2-Day Ancient Messene & Olympia Tour Overview
Our 2-Day Ancient Messene & Olympia Tour perfectly combines a thorough visit to two fantastic Greek landmarks of ancient times, vast Ancient Messene and world-famous UNESCO sited Ancient Olympia.
Our specialist tour team prepared a tour that offers a wide range of real and memorable experiences of Greek sites and places.
Your Peloponnese private tour includes visits to (Itinerary is open to suggestions and changes):
Corinth Canal, Kapsia Caves, Ancient Messene, Ancient Olympia & Museum, Achaia Clauss Winery, wine tasting, Rio- Antirio Bridge, Ancient Corinth & Museum
As this is an exclusive private tour, our guests enjoy luxury travelling, with photo stops-as-you-go.
To get you more acquainted with the local ways and Greek culinary delights, we offer a 3-lunch option in selected traditional Greek taverns (please enquiry for price).
For your 1-night accommodation: 4-star or Boutique hotels (depending on availability and season).
Your Hotel, Athens Airport, Piraeus Port
10 Minutes Before Event Time
- Free Airport pick up and return (the same day of the tour)
- Winery Visit and Greek Wine tasting with a wine expert
- Free residence/hotel/ port pick up and return
- Private and Exclusive Luxurious Transfer
- Professional English speaking experienced tour driver
- Brand new luxury vehicles with WiFi and A/C
- Free chilled mineral water for every passenger
- Live commentary by your professional driver
- 1-night at 4-star or Boutique hotels (depending on availability and season).
- Admission fees into archaeological sites, museums
- Licensed Guide Service Fee
- Meals and drinks
- Gratuities
- Your tour driver can not escort you into the sites.
- Good to have: Sunscreen, T-Shirt, hat, comfortable, non-slippery footwear
- Wheelchair accessible. Most travellers can participate, no health restrictions
- Baby boosters & child-seats available at no extra cost
Itinerary
Your driver will be waiting for you to pick you up from your residence at 8:30 am
About an hour from Athens is our first Peloponnese stop, Corinth Canal.
Corinth Canal, an impressive sea passage, was drilled and has been operating since 1893.
It is a narrow sea strip, lengthed about 6 kilometres that connects mainland Greece to Peloponnese.
If we are lucky, we will see a ship crossing the narrow canal and take many photos of the stunning view. We will have time to grab a coffee or tea from the surrounding shops.
No entrance fees required.
Next, your driver will take you to the Stalactites of Kapsia Caves.
The amazing Caves constitute a complex system of swallow-holes on the lush Mantineia mountain range.
Multicoloured stalagmites and stalactites compose a unique and impressive canvas that is reflected on the surface of the small ponds inside the cave.
Dress warmly for your visit to the Kapsia caves.
Information on entrance fees for Kapsia Caves
After your rich breakfast at the hotel, we will visit the UNESCO site of Ancient Olympia.
Ancient Olympia lies in the fertile valley of the Alpheios river and it was the most celebrated site of Ancient Greece. You will visit both the museum and the famous archaeological site of the ancient Olympic Games.
As you stroll by the ancient paths you will see the Doric Temples of Zeus and Hera, the Bouleuterion, the Prytaneion, the Stadium, the Gymnasium, the Palestra, the Workshop of Pheidias and so many others.
At the museum, you will admire, among other masterpieces, the Nike of Paionios and the breathtaking Hermes and the Infant Dionysus statue.
Information on entrance fees for Ancient Olympia
After Ancient Olympia, we head northwest to another engineering miracle, the Rio Antirio Bridge.
The Bridge connects Peloponnese with midland Greece and it is a very impressive modern construction.
The next stop is the oldest (1861) Greek winery, the Achaia Clauss Winery for wine tasting and interesting facts on Greek wine varieties and methods.
The winery is at Patras, the third-largest city of Greece, built amphitheatrically by the sea.
Last stop will be by Ancient Corinth with the stunning Doric Temple of Apollo and the Bema, where Apostle Paul preached and wrote the First Epistle to the Corinthians.
Information on entrance fees for Ancient Corinth and Museum.
Finally, we arrive back in Athens and we drop you at the airport or your residence.
Useful Information
Vehicles and Drivers
All our vehicles are brand new – luxury sedans, minivans, sprinters, and coaches, privately owned by us.
We offer the Highest anned with Professional English Speaking Drivers, specially trained by our team for supreme customer service.
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 programme price)
Cancellation Policy: 100% full refund within 5 days cancellation prior to the tour
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
