Olympia and Kourouta Beach Escape: A Journey Through Greek History

Embark on a half-day tour through Greek history at Olympia and Kourouta Beach. Explore the birthplace of the Olympic Games, make your own wreaths, and relax on the shores of the Ionian Sea.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • The Travel Insiders - A family-run local agency, specialized in private and small group tours and shore excursions.
    Meet our team at the designated meeting point within the port of Katakolo.
  • Archaeological Site of Olympia - Listed to the monuments of the World Heritage of UNESCO, this archeological park will definately reward you.
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What's Included
  • Olympic site visit with a local English-speaking certified tourist guide by the Ministry of Tourism
  • Small group tour
  • Port pickup and drop-off
  • Live commentary on board
  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan
What's Not Included
  • Admission to Olympic site - 12 euros pp (6 euros under 25yo - Free under 25y0, EU sitizens)
  • Gratuities
  • Food and drinks
  • Beach towels
  • Sunbeds/Umbrellas - Available upon request
Additional Information

This fun-filled half-day tour is perfect for families with children, couples, or groups of friends. Starting at Katakolon port, hop on your mini bus and enjoy a 35-minute scenic drive through the Greek countryside while listening to live commentary about the area’s rich history. Upon reaching Olympia, take a guided tour with a local expert and feel like…

Location
The Travel Insiders
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Randy_k
Oct 1, 2024
The wonders of Olympia - We would always recommend a small group tour if at all possible. Our guide was informative and engaging while giving us as much time as possible to enjoy specific stops on our own. Each stop was interesting and in particular, Olympia. Our guide was knowledgeable and answered the numerous questions we all had about this amazing part of world history. Especially considering the Paris Summer Olympics recently wrapped up. Our visit to the Olive Oil shop in the town of Olympia cool and the beach stop with time for a drink and a light bite while wading in the Aegean Sea just wonderful. Our favorite Viator trip while on our cruise.
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Allie_s
Sep 27, 2024
Would recommend - Driver Andreas was excellent driver and guide. Loved the olive oil tasting stop as an extra. Beach was beautiful and refreshing. Great archeologist guide at Olympia site. Highly recommended
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Kelsey_m
Sep 26, 2024
Easily the best tour of our cruise! - Olympia was just amazing. Our tour guide was kind, extremely knowledgeable, and made the tour highly interesting. She went out of her way to help us in any way she could. They could have cancelled us due to low attendance, but instead they sent a private driver to the cruise port to pick us up. Our driver, Costas, was extremely warm, friendly, knowledgeable, and helpful. We had a choice of beaches and the one we chose was beautiful. Everyone that worked for this tour company was wonderful and we had a lovely time.
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Ashley_b
Sep 22, 2024
Great excursion, you got a little bit of everything ! - I loved seeing the original spot of the Olympics, where they light the torch to this day every 2 years. Our guides were great and it was not a long boring tour ! Just enough time
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Kathleen_b
Sep 7, 2024
The guides were great and... - The guides were great and the Olympic stadium was amazing guides were very knowledgeable was more than so expected.
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Sharon_l
Sep 2, 2024
Olympia and Kourouta Beach - It was a great tour with a very knowledgeable guide. The beach was beautiful. The gift shop was great. The scenery on the drive with all the olive trees, melon fields and more agricultural was fascinating. The restaurant on the beach could have been more authentic Greek Food.
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Jennifer_d
Sep 2, 2024
Great tour! - Our tour guide was great!! We enjoyed Olympia, there just long enough and the beach was incredible! The taste test was fun, but being gluten free I couldn’t try much (tested types of olive oil with bread).
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Andrea_o
Aug 20, 2024
Olympia Tour - Loved the tour with Maria..she explained the historic info very well. Also loved Costos our guide who drove very well, was friendly and an absolute pleasure to be our guide.
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Cherylrishty
Aug 14, 2024
Wonderful - Our tour guide was Fantastic! Knowledgeable fun a pleasure to be with. One of our favorite days After the tour we were Taken to a beach and then back to the ship and we had the best day
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128gavina
Aug 3, 2024
Excellent tour - Easy to find pick up location - our tour guide was superb as was our driver. In addition to Olimpia,we got to taste local produce and the beach was busy but enjoyable too. A big thumbs up for this tour 🙏
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From $105
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).