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Our Classical Tour of Greece – Three Days from Athens is led by a professional and passionate guide, visiting Greece’s most important UNESCO-heritage sites such as the mythical site of Olympia, the Temple of Apollo in Delphi famous for its oracle and Mycenae, home to the kingdom of King Agamemnon and Epidaurus.
Prehistory, the Classical period, Roman domination, the Byzantine Empire, the Crusades and Modern times: Greece through the centuries will unfold before you on this three days tour.
Athens (Google Maps) – Pick up location varies depending on your hotel
Traveler pickup is offered. You will be informed on the exact time and location after your booking.
8:45 a.m.
After your pick up from your Athens central hotel, depart via the coastal National highway for the strategically Corinth Canal (short stop).
Continue to Epidaurus and visit the Ancient theatre, world famous for its outstanding acoustics.
Then proceed and visit the land of Homer’s Golden Mycenae, an UNESCO World Heritage site. Dating back to the second century B.C., Mycenae was one of the major centers of Greek civilization and a military stronghold which dominated much of southern Greece. You will see the Cyclopean Walls, the Lion’s Gate, the Royal Tombs, including Agamemnon & Clytemnestra’s, and the Treasury of Atreus, a magnificent 14th-century B.C. structure.
Then depart in the afternoon for Olympia, the birth place of the Olympic Games, through Central Peloponnese and the towns of Tripolis and Megalopolis.
Dinner and overnight in Olympia.
In the morning after breakfast at the hotel, take a tour to Olympia archaeological site with the Sanctuary of Olympian Zeus, the Temple of Hera, the altar of the Olympic flame, the Ancient Stadium and the archaeological Museum.
Then drive through the plains of Eliad and Achaia until the magnificent bridge which is crossing the Corinthian Bay from Rion to Antirion. Pass by the picturesque city of Nafpaktos and Itea and from there on, arrive in Delphi, known in ancient times as the navel of the world.
Dinner and overnight stay in Delphi.
In the morning, after breakfast, visit the Archaeological Site and the Museum of Delphi.
Delphi remains one of the most important UNESCO world heritage sites in Europe.
Pass by Castalia spring, visit the archaeological site & the museum of Delphi, and view the monument of the Argive Kings, the temple of Pronaia, the treasury of the Athenians, the Athenian Stoa, the Polygonal Wall, the monument of Platea and the Temple of Apollo famous for its oracle and Delphi museum, with it’s spectacular exhibits include the frieze of the Treasury of the Sifnians, the Naxian Sphinx, the Statue of Antinoos the metopes of the Athenian treasury, the famous bronze Charioteer, and many other artifacts.
Have a couple of hours free time in Delphi before departing and drive through the village of Arachova, renowned for its colorful rugs and carpets.
Return to Athens via Levadia and Thebes. Arrive in Athens early in the evening.
This was a great tour with go tours. We saw heaps of ancient sites. Maria our guide was a wealth of information…thanks Maria. Costa was the best bus driver. The down side was when we left the main tour after and joined a one day tour on its way back to athes…the bus was unbearably hot at 51 degrees.. by the time we got to athens it had cooled to 37 I would recommend this tour accommodation excellent.
Our tour guide George was excellent and hilarious. We had so much fun with him and the group. George was super knowledgeable about the history and the flora and fauna. A very professional guide who was able to get the group to gel. Would highly recommend this tour to anyone coming to Greece. Thanks for a great time!
My husband and I was very satisfied with the tour operator and driver. Tour operator was very knowledgeable and we enjoyed our tour. Also, Airport transfers were perfect.
The tour was well organized, especially since a last minute change had to be made due to the Covid-19 situation. The only issue I had with this change is that when Olympia was removed from the tour, it was replaced by more time in Nauplion, which I think was a poor substitute. I wish we could have gone to another archaeological site instead of a tourist town to do shopping for souvenirs. Perhaps we could have traveled to the site of ancient Sparta since we were already visiting Mycenae just to the north. I know the Covid-19 situation was no one’s fault and the tour operator did the best they could on short notice, but it would have been better to replace one archaeological site with another, in my opinion. There was an oddity for our second night on the tour at the hotel in Delphi, some of the visitors were charged the room tax, but not everyone. And this was further made confusing because no one paid the hotel tax for our first night which was in Mycenae. I cannot understand why no one was charged the tax for the first night, and only some for the second night, and especially since it was my understanding that all fees and taxes were paid for when I booked the tour. I think this tour should be set up so that all the hotel taxes are included in the initial tour cost as it makes it less confusing.
The tour guide was very good. She provided a lot of information; was enthusiastic, always smiley,
understandable and fun. The hotels were reasonable; some food choices could be better. Overall it was
a great experience.
