Tours/Athens/Viator
Viator · group up to 50 pax

Athens City Tour with Acropolis & Plaka from Piraeus Cruise Port

4.6(46)Athens1 hour
VIATOR4.5(28)TRIPADVISOR4.8(18)

Description

Step off your cruise ship and step into history! Board our air-conditioned bus and journey to the heart of Athens, where ancient wonders and vibrant culture await. Explore the iconic Acropolis, marvel at the majestic Parthenon, and wander through the charming streets of the Old City (Plaka). Enjoy a panoramic city tour showcasing Athens’ top landmarks, including the Panathenaic Stadium, site of the first modern Olympic Games, and the Greek Parliament with its famous Evzones guards. You’ll also have free time in the Old City to shop for souvenirs, enjoy local delicacies, and soak in the Athenian atmosphere. Upgrade your tour with the Acropolis Entry Ticket option to skip the lines and maximize your time at this world-renowned archaeological site. Prefer to skip the Acropolis? No problem! You have the option to enjoy additional free time exploring the charming Old City . After your adventure, relax as we return you to your cruise ship in comfort and safety.

Tour Options

without Acropolis ticket
  • Panoramic city tour and Plaka: This option includes the panoramic city tour and free time in the old town (Plaka) It does not include tickets to Acropolis Pickup included
with Acropolis tickets
  • City tour and Acropolis ticket: This option includes panoramic city tour, free time in the old town (Plaka) and tickets to enter the Acropolis (included)

Itinerary

Admission included60 min

Step off your cruise ship and step into history! Board our air-conditioned bus and journey to the heart of Athens, where ancient wonders and vibrant culture await. Explore the iconic Acropolis, marvel at the majestic Parthenon, and wander through the charming streets of the Old City (Plaka).

Pass by

Enjoy a panoramic city tour showcasing Athens’ top landmarks, including the Panathenaic Stadium, site of the first modern Olympic Games, and the Greek Parliament with its famous Evzones guards.

Pass by

Admire the Temple of Zeus , the king of the gods.

Pass by

Have a quick photo stop to see the guards in front of the Hellenic Parliement.

90 min

Enjoy a panoramic city tour showcasing Athens’ top landmarks, including the Panathenaic Stadium, site of the first modern Olympic Games, and the Greek Parliament with its famous Evzones guards. Enhance your experience with our multilingual audio guide, available in 10 languages. You’ll also have free time in the Old City to shop for souvenirs, enjoy local delicacies, and soak in the Athenian atmosphere. Upgrade your tour with the Acropolis Entry Ticket option to skip the lines and maximize your time at this world-renowned archaeological site. Prefer to skip the Acropolis? No problem! You have the option to enjoy additional free time exploring the charming Old City (Plaka) or discovering the vibrant CCO neighborhood at your own pace. After your adventure, relax as we return you to your cruise ship in comfort and safety.

Highlights

Acropolis and Parthenon if option selected
Pick up and drop off from the cruise port
Audioguide in 10 languages
English speaking escort in the bus

What's included

Included
Acropolis and Parthenon if option selected
Pick up and drop off from the cruise port
Audioguide in 10 languages
English speaking escort in the bus
Not included
food and drinks

Pickup Locations & Times

Kindly provide your cruise ship information

Traveller Ratings

4.6
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Important Information

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Reviews(46)

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Erika_S
June 20, 2026
Good choice for easy...

Good choice for easy transportation to the center of Athens. The guide was clear and helpful. I was disappointed the tour did not include a guide for the Acropolis, and the audio option page didn’t work well:

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Marion_A
June 19, 2026
Acropolis and Plakis Tour

This was a well organised tour and plenty time to visit the Acropolis but not so much time in Plakis area. The only downside was the traffic to get there very busy, I feel starting this tour earlier in the morning would be better

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Mirian_V
June 18, 2026
A very good choice if you like to go independently and enjoy on your own.

We loved the tour. They offer what they promise. The guide was very punctual and very attentive. We had a great time. Since we like to go independently, the fact that we were not accompanied by the guide during the visit to the Acropolis did not bother us.

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Stephen_B
June 13, 2026
sights of Athens 🇬🇷

5 fantastic hours with our brilliant guide Georgios, wonderful sights in Athens with really helpful & interesting info along the way... highly recommend 👍🏼

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Geoffrey_C
June 12, 2026
Acropolis tour with a rushed visit to Other Athens sights.

Although this tour gave us plenty of time at the Acropolis (almost 3 hours) it was a bit disorganized at the beginning. Our bus was delayed at the cruise port while they transferred some French and Italian speakers to our English tour. Not sure why this happened, but it delayed us so the visit to the sights in town (changing of the guard and Olympic Stadium both felt rushed. Because of the delay, we completely missed the changing of the guard ceremony that we would have seen had they not held us up while they transferred non-English speakers to our English tour. These passengers were also confused and talking loudly in other languages while the tour leader was telling us about what we were seeing. Definitely was a little distracting. Dido was a great guide though and tried her best to keep things moving. Overall, the highlight of this tour is the time at the Acropolis, but it could have been so much better if they had just left on time. My recommendation to Viator and the provider is to plan better to depart on time and stick to passengers who speak the language of the tour.

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Rodolfo_E
June 11, 2026
Essential visit

It goes by quickly, the guide was very nice speaking in several languages and making sure everything was fine.

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Lauren_C
June 10, 2026
Boring city bus tour and then no acropolis guide

Spent over 2 hours driving around Athens and making a couple of unremarkable stops…finally made it to the acropolis and our guide just pointed us where to go and said meet back at the bus in 3 hrs. We had no clue what we were looking at and were given zero information about it on the bus! We wandered around aimlessly in the heat and eventually made our way down to try to find lunch (after getting lost) in the tourist trap area of Plaka. Many tourist groups had guides with them or at the very least audio guides, which we did not. It felt like a lot of fluff and then the big finale was anticlimactic. Find an actual “guided acropolis tour”!!

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Pedro_M
June 9, 2026
Good tour, well organized

Friendly guide and very effective in organizing everything A lot of traffic, somewhat overwhelming on the way to central Athens, and very little time to see everything Audio guides do not work well It would be worth increasing the time and estimating pickup at 09:00 or 09:30

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shirley_c
June 9, 2026
Trip to Acropolis

This was a great way to get to see sites in Athens. Traffic dictates the time you reach your destination. I would recommend getting to the Acropolis in the morning when it is cooler. We arrived at 1230 and it was hot!

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Jessica_S
June 2, 2026
Great experience, George...

Great experience, George was a great guide. There were a few hiccups (no fault of the tour organisers) that were dealt with smoothly and professionally.

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