Highly recommend the behind the scenes Olympics tour. Our guide was exceptional as a Greece national athlete!





Take part in a fun and easy activity in venues connected to real Olympic events! Get the background on what the Olympics were really about and find out more about how ancient Olympic athletes trained. You'll get to practice the discus, the javelin throw, the shot put and the long jump before you compete in a relay race in the world’s first modern Olympic Stadium! This is a 2-hour, small-group activity for no more than 15 guests.
From the operator’s live schedule on Viator, checked Oct 14.
The Panathenaic Stadium or Kallimarmaro is one of the main historic attractions of Athens, and it is the only stadium in the world built entirely of marble. It is the stadium where the first modern Olympic games were held for the first time in 1896.
The Zappeion was the first building to be erected specifically for the revival of the Olympic Games in the modern world.
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Olympic Games Small-Group Workout and Race in Athens lasts about 2 hours. The itinerary has 2 stops.
Prices start at $68 per person for this Athens experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There is 1 booking option, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
According to the operator’s current schedule, it runs every day, starting at 8:30 AM.
Children aged 6–17 pay from $55, adults from $68. Infants go free.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
The meeting point is The meeting point for your tour will be at the stairs located at the Zappeion Congress Hall. Zappeion Hall is between the Temple of Olympian Zeus and the National Gardens of Athens. Hotel pickup is not part of this experience.
The experience is available in EN.
It is a small-group experience with a maximum of 12 participants.
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
Travellers rate it 4.9 out of 5 across 105 reviews on Viator and Tripadvisor; it is run by Alternative Athens.
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Highly recommend the behind the scenes Olympics tour. Our guide was exceptional as a Greece national athlete!
Adriana was very informative about the history of the Olympic Games and kind when demonstrating how to do different track and field events. The activities are not rigorous at all and are perfect for all ages!
It was a fun way to learn about the history of the Olympic games while also having some friendly competition. Don't expect to actually compete in the big stadium, but personally I thought the little training area was pretty cool anyways.
This was a really fun thing to do. Our guide Eva was brilliant- very knowledgeable about sport and Ancient Greece and made it very interesting and fun! She congratulated us on working well as teams (with people we’d only just met) but actually she was very skilled at bringing everyone together, helping them make links and allowing everyone to feel included and comfortable. Thank you for a wonderful and fun workout and tour! (Please note if you’re not sporty- like me- it’s just a bit of fun! No pressure to be super fit!)
I've got an active 10 yr old who really wanted to do this tour when I showed it to him. Due to a timing situation, we could only register to do it on our first morning and wouldn't you know it, our flight was delayed the night before. We arrived at the meet up point on little less than 3 hrs of sleep and it kept us awake and not feeling like garbage. I attribute that all to our guide/trainer Evi. It was light, fun and I didn't even feel silly doing athletic activities, which I normally do. Our activities weren't played at the stadium, which is fine since we were there in the dead of summer so it was too hot and the sun too harsh to be out for that long with no shade. Our tour was great and we enjoyed our visit to the museum. Thank you Evi!
My 9 year old son and I absolutely loved this! "Training" for some of the events in the Olympics and then running a lap around the track is something we will always remember.
My family enjoyed this thoroughly. My children are 30, 28 & 18 and they had so much fun learning history and competing against others and learning the history of the Olympics. Our guide was friendly and got everyone engaged in the activities. We are very happy with our experience.
Very fun, informative, and active. Also a different activity than you’d probably do while in Greece which added some needed variety!
I expected more of a workout- this was closer to an informative introduction to early Olympics and history with demonstrations on javelin throw, discus and shot put as well as standing broad jump. It was an entertaining 2 hour morning.
There was a range of activities and information throughout, and our guide was very knowledgeable and friendly.
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