Private Athens City Landmarks Tour: Learn History with Convenient Stopovers
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Athens
Discover the rich history of Athens on a private city landmarks tour. Explore at your own pace with a professional driver who provides informative commentary and convenient stopovers.
Duration: 4 hours, 15 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Acropolis - The first stop is at the Acropolis, to see the architectural monuments of the Golden Age of Athens, including the Parthenon, Erectheion the temple of Athena Nike and the magnificent views of the city all the way to Aegean sea.
    The Acropolis is located on a flattish-topped rock that rises 150 m (490 ft) above sea level in the city of Athens, with a surface area of about 3 hectares.
    Most of the major temples, including the Parthenon, were built by order of Pericles during the so-called “Golden Age of Athens”(460–430 BC).

  • Arch of Hadrian - The triumphal arch lies on an ancient street that led from the old city of Athens to the new, Roman section, built by Hadrian. It was constructed by the Athenians in A.D. 131, in honor of their benefactor emperor.

  • Temple of Olympian Zeus - The Temple of Olympian Zeus Naós tou Olympíou Diós, also known as the Olympieion or Columns of the Olympian Zeus, is a former colossal temple at the center of the Greek capital Athens. It was dedicated to “Olympian” Zeus, a name originating from his position as head of the Olympian gods. Construction began in the 6th century BC.
    The columns would stand 17 m (55 ft 9 in) high and 2 m (6 ft 7 in) in diameter.

  • Panathenaic Stadium - The Panathenaic Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Athens, Greece. One of the main historic attractions of Athens, it is the only stadium in the world built entirely of marble in 1896 to host the first modern Olympic games.

  • Presidential Mansion - The Presidential Mansion is the place to be to see a Changing the Guard ceremony in Athens, Greece.

Changing of the Guard ceremonies take place at the Presidential Mansion and at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, which is off Syntagma Square below the Hellenic Parliament. The steps that the official ceremony requires at the time of changes are carried out in really slow motion to protect their blood circulation after 60 min of immobility

  • Mount Lycabettus - Top views of main attractions like Acropolis and Kallimarmaro Stadium best location for orientation of the city and top spot for memorable pictures.

*Visit Only with the Mercedes-Benz E-Class up to four 4 passengers.

  • The Academy of Athens - The Academy’s main building is one of the major landmarks of Athens. The building was designed as part of an architectural “trilogy” in 1859 by the Danish architect Theophil Hansen, along with the University and the National Library.
What's Included
  • Luxury Mercedes-Benz vehicles for up to 7 passengers
  • Private, air-conditioned transportation
  • Complimentary bottled water on board
  • Professional English-speaking driver
  • Customizable journey for individual preferences
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Entrance Tickets to All Archaeological Sights and Museums
Additional Information

Experience the prime attractions in Athens at your own leisure with utmost convenience!

Our proficient drivers, fluent in English, provide insight into the heritage and history of the landmarks you’re about to see, stopping directly at each monument’s entrance (when feasible) and allocating time for you to independently discover these sites furnished with essential details.

In essence, you will have an exclusive chauffer-driven Mercedes-Benz at your service, connecting all the must-visit locations, ensuring a captivating and informative excursion in and around Athens.

  • Activity includes Archaeological sites ,make sure to have comfortable shoes clothing and sun cover
Location
Acropolis
Via Dionysiou Areopagitou Str.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Travel13122229003
Jun 19, 2024
Private Tour of Athens - Nicholas was an outstanding guide as he drove us to many hidden gems throughout the city! Athens Taxi Service is a must use company while visiting Athens. They made everything so easy and comfortable throughout our stay. All transportation is confirmed via Whatsapp and communication is extremely timely!!
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Andreagd5483ws
Jun 9, 2024
Best transportation and tour service in Athens ! - We are still talking about how lucky we were to find Alexis with Athens Taxi Wagon ! He picked us up at the airport on arrival and brought us to our hotel. The next morning he picked us up for an Athens landmark tour. We saw so many amazing sites that we would have never been able to see on our own in the short time we had before our cruise left the port. Alexis has extensive knowledge of his city and it's history. He was so personable and it felt like we were driving through town with a friend ! We finished our tour at a fantastic local restaurant for lunch . Alexis - when we get back to Athens we will certainly book with you for our airport transfer and to finish any sites we didn't see !!! Thank you so much - great memories of our trip include you !
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Stephen
Aug 24, 2023
Amazing Service with Spiros - From start to finish the experience could not have been more positive. Spiros truly did such a wonderful job. Our entire group loved him. We will be back in Athens soon and will absolutely request Spiros again. Thank you, Spiros!
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Ellied934
Aug 5, 2023
Fantastic luxurious transport in Athens. Cannot recommend highly enough. Friendly drivers - Absolutely AMAZING! Such knowledgeable and kind driver. Drove our Family of 5 in a luxurious leather seated huge van. Air-conditioning was icy cold. Stopped at all the sights, showed us where to get the best photos. Even took family photos of us in front of the sights. Then on another day too us and all our luggage to/from the port/train station. Beautiful luxurious vans & lovely drivers. Highly recommended
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O1184jwwendyk
Jul 22, 2023
Totally worth it! - Visited Athens with my family (2 teens, mother and husband) and so very glad we booked this private tour. We only had 2 full days in Athens and were able to visit all the important sites by booking this tour. Given it was during the heat wave, having an AC large van really helped!! The tour guide was very friendly and gave us all kids of information about the areas (stuff you cannot read in books) and it was always waiting for us when we were finished our tours (Acropolis and the museum for example). We felt very safe and he took us to areas that we otherwise would not have visited. Highly recommend. We also booked them to pick us up at the ferry upon our arrival and to take us to the airport. As there were 5 of us it was much more economical to take a van than 2 cabs.
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Kristinekq1679zz
May 22, 2023
Great experience - Alex is right on time to pick us up from the cruise terminal very friendly, very informative took us to all the great sites in Athens took us for a wonderful lunch, where the locals eat he was very patient with us. We have some physical issues. we could not recommend him more highly.
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Johnmk9851mj
Apr 25, 2023
Top Tour in Athens - Great experience - out driver, George, was friendly and informative and flexible with times and sights we wanted to see. The car (Mercedes wagon) was in top condition and a great tour was had. Full marks to George for his friendly attitude and making our day!
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Ginats7628kv
Sep 16, 2022
A God send & Outstanding Service!! - My sister and I traveled to Greece and Turkey August 2022 & we used Alexis as our taxi several times to take us & pick us up to Ports, airports & places we stayed in. I was so impressed by how nice, helpful, protective & caring Alexis was, he instantly made us feel at ease. He was always on time & his nice Mercedes was spotlessly clean, very comfortable & offer us bottle water. Before he started driving he will ask us to make sure not to forget anything & if we had our passports with us. When we got to the Piraeus port he parked his taxi to go stand in line with us and make sure we got our tickets & walked us across the street to the ferry before he left. He will always make sure we were in the right place & waited until we safely were inside our place, port & airport. He made us feel safe at all times! He was very helpful, knowledgeable and informative guide willingly offering all sorts of good local places & history. I felt like we were riding with a good friend that made us laugh & truly enjoyed his company & our rides with him. We definitely will use his services again. I highly recommend Alexis!!
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Cs162014
Sep 9, 2022
Fantastic - Tour was great. Knowledge and friendly and safe driver. Would highly recommend seeing Athens this way.
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G9648kbmelissal
Sep 6, 2022
Great - Alex is a really helpful and efficient driver he took us around and was always on time for pick up help us plan are day to save time in long queues
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