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Kalavryta Cog Railway: Private Tour Exploring History and Nature from Athens
4.8
19 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
- Professional English-speaking tour driver
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Hotel/apartment pick-up and drop-off in Athens
- Option to request pick-up/drop-off at alternative locations
- Private transportation covering fuel, tolls, and 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 approach Kalavryta and its environs as explorers, not sightseers. We match your enthusiasm for adventuring, appreciating the historical sites and landscapes.
Our schedule is versatile, but most vital is that our drivers are experienced voyagers devoted to assisting you in experiencing the excursion of a lifetime, blending natural beauty and historical significance.
This exclusive expedition guides you through the Corinth Canal (brief pause) to Peloponnese. We proceed to Diakopto, where you’ll hop on the cog railway, an exceptional train journey through the Vouraikos Gorge to Kalavryta. From the train station, we drive to the Agia Lavra monastery. We go back to Kalavryta, navigate the village (visit Holocaust Museum), and return to Athens by car. On the journey, we’ll pause at the Mega Spileo Monastery (the oldest in Greece). Finally, we head to Corinth for our concluding visit. Visit site/ museum.
You can opt for a complete payment at the moment of your reservation or secure your trip with only a 50% deposit at a discounted rate (compared to the Full Pay option) and settle the remaining 50% on the day of your tour. See additional info
- 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
(19 Ratings)
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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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M6982xechrisg
Sep 26, 2022
Fun - It was quite fun informative and interesting will have to come back earlier in the year to see the lakes full next time.
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Angelica
Sep 8, 2022
Nikolaos is the best! - Everything abut our experience with Nikolaos was exelent.
He was on time, very knowledgeable about his business and professional.
I was very impressed with him showing us the beauty of Greece!
I will love to come back for more!
Thank you for a delicious day!!
Angie and Walt from Alaska
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Rachel_g
Sep 1, 2022
A wonderful break from bustling Athens - This trip was a lovely escape from the city. Unfortunately, owing to heavy rain during the previous few days, the Odontotos train wasn't running, so we had to make our way from Diakopto to Kalavryta by car, but we still got to see some amazing views. The sites visited included Mega Spilaio monastery and the caves of lakes, which were both very interesting, although we were disappointed to learn that the lovely blue lakes in the promotional pictures for the caves were not part of the tour route. Even so, the levels that we were able to visit were very beautiful. Our driver, Christos, was friendly and was able to be flexible and take us to the beach at Loutraki to finish off our trip, since we couldn't go on the train ride. However, our time in Kalavryta ended up being cut quite short so that we could get to Loutraki - it would have been helpful to know how long we had at each site in order to better manage our time and avoid having to rush. Overall, we really enjoyed ourselves.
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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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