Athens: Acropolis Private Tour Packages with Traditional Lunch

Duration2h - 3h

Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before

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TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted

LanguagesGerman, Greek, English, Italian

Private tourOnly your group will participate

Skip the linePriority entrance

Overview

With our Licensed Archaeological Expert, combine an Exclusive Private Tour of the Acropolis, together with food tastings at family-run authentic local eateries

On meeting your experienced guide, you will tour the Acropolis and all of the amazing monuments including among others, the giant entrance 'Propylaia', 420 BC Temple of Athena Nike, Mythical Erechtheion, as well as the Worlds oldest Theater and of course the PARTHENON.

Then immerse yourself in Local food culture. Sample the famous 'loukomades', and at a local hidden eatery your guide will show you many of the dishes being prepared such as 'yemista', yigandes' beeftekia, and others including a wide variety of traditional pittas (special sweet and savoury pies made with thin 'filo' pastry). Your guide will also help you choose the dishes you want before leaving you to enjoy them in the shade!

Flexible booking options are also available to let you add Acropolis Admission, Greek Mythology, and the Acropolis Museum!

Options

ACROPOLIS & TASTING + Museum

ACROPOLIS PRIVATE GUIDED TOUR: Private expert guiding of all the Temples and structures of the Acropolis including the PARTHENON
TRADITIONAL FOOD TASTING: At several local eateries, sample a variety foods including your choice of dish (equivalent to lunch. Vegetarian available).
MUSEUM PRIVATE GUIDED TOUR: If selecting this option, your tour is extended to 3-hrs to include the nearby New Acropolis Museum
Duration: 4 hours
ADMISSION TICKETS NOT INCLUDED: Tickets are not included. We can purchase these on request after booking (extra cost)
YOUR GUIDE: Our guides are Exclusively State Licensed Archaeological Experts with years of experience, and most holding advanced degrees.
FULLY PRIVATE TOUR: Your tour is fully private from start to finish.

ACROPOLIS & TASTING only

ACROPOLIS PRIVATE GUIDED TOUR: Private expert guiding of all Temples and structures of the Acropolis including the PARTHENON.
TRADITIONAL FOOD TASTING: At several local eateries, sample a variety foods including your choice of dish (equivalent to lunch. Vegetarian available).
TICKETS NOT INCLUDED: Acropolis tickets are not included. We can purchase these on request after booking (extra cost)

Duration: 3 hours
YOUR GUIDE: Our guides are Exclusively State Licensed Archaeological Experts with years of experience. Most hold advanced degrees.
FULLY PRIVATE TOUR: Your tour is fully private from start to finish.

ACROPOLIS & TASTING + Mytholgy

ACROPOLIS PRIVATE GUIDED TOUR: Private expert guiding of all the Temples and structures of the Acropolis including the PARTHENON
TRADITIONAL FOOD TASTING: At several local eateries, sample a variety foods including your choice of dish (equivalent to lunch. Vegetarian available).
MYTHOLOGY TOUR: Your Tour throughout focuses on Ancient Greek Mythology, and includes Hadrian’s Arch & Temple of Olympian Zeus (not entered).
Duration: 3 hours
ACROPOLIS TICKETS NOT INCLUDED: Acropolis tickets are not included. We can purchase these on request after booking (extra cost)
YOUR GUIDE: Our guides are Exclusively State Licensed Archaeological Experts with years of experience, and most holding advanced degrees.
FULLY PRIVATE TOUR: Your tour is fully private from start to finish.

ACROPOLIS & TASTING + Tickets

ACROPOLIS PRIVATE GUIDED TOUR: Private expert guiding of all the Temples and structures of the Acropolis including the PARTHENON
SKIP-THE-LINE TICKETS INCLUDED: Tickets and their cost for the Acropolis Archaeological Site are included. Your guide will have them ready
TRADITIONAL FOOD TASTING: At several local eateries, sample a variety foods including your choice of dish (equivalent to lunch. Vegetarian available).
Duration: 3 hours
YOUR GUIDE: Our guides are Exclusively State Licensed Archaeological Experts with years of experience, and most holding advanced degrees.
FULLY PRIVATE TOUR: Your tour is fully private from start to finish.

What's included

ACROPOLIS ADMISSION TICKETS. are ONLY included If choosing the option with Tickets Included
FULLY PRIVATE TOUR. Only your group is guided exclusively from start to finish
FOOD TASTINGS. Tastings include Loukomades and a main dish from the choices of the day & soft drink
ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXPERT GUIDES. All are fully Accredited State Licensed Official Archaeologists
ACROPOLIS PRIVATE TOUR with a Licensed Official Expert
WHISPER COMMUNICATION SYSTEM is included for groups of 6 or more

Acropolis Admission Tickets & Cost (unless choosing the booking option with admission)

What to expect

Acropolis
20m · Admission ticket not included

MEETING OUR GUIDE. Your guide will be waiting at Makrygianni Street at the Acropolis Metro stop which is just around the corner from the Acropolis Main Entrance.

Our meeting spot gives an ideal perspective from which to view the surrounding wall of the Acropolis built by the earlier Mycenean civilization and to provide you with an introduction to the History of the Acropolis, its importance and role in the life of ancient Greece, and an overview of the temples and amazing monuments you are about to see.
Acropolis
20m · Admission ticket not included

TOURING THE ACROPOLIS AND PARTHENON
The Acropolis is home to the Parthenon, and many other amazing monuments including the giant entrance 'Propylaia' you will enter through, behind which stood a huge gold encrusted statue of the Goddess Athena which must have struck awe into any ancient visitor.

Once inside your expert guide will explain all of the other monuments including the 420 BC Temple of Athena Nike, Mythical Erechtheion, as well as the other structures including the Theater of Dionysis. Constructed in the 6th Century BC and the worlds oldest Theater, it would have seen the very fist performances of ancient plays by Sophocles, Euripides, and Aeschylus among others. Finally you will tour the Parthenon, widely considered as a masterpiece of science, engineering culture, and the pinnacle of the Greek Classical Period.
Acropolis
20m · Admission ticket not included

FOOD TASTING
Immerse yourself in local Greek Food Culture as you learn about many traditional delicacies, from Loukomades to yemista', yigandes' beeftekia, and many others, including a wide variety of traditional pittas (special pies made with thin 'filo' pastry). See how they are made and end with your choice of dish with your helpful guide.
Acropolis
20m · Admission ticket not included

ENDING YOUR TOUR. After your guide has explained the local dishes and helped you make your food choices, she will leave you enjoy them and will also check that you are orientated for any onward plans you have for the rest of your day.
Acropolis
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OPTION TO INCLUDE ACROPOLIS TICKETS
If you have selected this booking option, your guide will have your dated and timed entry tickets ready for you. You need do nothing more.
Acropolis Museum
Pass by

OPTION TO INCLUDE THE NEW ACROPOLIS MUSEUM
If you have selected this booking option, your tour is extended to include the nearby Acropolis Museum
Temple of Olympian Zeus
Pass by

OPTION TO INCLUDE GREEK MYTHOLOGY
If you have selected this booking option, you will start your tour at the Arch of Hadrian. The Temple of Olympian Zeus will be included (commentary but not entered) and your guide will focus commentary on Greek Mythology throughout.

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

MEETING POINT: the ‘ACROPOLI’ Metro station, at street level. 7 Makrygianni Street.
Your guide will have a sign with the name of the lead traveler written.

End point

MEETING POINT: the ‘ACROPOLI’ Metro station, at street level. 7 Makrygianni Street.
Your guide will have a sign with the name of the lead traveler written.

Additional information

Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
It is your responsibility to inform the eatery in the case of any food allergies
Vegetarian options available
BOOKING OPTIONS: Flexible booking options are also available to let you include Acropolis Admission, Greek Mythology, and the Acropolis Museum. We can also tailor your tour further on request
ADMISSION TICKETS: Are included ONLY when selecting the '+ Tickets' option. For all other options we can still have skip-the-line tickets for you by request (to our email: [email protected]. Extra cost), or you can buy your own tickets directly. If you have booked an option other than the one including tickets and we have received no written request from you to buy them, then we expect that you will turn up with your own tickets for the appropriate date and time slot..

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.