15 Ancient Ruins Shore Excursions in Athens Worth the Money

1.Acropolis Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 131 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $136Our pick

Review of Athens Acropolis shore excursion with port pickup, expert guides, Plaka free time, costs, walking demands, and practical tips.

“A real archeologist lead our tour. What a treat. He paced the tour well enough to allow my 76 year old mother to pull off the ascent up the Acropolis. Bus met us at the cruise port, well organized and air conditioned. Back in time to get back for our cruise departing. Would totally do again.”

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2.From Cruise Port: The Acropolis & Athens Highlights Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 105 reviews · 3h 30m · from $104

Review of the Acropolis and Athens Highlights Tour from Piraeus, with port transfers, expert guiding, Plaka time, costs, and practical tips.

“Activity was great, but the pick up from the cruise terminal was stressfull. The taxi driver drove to our ship to collect us, but we had to go to via the cruise terminal. The two are miles apart. After much phoning and running around, our taxi driver found us. He was brilliant and thankfully we did not miss too much of the tour. Make sure you have a working phone, if you do this tour from a cruise ship. Would defo recommend.”

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3.Athens for CRUISE SHIPS with opt. Acropolis from Piraeus Port

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 63 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $83

Review of a six-hour Athens shore tour from Piraeus, with the Acropolis, major sights, free time, transport, costs, and practical tips.

“We had a perfect tour of Athens. It only really scratched the surface of this amazing city, there is so much to see, but for a one day tour it was ideal - good combination of driving, walking around and free time without overheating or overdoing it. Álex is a treasure!!! Arrangements wit pick up and drop off directly at our ship were very convenient. All in all good organization and execution - well done!”

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4.Shore Excursion: Acropolis, Athens City tour and The New Acropolis Museum

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 30 reviews · 5 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $130

Review of Athens shore excursion with Acropolis, changing of the guard, National Gardens, Temple of Zeus, museum, and port transfers.

“Amazing tour. Started off learning about Athens subway and how it is truly a museum. Watched the changing of the guards. Very cool. Then stroll through royal gardens. Quick snack break and on to the main attraction. Margaret was the best tour guide we have had this trip. She is well educated, so energetic about Greek history and an amazing communication style and voice. Learned so much. The tour of Acropolis was a bucket list we learned every step from the bottom to the top. Stunning place to visit. I am not a museum person the Acropolis museum has converted me. So well designed. Transport was easy. Be aware you…”

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5.From Cruise Port: Athens City, Acropolis & Acropolis Museum

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 27 reviews · 5.5 hours · from $128

See Athens from Piraeus with guided Acropolis access, the Parthenon, city sights, and Acropolis Museum in a 5.5-hour tour.

“Our tour guide was excellent! We had a wonderful time. The tour needed a lunch break… say half an hour. Would suggest half an hour less time in the Archeological Museum.”

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6.Athens City Tour with Acropolis & Plaka from Piraeus Cruise Port

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 26 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $30Best value

Review of the Athens City Tour from Piraeus, with Acropolis access, Plaka free time, port pickup, audio guide, price, and practical tips.

“Although we were aware that this was not a guided tour, the tour was not organized and we didn't get ear pieces and could not hear a lot of what the guide was telling us about where to go and where to meet when we were through. He gave us a QR code to listen about the history of the sights at the Acropolis, which was supposed to walk us through each section, but the audio kept going back to the beginning point. We, and others in our group got frustrated and turned it off. We also should have been told to bring our own headphones for our individual phones…”

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7.Private City Sightseeing and Acropolis Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 22 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $650

Explore Athens from the port with a private Acropolis tour, expert guide, private van, historic sights, and reliable cruise return.

“This was an EXCELELNT TOUR!! our guide Diotima was not only a professional BUT a history professor and provided us soo much detail and was friendly, accommodating and again, like our tour guide Luca in Livorno it was ALL ABOUT US, OUR NEEDS and OUR HAPPINESS!! A MUST DO but ask for DIOTIMA as your guide!!!”

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8.Ancient Corinth and Canal Shore Excursion

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 11 reviews · 6 hours · from $82

Visit Ancient Corinth and the Corinth Canal from Piraeus, with VR and audio guides, scenic Peloponnese views, and a private group setting.

“this was a fun excursion marred only by the fact that our driver spoke very little English.”

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9.Private Acropolis Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · from $298Top rated

Review of a private Athens shore excursion covering the Acropolis, Parthenon, Plaka, Syntagma, and ancient landmarks.

“We were met at our hotel by a wonderful guide. She took us on a easy walking tour of Athens, starting with the Parliament building and ending at the Acropolis. We learned so much from our guide about Greek history. Thank you also for taking us to the yogurt and coffee shop.”

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10.Private Athens Sightseeing and Acropolis Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · 4 to 5 hours (approx.)

Review of a private Athens shore excursion from Piraeus, covering the Acropolis, Plaka, Parliament, Panathenaic Stadium, and Lycabettus Hill.

“Thanos our tour guide was so knowledgeable and excellent at showing us everything we wanted to see. He also Had many tips for us during the free times on our own.”

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11.The Best Of Athens With The Acropolis 4-Hour Shore Excursion

★★★★★★★★★★3.8 · 5 reviews · 4 hours

See Athens highlights in four hours, from the Acropolis and Parthenon to Plaka, the Panathenaic Stadium, and Lycabettus Hill.

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12.Acropolis and Museum Classical Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 4 reviews · 5.5 hours · from $100

Review of the 5.5-hour Piraeus shore excursion to the Acropolis and Museum, with transport, guide quality, timing, ticket advice, and value.

“The tour guide Nico was great! The transport to and from the port was not as smooth. Driver was late picking up our group. Not communicated well at the end of the tour how we were to return to the ship. Nico sorted it all out and we returned in plenty of time to the ship. Seems like a lack of communication between the tour company and employees.”

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13.Ancient Corinth Biblical Full Day Private Shore Excursion

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $268

Review of an 8-hour private Athens and Ancient Corinth shore excursion with port pickup, biblical sites, Acropolis access, and private transport.

“Fantastic personalized tour. Chris was a wealth of information about the sites and history. Welcoming and answering all questions. Excellent driving skills. We could not have had a more positive experience..”

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14.Athens Tour including Acropolis Museum for Cruise Passengers

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $103

Review this six-hour Athens shore tour with Acropolis Museum admission, city sights, Plaka time, transport, and cruise-port return.

“My Athens tour was well-organized and enjoyable. The guide was knowledgeable, explaining the history of the Acropolis and Parthenon clearly, and the group size was manageable. Transportation was comfortable, with timely pickups and drop-off.”

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15.Cruise-Friendly Athens Tour including Acropolis Museum

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 4 reviews · from $90

See Athens from Piraeus with Acropolis views, the Acropolis Museum, Plaka free time, and dependable cruise-port transfers.

“We booked this shore excursion instead of booking one through our cruise ship. The traffic through the city was heavy so I felt it slowed us down. We drove by the Temple of Zeus from a distance which I thought we would be getting out to Read more”

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