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Ancient Delos Tour: Explore Historic Landmarks and Legendary Myths
3.9
209 Ratings
Mikonos
Embark on a captivating 5-hour guided tour of Ancient Delos, immersing yourself in the rich history and mythical tales of ancient Greece. Visit iconic landmarks and upgrade your experience with a delicious lunch and a walking tour of Mykonos Old Town.
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Archaeological Site of Delos - Uncover the myths and legends of ancient Greece on an educational 5-hour tour of Delos from Mikonos. With an expert historian guide, discover ancient monuments like the Temple of Apollo and the Sacred Way. Enrich your historical knowledge at the Museum of Delos; marvel at the archaic Sanctuary of Artemis; and learn about the culture of the Greek empire from your expert guide. Opt to upgrade your tour to include lunch at a Mykonian farm and a walking tour of Mykonos Old Town.
What's Included
- Professional tour guide for ancient Delos
- Hotel or port pickup and drop-off options
- Lunch inclusion available with selected option
What's Not Included
- Entrance fees 8 euro per person. They should be paid cash on the spot to the escort
- Any fees not indicated as included
- Gratuities
- Whispers Wireless Guide System (5,00 euro pp)They should be paid cash on the spot to the escort
Additional Information
Embark on an enthralling and informative 5-hour guided tour to explore the antique Delos and its renowned legends. Deepen your understanding of ancient Greek lore and history as you tour legendary spots like the Agora, the sacred path, and Apollo’s Temple. Choose to enhance your excursion with an optional upgrade that includes lunch at a traditional Mykonian home (or farm) and a stroll through the historic town of Mykonos.
- Suitable for cruise ship day stops
- Our company is not responsible for the client’s failure to appear at the meeting point for the booked tour or activity.
- Last minute cancellation of flights or inability to disembark from a cruise ship, is not our company’s responsibility, therefore any refund requests due to such incidents will not be accepted. Should the client be aware of such a change, he/she is requested to communicate with our company more than 24 hours before the tour or activity starts, in order to discuss possible date or time amendment (subject to availability)
- Refund requests for last minute cancellations (up to 24 hours before the tour or activity), for any reason, will not be accepted.
- All clients are kindly requested to send their preferred meeting point and location until 3:00pm of the previous date, regarding their pick-up for the booked tour or activity. Should they fail to do so, our company will do anything it can in order to locate them (telephone, email, etc), however it is not responsible for any failure to meet them. Meeting points could be, anywhere on the island and the information necessary is either the hotel name or the name of the cruise ship they are arriving with. In the occasion that they are staying at an apartment, clients are requested to send us a google map, a nearby hotel or any information that would help us locate them. Any delay of behalf of the client (up until 15 minutes that we will be waiting for them) affects the transfer schedule and disrupts the smooth conduct of the tour/activity.
- For no-name accommodations, our company will set the most convenient location for the pick-up.
- For accommodations that are located in a pedestrian zone, our company will set the best possible pick-up point.
- Our company is not responsible for knowing whether the client is supposed to book transfer or not. The transfer schedule is prepare less than 24 hours before the operation, therefore we cannot predict such necessity.
- An additional transfer fee (10,00 euro pp/cash on the spot) will apply for transfers from/to hotels in the areas of Elia , Kalafatis , Agrari, Panormos, Super Paradise & Kanalia & other remote areas
Location
Saint Nikolaos of Kadena Holy Orthodox Church
Clients who have booked Delos (without transfer) will meet the escort at St.Nikolas church at the old port at 09.30
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
3.9
(209 Ratings)
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Cindertravels
Mar 10, 2024
Worth the time!! - What an interesting place to visit and so beautiful!! Worth a morning over there if not for the visit but the time on the water. We had a great guide that walked us around and helped us understand the layout and the culture that lived here.
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Pierce_b
Jul 3, 2023
Awesome (should read) - We did the Delos tour and Mykonos tour. Delos was beautiful and as a massive Greek mythology buff was great the Delos tour guide took a second to get rolling but once she found her rhythm was great. The highlight of the trip was the Mykonos tour specifically the guide wish I’d grabbed her name but she was a delight and completely made the trip. Highly recommend the Raki kinda waved rn.
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Phil78
Oct 3, 2023
Impressive - The glide was professional and it was clear that she was very knowledgeable about the history and details of what we were viewing. Thank you
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Mills
Sep 2, 2023
Delos and walking tour - The tours were overall very good. The Delos tour was great! There was good education regarding the island provided by the tour guide. The con was that the group was so large. It took a long time for everyone to gather in the desired area which in turn limited the time and information we received. The port tour was also wonderfully. Luckily, I was the only person on that tour. So, I got a personal tour of the port. For anyone wanting to book these tours my only suggestion would be to book the small tour group.
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Greg_b
Jun 27, 2023
Nice Morning Excursion with Helpful Guide - Great day trip out of Mykonos. Lots of history on Delos and our guide did a nice job telling stories and helping us avoid the extreme crowding. Would recommend.
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Jordan_g
May 31, 2024
Amazing site but terrible guide - Delos itself is an incredible archaeological site, a phenomenal experience if you appreciate history. The guide felt pointless, as she was difficult to understand while projecting her voice for everyone to hear her over the wind, as she kept using the same upward inflection which made it very grating to listen to. She also did not include a lot of detail about the mythology, telling us it was the birthplace of Apollo, but ignoring his sister Artemis completely. She also repeated the same annoying phrases like “hello, hello, hello, are we all here? Are we all here? Hello, hello.” To the point that many in the group would laugh when this happened. She also left us half-way through the tour, so we were left the explore the rest of the site on our own, although it came as a relief since the guide was so disappointing. The boat was also over crowded with not enough seating for everyone.
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Wendyl109
Oct 8, 2023
Average at best - Extremely disorganized. We walked 15 to meet at the "designated stop" to turn around and walk back where we came from. It was a beautiful walk and at this time in the morning not busy. Our guide Maria was herding our group like a border collie instead of being a guide. The ferry was delightful and I'm glad I went, but I could have gotten off the ship and got a ticket for the ferry myself for half the price.
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9t85mcj2vz
Sep 24, 2023
Tour group size matters. - Archeological site was magnificent! Tour guide very knowledgeable and skilled at wrangling 41 tourists. Average rating is because we selected the option with a group size max of 25. 40+ is just too big!! Was expecting (and paid for) a more intimate experience and did not receive that. Thank you
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Kerri_c
Aug 3, 2023
Poor shore excursion in Mykonos - Communication with provider was great. It was easy to find the operator, who took us to the bus. We had to pick up some other people, which was fine. Our guide took us to the ferry that would take us to Delos. The amount we paid ($50 per person) did not include the entrance fee to Delos and we found out credit cards were not taken. She took us to a cash exchange (we did have some dollars) and we got 80 euros for $100. Ouch! She put us on the ferry and that was it for her part. So we paid this company $50 to take us from the new port to the old port (which was two kilometers) and buy our tickets for the ferry and entry fee to Delos. The Norwegian Gem offered a free shuttle to the old port. In hind sight, we should have taken the free shuttle, bought a ferry ticket and bought our tickets for Delos online before the trip. We did take the free shuttle back to the boat as she said it was not provided. It said on the information, "Hotel or port pick and drop-off" is included. We did not feel we received value for our money.
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Alba432
Oct 19, 2023
One guide for 47 people - A guide for 47 people. Bluetooth connection was often lost due to large distance from the guide. Delos tour should take care of a maximum number of people in a group. Paying 30 euro per person, we would have been better with a private guide. Delos maximised its profit with our tour= 47 people*30 Euro per 1.5 hour. Guide was strict with her time, though we started late due to large group and accommodating of bluetooth connection for everyone. Not worth it.
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