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Athens: Acropolis & Parthenon Guided Tour with Optional Museum

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Athens: Acropolis & Parthenon Guided Tour with Optional Museum
Athens: Acropolis & Parthenon Guided Tour with Optional Museum
Athens: Acropolis & Parthenon Guided Tour with Optional Museum
Athens: Acropolis & Parthenon Guided Tour with Optional Museum
Athens: Acropolis & Parthenon Guided Tour with Optional Museum
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Description

Gain unique insights for the city’s past and present times from our expert English-speaking licensed tour guides, who are all locals and really passionate about what they do. Small groups guarantee a premium and entertaining experience.

Tour Options

Group Tour - No Entry Tickets
  • Entry tickets not included: For the without tickets option, ask for instructions for the correct time slot before you buy them on your own. Duration: 2 hours
Shared Tour With Entry Tickets
  • Duration: 2 hours Entry tickets included
Acropolis+Museum With Tickets
  • Acropolis+Museum with tickets : Upgrade your experience with a visit to the Acropolis Museum after exploring the Acropolis. Acropolis+Museum Walking Tour: Choose this option to upgrade and visit the Acropolis museum also. The entry tickets for both Acropolis and museum included. Duration: 4 hours: With this option, you’ll extend your tour with a 2-hour guided visit to the Acropolis Museum, for a total duration of 4 hours Shared group tour
Acropolis+Museum - NO Tickets
  • Admission Tickets Not Included: Tickets to the Acropolis and to the Acropolis Museum are NOT included in the price. Acropolis and Museum visit: Choose this option to visit the Acropolis Hill and Parthenon in a guided tour followed by the visit of the Acropolis Museum. Duration: 4 hours Shared group tour

Itinerary

Admission not included55 min

Crowning Athens, the Acropolis is an ancient hilltop citadel where magnificent temples, like the Parthenon, unveil classical Greece's enduring legacy.

Pass by

Breeze past the line and experience the thrill of seeing the Theater of Dionysus where many famous ancient comedies and tragedies were first performed.

Pass by

Continue to the Roman Herodion theater which was built in memory of the wife of Herodes Atticus.

Admission not included15 min

Climb up to the gateway of the Acropolis, the Propylaea.

Pass by

Take in views of the Temple of Athena Nike.

Admission not included30 min

Walk to the Parthenon which was dedicated to the goddess Athena, the patroness of the city of Athens. Admire this 5th-century zenith of the Doric order architecture.

Admission not included20 min

Finally, see the Erechtheion which is a unique masterpiece of architecture mainly due to its asymmetrical composition, and its supports include 6 sculpted female figures.

Highlights

Disposable earphones (for groups of over 5 people)
Tickets to Acropolis are included (if option selected)
Skip the lines at the ticket offices to the Acropolis of Athens (if option selected)
Guide

What's included

Included
Disposable earphones (for groups of over 5 people)
Tickets to Acropolis are included (if option selected)
Skip the lines at the ticket offices to the Acropolis of Athens (if option selected)
Guide
Not included
Private transportation
Gratuities
Bottled water
Use of the elevator at the Acropolis Hill
Skip-the-line separate entrance to the Acropolis. No one can skip the lines to Acropolis.
Acropolis Entry Ticket (unless option is selected)
Acropolis Museum Entry Ticket (unless option is selected)

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Important Information

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • In an effort to ensure that you will avoid any kind of discomfort and most importantly that you will feel comfortable, our guides may change order of the sites you may visit.
  • Choose the private option for a more intimate experience at a starting time that can be arranged upon request
  • For the option without entry tickets, the activity provider will buy in advance the tickets for you so as to avoid queuing, so carry some cash with you. Otherwise you can buy the tickets yourself but please make sure to be on time at the meeting point for the tour to start as programmed
  • Entrance tickets (if you select option with entry tickets included) to be handed by the guide in paper form on date and time of the visit, at the meeting point.
  • We cannot use the elevator to the Acropolis on group tours
  • Infants must be carried by their accompanying adult, as strollers are not permitted inside the Acropolis.
  • All children must be accompanied by a responsible adult throughout the tour.
  • This tour includes approximately one mile of walking over uneven terrain, with uphill and downhill sections, as well as around 200 steps.
  • The Acropolis of Athens is a citadel built on top of a relatively steep hill which can be slippery at specific spots especially when raining.
  • ID check required upon entry for reduced/free tickets holders
  • Bring a bottle of water (no cafe-bar at the site, only a water fountain), a hat, sunglasses, and an umbrella on a rainy day.
  • The Acropolis of Athens is a citadel built on top of a relatively steep hill which can be slippery at specific spots especially when raining.
  • Not suitable for people with mobility impairments.

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