Corinth Half-Day Trip from Athens

Athens, Greece

Got the morning free in Athens? Then why not take a relaxing tour to ancient Corinth? You'll tour Corinth's fascinating archaeological site and have breathtaking views of Corinth Canal and the Saronic Gulf.

Starting from Athens, you will drive westwards along the scenic coast to the amazing Corinth Canal. On the drive past the beaches of Glyfada, Vouliagmeni and Varkiza you'll see countless coves lapped by crystal-clear azure waters.

You will spend 90 minutes at the archaeological site of ancient Corinth, where you can enjoy splendid views of the Saronic Gulf.

The ancient town of Corinth was built at the meeting point of southern and northern Greece. In Greek mythology it was where Jason and Medea lived, and it was the city where St. Paul lived and preached for two years.

On the drive back to Athens you'll enjoy a short stop at Kehreai.

USD $73.81

Traveler Reviews

Review by: macca	October 2011
very enjoyable and well planned day

Review by: Eduard K	October 2011
Great tour.

Review by: Marcus H	October 2011
Excellent! I really loved the scenic drive we took. I was quite pleased.

Review by: Laura C	October 2011
nice little trip - enjoyed walking about the ruins/temple

Review by: Cathleen C	August 2011
Beautiful trip with a wonderful guide! So informative and enjoyable!!

Review by: Isabel A	July 2011
This trip is a must! It was a very enjoyable trip, Ancient Corinth is not as crowded as other sites so walking through the ruins and the museum is a delight. We had the opportunity to stop at the Corinth Canal to take some pictures and shop some souvenirs. The tour bus was on time and the tour guide was very knowledgeable and fun.

Review by: Robyn	July 2011
Wow, this was amazing. To think that we were walking on ruins that were (BC) Before Christ. Our guide was very knowledgeable and informative.

Review by: faithfulfriend	July 2011
Good, but I wish my guide had been able to share more about Paul as other reviewers had said. Otherwise our guide was very helpful in answering questions.

Review by: Chelsey	June 2011
First of all, Viator displays reviews by # of stars instead of date which is extremely misleading!!

Review by: Ray	June 2011
Well organized with a useful commentary.However, on all three tours the tour organisers reneged on the pickup at our hotel, Hotel Katerina, despite it being listed as one of the pickup points.They should be admonished for this failure to deliver.

Review by: Marcela C	May 2011
a beautiful place and excellent guide. I recommend this trip.

Review by: John g K	May 2011
Good half day trip and gets you good overview of the coastline town outside of Athens.

Review by: Richard R	April 2011
We enjoyed every part of the Corinth Half-Day Trip from Athens. We met the bus at a hotel just three blocks from our hotel. Our guide started out speaking English only but discovered we had French speakers in the group and then gave all of her comments in both languages. Our first stop was the Corinth Canal. We were amazed at how deep it is with walls straight up and down. We walked across the iron pedestrian bridge and back on the other side of the road. Returned to bus we dove down a side road to see ancient fortifications and then on to Corinth. The site was amazing with ruins everywhere. First we toured the small museum and then went out into ancient Corinth where the apostle Paul had been. Our guide was very knowledgeable about the area and showed us many things we would not have known about without her. I would highly recommend this tour, especially to those who are interested in the Biblical connection to Paul when he was in Corinth.

Review by: Austin B	October 2010
It was a very cool trip. I wish it would have been longer, but there is plenty of time to see most everything there.

Review by: Lynda L	October 2010
An excellent tour. Doreen was our tour guide and she was very informative and fun. She made sure everyone could hear her and we were all together. She never rushed us and let us wander about and ask questions. The stop at the ceramic store was an added bonus. It had beautiful items and jewellry and great prices!

Review by: Sheri	October 2010
This was a good trip. It was on time and the guide spoke good English. However the only drawback was that the tour guide did not mention anything about Saint Paul. This was the primary reason I went on the tour and only when one of the people in the tour group asked did she mention him.

Review by: Brian K	September 2010
It was very good, enjoyed the commentry and our guide was excellent as was our driver.

Review by: Albert J	September 2010
Tour was what I expected. Guide was knowledgeable and spoke understandable English.

Review by: Anonymous	August 2010
The tour was too short and I wanted more free time to look around.

Review by: Anonymous	August 2010
The whole experience was excellent. I was not sure the tour guide was certified. He was not wearing a tag.

Review by: Lori W	August 2010
Wonderful trip.

Review by: Janis D	July 2010
Our tour guide was excellent and it was a wonderful day.

Review by: Deborah O	July 2010
I am still gushing to friends and colleagues about this tour! The tour guide was really good. The whole experience was surreal for me and my husband it felt like stepping back in time. Plus seeing and walking on the same grounds as Apostle Paul when he preached at Corinth was just too much for words. I

Review by: David H, Australia	June 2010
I had a very good day. I was contacted at my hotel and had no worries with pick up, the guide was knowledgble and helpful and the schedule very interesting

Review by: André A, Brazil	June 2010
The place is really cool. Definetely go there. That's a pity they only have this tour twice a week and that they don't go to Acro-Corinth. The guide was also amazing!

Review by: Garry H, United States of America	November 2009
Due to traffic, there was a lengthy ride out of the city. The guide could have provided much more information during the bus ride about the city, etc. The stop at the Corinth Canal consisted of a quick look at the canal as time needed to be spent in line at the restroom or grabbing a quick souvenir. Once at the site of the Corinth ruins, the guide was much more informative, taking the time to walk us around and explain, in detail. The drive to and from the sites is along the coast and quite interesting to view.

Review by: John S, United States of America	August 2009
This was an excellent tour, and the lady leading it was incredibly informed and articulate. She also looked out for her guests' needs. Highly recommend.

Review by: Virginia W, United States of America	August 2009
We had a wonderful knowledgeable guide, safe driver and what better way to see where the Apostle Paul walked and taught. Buses came on time, we only wish we could have spent more time there. We felt very rushed to see all that we had studied. I did like stopping at the canal to take a look!

Review by: Anonymous, United States of America	August 2009
Excellent trip! Not only saw where Apostle Paul preached, but saw ancient Greek Ruins, the Corinth canal and a museum of ruins. The tour guide was extremely informational and we learned a lot on this trip..of history, geography and Greece. I highly recommend this trip!

Review by: Rudy V, Netherlands	August 2009
I recommend this tour. The tour guide was fabulous. She knows everything about Corinth and Greek history and mythology and explained everything very well to us.

Review by: Anonymous, United States of America	July 2009
As a family with 2 small children, ages 4 and 3, this was well worth doing. It certainly means more if you are intent on seeing Christian history. The stop at the canal was very brief, but long enough to get some pictures and a snack. The tour of ancient Corinth is probably good, but our young children couldn't be contained for that long. We just walked around on our own, which was fantastic. However, it would've been nice to know there was no provision for getting lunch. The site never advertised it, so no fault to the tour. Just be sure to either bring snacks or a lunch. Overall, I'd do it again. It was the highlight of our trip to Athens.

Review by: Anonymous, Puerto Rico	June 2009
It was a pleasant site to visit, a long journey. Tour guide a wonderful, very cooperative and knew the history. Would recommend not stopping at first diner; it was a hassle even to go to the bathroom, too many tours stop at the same time, and not enough people to help. Other than that, it was a great experience.

Review by: Steven P, Australia	October 2008
One of the best tours in my opinion.

Review by: Simon G, Saudi Arabia	October 2008
It was great; landscape and history merge in one. Infrastructure was good, but unfortunately we stayed too short. Guides have to survey traffic peak hours in order to gather people earlier. It's a place to be at least 3 hours. It should include Acrocorinth. Highly recommended.

Review by: modesto r, United States of America	October 2008
The trip and itinerary were great and I will recommend it. I wish we had a more personable guide. She made us feel she wanted to get the day over with. It is still a great half day trip.

Review by: Modesto R	October 2008
The trip and itinerary were great and I will recommend it. I wish we had a more personable guide. She made us feel she wanted to get the day over with. It is still a great half day trip.

Review by: Shirlane W	October 2008
Again, the guide gave minimal information during the ride up and back, just leaving us to look out the window. Again the driver was on his cell phone while driving the bus.

Review by: Julie S	September 2008
Fairly boring trip. The only down side about all the excursions is that after being collected from your hotel, you then have to sit in the Chat office located in the hotel which they own, for over half an hour. It would have been better to get a later collection time instead of wasting everyone's time.

Review by: Suzanne S, United States of America	August 2008
We had a great tour guide. The location was very interesting and our guide was knowledgeable, not only about Corinth, but other questions that came up.

Review by: Jaap R	August 2008
Corinth is definitely worth visiting. However, the hotel pick-up was very time consuming and inefficient.

Review by: Karen H	July 2008
This "morning" tour, which was scheduled to last 4 hours, did not finish until after 2 pm despite starting at 9 am. This wasn't due to traffic problems. Very, very hot at the ruins with shade, so make sure you have hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, etc. Artifacts inside were definitely worth seeing, but it takes a lot of imagination to sort out the piles of stones outside! The canal was spectacular - a boat trip down the canal might be worth considering to get a different view.

Review by: Leslie C, United States of America	June 2008
Very interesting. Well worth the trip.

Review by: Edna K, United States of America	June 2008
Corinth was amazing! The guide was excellent. It was the highlight of my overseas experience.

Review by: Robin D, United States of America	February 2008
You have to do this tour. Just the act of walking where the Apostle Paul walked is an amazing feeling. I will always cherish the memory of this tour.

Review by: Fry A, United Kingdom	August 2006
We enjoyed the tour, it was really good. The guide was good and was not worried to finish the tour in time. The pick up service was there in time.

Review by: Anonymous	August 2006
We enjoyed the tour, it was really good. The guide was good and was not worried to finish the tour in time. The pick up service was there in time.