Best of Athens City Tour: First Entry Acropolis Tour, Ancient Agoras & Plaka Walk
4 hours
Max 15
Why take this tour?
Highlights
- See the top attractions in Athens in only four hours
- Experience the Parthenon before most of the crowds with skip-the-line tickets and a specially-timed itinerary
- Explore the Acropolis with an expert local guide and see some of the most jaw-dropping structures in the ancient world, including the Monumental Gateway and Erechtheum
- Enter the Ancient Greek Agora with skip-the-line tickets and explore iconic monuments like the Temple of Hephaestus
- Stroll through the historic neighborhood of Plaka, and enjoy a view of the Roman Agora and Tower of the Winds (from the outside)
- Sites Visited
- Acropolis
- Parthenon
- Erechtheum
- Monumental Gateway
- Temple of Athena Nike
- Theater of Dionysus
- Theater of Herodes Atticus
- Ancient Greek Agora
- Temple of Hephaestus
- Stoa of Attalos
- Roman Agora (from the outside)
- Tower of the Winds (from the outside)
- Plaka
- Tripod Street (Oldest street in the world)
- Arch of Hadrian
- Lyssikrates Monument
- Melina Merkouri Cafe
- Tour Includes
- Skip-the-line tickets to the Acropolis
- Skip-the-line tickets to the Ancient Greek Agora
- Headsets for groups over seven
- Local expert guide
- Plaka city stroll
Take a morning to see the top highlights of Athens
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Verified Customer Reviews
Overall Rating
4.8 /5
based on 72 reviews
Rating summary by category
Latest reviews
Excellent
It is our first time in Greece and this is bu far the best experience we had! Aristotle is such a fantastic and knowledgeable guide. Love his story telling! It is such a well timed tour as well as we avoided the crowd and we had plenty of time to take photos. Thank you Aristotle for a beautiful experience. Highly recommend this tour!
Noreen ·
Oct 14, 2022
· Australia
· Female
· 35 to 44 years
Excellent
This tour was excellent! The tour guide Aristotle was incredibly knowledgeable and was a trained archeologist! I cannot recommend this tour enough. The one thing I would recommend is taking the four hour tour over the eight hour tour. The four hour tour covered all the highlights and I am not sure you could take any more information in.
Stephen ·
Sep 30, 2022
· United States
· Male
· 25 to 34 years
Excellent
This tour was awesome. We chose it because it was one of the most complete tours in Athens (Acropolis, Ancient Agoras...), and we loved it because we could understand much better the history and the myths of the city thanks to our tour guide, Marina. She, apart from being native Greek, was very knowlegeable and could answer every of our questions. She also gave us some spare time to take pictures, something that was appreciated too. We would highly recommend this tour to everyone. A 5 stars tour and a 5 stars guide.
David Luis ·
Sep 27, 2022
· Spain
· Male
· 25 to 34 years
Excellent
This tour was awesome. We chose it because it was one of the most complete tours in Athens (Acropolis, Ancient Agoras...), and we loved it because we could understand much better the history and the myths of the city thanks to our tour guide, Marina. She, apart from being native Greek, was very knowlegeable and could answer every of our questions. She also gave us some spare time to take pictures, something that was appreciated too. We would highly recommend this tour to everyone. A 5 stars tour and a 5 stars guide.
David Luis ·
Sep 27, 2022
· Spain
· Male
· 25 to 34 years
Great
Best to visit early before the heat and the crowds. Melina. (Spelling) knew all the shady spots. Great tou4.
Wayne ·
Sep 02, 2022
· United States
· Male
· 65 to 74 years
Meeting Point
Meeting Point
This tour meets in front of Manga Cafe, Athanasiou Diakou 2, Athina 117 42. The cafe is located next to the Acropolis Metro (subway) stop. When exiting the subway take the exit "Maykryianni / Athanasiou Diakou
Please meet 15 minutes prior to the tour start time.
FAQs
Is this tour accessible for wheelchairs, strollers, or people with limited mobility?
Unfortunately due to the nature of this tour it is not suitable for guests with mobility impairments, or for wheelchairs or strollers. Please contact the Guest Experience team at [email protected] or call +1-202-684-69163 (International) or 888-683-8670 (USA) to make alternative arrangements.
Is there much walking on this tour?
This tour does involve walking. Guests should be able to walk at a moderate pace without difficulty and comfortable walking shoes are a must!
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