Experience the best of Athens with the 4-day Athens City Explorer tour. With the help of an experienced guide, this immersive and comprehensive tour will take you on a captivating journey through the rich history, culture, and landmarks of the ancient city of Athens. Encounter a vast collection of artifacts in the Acropolis Museum, including carved statues, ancient pottery, and priceless treasures that span thousands of years of Greek history. Spend some time in Mycenae and see the famous Lion Gate up to the Mycenaean Acropolis and the Palace. Visit Epidaurus, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and see the ruins of temples and ancient theaters. Explore the picturesque town of Nafplion, the first capital of Greece, and marvel at the impressive Venetian fortress of Palamidi.
Highlights
Discover iconic landmark, like Acropolis, Parthenon, and Temple of Athena
Visit Athens, known for its history, ancient landmarks, and vibrant culture
Walk in the narrow streets of Plaka neighborhood and Monastiraki
See the famous Lion gate, the Mycenaean acropolis and the Palace in Mycenae
Explore the charming town of Nafplion and its picturesque harbor
Experience the beautiful sea front of Athens in Attica Riviera
Involves minimal physical effort and is typically associated with leisurely activities. Activities are low-intensity or last less than a few hours each day.
Welcome to Athens! You will be greeted on arrival and transferred to your hotel in Athens. Time at leisure to discover Athens! Redolent with history and mythology, Athens is a vibrant city, enlivened by bustling outdoor cafes, pedestrian streets that wind through the city's ancient sites, and its fair share of urban eccentrics. It is a city full of contrasts.
Optional Activity:
Experience authentic Greek cuisine at a local restaurant.
This morning enjoy a city tour of Athens. On this privately guided tour, your expert guide will reveal the secrets of the Acropolis & the Parthenon, the Temple of Zeus, Hadrian’s Arch, and the Kallimarmaro Stadium, built of marble for the first modern Olympic Games in 1896. Enjoy the ancient wonders and explore the birthplace of democracy. Twist and turn through the Plaka’s narrow streets and find ancient sites, cafes, and shops full of history and character.
Optional Afternoon Activity to Add:
Visit the south coastal suburbs of Athens (Glyfada and Vouliagmeni) which offer very good dining options and a lively nigh life scene.
Today, your private tour will begin with a scenic drive via the coastal road from Athens towards the Corinth Canal. It will take about an hour to get to Corinth and cross the bridge that connects the mainland with the Peloponnese over the narrow canal.
After a brief stop, continue towards Mycenae, one of the most important cities of ancient Greece. You will walk under the famous Lion Gate up to the Mycenaean Acropolis and the Palace. Continue to the tomb of Agamemnon and the ruins of the Cyclopean walls that protected this mighty city. After Mycenae, set off to Epidaurus.
The site of Epidaurus, which is listed as a world heritage site by Unesco, is vast. With ruins of temples and hospital buildings devoted to the healing gods, it is considered to be the birthplace of Asklepios, the ancient Greek God of Medicine. The monuments, particularly the temple of Asklepios, the Tholos, and the Theatre, are considered some of the purest masterpieces of Greek architecture and date from the 4th century BC. For most travelers, Epidaurus is known for the magnificent theater that still stands there and is still used for plays and other performances. The theater's acoustics are unmatched even by modern standards, and it was considered an engineering marvel. Walk down the site's pine-lined path toward the exit after seeing the Epidaurus Theater.
One of the tour's highlights is a stop in Nafplio, one of Greece's most historic and picturesque port cities. In the late afternoon, head back to Athens.
Day 4: Return Home
1 Breakfast
It's time to bid farewell. Your mini-break in Athens finishes today! Enjoy time at leisure until your transfer to Athens International Airport for your flight home.
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Kate was great to work with in the planning stage. She was prompt, helpful, and efficient. Our tour guide, Edwin, was knowledgeable and passionate. We were very happy to have traveled with Adventure Life, it made the trip easy and a true pleasure. We could concentrate on enjoying the experience rather than the details of travel.
Lisa Bridge
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1 day ago
Adventure Life is always an excellent choice when planning complicated, extreme, or exotic vacations or expeditions. They provide friendly professional services and advice and are enthusiastic and encouraging in helping us to prepare and thoroughly enjoy our trip. They handle all the details which greatly reduces the stress of planning a difficult trip. I'm very impressed with Adventure Life and definitely recommend them to friends and family.
Scott Trochim
3 days ago
The response from Adventure Life to my first inquiry was prompt and promising. I worked with Jamie Broeckel, Trip Planner, via text, email, and phone calls- always extremely responsive and thorough with information and explaining the process to arrange a private tour for me to Malaysia Borneo. Within about week, the booking was complete and I made decisions because of Jamie's great customer service , friendly manner, and overall competence on behalf of the company's travel expertise. Now I have an itinerary, additional Trip Planner Assistants, several links for vital information for traveling to Maylasia, etc. Still many details for Sept. trip, but now the heavy lifting is done and I can enjoy the rest of the anticipation and research!! Thanks Jamie- you are amazing!!!!
Susan Campo
5 days ago
The trip was not only memorable for the amount of animals we saw but also for the people and accommodations at the two camps where we stayed. Our first guide, BK, was a wealth of information about the animals, landscape and down to the plants and what they were used for. Everyday out was a learning experience with him. All the people at the camps were gracious and the food was excellent.
Our second camp in the Okavanga was just as good as the first as far as the staff, accommodations, food and animals. After our experience at the first camp we amazed that the high quality remained the same. Our guide, G, made sure we were able to enjoy every experience including a rush through the bush to witness a cheetah and an ensuing hunt that he heard over his radio.
In both camps there were enough guides out that if they saw something the other guides were informed which helped in seeing as much as possible. It was also nice that the concessions were large enough that we did not have vehicles following each other throughout the day.
Normally there is always something in a trip of this length that we think could be improved upon but this is the rare case where we cannot think of anything. From the time we left the States to when we returned it was one of the most hassle free vacations we took.
Perhaps emphasizing the use of the laundry facilities at the camps would be useful because of the luggage restrictions would be the only thing I can think of as an improvement to future clients.
Kenneth Dropek
6 days ago
Mary was so pleasant and professional. She made sure all of our questions were answered.
