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Delos Island Exploration: Dive into History at Apollo's Birthplace
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18 Ratings
Archaeological Site of Delos
Explore Delos Island: Walk through ancient ruins, discover Apollo's birthplace, and uncover secrets of the first Duty Free and melting pot in history.
Duration:
4 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Archaeological Site of Delos - People will visit the theater district (the best preserved part of the ancient town), will get into different ancient houses and admire mosaic floors, water cisterns, marble colonnades, and more.
What's Included
- Private transportation
- The tour guide
What's Not Included
- Ferry tickets and entrances.
Additional Information
Delos stands as a remarkable testament to ancient civilizations, comparable to the likes of Pompeii. This location held considerable significance to its inhabitants, who worshipped it as the birthplace of the god Apollo. Today’s visitors can travel back in time by exploring its historic buildings, temples, shrines, theatres and more. Intriguingly, every home in Delos boasted bathroom facilities, with a complex sewage network that directed waste towards the ocean. Delos pioneered the concept of a Duty Free zone and acted as a historical melting pot. It gained notoriety as a center for slave trade, with remnants of a large slave market still visible today. The site’s history, from prehistoric eras, the Archaic age, Athenian sovereignty, Roman rule, to contemporary times, is narrated by the guide.
*Not suitable for individuals with mobility issues.
- Not recommended for people on a wheelchair
- Not recommended for people with walking problems
Location
Archaeological Site of Delos
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.6
(18 Ratings)
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Jennifer_m
Oct 29, 2023
Fascinating Island! - Excellent excursion!
Delos is very interesting and unique. The history is so different from other archaeological sites we have visited. Our guide was extremely knowledgeable and interesting. You need a guide for this site. I have mobility issues, so this was difficult for me, but very much worth it. The ferry ride to and from the island was a beautiful and relaxing trip. The ferry, at the Mykonos end, is located in an area that is pedestrian only. A few years ago, I would barely have noticed the walk, but now, especially at the end of the tour, I did find it very difficult. Our driver was excellent and even convinced security to allow him to drive a little way into the pedestrian zone to assist me.
Overall, driver and guide were both fantastic.
Finding our driver when we left our ship was quick and easy, and we returned to our ship with plenty of time to spare before departure.
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Tomkg2645jv
Jan 26, 2022
History lives within. - History really lives within. Visiting this sacred time is a must do, if you visit Mykonos for a few days, since the island is only accessible by Mykonos. Detailed guided tour amongst Ancient Greek heritage.
Better have comfortable shoes, a bottle of water and a hat with you.
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Medas2005
Oct 6, 2021
Great day in ancient antiquities - Had a great day visiting these ruins which were moore extensive than I would have expected. We had aa windy day, but the ride was not bad at all. Definitely worth the few dollars to hav a guided tour. It would have been very difficult to sort out the place without a guide.
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Mkwm
Jun 13, 2019
Superb private tour - Don’t miss this remarkable tour by Nikolas - the author of a Delos guide book. We had a private tour with Nikolas- he handled everything so we didn’t have to wait in any lines but the best part was that since it was only my husband and I not only were all of our questions answered but we were also able to have discussions about this fascinating site. I would highly recommend this tour.
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Melrosejim
Oct 28, 2018
Excellent Excursion - Our guide, Marili, was amazingly knowledgeable, not only about Delos and its role in ancient Greek history, but also about archaeology generally. She made the most of our two hours on the island, and we left feeling that we had seen all the highlights learned the essential history.
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Nina
Oct 12, 2018
Visit Delos With a Guided Tour - The additional price for a tour guide is worth it ignorer to glean the most of your visit to Delos. Without it, we would have been a bit overwhelmed. Alexandra was a wonderful guide, easy to understand, great stories to share and answered our questions. Just wish we had engaged a longer tour. There is so much to see!
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Kimberley
Oct 10, 2018
Booked through viator a trip advisor booking system ! - Absolutely superb trip to Delos , we took the half day trip , and our tour guide Angela went out of her way to assist us as somehow we booked for 2019 online instead of 2018 , she quickly arranged our pickup and we enjoyed the trip immensely, a micro explanation of the site and its history , just not long enough !
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Paolo
Jul 12, 2018
Excellent guided tour...5 star! - We booked our tour from Mykonos via Keytours. The administration was straightforward with clear instructions on where to meet at the old port. Our guide, Anastasia, was fantastic! She spoke of the historical context and the importance of Delos as an international port. Even my 12 year old son stayed tuned in the whole time! Our arrival at Delos was a bit chaotic with hundreds of visitors having to be divided into different tour groups each with a guide, however this lasted a short time. You can visit the island without a guide but I wouldn’t recommend it, as the site is vast. It was very hot and there was no shade so a hat, suncream and water supplies are a must. There is a bar but it’s very expensive, 5 euros for an ice-cream. Be warned!
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Gwarner9411
Oct 14, 2019
Lots of ruins - An area with many ruins, some still intact over a quite wide area, we had a guided 1 and 1/2 hour tour which covered maybe 1/3 of the area. Getting their in rough seas can challenge some, a windy day will create it
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Gaz4004
Sep 10, 2017
It's Worth A Visit... - Starting with a boat trip from the Mykonos Town harbour (approx 30 mins) we headed to the sacred island of Delos. You can get a ticket including a guided tour or you are free to explore for yourself (a cheaper ticket option). We opted for our own trek and with a map to guide you easily found the trail and ancient ruins across its rugged coast. We enjoyed this trip and would recommend you visit if you have time. Boats run regularly throughout the day and you can spend a whole day of part day depending on how you feel.
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