Athens & Cape Sounion Tour

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Luxury Service
8-9 Hours
Private Tour
Live Commentary

Athens and Cape Sounion Tour Details

Athens & Cape Sounion Tour is the best combination of the essential and most important highlights of Athens and the breathtaking trip by Athens Riviera all the way to Cape Sounion and the Temple of Poseidon.

Amazing tour for memorable photographs with a sunset second only to Santorini’s!

Departure & Return Location

Your Hotel, Athens Airport , Piraeus Port

Meeting Time

10 Minutes Before Event Time

Price Includes

Live Commentary by your Professional English speaking driver
All transportation in destination location
Tour 100% exclusive to your group
All vehicles with WiFi, A/C, Chilled Bottled Water
Baby seat,Booster (upon request)

Price Excludes

Licensed Guide Service Fee
Food - Drinks
Admission fees into archaeological sites, museums
Airport transfers available with surcharge

Accessibility & Essentials

Comfortable footwear
Sunscreen
T-Shirt and hat
Most travellers can participate, no health restrictions

What to Expect

Athens & Cape Sounion Touri s a unique full-day private tour of the highlights of Athens, Cape Sounion and the Temple of Poseidon.

Explore Acropolis and the temples of Parthenon, Propylaea, Erechtheion, Athena Nike, the Odeon of Herodes Atticus and the Dionysus Theatre. Visit the Acropolis Museum(optional) and admire closely all the unique findings. See up close the temple of Zeus and the Arch of Adrian, the Panathenaic Stadium that hosted the first modern Olympic games in 1896, the Parliament and the changing of the guards, the Athens Trilogy.

In the comfort of our luxurious brand-new vehicles and with live commentary of our English-speaking professional drivers cross Athens Riviera, make a stop at Lake Vouliagmeni and head south by the beautiful blue waters of Aegean, visit Sounion and the fortified Temple of Poseidon.

Finish your wonderful day by watching the astounding sunset and have dinner by the sea in one of the fishing taverns.

(Itinerary flexible to changes)

Athens and Cape Sounion Tour Itinerary

8:30 am (time flexible)Departure

We pick you up at the Port or Airport, or your Hotel/Airbnb in Athens at a convenient for you time.

Acropolis

Acropolis, a UNESCO Monument of World Heritage and a symbol of democracy and Greek civilization. It includes four of the greatest masterpieces of classical Greek art – the Parthenon (Temple , dedicated to the goddess Athena) , the Propylaea (the monumental gateway to the Acropolis), the Erechthio (Temple dedicated to both Athena and Poseidon) and the Temple of Athena Nike(Victorious in Greek).

Temple of Olympian Zeus - Adrian's Arch

Continuing our Athens Tour you will admire the gigantic Temple of Olympian Zeus and Adrian’s Arch.

The Temple was designed to be the biggest temple in ancient time.

Panathenaic Stadium (Kallimarmaro)

The only stadium in the world built entirely of marble. The Stadium hosted the first modern Olympic Games in 1896.

Parliament - Syntagma Square - Academy

You will see the impressive shift change of the traditionally dressed guards (evzones) in front of the Greek parliament and the Marble Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

From there, you visit the Athens Trilogy, the Academy of Athens, the University and the National Library, wonderful neoclassical buildings.

Lake Vouliagmeni

Lake Vouliagmeni has warm spa waters with impressive over looming rocks above it.

The imposing rock, thermal waters, the labyrinthine underwater tunnels and the lush vegetation create a unique geological phenomenon.

A great place for relaxation, spa, swimming or enjoying a coffee or a meal by the lake.

Sounion and the Temple of Poseidon

The Ancient Greek temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion, built during 444–440 BC, is one of the major monuments of the Golden Age of Athens. It is perched above the sea at a height of almost 60 metres (200 ft).