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Olympia Private Tour: Half Day Experience Minimizing Crowds
4.9
77 Ratings
Katakolo
Join our Olympia Private Tour for a half-day experience that minimizes crowds. Our local guides will customize the itinerary to suit your needs and ensure you have a memorable visit to the historic sanctuary of Olympia.
Join our Olympia Private Tour for a half-day experience that minimizes crowds. Our local guides will customize the itinerary to suit your needs and ensure you have a memorable visit to the historic sanctuary of Olympia.
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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Archaeological Site of Olympia - Market of Ancient Olympia, Olympia, Greece
Discover the birthplace of the Olympic Games by first visiting the archeological site. You will admire the stunning view of the most famous monuments such as the ancient stadium, that hosted 40.000 spectators sited,the temple of Zeus and Hera’s and many more.
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Archaeological Site of Olympia - Market of Ancient Olympia, Olympia, Greece
Discover the birthplace of the Olympic Games by first visiting the archeological site. You will admire the stunning view of the most famous monuments such as the ancient stadium, that hosted 40.000 spectators sited,the temple of Zeus and Hera’s and many more. -
Archaeological Museum of Olympia - where you will see the metopes from the temple of Zeus, the magnificent statue of Hermes of Praxiteles, the statue of Nike of Paionios and the helmet of Miltiades, a famous general from the Persian wars.
You can also visit the Museum of the History of the games where you can learn more about how the Olympic games begun and the sports they were included. - Klio’s Honey Farm - You will learn a lot about the production of honey and have the chance to try it as well.
- Agios Ilias Beach - A great place for the Summer with lovely view of the bay of the Ionian Sea where you can enjoy a drink and swim.
- Monastery of Kremasti - We visit the monastery if you want to follow the tour schedule if not we can visit another place of your choice at the same distance. The monastery is located, between the villages Lanthi and Labeti on steep rock with an amazing view of the mountain Erymanthos and the forest of Foloi.
What's Included
- Private transportation
- Bottled water
- Driver / Guide
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- English guide book
- Live commentary on board
- Private transportation
- Bottled water
- Driver / Guide
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- English guide book
- Live commentary on board
What's Not Included
- Snacks
- Gratuities
- Entrance ticket for the archaeological site and museum of Olympia that is 12 euros per person.
- Entrance fee to Klios Honey farm 10€ per adult and 7€ per child
- Licensed Tour Guide within the Archaeological site and museum of Olympia
- Snacks
- Gratuities
- Entrance ticket for the archaeological site and museum of Olympia that is 12 euros per person.
- Entrance fee to Klios Honey farm 10€ per adult and 7€ per child
- Licensed Tour Guide within the Archaeological site and museum of Olympia
Additional Information
Optimal for evading large groups
We can tailor the itinerary of the places to be visited as per your specifications and ensure punctuality.
We extend an invitation for you to uncover the distinct history of the Olympic games under the guidance of our articulate, hospitable, local guides fluent in English. As the sanctuary of Olympia wasn’t constructed…
Optimal for evading large groups
We can tailor the itinerary of the places to be visited as per your specifications and ensure punctuality.
We extend an invitation for you to uncover the distinct history of the Olympic games under the guidance of our articulate, hospitable, local guides fluent in English. As the sanctuary of Olympia wasn’t constructed overnight, a few hours are enough to enjoy an engaging tour of Olympia.
- Private tour only for your group by Andreas Stamos
Location
Katakolo Port
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(77 Ratings)
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Relax559321
Oct 10, 2024
A wonderful experience - Andreas is a multi generation local who knows and loves his region. He took us to several hidden gems as well as a marvelous olive oil processing facility that was excellent. As a very experienced world traveler I can assure you will be well cared for.
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Ana_h
Sep 27, 2024
visit to Olympia - The ruins of Olympia was an excellent excursion1. Maria Helena was an excellent driver and guide. The Blakavaa was delicious. Thank you
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Jaime_g
Sep 21, 2024
An amazing experience! - We did this private half day tour with Christo and were able to customize part of our time after seeing the ruins. We went Kilo’s honey farm and to an olive oil mill and had tastings at both. Christo was full of information and stories of his family and the local culture. It was an amazing day!
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Deanbrisbane
Sep 21, 2024
Great way to experience Olympia - Olympia was a last minute port change on our cruise so we followed the great reviews and booked the half day tour. Wow. What a great experience! Nancy our guide was simply amazing, getting us to the popular sites before the crowds and providing us with lots of local information on the way. The archeological site and museum were fascinating, but the visit to Kilo Honey Farm was the highlight of the day. A local family run business which provides and interesting, peaceful and informative tour. Definitely a must do. We rounded out with a visit to the Olive Oil factory (the oils and products are lovely) before a safe trip back to port for some souvenir shopping. A perfect tour!
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445captains
Sep 21, 2024
Highly Recommended - Great host
Good clean vehicle
Knowledgeable and friendly
Highly recommended
An enjoyable experience overall.
Thank you.
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W5550wxcarlah
Sep 18, 2024
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING EXPERIENCE!! - Stathis Paraskeuopoulos was the best driver EVER!! Absolutely loved him and loved the Greek culture even more because of him!! He is very knowledgeable and a great driver!! Absolutely highly recommend! Hope to see you again soon!!
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Szandra
Sep 14, 2024
Great way to visit Olympia and Katakolon - Andreas was very nice, he talked about the place and history while we were in the car. He gave good recommendation and was open to changes in the plan. It was a great tour, we got the most out of the day.
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Suzanne_b
Sep 14, 2024
10 out of 10 - Andreas Stamos was EXCELLENT! He provided a great experience. We went to Olympus to see the museum and the archaeological site, followed by an hour of shopping downtown. He then recommended the monastery. WOW is all I can say. Please include this in your tour if you have time. The views are amazing and if you want to go down the stairs to the chapel, you are in for a treat. This was a 10/10 tour for sure.
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Suzanneby9393ls
Sep 13, 2024
10 out of 10 - Andreas Stamos was EXCELLENT! He provided a great experience. We went to Olympus to see the museum and the archaeological site, followed by an hour of shopping downtown. He then recommended the monastery. WOW is all I can say. Please include this in your tour if you have time. The views are amazing and if you want to go down the stairs to the chapel, you are in for a treat. This was a 10/10 tour for sure.
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Crackee
Sep 9, 2024
Great visit to Ancient Olympia - We had a brilliant time with Andreas, who we booked for a private tour with as we visited Katakolon as part of a cruise stop on our trip - we had a set time that we were in port and we wanted to visit ancient Olympia and a few other local places.
Andreas was wonderful in accommodating us, there were 6 adults and 2 children who required car seats. The car seats provided were immaculate and very sturdy so it was extremely reassuring for us. 
Andreas communicated with us well in the lead up and tracked our boat so he was waiting for us as soon as we arrived, our first stop was Ancient Olympia, which we got to in about 25 minutes and he gave us the history of the area on the way, he also ensured we got to the place before the coaches from our cruise ship created queues and helped us to buy our tickets. He advised it was best to do the museum first whilst it was quiet and then visit the sites. Andreas lent us a great guide book and left us to explore in our own time which was brilliant. He also had a cooler box full of ice cold water which was very welcomed on a hot day. Following this Andreas took us to Klio’s honey farm, who he had called before hand in preparation of us arriving - Klio had everything prepared for our arrival and Andreas allowed us as much time as we wanted on the honey farm, he also made the most fabulous recommendation for lunch and dropped us off at the door to account for having strollers for the children. We wanted to visit a Olive Oil farm, where he also pre-called to have everything ready when we got there and we enjoyed tasting the olive oil - enroute Andreas also gave us a brief history of how the Kalamata olives are used. We wanted to finish off the day at the beach so he dropped us off and even offered to take the people not going to the beach straight to the boat. He was very kind, informative and patient and everything you could need in a guide. Cannot recommend Andreas enough! Thank you for the lovely day.
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