Shore Excursion: Katakolo Sightseeing Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour Through Peloponnese Peninsula

Embark on a journey through the picturesque and awe-inspiring sceneries of the Peloponnese Peninsula, the origin of the Olympic Games. Discover the contemporary Town of Pyrgos and the Archaeological Museum with our flexible hop on hop off busses, which depart from the Katakolo cruise Terminal.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

Katakolo-Pyrgos hop on - hop off Sightseeing bus tour (Route)

Operating Schedule: 8:30 to 17:00 every 30 minutes

1. Katakolo Port
2 minutes from your cruise ship exit you will find our busses at the cruise terminal parking lot

2. Agiou Charalampous 16
After 30 min rides we reach the main central Square of Pirgos Town

3. MCCR+F6 Pyrgos
Archaeological Museum of Pyrgos

4. Katakolo
We arrive back to the the picturesque port village of Katakolo where you can stroll around the bay , enjoy a drink at the local cafes , swim at he small beach near the pier or head directly back to the cruise ship.

Points of Interest

  • Katakolo

  • Katakolo Port

  • Archaeological Museum Of Pirgos

  • Pirgos

What's Included
  • Daily hop-on hop-off access
  • Multilingual audio guide included
  • All taxes and tolls covered
  • Convenient roundtrip transportation
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • entrances in the monuments
Cancellation Policy

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

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Karen_m
Oct 28, 2023
Bus rife to Olympia - We added on the excursion to Olympia had nice bus ride. Tour operator very good worked with us to be able to return us earlier than originally planned
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Dorothy_b
Oct 20, 2023
A small jewel of the Peloponnesus - As a cruise ship destination, Katakolo is the gateway to Olympia, but the port and its neighbor Pyrgos (the county capital) themselves are delightful and informative. Having explored Olympia on a previous visit and wishing to avoid another crowded historical site/ museum, we chose the Hop-on. We enjoyed the Sunday morning ambience in Pyrgos’s central square and Memorial Park, the views over the bay, and the small jewel of the very well done regional archeological museum. The bus audio was a bit cranky (volume control stuck on the loud side, and the channels were a bit askew) but we figured it out. Efcharisto!
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Tony_i
Oct 14, 2023
Decent tour - There are not many stops, but for the amount we paid, it was worth it. This is a small town with a few cool places to visit. Check it out!
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Colin_b
Oct 4, 2023
Great time visiting Olympia Greece - Good tour, well organized, plenty of time to see and do what you wanted. Had a great time walking around the ruins in Olympia. And a lovely meal at a Cafe in town.
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Penelope_h
Sep 5, 2023
Lovely tour, good museum - The museum of olympia was air conned & cool & free WiFi. Exhibitions very good, cafe & shop small. Bus air conned too which was a relief as sun was approaching 30 degrees!!! Too hot to do much walking around.
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Tamiko_b
Jun 23, 2024
Excursion Schedule Conflict - When booking this excursion, make sure you have enough time to do both hop on hop off bus and the museums. We only had time to do the Archeological Museum and the Archeological Site. We did not have time for the Olympic Museum or the hop on hop off bus. So please make sure you have time to do all this excursion says you can do within your visits schedule. Like the gentleman mentioned to us, it's up to us to check the schedule before hand. Also, you need to purchase your own museum entry tickets. It's worth going too if you are visiting Olympia.
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Geoffreys732
Jun 1, 2024
Use caution! - We had a new driver so things didn't go really well. There were supposed to be 5 stops. He made 2, both in the town of Pyrgos. The audio headphones were working for the first stop, no problem. By the second stop mine didn't work and my wife's had switched to Spanish for some reason. I thought he had just stopped for traffic and didn't realize that was our second and only other stop. By the time I figured that out, We went down to the driver and asked if he could just let us off now, right where we were. He did not speak English (no knock against him for that!) but called someone I could talk to. No, it was not possible to get off anywhere but the stops. So back to Katakolon we went. We went back to where we picked up the bus and they said we could get on the next bus to go back, but we were here on a cruise and didn't have the time. The man I talked to turned out to be the same guy the driver called and remembered me He went to talk to a woman named Kristina. Kristina was a champ. She said it was a new driver still learning and he definitely got things wrong. She wanted things to be right so refunded our money. Five stars to her! As long as you know you are getting basically a round-trip ticket to Pyrgos and not much more, I'd say it is worth the ticket. Just pay very close attention to the stops!
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965berylb
Jul 11, 2024
Don't bother - Paid for the tour at the port & route described by agent with 8 stops, to get on / off, full tour about 1 hour 20 mins. A packed bus, on a very hot day. Headphones not working, the only time the bus stopped was when in traffic jam, never stopped anywhere, we were back at the port in under 50 mins. Complained to agent at the port who told us we were mistaken & had the opportunity to get off in Pyrgos - all the passengers were enraged, confirming nobody got off as bus never stopped. No apology - what a rip off !
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Cynthia_h
Nov 29, 2023
The hop on/off in Katakolo was nice. - I missed the ride to Olympia. I don't feel the details are explained upon booking. I was expecting a more hop on/off experience where I could get on anytime. I saw conflicting start times. As I was 10 minutes late, the bus left. It should have been explained that there is only one start time to Olympia each day.
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Discover37943088785
Oct 19, 2023
Shame - Nothing to see along the way, bad information, bad ears. Bus broke down. Definitely not recommended. Our group of 5 agrees with this
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