Ancient Olympia VR Audio Tour: Experience the Past from Katakolo Cruise Port

Immerse yourself in the ancient world of Olympia with a virtual reality audio tour. Skip the line and explore at your own pace from the Katakolo Cruise Port.

Duration: 4 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Katakolo Port - After disembarking from your cruise 5 min away from the ship, you will find us at the exit of the cruise terminal.
    You meet our representatives at our shop Greka Land in order to start your tour. You embark the airconditioned bus and we start driving 30 min through the idyllic country side to Ancient Olympia.
  • **Archaeological Site…
What's Included
  • Explore with a VR application and multilingual audioguide
  • Comfortable in-vehicle air conditioning
  • Knowledgeable English-speaking driver and escort
  • Skip-the-line access to the Archaeological site and Museum
  • Convenient roundtrip transportation
What's Not Included
  • food and drinks
Additional Information

Take a distinctive journey with Virtual Reality Audio guide that portrays Olympia in its bygone era. Discover the site at your leisure and arrive at Olympia straight from the cruise terminal of Katakolo Port. Avoid queues with our pre-included ticket. Enjoy worry-free travel as tours are scheduled in alignment with the Cruise ships’ arrival and departure times.

Location
J8W9+64 Katakolo
GREKA LAND TRAVEL shop
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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(21 Ratings)
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Keyur_s
Oct 7, 2024
VR experience is a must. excursion from cruise ship terminal - Coming off the cruise ship, it can be confusing what to do and see. There is a hop-on/hop-off bus, but it does not go to Olympia. You have to take a bus there. This tour does provide the basic transportation and the tickets that you need to get into Olympia and its museum. It would have been nice if the guide on the bus had given a bit of history about Olympia, but I guess her role was only to make sure you got the tickets and point out the direction and meeting point. Olympia is where they held the original Olympics, and it is also where the temple of Zeus is now in ruins. The original 7 wonders included the statue of Zeus, which was located here till it was relocated and then eventually destroyed in wars. VR audio guide gave just the right amount of information about life in Olympia. The VR video is loaded to your phone, and as you walk around the complex, it activates various audio clips. You point the phone around. It shows what Olympia was like in 200 BC. You no longer need the bulky virtual boxes to see through. We did see some people using them, but I prefer the phone version. Make sure you have a phone that works internationally. Other notes: the tours from the cruise ship provided a guide inside the museum. We only received the tickets to get inside. I guess we could have bought an audio guide but we explored and read on our own. The museum houses all the original fragile statues, building engravings, etc., like the Hermes of Praxiteles, Victory(Nike), and temple building facades. Afterward, we headed to the outdoor area to see the original city in ruins. The VR made the day by recreating what Olympia would look like in all its glory. The Audio Guide was really informative and was the star of this experience. Without it, we would not have been able to appreciate any of the ruins. Final suggestions to improve the experience: 1. The "guide" on the bus could have given a history lesson about the city and ancient Olympia. 2. Reverse the order by first seeing the outdoor city ruins and then the indoor museum. The relics inside would have more meaning. Overall, we were all very glad we elected the VR option; otherwise, we would not have known anything about Olympia.
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Barbara_b
Jul 23, 2024
The Olympics began here - Seeing the site of where the Olympics had its start was memorable. And the museum also brought it to life.
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Tani2410
Nov 3, 2023
Dedicated organizer and great virtual tour - The tour operator was very helpful and committed to preparing the transfer to Olympia, including the virtual tour. We also really liked the virtual tour, as it shows virtually and very excitingly what the sights in Olympia looked like at that time (or could have looked like). For us, it was definitely more exciting than some tour guides. 👌
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Ric_s
Sep 17, 2024
Fun to visit - We had a wonderful visit to Olympia, the driver and the guide took us straight there and we were able to tour without any complications. They were very helpful and I would recommend this tour for people who like to do it on their own.
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Theresa_t
Sep 14, 2024
Great! - The transport from the port was perfect. The timing to be on the bus and back at Port worked out great. The site itself was an amazing experience, but the VR portion was a bit of a disappointment. It worked sometimes, but you had to be standing in a specific spot to set off the audio and visuals for a specific area.
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Katherine_m
Nov 8, 2023
A Walking Lover’s Dream - Interesting excavations. The museum was good. My Fitbit counted 10,000 steps from my cruise ship to the meeting spot then to the bus, and the tour, and back to the ship. Not for folks with mobility problems.
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Jan_f
Nov 12, 2023
Olympia - Olympia was amazing but the trip was let down by the difficulties using the VR Audio which also lacked any real information. We were not advised that you needed a phone for the VR audio so we had to share a phone.
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Song_n
Nov 11, 2023
Nice wondering around the site. - The driver and tour guide were good,however the digital App is not suitable for people who are not conversant with basic digital technologies. App is not intuitive and frankly frustrating to use. The correlation of the physical assets is poor. Preferred that a numbering system on the site itself may work better.
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Hooman_g
Oct 9, 2023
Go for a guided tour - Great day, beautiful sights, and transportation to and from the port was efficient. However, The VR app is too tricky to use for folks that aren't tech savvy. No explanation given on how to use app, and no prior warning given that everyone needs to bring a cell phone. Well, I did get an email an hour before the tour, but that is not sufficient. In addition, the app contains only very superficial information. I guided tour would be a better bet.
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925raquelc
Oct 15, 2023
Rip Off take the bus yourself - All this is a bus ride and prepaid tickets to the Olympia Archeological site. There is a hop-on hop-off bus for 10 euros with 5 stops or buy a bus ticket for 10 euros. The entrance ticket to the site is 12 euros. The VR thing is an app anybody can download. There was no value added by the tour company that would justify the $49 price for what cost really $25.
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up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).