Ancient Olympia Tour

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11-12 Hours
Private Tour
Wifi Available

Ancient Olympia Tour Details

Olympia-Greece-private-tour-with-luxury-car — Ancient Olympia

Ancient Olympia Tour takes you to western Peloponnese, the “Valley of Gods”, housing the most celebrated sanctuary of ancient Greece, and the sacred birthplace of the Olympic Games.

On our Ancient Olympia private tour from Athens and in the comfort of your luxurious brand-new vehicles you visit Corinth Canal, cross the historical Peloponnese all the way to the fertile valley of Pinios River where Ancient Olympia lies.

Your professional English speaking driver will provide live commentary during the trip with many photographic stops on the way to Ancient Olympia.

Departure & Return Location

Your Hotel, Athens Airport , Piraeus Port

Meeting Time

10 Minutes Before Event Time

Price Includes

Free residence/hotel/ port pick up and return
Private and Exclusive Luxurious Transfer
Professional English speaking experienced tour driver
Brand new luxury vehicles with WiFi, A/C and Mineral Water
Baby seat, Booster (free of charge)

Price Excludes

Licenced Guide Service Fee
Any Private Expenses
Room Service Fees
Admission fees into archaeological sites, museums

Nice to have with you

Comfortable footwear
Sunscreen
T-Shirt

Ancient Olympia Tour Itinerary

7:30 amDeparture

We pick you up at the Port or Airport or your Hotel in Athens at 7:30 am

Corinth Canal

Your first stop is Corinth Canal or Isthmus of Corinth, a narrow canal drilled across mainland Greece and Peloponnese.

The Corinth Canal connects the Saronic with the Corinthian Gulf, thus connecting the Aegean Sea with the Ionian Sea. In this way, the sea trip from Ioanin to Athens was reduced significantly. The length of the Isthmus is about 6 kilometres and only narrow ships and yachts fit to cross it.

Cross Peloponnese

We make our way towards western Peloponnese crossing beautiful traditional villages and lush green mountains.

Your route passes by Tripoli of Arcadia, situated in the heart of the ancient world. On the way, you drive by picturesque mountainous villages just before you arrive through a forested road to the Sanctuary of Ancient Olympia in the Ilia region.

Ancient Olympia

The archaeological site of ancient Olympia in a beautiful natural environment consists of where we will visit the museum of the Olympic game and the various archaeological sites and its Museum.

This magnificent place, the birth of the Olympic games, was housing one of the 7 wonders of the Ancient world, the gold and ivory statue of Zeus, which was created by Phidias.

As you stroll by the ancient paths you will visit the Doric Temples of Zeus and Hera, the Bouleuterion, the Prytaneion, the Stadium, the Gymnasium, the Palestra, the Workshop of Pheidias and so many others.

hermes and infant dionysus — Hermes and Infant Dionysus- Ancient Olympia Museum

At the Ancient Olympia museum, you will admire the masterpieces of the brilliant Hermes of Praxiteles, the Infant Dionysus, the Nike of Paionios and the pediments of Zeus temple, exhibits that everybody should see at least once in his life

Lastly, we will have lunch in the cosy small town of Olympia at one of the traditional family-run local taverns.

Rio Antirio Bridge

After Ancient Olympia, we will take a completely different route for our return to Athens.

We will head northwest to another engineering miracle, the Rio Antirio Bridge, one of the world’s longest multi-span cable-stayed bridges and the longest of the fully suspended type.

It crosses the Gulf of Corinth near Patras, linking the town of Rio on the Peloponnese peninsula to Antirrio on mainland Greece by road.

Our return to Athens will be mostly close to the sea which will offer you endless views of the Corinthian gulf.

Your driver will drop you off at your desired accommodation in Athens.