Temple of Poseidon: Cape Sounion Sunset Tour with Scenic Athenian Riviera Drive
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163 Ratings
Athens

Experience the breathtaking sunset at Cape Sounion, delve into the age-old temple of Poseidon, and journey through the stunning Athenian Riviera in a contemporary, air-conditioned bus.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Glyfada - We start our tour from the center of athens and start driving
    through the sandy beaches and seaside villages of the idyllic Athenian Riviera.

We need 1 hour and 15 to reach Cape Sounion

  • Vouliagmeni - We continuing passing and exploring the southern part of Attica we the magnificent coastline.
    Meanwhile you can explore the history behind each place with our audio commentary.

  • Lake Vouliagmeni - Stop for photos

  • Sounio - We Easily reach the otherwise hard-to-get-to Sounion. You’ll be dazzled by the famous landscape that surrounds the promontory of the Sounion. In the times of the ancient Greeks, this site was revered as sacred ground dedicated to the gods Poseidon and Athena.

  • Temple of Poseidon - Marvel at the Temple of Poseidon perched upon the cliff’s edge 70 meters above the sea. Walk the blessed earth of the Sounion, one of the places sung about it in Homer’s Odyssey.

Stand upon the same cliff where it is said King Aegeus threw himself off. The tale is told in Greek mythology that Aegeus told his son Theseus that if he defeated the Minotaur, he should return to Athens with ships bearing white sails. Theseus forgot this request, and when Aegeus saw Theseus’ black sails, he threw himself from the Sounion in despair.

Watch the famous sunset over this legendary horizon.

  • Legrena - We start to head back to Athens again.
    We need 1 hour and 15 min to reach the center.
What's Included
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • English speaking driver and escort in the bus
  • Pick up and drop off from 3 central locations
  • Multilingual commentary in the bus in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Entrance in the Temple (Apr-Oct aprox.10 EUR/Nov- March aprox.5 EUR)
Location
Omonoia, Athens
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Caroline
Jun 23, 2024
Breathtaking views at sunset! - This is well worth the trip from Athens as the sunset is spectacular. Our guide Maria was great at making sure we knew where we were passing through and when the best time to see the sunset was. The audio guide on the bus was very informative and made the journey more interesting! Definitely recommend
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Hernan_k
Jun 22, 2024
Very good value for the money - For a very good price you get to have good and reliable transportation to Cape Sounion. Really good experience !
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Sophie_t
Jun 21, 2024
Amazing - It was a wonderful tour..staff are nice and friendly...and amazing place and view.. highly recommend it
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Maiarat
Jun 20, 2024
I recommend - Wonderful tour! Super recommended on your visit to Athens, I'm sure you'll love it! The path is incredible, with indescribable landscapes!
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286rosemeirer
Jun 17, 2024
Cape Sounion - Temple of Poseidon + 2 day pass - It was an amazing experience to visit Cape Sounion and specially the Temple of Poseidon at sunset! The guide Maria was very informative and overall it was a very good service from Sights of Athens! The 2 day pass that comes with some packages was very helpful too as we used it to go round the city and visit the Archaeological Museum and other sites. Thank you 🙂
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Kathleen_b
Jun 15, 2024
Magical Evening - The temple is absolutely amazing at sunset! Very peaceful and magical setting. My daughters and I thoroughly enjoyed our experience. The pre-recorded commentary on the bus on the way there was very dry and hard to hear. However, the tour guide’s telling of some myths was very entertaining on the way back to Athens. She was easy to understand and explained eveything very well.
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Joepl6776nb
Jun 14, 2024
Wonderful time. - This was a wonderful experience. The ride was clean and comfortable. Maria was out guide and George was our driver. It was a long trip but the audio information made the time go by quite well. I highly reccomend this!!!
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Anonymous
Jun 13, 2024
A great experience a short ride from Athens - Excellent tour would recommend to anyone visiting Athens, very short drive and stunning views. Tour guides were great too
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Debbiets90dr
Jun 10, 2024
Excellent tour - Excellent tour. Our hostess, Maria, was excellent , very informative and our driver was great. Saw the sunset at this amazing Temple . Had a great meal a d a few drinks
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Larah_l
Jun 15, 2024
Great tour but bus AC needed work - The tour guide Maria was great and the central location pick-up was very convenient. The bus however needs to have its AC system serviced. It was a very hot ride.
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