Ancient Mycenae and Epidaurus: Greek Civilization Tour

Unearth the secrets of ancient Greek civilization on a day trip from Athens. Explore the remains of the ancient city of Mycenae and visit the healing village of Epidaurus.

Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • The Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus - The ancient theater or Epidaurus
What's Included
  • Professional English speaking guide
  • Entrance ticket to Mycenae
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels only)
  • Entrance ticket to Ancient Epidaurus and museum
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Food and drinks, unless specified
  • guided tour of Asklipeion
  • Pick up from Piraeus port, airport, airbnb and apartments
Additional Information

Discover the remnants of the ancient city of Mycenae, a significant hub of Greek civilization from 1600 BC to 1100 BC, and explore the quaint village of Epidaurus, renowned in antiquity as a center for healing.
Starting April 1, the Epidaurus theater will be replaced with a guided walking tour of Nafplio, featuring the following itinerary: After the…

Location
Amalia Hotel Athens
Leoforos Vasilisis Amalias
Syntagma square, opposite the National Garden
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Jonny_r
Dec 11, 2024
Brilliant way to visit Athens and see Greece - This was a truly wonderful tour into the Peloponnese region of Greece. I was particularly impressed with the tour guide, Vasiliki, who really brought the sites to life with her astounding knowledge. The trip was well paced, with enough time at each stop and the travelling was made all the better by the comfort of the mini-bus.
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Richard
Nov 22, 2024
Great guide for fantastic locations. - The Guide Dimitria was fantastic and knowledgable. The stops were amazing with plenty of time. Lunch was nice and we sat with other participants and got to know them.
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Carole_b
Nov 7, 2024
Wonderful day out - Wonderful day out starting with the impressive Corinth Canal. Mycenae was so amazing to see in real life and the theatre of Epidaurus was fantastic. Because it was late in the season we were a small group, and the narration was in English only. We stopped for lunch where some people had booked the three course meal (which looked good), we ordered off the a la carte menu and the food was great. Napflio was a lovely city, though we only had time to walk along the seafront and take pictures.
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Daryl_f
Oct 11, 2024
Great experience - Our driver Spiros did a great job, and Jordan the guide was very helpful and we especially enjoyed his stories about the ancient sites we visited. He is very knowledgeable and made the trip very interesting.
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Scott_b
Oct 10, 2024
Great! - Our guide was fantastic. One of the best we’ve had. Smart, knowledgeable, funny. Great tour. We all had a great time.
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Alanh204
Oct 26, 2024
Must-do trip if you come to Athens - Great day out seeing Mycenae and Epidaurus. Well organised visit to these World Heritage sites. The guide was great and the coach ride relaxing. Gave a 4 rating as we would have liked to stay longer at Mycenae and maybe have had lunch in the nice seaside town we dropped some guests at rather than the out of town hotel we went to.
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Marisn5057zz
Dec 6, 2024
Beautiful sites, bad timing - The sites themselves were very very impressive and I was so happy to get to see them. We found the tour bus easily and everything went smoothly. However, the timings didn't work well. The guide made us stand at the entrance to Mycenae for almost half an hour while she explained a lot about the history, and afterwards it didn't leave us with enough time to actually visit all of the site, even though we went as quickly as we could. Lunch was in the basement of a hotel near Nauplia, which was a bit sad, and we only had fifteen minutes to see any of the actual town. The same thing happened in Epidaurus with the guide speaking for far far too long, and preventing us from enjoying the experience of seeing these beautiful places by holding us up in the museum. It could definitely be better timed, as the explanations (although interesting) should not take precedence over the sites themselves.
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Elianapz3481mx
Oct 27, 2024
Not the most informative - The tour guide took us to all of the spots, but honestly the actual information he gave was kind of lackluster. He explanations of the sites were very disorganized, and he didn't give as much detail as I would have expected from a $100 tour. Also, the tour guide could be very rude and said some unkind things about members of our group. If you just want to go to the sites and take a look, this tour isn't bad, but I wouldn't expect much more than that.
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Irakli_p
Oct 21, 2024
Take this tour only if you have no other opportunity for visiting Mycenae etc. - Sights were great, no doubt about that. Otherwise, the trip was not quite enjoyable. First, it's not an English tour! As already indicated in the previous reviews, and I think the tour operator is obliged (!) to indicate beforehand that it's a French-English tour, not an English one! And as the guide was speaking much better French than English, and more or less repeating everything twice in two languages, a lot of time was waisted on listening twice for the same stuff. And I'd say it was really tiresome. Let alone that I would have expected something more interesting and intelligent (!), than phrases like "Athena was a goddess of intelligence; intelligence was very significant". We stopped for lunch at a really rustic place, but the food was so so (really rare to encounter in Greece). And at the end of the tour there was that shameful visit to a souvenir shop, disguised as "ceramic workshop"; basically swindling us into buying some overpriced jewelry or pots. The time we lost there could better be spent on sightseeing in Nafplion. All in all, I'd recommend you to visit all these places on your own, if you can rent a car. Take this tour ONLY if you have no other opportunity for visiting Mycenae and other locations.
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Matt_w
Nov 13, 2024
Low information - Limited English. Low information. Quick stops. No time to explore sites. Ended w a pottery shop to get a commission from sales. 👎
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