32 reviews
4 hrs
Max 15
This Athens City Tour lets you experience the top archeological highlights of the city in a single morning. With a small group and an expert local guide, you’ll explore the Parthenon before most of the crowds show up, see the iconic Temple of Hephaestus in the Ancient Greek Agora, and lose yourself in the winding streets of Plaka. For people who want to take a deep dive into the history of the world’s first democracy, this is a great way to pack a lot of history into a small amount of time.
Your Athens City Tour begins with first-entry tickets to the Acropolis. On the way up the hill, you’ll see some of the other sights, including the theaters of Dionysus and Herodes Atticus, then arrive at the Parthenon before the majority of the crowds. After your guide gives you a full Parthenon tour, you’ll visit the other major sights on the hill, including the Monumental Gateway, Erechtheum, and Temple of Nike Athena. Be sure to bring a camera; you’ll want to capture the stunning views over the city.
Leaving the Acropolis, your Athens City Tour enters the Ancient Greek Agora with skip-the-line tickets. This was the commercial center of the old city and is filled with ruins dating back...
Read moreYour Athens City Tour begins with first-entry tickets to the Acropolis. On the way up the hill, you’ll see some of the other sights, including the theaters of Dionysus and Herodes Atticus, then arrive at the Parthenon before the majority of the crowds. After your guide gives you a full Parthenon tour, you’ll visit the other major sights on the hill, including the Monumental Gateway, Erechtheum, and Temple of Nike Athena. Be sure to bring a camera; you’ll want to capture the stunning views over the city.
Leaving the Acropolis, your Athens City Tour enters the Ancient Greek Agora with skip-the-line tickets. This was the commercial center of the old city and is filled with ruins dating back some 2,500 years. Your guide will bring the ruins to life as they lead you on a full tour culminating with the Temple of Hephaestus - one of the best-preserved ancient temples in the world.
The last stop of the day is Plaka, where history and present-day blur as you stroll down the oldest street in the world. Your guide will show you the most interesting points in the neighborhood including a view of the Roman Agora and Tower of the Winds (the first meteorological station in the world), Lysicrates Monument, the Arch of Hadrian and the Melina Merkouri Cafe. At the end of your Athens City Tour, we’ll leave you with a special gift: a combo pass that you can use within five days to enter five of the city’s best attractions, including Hadrian’s Library and the Temple of Olympian Zeus.
We thoroughly enjoyed our tour with Ellie! She was incredibly knowledgeable. Engaging. Fun. Friendly. And a true joy to be around. Our tour was our first day in Athens and we learned SO much and were able to re-visit places we wanted to spend additional time. We can’t say enough about our guide Ellie. The tour. The city. And the content overall. We HIGHLY recommend this tour and would take another
Gold tours have VIP access or a unique luxury itinerary.
Experience the best of Athens in a single day: Tour the Acropolis before the crowds, explore the Greek Agora, walk the oldest street in the world and run in the footsteps of Olympians!
8 hrs
Max 15
Our most affordable tours compromise on group size (up to 25), not quality.
A relaxed afternoon visit to two of Athens’ premier attractions, this 2.5 hour tour guides you through the New Acropolis Museum, and takes you inside the home of the first modern Olympics.
2 hrs 30 mins
Max 15
Gold tours have VIP access or a unique luxury itinerary.
This specially-timed Acropolis tour gets you to the top of the ancient citadel for the first viewing of the day, and allows you to enjoy the Parthenon without the crowds with first-entry itinerary.
3 hrs 30 mins
Max 15