Best of Athens in one day private tour & Acropolis skip the line
Overview
Dear travellers welcome to Athens!
This is the best selling option so you can get a full taste of the city of Athens, guided by an expert, fluent in English Athenian driver. He CANNOT enter the sites with you. You will be provided with insightful commentary along the way. Learn the history of ancient and modern Athens and the fascinating mythology behind it. Start with going 2500 years back in history by visiting the Acropolis and the Ancient Agora. Explore the different neighborhoods of Athens and all the points of interest. Your driver can give you many useful tips. Visit one of the best museums in the world, the Acropolis museum or the Archeological museum. Explore Plaka, the neighborhood of the Gods. Eat the best fresh local Greek food after discussing your choices with your driver. This tour is PRIVATE so there is flexibility if you desire to remove or add something as long as it doesn't exceed the duration of the tour. We will make sure you will have the most amazing day!
What's Included
- Acropolis skip the ticket line service—tickets pre-bought, reimbursed to the driver on the tour day.
- Pick up from your Athens Hotel, Airbnb or Cruise ship.
- Expert Athenian driver fluent in English, insightful commentary. CANNOT enter the sites with you.
- Comfortable transportation. A/C, Bottled Water
- Lunch
- Gratuities (At your discretion)
- Tickets to the sites
- Licensed Tour guide upon request, depending on availability. Extra cost ~300 euros paid to the guide
Meeting and Pickup
Pick up and drop off included from your accomodation. However please note that pick up and drop off from and to the Airport and areas far away from Athens will have an additional cost.
What To Expect
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Acropolis
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Ancient Agora of Athens
1 hour • Admission Ticket Free
Monastiraki (pass by)
Central Market (pass by)
The Academy of Athens (pass by)
Plateia Syntagmatos
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Temple of Olympian Zeus (pass by)
Kallimarmaro
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Mount Lycabettus
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Acropolis Museum
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Plaka
1 hour • Admission Ticket Free
National Archaeological Museum
1 hour • Admission Ticket Free
Microlimano (pass by)
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Travel time is already included to the total duration.
- Tour start time can be customized to suit your schedule – contact us after booking.
- Skip-the-Line Service for the Acropolis: We pre-purchase the Acropolis and ancient agora tickets on your behalf so you don’t wait at the ticket office, and you simply reimburse the ticket cost to the driver in euros cash on the day of the tour.
- FREE admission for EU citizens up to 25 years old and FREE admission for non-EU visitors up to 18 years old
- Please confirm if you would like us to proceed with purchasing the tickets for you, and let us know the ages and nationalities of the participants if applicable, so we apply any free admissions correctly.
- Acropolis 30€ pp Ancient Agora 20€ pp Acropolis museum 20€ National archaeological museum 20€ pp
- Operated by a business
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequently Asked Questions (6)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from Cool Destinations customers.
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (EEST).
- Acropolis skip the ticket line service—tickets pre-bought, reimbursed to the driver on the tour day.
- Pick up from your Athens Hotel, Airbnb or Cruise ship.
- Expert Athenian driver fluent in English, insightful commentary. CANNOT enter the sites with you.
- Comfortable transportation. A/C, Bottled Water.
- Lunch.
- Gratuities (At your discretion).
- Tickets to the sites.
- Licensed Tour guide upon request, depending on availability. Extra cost ~300 euros paid to the guide.
There is no minimum age for this tour, so bring your wee one along for an adventure..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
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Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Best of Athens in one day private tour & Acropolis skip the line is as follows:
- Wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Best of Athens in one day private tour & Acropolis skip the line will be included in your confirmation email from Cool Destinations. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024What's Included
- Acropolis skip the ticket line service—tickets pre-bought, reimbursed to the driver on the tour day.
- Pick up from your Athens Hotel, Airbnb or Cruise ship.
- Expert Athenian driver fluent in English, insightful commentary. CANNOT enter the sites with you.
- Comfortable transportation. A/C, Bottled Water
- Lunch
- Gratuities (At your discretion)
- Tickets to the sites
- Licensed Tour guide upon request, depending on availability. Extra cost ~300 euros paid to the guide
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Travel time is already included to the total duration.
- Tour start time can be customized to suit your schedule – contact us after booking.
- Skip-the-Line Service for the Acropolis: We pre-purchase the Acropolis and ancient agora tickets on your behalf so you don’t wait at the ticket office, and you simply reimburse the ticket cost to the driver in euros cash on the day of the tour.
- FREE admission for EU citizens up to 25 years old and FREE admission for non-EU visitors up to 18 years old
- Please confirm if you would like us to proceed with purchasing the tickets for you, and let us know the ages and nationalities of the participants if applicable, so we apply any free admissions correctly.
- Acropolis 30€ pp Ancient Agora 20€ pp Acropolis museum 20€ National archaeological museum 20€ pp
- Operated by a business
