Shore Excursions · ANCIENT RUINS SHORE EXCURSIONS IN GREECE
This is the shortlist you would send a friend with the same itinerary: 15 ancient ruins shore excursions in Greece worth the money, each with its price, its traveller verdict and the one thing to check before you pay.
Review of the affordable Katakolo to Olympia bus tour, with practical advice on timing, costs, guides, transport, and what to expect.
“Very convenient bus, the driver was very kind. Everything went on time. Very good experience. Well done.”
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.”
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.”
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!”
Review of the Ancient Olympia VR tour from Katakolo, with transport, tickets, phone-based audio, costs, drawbacks, and practical cruise-port advice.
“The Olympic ruins were extremely interesting to see and experience. The history was fascinating. The amount of archaeological discoveries and artifacts that were exhibited on the grounds were remarkable. And the signage displayed explained everything very clearly. We enjoyed our visit to the grounds and the museum. We were disappointed that the app provided didn’t work out very well and that the tour provider wasn’t available for assistance on the grounds. Otherwise this would be a 5 star tour.”
Review of Katakolon’s Olympia shore excursion, with skip-the-line access, museum time, olive tasting, port pickup, and practical tips.
“Great to see the spot where Olympic games began. Tour guide could have elaborated less due to the extreme heat. Our tickets included admission to the two museums. They were mentioned early on tour but never offered or suggested in our allotted time. This was a disappointment.”
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…”
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.”
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…”
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!!!”
Review of a private Katakolo shore excursion to Olympia with ruins, museum, Greek buffet, transport details, guide options, and honest value advice.
“Great Tour ! Dora was amazing - communicated consistently and directly ! Evy was so kind and accommodating! Would do again ! The optional lunch was amazing - large buffet - and authentic dancers! Highly recommend!”
Review of a private Katakolo to Olympia tour with port pickup, virtual reality, ancient ruins, museum time, costs, and practical tips.
“Olympia is a must see, but our tour guide gave us too much detail. It's sounds crazy, but even after letting her know that we were getting too much information too overwhelming she continued to tell us too much and it became difficult to pay attention.”
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.”
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.”
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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