Ancient Corinthos, Mycenae & Nafplio - Private Full Day Tour from Athens
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Explore the ancient wonders of Corinthos, Mycenae, and Nafplio on a private full-day tour from Athens. Customize your itinerary and enjoy personalized attention from your driver. Safety measures in place.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Corinth Canal - The tour starts with driving via the coastal highway towards Peloponnese. While on route you will see the area of the Saronic Gulf where the famous Naval Battle of Salamis took place in 480 B.C. between the Greeks & the Persians. First stop is at the famous Canal of Corinthos (Isthmus) which connects the Corinthian Gulf with Saronic Gulf & cuts Peloponnese peninsula from the rest Greek mainland.
- Ancient Corinth (Archaia Korinthos) - The tour continues with driving to Ancient Corinthos. Exploring the archaeological area you will meet the Temple of Apollo (built on a rocky hill), the Theatre, the Roman Odeon, the Glauke fountain into a natural rock & the Archaeological Museum. Besides them there is the famous “Vema” (tribunal) from which St. Paul preached to the Corinthians. Last you will visit the archaeological museum.
- Archaeological Site Mycenae - Next stop is at the famous Mycenae (the Kingdom of King Agamemnon). Amongst others, you will admire the Lionsâ Gate, the Cyclopean Walls, the Treasure of Atreus (Agamemnon Grave) and the Subterranean Cistern. You will aslo visit the Archaeological Museum with findings from the area.
- Nafplio - The tour goes on with driving to Nafplio, an old & romantic seaport town which was the first capital of Greece after the Greek Revolution in 1821 until 1834. You will be lost in the picturesque streets of the old town admiring old classical governmental buildings, especially in the Constitution Square. You will enjoy your meal or coffee while attending the famous Bourtzi castle located in the middle of the harbor of Nafplio. You will also visit the famous Palamidi Castle. Our tour ends with the return drive to Athens.
What's Included
- On-board WiFi
- Bottled water
- Piraeus Port (Cruise terminal) Pick up & Drop off
- English speaking Driver/guide (Not allowed to enter inside the archaeological areas & museum)
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Private Tour
- Hotel or Apartment Pick up & Drop off
- Surcharges on fuel
- Local taxes
What's Not Included
- Airport pick up & drop off (On request with additional cost)
- Entrance fees for the archaeological sights & museums
- Licensed Tour Guide for escorting you into the sights (on request with additional cost)
- Food and Drinks
- Gratuities
Additional Information
This excursion takes you around some of the most well-known landmarks of the Argolida area in Peloponnese. The journey is made personal just for you, with a dedicated car. The driver will strive to cater to all your requirements throughout the tour. The proposed itinerary can be easily adjusted according to your preferences. JG Athens Tours places a higher emphasis on quality over quantity. Ensuring the safety of our clients is of paramount importance. In light of the recent Covid 19 pandemic, heightened personal hygiene precautions are being implemented.
Location
Corinth Canal
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Alan
Oct 31, 2022
Highly Recommend! - John personalized a 3 day/2 night tour for my wife and me through the Peloponnese, including Stemnitsa and Zigovisti. It was an excellent tour, with John proving again what a great driver and guide he is. My first tour with John was pre-Covid so I was very happy to engage him again three years later. We highly recommend John, and plan to use him again ourselves.
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474retos
Oct 24, 2022
Exciting trip - Very pleasant trip and exciting sightseeing. The wealth of information from George was also very helpful. We would book this trip again at any time.
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Pascalebz8325xm
Apr 27, 2022
Two great trips! - We had a great time with John and I very interesting trips. We were there always before the big buses came with the other tourists. So we had always time to enjoy the place and to make some great pictures. The car is comfortable and John is a good driver. We stopped at nice places and he had a lot to explain. During the drive we could also watch interesting Videos about the places we visited. That was a very good preparation for the ancient spots.
We can recommend John a lot, he is a nice guy with a Hugh knowledge. We made two trips, first day we went from Athen to Delphi and Thermopolis and back to Athen and the second day from Athen to Corinthos, Mycenae, Nafplio and then to Porto Heli. There we said goodbye to John and stayed 3 more days in Porto Heli. A normal Taxi costs also 220 EURO from Athen to Porto Heli and with John we paid 320 EURO, but we saw all the interesting Places on the way and had all the good informations from him, that worth a lot more!!
All was excellent! Thank you very much!
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Piman_pu
May 24, 2021
excellent - I had a really great experience. The fact that I was virtually alone due to limited visitor numbers due to COVID was certainly a part of it. But Apostolos was really knowledgeable about Greek myths and history, and the big Merc was a dream. We had a great day chatting about a whole lot of subjects while driving through the rugged countryside. For the small additional cost above the bus tour, it was well work it to have the sites almost to myself. Mycenae and Epidavros are amazing too.
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