above the central square of Athens.

Hellenic Parliament (Pass by)

The Hellenic Parliament, in Greek known as Voulí ton Ellínon is the parliament of Greece, located in the Old Royal Palace, overlooking Syntagma Square in Athens. The Parliament is the supreme democratic institution that represents the citizens through an elected body of Members of Parliament.

Plateia Syntagmatos (Pass by)

Syntagma Square is the central square of Athens. The square is named after the Constitution that Otto, the first King of Greece, was obliged to grant after a popular and military uprising on 3 September 1843.

Location

Activity location

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    Acropolis
    • Via Dionysiou Areopagitou Str.
    • 105 58, Athens, Greece, Greece

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Herodion Hotel
    • 4 Rovertou Galli
    • 117 42, Athina, Greece

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