Athens Highlights Half Day Private Tour: Skip Traffic & See Top Attractions in Just 5 Hours

If you’re pressed for time in Athens with only 5 hours to spare, this is your ideal choice. Experience the best of Athens, without the stress of traffic, on a private tour that feels like an exploratory journey.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Acropolis - Begin your Athens sightseeing with the Acropolis hill, a highlight of your day. On this historic hill, you’ll encounter the Odeon of Herodes Atticus, the Temple of Athena Nike, the grand entrance (Propylaea), the Erechtheum, and the renowned Parthenon, the main temple dedicated to the virgin goddess Athena.
  • Propylaea - The…
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Bottled water
  • Professional drivers knowledgeable in history
  • Pickup and drop-off at hotel, Airbnb, or port
  • Skip-the-line tickets to key attractions (Acropolis, Temple of Zeus, Ancient Agora)
What's Not Included
  • Airport Pick Up and drop-off [Additional cost]
  • Licensed Tour guide upon request depending on availability [Additional cost - 280 €]
  • Lunch
  • Museum Ticket [20€pp/ If chosen visited instead of Ancient Agora]
Additional Information
  • The drivers are not licensed to accompany you inside any site or museum. If you require a licensed guide to tour the sites with you, you need to hire one additionally. If you have any questions you can contact us on the phone number provided by Viator.
  • Please contact us after your booking if you are using a wheelchair or if you are travelling with infants
  • Tickets Included in the bookings made after 6/11/2023
Location
Acropolis
Via Dionysiou Areopagitou Str.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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C1992wemandyl
Oct 11, 2024
Excellent, highly recommend - A great experience - highly recommend!! Our guide Stef was really knowledgeable and enthusiastic about his beloved city and country. He was an excellent source of historical and cultural information, his personality was infectious and he has a terrific sense of humour. Will definitely recommend this tour to our friends
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Travel-deprived
Oct 10, 2024
Great tour guide! - We had an excellent time on our tour. Our guide, Babis, was fantastic - extremely knowledgeable and courteous. He gave us a great tour of the sites in Athens, and also provided commentary on what Greek life is like. He had purchased tickets in advance so when we arrived at sites we were able to walk right in without waiting to buy a ticket. We opted for the half day tour and it was perfect for seeing the highlights - Acropolis, Temple of Zeus, etc.
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Roger_g
Oct 10, 2024
Excellent - Excellent half day tour! Adapted to what we had seen already and gave great insights and explanations. Great driver when crafted a perfect experience.
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Sherpa28655626404
Oct 9, 2024
Great Trip with Terry. - Our guide, Terry, was fantastic! He took us to so many interesting places and shared his knowledge with us. He was right where he said he would be every time we stopped to get out and see something.
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Christine
Oct 9, 2024
Beautiful visit to Athens - Yiannis was fun and very informative. Fun morning seeing the sights of the beautiful city of Athens. Nice paced trip. Beautiful sites.
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David
Oct 7, 2024
Perfect for first time visitors! - This was the perfect way to see the highlights of Athens! Having a private car and guide added so much to the experience, and allowed a little personalization for the tour. The van was comfortable. George our driver was fabulous—his knowledge and personality made the whole tour a hit. If your time in Athens is limited, or if you have never been before, this is the way to go.
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Brenda_m
Oct 2, 2024
Fun! Flexible! - Antonis was knowledgeable and fun to tour with! He was flexible on what we wanted to do and the time we wanted to spend each stop. Highly recommend!
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Creolewanda
Oct 2, 2024
Great tour, great tour guide - We had a wonderful tour with Giannis, layered with history, geology, fun facts and great pics. You can tell he truly loves engaging with people!
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732arelism
Oct 1, 2024
Great tour to check off all the major tourist spots - My sister and 2 cousins had a great time with Antonis on our tour. This was our last day in Greece and after 8 days of island hopping and carrying way too much luggage around, we were not up for a walking tour. We weren't looking for a full on in depth history tour, but obviously when in Athens, you have to hit the spots. It felt like we were being driven around by a local friend and that was the experience we were looking for. He was informative and the drive through Athens was great. We especially liked the unique stop to see the changing of the guards. It's not a cookie cutter look at Athens and really highlighted the spirit of Athens and Greek culture in general. Once the visit to tour was complete he brought us to a great spot for dinner and shopping.
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Damomof3
Sep 30, 2024
Flexible Relaxed informative tour - George was fantastic. He was right on time to pick us up and was very informative with a good mix of historical and fun facts. We got to all the major sites we were hoping to hit and he was flexible to change since we had covered a few things exploring already. Would definately recommend to others.
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From $119
up to 14 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).