Athens Tour Details
A unique Athens tour of all the highlights of the Athens centre.
Visit at your own pace eternal Acropolis tour and its new Acropolis Museum tour, the Temple of Zeus, Adrian Arch, Panathenaic Stadium, the Parliament with the Change of Guards, the Academy, Ancient Agora and marvel at panoramic Athens view from Lycabettus Hill!
The private athens tour takes you to essential sites in the comfort of luxurious Mercedes and Audi brand-new vehicles. Our expert, English-speaking professional drivers, will offer any local information you may need.
Your Hotel , Athens Airport , Piraeus Port
10 Minutes Before Event Time
- Free residence/hotel/ port pick up and return
- Professional English speaking experienced tour driver(live commentary)
- Brand new luxury vehicles with WiFi, A/C and Mineral Water
- Licensed Guide Service Fee
- Your tour driver can not escort you into the sites
- Airport transfer available with surcharge
- Meals and Drinks
- Gratuities
- Good to have: Sunscreen, T-Shirt, hat, comfortable, non-slippery footwear
- Wheelchair accessible
- Baby boosters & child-seats available at no extra cost
- Most travellers can participate, no health restrictions
Our full-day private tour will take you to the most important Athens landmarks and monuments.
Your driver will pick you up from your residence or Athens International Airport in Spata and drive you to your first stop, Lycabettus Hill.
The Athens Lycabettus Hill stands at 277 meters (745 ft) and is the highest hill of Athens. That offers a spectacular panoramic view of Athens all the way to the Saronic sea, the Acropolis Hill, the whole city of Athens and the surrounding mountains.
Our Athens day tour next stop is the UNESCO listed Acropolis Hill to admire up close the famous temples of Parthenon, Propylaea, Erechteion, Athena Nike, the Odeon of Herodes Atticus and the Dionysus Theatre. Acropolis usually needs at least an hour.
Right across the northeast exit of Acropolis, lies Areios Pagos or Mars Hill, and this is the hill where the Apostle Paul preached Christ’s word for the first time in Greece. Read more on our Apostle Paul Footsteps Private Tour here
The next stops are the nearby gigantic temple of Zeus and the Arch of Adrian, the all-marble Panathenaic Stadium that hosted the first modern Olympic games in 1896, the Greek Neoclassic Parliament on historical Syntagma Square and the changing of the guards and the Athens Trilogy with the impressive Doric and Ionic columns.
Next, we will make a stop for your lunch break in a restaurant of your choice or we can suggest excellent places for your lunch.
Right after, you will visit the important Ancient Agora with the fully intact Temple of Hephestus and the impressive Attalos Stoa and the in-house museum.
After Ancient Agora, your driver will take you to the New Acropolis Museum, a world-class museum of vast proportions. The New Acropolis Museum holds the historic archaeological treasures of the Acropolis of Athens and it is a must-see for every visitor of Athens.
If there is enough time, we can take you to visit and shop at the tiny alleys of Plaka old city and the iconic Anafiotika area that takes you back when Athens was just a small village under the Acropolis!
Our Athens private tour takes you to all the Athens essential monuments in the comfort of our luxurious brand-new vehicles and with live commentary of our English-speaking professional drivers!
Athens Full-Day Private Tour Itinerary
8:30 am (Time flexible)Departure
We pick you up at the Port or Airport, or your Hotel/Airbnb in Athens at a convenient time.
Lycabettus hill
Beginning the Athens tour you have the chance to admire the magnificent panorama of the city from Lycabettus hill at 745 ft. (277 m). Lycabettus stands high above Athens, commanding a clear view across the Attica basin and the Aegean.
Acropolis of Athens and Parthenon
Acropolis, a UNESCO Monument of World Heritage and a symbol of democracy and Greek civilization.
It includes four of the greatest masterpieces of classical Greek art – the Parthenon (Temple , dedicated to the goddess Athena) , the Propylaea (the monumental gateway to the Acropolis), the Erechthio (Temple dedicated to both Athena and Poseidon) and the Temple of Athena Nike (Victorious in Greek).
Mars or Areopagus Hill
Upon exit from the sacred hill of Acropolis, you walk up the steep Areios Pagos rock (there are stairs )just as Apostle Paul did and preached Christ’s word for the first time in Greece.
From the top of the rock, you can see the Acropolis and a panoramic view of Athens.
Temple of Olympian Zeus
Continuing our Athens Tour you will visit the gigantic Temple of Olympian Zeus and Adrian’s Arch.
The Temple was designed to be the biggest temple in ancient time.
Panathenaic Stadium (Kallimarmaro)
The only stadium in the world built entirely of marble.
The Stadium hosted the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 and today is used as the final point of the Athens Authentic Marathon.
Parliament – Syntagma Square – Academy
You will see the impressive shift change of the traditionally dressed guards (evzones) in front of the Greek parliament and the Marble Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. From there, you visit the Athens Trilogy, the Academy of Athens, the University and the National Library, wonderful neoclassical buildings.
Ancient Agora
In the heyday of ancient Athenian culture and power (roughly 500 B.C.E. to the mid-300s B.C.E.), the agora was the centre of all aspects of public life.
It was the centre of economic life and served as a bustling marketplace. The most important buildings are Stoa of Attalos, a reconstruction of the ancient building, completed in 1956 by the American School of Classical Studies and the Temple of Hephaestus, commissioned by Pericles and completed in 415 BC.
Acropolis Museum
The Acropolis Museum, one of the most important museums in the world, houses the findings of the Athenian Acropolis including the Parthenon friezes and the original Karytatides.
Plaka
If there is time left, you will have an hour of free time in the ancient neighbourhood of Athens close to Acropolis, named Plaka.
Plaka is full of people, music, typical restaurants “tavernas”, beautiful houses, cosy cafes and little shops with souvenirs.
You can visit Anafiotika, a small area in Plaka that reminds you of a Cycladic island.
Afterwards, we will drop you off at your residence or at the airport.
Our Vehicles
All our vehicles are brand new – luxury sedans, minivans, sprinters, and coaches, privately owned by us.
For groups up to 3, we use Mercedes or Audi sedan
For groups up to 7, we use Mercedes Minivans
For groups up to 19, we use Mercedes Minibuses
For large groups, we use luxury new coaches
Payment, Deposits
Your deposit is due immediately on booking (30% of program price).
COVID-19 health and safety measures
Face masks provided for travellers
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
Gear/equipment sanitized between uses
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
Guides required to regularly wash hands
