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Kalavryta Cog Railway: Private Tour Exploring History and Nature from Athens
4.8
21 Ratings
Isthmia
Embark on a private tour from Athens to Kalavryta and explore the history and nature of this beautiful region. Experience the unique Kalavryta Cog Railway, visit monasteries, and discover the rich heritage of Greece.
Duration:
10 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
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Corinth Canal - The marvelous man-made Corinth canal connecting the Aegean and Ionian seas, as well as the Peloponnese peninsula with the central part of Greece.
More than 2500 workers digging 6.400m for twelve years (from 1881 to 1893). Stop for photography, walk across on a pedestrian bridge and admire the canal from 80 m high
What's Included
- Informative books, map, audio documentary with historical details provided by driver
- Professional English-speaking experienced tour driver
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Pick up/Drop off from your hotel/apartment in Athens or other requested location
- Private transportation including fuels, toll roads, parking fees
What's Not Included
- Train fee 10€ (Diakopto- Kalavryta/ one way) For weekends or holidays, purchase your tickets online.
- Meals & personal expenses. Entrance fees to Kalavryta Holocaust Museum 4€ & Corinth (site/museum 8€)
- Gratuities
Additional Information
We visit Kalavryta and surrounding areas as travelers, not as tourists. We get as excited as you to travel, to enjoy the history & scenery.
Schedule is flexible, but most importantly our drivers are seasoned travelers and are dedicated to helping you live the tour of your life, a combination of Nature and History.
This private tour takes you via Corinth Canal (short stop) to Peloponnese. Continue to Diakopto, from where you will take the cog railway, a unique train ride via Vouraikos Gorge to Kalavryta. From train station we drive to Agia Lavra monastery. Return to Kalavryta, explore village (visit Holocaust Museum), return in Athens by car this time. On the way we will stop at Mega Spileo Monastery (the oldest in Greece). Continue to Corinth for our last stop. Visit site/ museum
- Train fee 10€ (Diakopto- Kalavryta/ one way) For weekends or holidays, purchase your tickets online in advance. Your return from Kalavryta to Athens or Nafplion, it will be by car, so will see another view of the mountain and we will have the chance to visit the Monastery of Mega Spilaeon, the oldest in Peloponnese.
- You Have the options of 3 different Vehicles types: Sedan up to 3 adults or family of 4 (2 adults + 2 kids - up to 11 years old free) - Minivan ( from 1 to 7 persons - 2 kids/ up to 11 years old free ) - Minibus ( from 1 to 14 persons - 2 kids/ up to 11 years old free). Price varies by Group Size or Vehicle type.
- Your tour is private & flexible and available from/ to Athens or from/ to Nafplio. However we only request to have in mind the agreement hours. But if you like to extend it, please make a fair arrangement with your tour driver/ leader. Additional charge per hour is 30€ (Sedan) - 45€ (Minivan) - 60€ (Minibus).
Location
Corinth Canal
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
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Michael_a
Aug 16, 2024
A nice day away from Athens - After a long day in Athens the day before, this tour hit at just the right time. We were met at the hotel by our driver, Christos, who was prepared for our day with plenty of cool water and information. As we drove to our destinations, he expertly explained what we would be seeing and their significance. He allowed for plenty of time for breaks and photos. The spot he selected for our lunch was so perfect...delicious examples of Greek cuisine. The train portion of the excursion was particularly awesome, but by no means the only good part of the tour. And at the end. Christos grabbed my phone for me before he left after dropping us back at the hotel. I highly recommend this tour, and if you're lucky enough to get Christos, it will be even better!
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Q3209tyjanicec
May 1, 2024
Don't miss this tour!! - I highly recommend this tour. Our tour guide was Nikolaos and he was great! He took us to the mountains, museums and great places to eat. Unfortunately the Cog train was closed but Nikolaos made sure that we didn't miss a thing. Don't miss this one!!
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Alice_f
Aug 1, 2023
This tour is really worth it - It was a nice experience, but the train is not spacious at all. When buying the tickets, choose one seat facing the other.
Our driver, Christo, was wonderful and was attentive to all our needs, including a delicious expresso coffee!
It was really great! Thank you
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Luv2goarlingtontx
May 24, 2023
Amazing day trip from Athens - Phillip was an amazing tour guide who picked our family of five up from a centrally located hotel in the Syntagma area of Athens. He had a lot of knowledge about the history of Athens and Corinth as well as all of the areas we visited and was very eager to answer all of our questions. Ancient Corinth and the Corinth canal were very interesting to see. The train ride was beautiful, however the cars are very small and the train was packed. The town of Kalavryta was a beautiful little town in Greece that turns into a ski town in the Winter months. We ate lunch at a small café that Phillip recommended that had good food that was reasonably priced. We then went and visited our first monastery that was built into a mountain. This was a very unique experience. We were picked up in a Mercedes van that was extremely comfortable for the duration of this tour and Phillip had plenty of water to ensure everyone stayed hydrated. This was a great value for the length of this tour considering all we were able to see and experience. If you have an extra day in Athens and want to get outside of the big city, book this tour and ask for Phillip who was very easy to understand and who provided amazing knowledge!
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Drrobert15
May 11, 2023
A wonderful trip tinged with sadness. - This was a great tour and Christos was excellent and shared his knowledge and special places with me. It was a wonderful day tinged with sadness seeing the Kalavryta nuseum and the execution site.
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Tonyae870
May 11, 2023
You must take this trip if you are a history lover! - Christos was so knowledable about the whole trip, he was our favorite part. We are history buffs and we love to learn about the past. Alexa made the booking so easy from the very beginning.
Christos went it to great detail and took pictures and shared info it was like being with family. Highly revommend this trip! 5 star 🌟 🌟🌟🌟🌟
Excellent service!!
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Mila_z
Sep 29, 2022
Unforgettable experience amazing country side view great tour person Chistos - Cave of lakes country side train each moment of the day memorable. The most important our tour guy Chistos very knowledgeable and polite
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348natanz
Sep 29, 2022
Mila and Natan. New Jersey Usa - Cave of lakes amazing .Beautiful view country side Our tour guy Chistos very polite intelligent knowledge and very nice person. We had such a great day. We feel safety during the drive. We appreciate for each moment during the tour. Thank you very much
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Vporter64
Jun 24, 2024
Just an Okay tour! - I know the company running this event did not appreciate all my messages. My friend and I really wanted to ride this train and as it turns out I was finally able to get our tickets just before we left to fly to Athens. My friend and I enjoyed the ride although it was very noisy due to school children which was not the fault of the company. One thing I will say though, the seats are meant for children, they are really small for adults. If you can tolerate that it is a good ride. Would we do it again, NO. We have done it now so now we know. The tour afterward was okay, but not memorable.
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Abigail
May 31, 2023
Beautiful sites but lacking “tour guide” - We did a private tour and we were guaranteed admission to the monasteries (which we were not) as well as a English speaking driver/ tour guide. Our driver (as a driver) was great, but as a tour guide, not as much. We were dumped off in numerous places with no indication of where we were at with no guidance of the archeological sites or monasteries. No history or tour was given. It was a big let down to say the least, the sites were beautiful, but we couldn’t fully enjoy it as we had no clue what we were even looking at or where we were. Recommend maybe this tour in a larger group, but not privately.
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