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USD $69.00
Private Walking Tour: The Acropolis
Athens, Greece
Discover Athen's Ancient history on this fascinating three-hour Private walking tour. No trip to Athens is complete without a visit to the ancient Acropolis. See this monumental structure that towers above the city below. You will also see such sites as the House of Parliament and the historical city centre .
For all you History buffs out there, this is the perfect way to experience Athens!
Syntagma Metro station, where your tour begins contains many archaeological exhibits including ancient grave stones, an aqueduct from the 5th century BC, pottery, a 2,000-year old beehive and a mosaic from the 5th century AD.
Continue to the impressive House of Parliament with the Monument to the Unknown Soldier, guarded by the city's famous statuesque Evzones, the presidential guards.
Your tour continues towards the National Gardens and on to the beautiful neoclassical Zappeion Hall, in front of which tower the surviving columns of the Temple of Zeus and Hadrian’s Arch, both of which you will have to opportunity to visit.
Continue strolling through the Plaka's paved streets before arriving at the Lysicrates Monument from the 4th century BC and the remnants of an old Christian Church. A ten-minute walk up the beautiful Dionysiou Areopagitou pedestrian walkway will bring you to the Acropolis, crowned by the Parthenon, with its spectacular views over the city below.
You will enjoy a profound and detailed explanation of the history of its monuments by our knowledgeable licensed guides. On the way to the Acropolis you will also see the Dionysious Sanctuary, the Philopapos Hill, the Herodion Theatre and the Mars Hill.
This was outstanding!!! Excellent tour guide...lovely balance of information, passion about Greece and fabulous humor!!!! This is a must for all visitors.
Review by: Wendy T, June 2016
My head is spinning with factual - and fun anecdotal information that will remind me of the important facts. Just had my very own PH.D. archeology student guide me around the monuments of the birth of western civilisation. Nicholas could not have been more welcoming, helpful or professional.
Review by: Jennifer N, June 2016
WONDERFUL!!! Our guide was extremely knowledgeable. She went above and beyond and told us stories about how everything comes together. She is an asset to your company!! Thank you!!!
Review by: Melton R W, August 2015
Excellent guide Lily was very knowledgable
Review by: Claudio R, June 2015
This tour was amazing!
Review by: Emmett Kelly B, December 2014
Our private walking tour of the Acropolis was excellent. Our guide, Aristotle, an archaeologist, did a terrific job explaining the sites and putting everything in historical context. I have a background in ancient history; the others in our small group did not, but we were all equally impressed.
Review by: Sanjay S, August 2014
Brilliant! Artemis was a great guide, very patient and took time to explain and share the rich history of her city.
Review by: Neale W, July 2014
The tour was well worth it. Our guide was so knowledgable and actually appreciated questions from us. We were fortunate enough to have a one on one and it was amazing. Thoroughly recommend it. Saw so much and learnt even more. Best thing I have discovered this year is viator.
Review by: Jennifer B, June 2014
Despina was full of information! She tailored the content for my children and they are citing information throughout our stay in Athens based on what she told us!
Review by: Donavan B, June 2014
The absolute highlight of our trip! Nic or Nicos was an amazing tour guide. We learnt so much about not only the acropolis but also Athens and Greece. It truly was a great experience and would highly recommend it!
Review by: Jenn E., June 2014
This was the perfect way to start our stay in Athens. Our guide, Marianna, was friendly, knowledgeable and very willing to tailor our tour according to our interests and pacing. It was helpful to visit these incredibly important sites with someone who could help us understand what we were seeing and put them in a historical context. Marianna was also willing and able to talk with us about current events and the more recent history of Athens. This was particularly helpful since we encountered several political demonstrations during out stay. In addition to that, this tour helped us orient ourselves in the city so that we could find our way around more easily as we explored more on our own in subsequent days. For us, this tour was well worth the time and the expense and we would recommend it to anyone planning to visit Athens.
Review by: Dale J, June 2014
Enjoyed the tour guide, he had a pretty good command of the English language, however it could have been a little better. This tour requires some serious walking up to the Acropolis. The only thing I thought was wrong, was that it should have included the price of the admission to the Acropolis. Other tours we have taken, included everything. Otherwise a great tour and a must see on anyone's bucket list.
Review by: Perry Y, June 2014
Knowledgeable guide who adjusted her delivery to her audience.
Review by: Timothy K, July 2013
Our guide Nicos was wonderful, smart,excellent English, knowledgable
Review by: Sushma P, August 2012
Overall a great experience. We reqested an early start as it gets very hot later.
Review by: Darwin F, May 2012
Personal guide was nice, weather was crappy. Not worth the price paid.
Review by: Darwin F, April 2012
Personal guide was nice, weather was crappy. Not worth the price paid.
Review by: ELIZABETH V, August 2011
We cannot thank the supplier enough for their exceptional service to us in Athens. We landed the day before the general strike and were told that the Acropolis might be closed the day of our tour. Despina arranged for our guide Vicki to meet us in our hotel within an hour that day so that we could see the Acropolis the day before our scheduled tour. Vicki is an excellent guide with a deep and thorough knowledge of the subject. We absolutely loved her! We would have been extremely disappointed if we missed seeing the Acropolis. Despina and Vicki made it possible. Despina went out of her way to check on us during the following days to make sure we were okay.
Review by: Mabbu S, August 2011
We thoroughly enjoyed the walking private walking tour given by Mr.Aristotle Cristos who richly deserves his name in his intellect,patience and knowledge about the Acrapolis and the historical sites in Athens.The tour will be treasured in our memories for a long time.He was very kind and patient in answering our numrous questions about the Acrapolis_br/_
The Prasad family
Review by: ELIZABETH V, July 2011
We cannot thank the supplier enough for their exceptional service to us in Athens. We landed the day before the general strike and were told that the Acropolis might be closed the day of our tour. Despina arranged for our guide Vicki to meet us in our hotel within an hour that day so that we could see the Acropolis the day before our scheduled tour. Vicki is an excellent guide with a deep and thorough knowledge of the subject. We absolutely loved her! We would have been extremely disappointed if we missed seeing the Acropolis. Despina and Vicki made it possible. Despina went out of her way to check on us during the following days to make sure we were okay.
Review by: Meeche, June 2011
This tour was great. Learned lots of wonderful information!
Review by: GERRARD G, May 2011
Brilliant! Fantastic guide, very knowledgeable, great English, superb with people.
Review by: GERRARD G, April 2011
Brilliant! Fantastic guide, very knowledgeable, great English, superb with people.
Review by: Mabbu S, January 2011
We thoroughly enjoyed the walking private walking tour given by Mr.Aristotle Cristos who richly deserves his name in his intellect,patience and knowledge about the Acrapolis and the historical sites in Athens.The tour will be treasured in our memories for a long time.He was very kind and patient in answering our numrous questions about the Acrapolis_br/_
The Prasad family
Review by: patricia w, United States of America, July 2010
Excellent! Our guide was great, very knowledgeable and friendly. We really enjoyed this excursion.
Review by: Patricia W, July 2010
Excellent! Our guide was great, very knowledgeable and friendly. We really enjoyed this excursion.
Review by: Ronald M, July 2010
One of the best guides ever! Very knowledgeable, educated and experienced. It was a great tour and we got more out of it than we expected. Worth it!
Review by: RON M, United States of America, November 2008
One of the best guides ever! Very knowledgeable, educated and experienced. It was a great tour and we got more out of it than we expected. Worth it!
Review by: Ronald M, November 2008
One of the best guides ever! Very knowledgeable, educated and experienced. It was a great tour and we got more out of it than we expected. Worth it!
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