Athens Private Tour: Customized Half-Day Exploration with Acropolis Skip-Line Access

Create your own adventure in Athens with a customizable private tour. Skip the line at the Acropolis and explore the city’s highlights at your own pace. Optional extended program available.

Duration: 4 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Acropolis -
    Our tour will start with a pickup from your hotel , apartment , port or airport and a small briefing from your official guide .The Acropolis of Athens and the Parthenon, both universal symbols of classical spirit and civilization, dominates the center of the modern city offering panoramic views that will be perfect for photos . This is something you don’t want to miss and our price includes a skip the line ticket for the acropolis hill. Our licensed guide will guide you through the 5th century BC monuments of Acropolis which is the most accurate reflection of the splendor, power and wealth of ancient Athens at its greatest peak, the “Golden Age of Pericles”.
What's Included
  • Bottled water
  • Flexible schedule
  • Exclusive use of licensed private guide (except Temple of Poseidon)
  • Skip the line tickets for Acropolis and Parthenon
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • Entrance fees to all the sites except from Acropolis and the Parthenon
  • Food and drinks, unless specified
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Are you looking to explore the city of Athens in all its glory or do you wish to delve deeper and check out its museums and attractions? We’ve got you covered with a personalized itinerary that caters to your needs.

We provide a tailored private tour aligned to your interests and what you want to see and do.

Our certified guide ensures a hassle-free travel experience by providing a range of options for your tour. Beat the crowds with our priority access to the iconic Acropolis, a representation of classic spirit and civilization, and avoid long queue times.

We have also added an extended program which includes an additional three-hour exploration with an excursion to the Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounio.

With the extended selection, you can take pleasure in a picturesque drive along the Athenian coastline, including several beach visits, a stop at the magnificent Lake Vouliagmeni for a picture, and an unforgettable photo stop next to the temple.

  • The duration of tours are approximate, the exact duration will depend on the time of day and traffic conditions
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
  • Our agency works with professional tour guides who are independent contractors. They are contracted for a duration of 4 hours per tour. The total duration of each tour, which ranges from 4 to 5 hours, takes into account the time spent on transportation from the client’s pickup location and the traffic conditions on the booked date and time
  • Cape Sounio extension adds ~4-5 hours to the overall tour duration
  • Cape Sounio extension does not include professional tour guide and entrance fees, travellers are visiting the site by themselves and this portion of the tour is conducted by an english speaking, history-proficient driver and potentially a tour host depending on availability on the tour date
  • For operational reasons, the tour guide may meet you at the first archaeological site, and you will be picked up by your driver and transported to the guide’s location to begin the tour there
  • The vehicle provided for our private tours depends on the size of your group, and all options are from the Mercedes luxury range, featuring brand-new models. This could be a 4-seater sedan, a 6-seater van, or a 15-seater minibus. In some cases, a larger vehicle than your group size may be used—for example, it’s quite common to use a 15-seater minibus for groups with fewer than 15 participants
  • Post Covid 19 Policy: Vehicles will be sanitized before every pick up. Hand sanitizing done before departure and after every major stop. Face masks available for clients. Fresh trash bag will be place in every vehicle and waste will be destroyed at the end of the tours.
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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Dom_b
Sep 29, 2024
Awesome experience - We had a wonderful experience. Anna our guide was knowledgeable and guided us around the large crowds at the Acropolis. Provided great historical color. Adam our driver could not have been nicer even taking us to his favorite local restaurant away from tourists traps and had the best meal cooked by Nama herself.
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Jeff_c
Sep 28, 2024
Perfect - Exactly what we were looking for. Private transportation, knowledgeable guides, convenient and hassle free. It was the perfect first day in Athens.
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Happy_f
Sep 20, 2024
It was a great excursion.... - It was a great excursion. Our guide was incredibly knowledgeable and experienced. We appreciated everything she and the driver did to make our experience so memorable.
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Michele_m
Sep 9, 2024
Excellent 1/2 day Athens city tour! - The driver, Sortiri, ( I think) and guide George made the whole experience excellent! They were funny and super knowledgeable about the city of Athens and its many sites. We even asked for an extra stop in Plaka and they were so accommodating. They gave us good suggestions for dinner and dessert locations as well. Highly recommend seeing the city this way!
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U1940nimichaelt
Sep 8, 2024
Acropolis 101 - the tour of the Acropolis and the Museum was amazing, our guide, Vicki was extremely knowledgeable and accommodating, she made sure my wife who was unsteady on the walk was safe and not stressed. Also received an excellent recommendation for a restaurant. Vicky literally gave us a college course in Greek antiquity. Can't imagine a better guide.
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Sivant9
Sep 2, 2024
Amazing trip down the ancient path - The tour was very well organized. George the main tour guide and Alexander were on time. George, a history major made the experience memorable by his knowledge and intellectual curiosity.
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Carl_a
Sep 1, 2024
Best Athens highlights guided tour - Our experience with GetAwayGreece was great. Both the driver and our tour guide were excellent. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and the tours of the Acropolis, the Acropolis museum and the panoramic tour of Athens were perfect for our short visit.
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Jen_c
Aug 24, 2024
Highly recommend - Paris and Teddy were excellent tour guides. They were very friendly, knowledgeable and mindful of our timeframe. We were in complete control of our tour. Highly recommend!!!
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Suzzette_c
Aug 24, 2024
Not Worth the Money - Our guide and driver both seemed excellent, but our 4hour+ private tour ended in 3hours and 15minutes. Contrary to the description in Viator, we did NOT visit the Acropolis Museum, The Temple of Zeus, the Parthenon, or stroll in the Plaka. We did a tour of the Acropolis and a stop at the Olympic Theatre, the changing of the guard and drive by of the American Embassy and several uninteresting neighborhoods. They offered to "drop us off" at a location for lunch at 10:45 am. If you're going to take this tour, I'd suggest you take the itinerary and hold them to it. Our biggest regret is that we tipped an additional $70, not realizing why we finished so early. We feel completely stupid for paying so much for this tour.
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Kuldip_r
Sep 27, 2024
Disappointed with the tour - We feel that this tour was, frankly, a rip off and should not be provided to customers for the following reasons: . “ The air conditioned vehicle “ turned out to be the same minibus we took for a different, earlier tour. The seats were uncomfortable and we expected a private car to be provided for the amount of money charged. Our complaint to the management elicited a response that this is what they provide, take it or leave it. . The tour guide was not in the vehicle when we were collected from the pickup point, so that the “ tailor made city tour “ that we wished and paid for could not be made or discussed with the guide. We could only see what she decided to show us. . The promised “ Acropolis and Parthenon skip the line entrance tickets “ were not provided and it took a lot of protesting by us for the guide to accept that we had paid for such an arrangement. To her credit, she managed to take us separately from the long queue directly to the top of Acropolis. . We could not stop and see for long the “ changing of the guard “ ceremony, nor the ancient stadium or other sights as the driver was afraid of getting a parking fine . We were rushed due to this reason and the fact that the guide had to go back to another tour group after being dropped midway of our tour. My wife had an earnest desire to see the Museum, which she was unable to see as the guide was not there at the start so we could fit this into our so called tailor made tour. . We could have taken a similar small group tour at a fraction of the A$1143.94 that we have paid for this inadequate tour and we do not wish for your future clients to be ripped off similarly. .In closing, we must say that our guide ( Virginia) was very knowledgeable, hard working and Polite.
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