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USD $184.00
Viator Exclusive: Private Tour from Athens to Cape Sounion with Meal at Vouliagmeni
Athens, Greece
Combine a visit to spectacular Cape Sounion with a top restaurant meal on this 6-hour private tour from Athens — it’s a Viator Exclusive that’s available nowhere else! Ogle the picturesque Attica Riviera from your private air-conditioned minivan as you travel to the Cape, where the shimmering Temple of Poseidon stands on a clifftop. Explore the ruins, admire the stunning views and then enjoy a memorable meal at Ithaki, an acclaimed restaurant with breathtaking views over Vouliagmeni Bay. Enjoy the full attention of your expert guide on this private tour.
Start your Viator Exclusive with a pickup from your centrally located Athens hotel and head south along the scenic Attica Riviera. Enjoy the views over the Saronic Gulf and pass pretty seaside villages, cliffs and beaches as you follow the winding coastal road. After about 90 minutes, arrive at Cape Sounion, the promontory at Attica’s southernmost tip that looks directly over the Aegean Sea. Here, head for the star attraction — the stunning Temple of Poseidon. Dating to 44 BC, this semi-ruined Greek temple was dedicated to the god of the sea. Admire the Doric columns as your guide reveals the history and legends that shroud the site, and check out the graffiti carved on one of the columns by the poet Lord Byron in the early 1800s. Take time to absorb the views, too. Gazing out from here feels like you’re on the bow of a ship, with the waves crashing below. The vistas stretch far across the Aegean and extend all the way to the Peloponnese on clear days. After your visit, take the scenic, 45-minute journey to Vouliagmeni, one of Attica’s most beautiful spots. Here, take your table at Ithaki, an acclaimed restaurant perched above Vouliagmeni Bay. Linger over a delicious 3-course meal made using fresh, seasonal ingredients, and admire the breathtaking views over the bay as you eat — it’s a magical setting. See the Itinerary below for a sample menu. Once your meal is over, return to Athens, where your tour ends with a hotel drop-off.
Great tour on a hot day in Greece. Our tour guide and driver was so nice and informative. The visit to Poseidon's temple was amazing and the lunch we had at Vouliagmeni was delicous. Thank you for making us have a memorable day!
Review by: Susan F, October 2015
Great tour guide . Very knowledgable and gave us as much time as we wanted for pictures. Beautiful sunset over the sea during our dinner.
Review by: Hazel F, June 2015
My mother and I took this private tour on a cloudy, cool and windy day in late May, but it made for dramatic pictures of the Temple of Apollo and Cape Sounion. The temple was remarkably intact and the many partridges on the site were very cute! The drive to Sounion and back was beautifully smooth thank you, Stavros! and Gina, our guide, was very engaging and knowledgeable about ancient and modern Greece. After our time at the Cape, we were taken to a lovely restaurant in Vouliagmeni with a view of the Aegean and had a nice four-course set lunch. I would recommend this tour to anyone. Thank you both for a wonderful day!
Review by: Mitzi L, May 2015
We took a 4 days cruise and visited Athens and did the tourist stuff but all all our experience the private tour to sounion was what I will remember for ever as the best experience of my life. My 2 children were with me all they also agree that it was the best thing of our trip.
Review by: Mitzi L, May 2015
We took a 4 days cruise and visited Athens and did the tourist stuff but all all our experience the private tour to sounion was what I will remember for ever as the best experience of my life. My 2 children were with me all they also agree that it was the best thing of our trip.
Review by: Mitzi L, May 2015
We took a 4 days cruise and visited Athens and did the tourist stuff but all all our experience the private tour to sounion was what I will remember for ever as the best experience of my life. My 2 children were with me all they also agree that it was the best thing of our trip.
Review by: Rodney N F, April 2015
This was a highlight of our trip the tour guide and driver were excellent we got to see many different sights alone the way and Cape Sounion was just spectacular and the walk around we had a wonderful meal in Vouliagmeni which was just perfect great local and very very good food and wine.
Review by: Wendy B, April 2015
I can not explain just how amazing this trip was. Worth every penny and more. Our tour guide was the BEST! She treated us like royalty and provided so much history and knowledge is was incredible. I could have spent my whole time in Athens with her just talking about the history. The sites are breathtaking - the lunch was very nice as well. it was the best day we had in Athens by far.
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