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Hop on Hop Off Classic tour of Athens
Athens, Greece
The complete tour of Athens includes various key sights of Athens, such as Acropolis, the Parthenon, and the Panathenaic Stadium. With two interchanging lines, the Blue and the Orange, enjoy an unforgettable tour in Athens, as well as Piraeus, the suburb around the greatest port of the capital. Don't miss out on the unique opportunity to become acquainted with the most beautiful attractions of one of the most prominent European capitals. Enrich your cruise with this two-hour memorable experience.
Orange Line: Visit the Acropolis and Parthenon, the highlights of the city! The orange line roams by the most beautiful attractions further down the city centre. You may see the Plaka District, the most traditional area of Athens, and mingle with the vibes of ancient Greece. At Syntagma square, you can admire the Hellenic Parliament with its impressive guard line. Feel free to explore the Panathenaic stadium, where the first modern Olympic Games were held. Roam around or the Temple of Zeus or the picturesque area of Monastiraki and its Flea Market.
Blue Line - Piraeus: If you are fresh from the cruise, you can start your journey at either of the cruise Terminals in the Port of Piraeus, just a stone's throw away from the cruise ship. You may admire attractions such as Pasalimani, the yachts’ marina, and Mikrolimano, the ancient harbour of Piraeus. Don't miss out on the impressive new Museum of Acropolis, and walk up to the Acropolis hill to admire the Parthenon.
Yellow Line − Glyfada: Start your tour to the Athenian Riviera from the Planetarium stop of the Blue Line. Find out how the bewildering desert of the 1900s has evolved into one of the most cosmopolitan areas of Greece! The Glyfada Line is a blending of history and modernism. Enjoy the sunset from Marina Flisvou, or swim and sunbathe in Agios Kosmas. In the Glyfada Terminal, you may wander around the most cosmopolitan suburbs of the capital, enjoy the luxurious department stores and wind down in the beautiful cafes. Don't miss out on the beach bar and taste a cocktail by the seaside! Green Line − Vouliagmeni: Vouliagmeni may have been associated with the beaches, but the area is a history lesson on its own. From the Allied Forces Cemetery to the Byzantine Museum, Vouliagmeni Line is certainly worth a visit. Relax at the beautiful beach of Kavouri Oceanis, one of the most popular beaches in Athens. Vouliagmeni Lake, one of the most popular spots in Athens, is a wonder of natural beauty. Don’t miss out on a jump into the thermal baths and admire the breathtaking surroundings.
Mini Fun Train: The Piraeus Fun Train is carefully designed to take you to all the Piraeus famous sights and Piraeus main shopping area. Just 2 minutes from the main Arrival Gates, the Fun Trains are waiting for you to hop on and explore Piraeus.
This was great, two days for the price of one. Went on all 3 routes. Used it as public transport on the 2nd day to go to the beach and market.
Review by: Beckya2234, July 2018
Easy to find from our hotel, it was walking distance.We took advantage of the two days. Each narrator we had was awesome. Our second day it down poured and our driver was nice enough to get us as close to hotel as possible. _br/_ Would recommend , this way you get to see all the popular sights
Review by: Robbo, July 2018
Fantastic staff and the buses covered the main attractions in Athens. We had 2 days but spaced - they noted our ticket and we were able to use the buses on two separate dates. All of the staff we met were friendly and went out of there way to be helpful. Buses not overly crowded but we were not there in the peak season. Great service at a very good price.
Review by: anjum, July 2018
LOVED IT - SAW ALL OF ATHENS, AND EVEN THE SUB BURBS OF ATHENS !!
Review by: Patricia T, April 2018
GOT TO SEE THE CITY AND GOT OFF WHERE WE HAD WANTED TO STOP...NICE ROUTE TO TRAVEL.
Review by: Joy H, December 2017
Great way to get an overview of the city. We did get on the wrong bus but enjoyed a tour down the coast and back, gorgeous scenery.
Review by: Matthew B, October 2017
we always do this to get a good idea where things are in city!
Review by: tax-xiber, October 2017
Good trip enjoyed it. If you're traveling by cruise liner you'll find the hop on hop off outside the port 5min walk behind the parked coaches. Than you will have a half hour travel to the centre don't worry you will arrive exactly underneath acropolis. Then you can decide to go around Athens.
Review by: Terri M, September 2017
I've enjoyed the Hop on Hop off in several cities and love to hear all about what I'm seeing! The Athens Hop on Hop off was no exception. We did the full round and then decided where we'd get off next. One issue I had was that the rich history of Athens was a little short on tidbits on the audio. All the other cities I've traveled to, had much more information and history to offer. A lot of quiet time in Athens. I'm pretty sure there's so much more to add to the Athens audio. That being said, I always seek out Hop on Hop off wherever I travel. A great way to get your bearings and learn more about the city.
Review by: Arun s, September 2017
Poor sound system in buses.
Review by: Deborah V, September 2017
Although I love doing hop on/off tours, this one I found confusing. They have different lines you can take. My jack didn't work so I couldn't hear the guide of the city. And in Athens the landmarks are a distance apart. It wasn't bad, just not what we are used to. It is still an excellent way to see the city, and very cost effective.
Review by: david.whitehead7, September 2017
We picked up the bus from the Cruise port which was fine. This took us to the Acropolis where we had to get off to change to another bus to continue the tour around Athens, but the queues were long and the buses very busy. 2 of our party had to wait 45 minutes for a bus to continue their tour of the city whilst the rest of our party looked around the Acropolis. We then picked up the bus from another stop, but had to sit downstairs which wasn't great! When we got back to stop A5 to pick up the bus to go back to the cruise port, luckily enough they had put a queuing system in place to deal with the volumes, so we didn't have to wait too long to board!
Review by: Ginny62, September 2017
Great way to see the sights and get your bearings.
Review by: Erin G, August 2017
Find another bus tour! This was terrible. AC was useless, we had to switch busses randomly and sat in the new one for 15-20 minutes waiting, the lines each bus travels is unclear, and the time schedule is not followed. We ended up just walking around ourselves. Thumbs down in a major way. :(
Review by: Kerri B, August 2017
When we went to board the bus the operators wanted to charge us extra even though we had paid for our ticket here on viator._br/_ We said no we had already paid. Unfortunately the day we went the buses were unable to do the full bus journey as the Greeks decided to hold protests that day!
Review by: Angela T, August 2017
Great way to get around Athens and explore different areas. Efficient and on time.
Review by: Michele J, July 2017
Great way to discover the main town and get your bearings.
Review by: Silvia C, July 2017
We were in Athens for only three days, so we booked the 3-days ticket that costs 20eu per person. We couldn't found a better way to see everything and at the same time being in a clean, air-conditioned and double deck bus. The audio guide was good and we loved the tour at the riviera. The drivers were very careful that's not a common space in Athens and they were answering all of our questions about the timetable and the routes. I have to mention also the people that are working as sellers for the company. They are always with a smile on their face and they were trying to help us, and the other clients as we saw, finding the best solution according to their needs. Thank you all in the blue bus company for your excellent service and the friendly environment that you have created those days!
Review by: fiolyvette, June 2017
This tour was amazing!
Review by: John t, May 2017
The ideal way to get to see all of the Greek capital's major sights. The blue bus tour is cheap and delivered by very helpful people that will even take you to a great walking tour for sightseeing and shopping. On top of that, there is free Wi-Fi on every bus, audio in lots of languages and a cute little tour of Piraeus by the blue fun train. Definitely a great choice
Review by: Birgitte A, May 2017
During my visit in Athens i used the blue bus company to have an overview of the main city sights.In the city center they have 15 different stops close to all the main monuments like Akropolis the Parliament building. I was satisfied with the frequency of the buses, i didint wait more than 20 min at the stops.Friendly staff.After sightseeing take advantage of their new line going to the coastline of Athens included in the price to have a look at the meditaranean sea or have lunch at the little marinas.I really enjoyed all.
Review by: ioanna s, May 2017
We hopped on the Sights of Athens blue bus open top bus tour. It was much more than we expected and we were amazed. For only 15 euros per person, you hop on and off at any stop, the employees are really friendly and eager to help and the Wi-Fi is free and open for the passengers. We highly recommend the walking tour. The guides are there to take you through the city's most famous and picturesque spots. The tour is suitable for couples, families, friends and everyone who wants to know the best of Athens.
Review by: Giorgia B, May 2017
The Sights of Athens is the cheapest tour of the city. On top of that, there is free Wi-Fi, commentary in many languages and a very kind crew._br/_ For no extra charge, you can also take the train that does a tour of Piraeus. We also enjoyed the walking tour, especially at Plaka and Monastiraki.
Review by: Giorgia B, May 2017
The Sights of Athens is the cheapest tour of the city. On top of that, there is free Wi-Fi, commentary in many languages and a very kind crew._br/_ For no extra charge, you can also take the train that does a tour of Piraeus. We also enjoyed the walking tour, especially at Plaka and Monastiraki.
Review by: Patricio M, March 2017
It is recommended for a quick visit and see the main landmarks in Athens.
Review by: Megan T, December 2016
We typically LOVE doing Hop on Hop off tours both while cruising and here in the US. It's a great way to see a city so we were excited to have this option in Athens. At the port we see 3 buses -- a blue, a yellow and red. I walk up to some of the people selling tickets as it's not clear on my Viator print out which one I'm with. It turns out it's the blue bus -- Sights of Athens. We waited on the bus for about 50 minutes before we finally left. Athens is a hike from the port. Eventually we got to the Parthenon and we got off. There are two bus routes with the blue bus so one takes you from the Parthenon back to the port and the other around downtown Athens. We hopped on the one after a 20 minute wait to go around downtown Athens. We wanted to go to the market area. After some very slow traffic the bus driver told us that if we wanted to go to the market, hop off and walk straight down this street for 10 blocks instead of staying on the bus and getting off at the market stop. My husband is disabled so this was not a good suggestion for us but we wanted to see the city and we had limited time so we did it. By the time we got to the market area it was getting later so we had to hop a bus back to the Parthenon to get back to the ship because we didn't want to be in Athens after dark. We waited nearly an hour. There was a blue bus sitting there the whole time but they wouldn't take us back. Multiple red and yellow buses came and went. Eventually we became concerned because the blue buses had been so unreliable that we gave up and paid 10 euro each and took the red bus back. I wouldn't recommend this tour company at all.
Review by: Jennifer L, October 2016
Great to go around Athens, plenty of stops. Good audio guide but not great.
Review by: Dave G, October 2016
I cannot thank enough the helpful staff you helped with my disability. The tour was enjoyable and clearly you don't have to spend a lot of money to enjoy a wonderful guided tour. Totally recommend the blue buses!
Review by: frances.abeladimech, August 2016
Hop on hop off is a great way to explore a new city
Review by: philippa h, July 2016
Experience marred by pickpocket incident in street. Several venues missed because of need to return to cruise ship and safety - need to cancel credit card etc._br/_ However, a brilliant concept and well received by all clients. I do think it would be helpful to advise clients to get to popular venues g. Acropolis early to avoid horrendous crowds.
Review by: Ruo J, July 2016
Waited 50 minutes under the sun it was like 100 degrees for the bus and finally gave up. Basically never used the tickets and was waste of money.
Review by: janet u, June 2016
bus was quick and comfortable
Review by: MAGED G, June 2016
The tour guide was good,but the tour itself was not as good_br/_ First they told us to go to St Mary house will be 15 euro more which is a lot compared to the tour price_br/_ 2nd we have to go to a carpet place for almost 1 hour,stayed even longer to complete the purchase of carpet by one of the tour member
Review by: Anthony R, June 2016
Typical hop on and hop off. Sometimes running late.
Review by: Alan N, June 2016
This is the worst company on our tour would recommend to stay away changed buses 4 times was told that bus to replace would less than 10 minutes but took 1 hour.
Review by: Lynne S, June 2016
this was wonderful. We were able to get on near the port and then it took us to all the main attractions and saved us alot of walking. Information was also very good
Review by: Felix R, May 2016
We like the tour and the service provided by your company.
Review by: Anne K, May 2016
We really enjoyed using the 'blue bus' while we were in Athens. I had bought tickets online from Viatour in CAD and received voucher which I redeemed at bus stop conveniently located near cruise ship port of Piraeus. They offer a 1-day 24 hour 2 days package. You will be given earphones to listen to an audio guide that is available in about 10 languages. And for your convenience there is also free Wifi on board. The first day we did the entire loop into and around Athens and went to the Acropolis. The second day visited several sights and we also took advantage of 2 free one-hour walking tours that the bus company offers. Well worth it ! Demitri was our guide and he was wonderful showing us around the Plaka and Psirri districts.
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