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USD $109.00
Delphi Highlights: Guided Small Group Day Tour from Athens
Athens, Greece
Depart from your hotel early in the morning. Drive through the fertile plain of Beotia, crossing the towns of Thebes - connected with the tragedy of King Oedipus and the city of Levadia in which you will have a rest stop. Arrive at Delphi known in ancient times as the navel of the world, the "Omphalos" , whose prestige extended far beyond the boundaries of the Hellenic World.
Depart from your hotel early in the morning. Drive through the fertile plain of Beotia, crossing the towns of Thebes - connected with the tragedy of King Oedipus and the city of Levadia and enjoy a rest stop. Arrive at Delphi known in ancient times as the navel of the world, the "Omphalos", whose prestige extended far beyond the boundaries of the Hellenic World.
Pass by Castalia Spring, visit at the archaeological site and view the monument of the Argive Kings, the treasury of the Athenians, the Athenian Stoa, the Polygonal Wall, the monument of Platea and the Temple of Apollo famous for its oracle. Entrance to Delphi museum, with spectacular exhibits including the frieze of the Treasury of the Sifnians, the Naxian Sphinx, the Statue of Antinoos , the famous bronze Charioteer, and many other artifacts.
Optional lunch at the modern village of Delphi and return to Athens via the picturesque mountain village of Arachova ( short stop ), built on the south slopes of Parnassus. This tour returns to Athens in the late afternoon dropping you off at your hotel.
Great tour. I enjoyed every bit of it. Tour guide Christos was amazing and explained everything in details. Definitely, recommend it!!
Review by: gaildowning1, November 2017
We were a small group of 7, two of us and a family of five. The van that picked us up was small with three seats forward and three seats facing backwards and one man sat with the driver in the front seat. If you do not do well riding backwards in a confined space, this trip would not be for you. The driver was very congenial, but we assumed from the trip description that we would have a licensed guide with us to inform us about Greek history and generally where we were going, Delphi, in the threehour ride. A licensed tour guide did meet us at the Delphi Archealogical Museum and gave us an excellent tour of the museum and then proceeded to give us a thorough tour of Delphi. Georgia's extensive knowledge and enthusiasm for Delphi history was obvious and her English was easy to understand. Our driver then took us to a restaurant nearby for lunch that had a wonderful view and delicious food, which is not included in the tour price, but was reasonable. Then, we went to the town of Arachna for shopping. In our opinion, this stop could be eliminated, although some in our group bought food items. It then took 3.5 hours to drive back to Athens, because of the usual late afternoon Athens heavy traffic. Delphi is definitely worth a trip, but with such a small van, hope that you get on the tour with a lovely family as we did.
Review by: Colleen S, October 2017
Truly a small group with excellent presentation.
Review by: ADONIA G, October 2017
Excellent tour to ancient Delphi. Picking up was easy and punctual and the driver very kind with fluent English.Drive along mainland Greece was very interesting and gave as the opurtunity to see a lot of Greece's country side.The official tour guide provide tons of information about history and mythology as we walked along ancient Delphi and the Delphi museum. Our day finished by having a great lunch in a traditional Greek tavern with wonderfull view of the mountains. Great tour and great service!
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