The moment your cruise ship arrives in port in Athens (Piraeus), your shore excursion to the Acropolis begins. Discover Athens' ancient history on this fascinating city walking tour with a local guide. Venture inside the Acropolis, see the Parthenon and admire how this ancient monument towers above the city. As you soak up the local scene, you'll also see such sites as the House of Parliament, the Zappeion and the Zeus Temple. Free time in Plaka district is provided too.
Posted By : Lara G
We were disappointed with our Athens walking tour. We felt it was not good value for money (paying over $145 AUD and the group was way too big (28 people) . It was hard for our poor guide (who was very knowledgeable) to keep everyone organized. We did a quick stop at changing of the guards and a walk through the gardens, saw the temple of Zeus. Then it was onto the acropolis. We still had to pay for our entry tickets, another $20 EUR/person. We then did the guided tour of acropolis. We were glad to say goodbye to this large group and have some free time on our own. The rest of the group moved onto the museum. We enjoyed our free time in Plaka, having a lovely Greek lunch at ‘the cave of acropolis’ and a wander around the Plaka streets. We then meet up with the group again to catch the bus back to our ship. I feel
We would have been better to catch a taxi into Athens and downloading an audio guide and touring ourselves. The tour was way to expensive and too large
a group. It was not what I thought we had signed up for. Very disappointed.
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Posted On : 2023-09-12 10:27:09 
Posted By : Tcatarina2
Apollo our tour was great at sharing the Greek myths and history about the Acropolis. He also adjusted and helped deal with the heat so that we could enjoy our trip. Thank you for a great day!
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Posted On : 2023-07-29 03:59:26 
Posted By : Judy_B
Our guide, Apollon was excellent. He had great knowledge of history and mythology of Greece and was also an archaeologist. He was also considerate of all ages on the tour stopping frequently as we climbed to the top of the Acropolis. Thanks for a great experience!
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Posted On : 2023-05-17 04:03:15
Posted By : irispaldi
we had a lovely tour with the guide named Niobe. she was very professional, experienced, enriched us with a very interesting knowledge and made our visit to the acropolis prefect
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Posted On : 2023-03-10 07:07:16
Posted By : mfuel
The guide was very knowledgeable. It was a very hot day (33) and she tried to find shade as much as she could. One of our party was about to develop heat stroke and the guide was so helpful with salty snacks, water, rest and shade. We were all impressed with how she shared her passion for the architecture and artifacts.
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Posted On : 2022-09-14 15:42:53
Posted By : 11nadiaw
We really enjoyed our walking tour around Plaka neighborhood, Acropolis and The Parthenon. Eli, our tour guide, is really friendly and knowledgeable.
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Posted On : 2022-08-15 16:47:08
Posted By : 179sujak
Our guide was Joanna. She is an archaeologist herself. So visit the Acropolis with her made it even more special. She spent the full time taking and pouring her knowledge to us. The start of the tour was a bit warm but it made the sunset very worth it.
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Posted On : 2022-07-18 15:30:31
Posted By : anism2018
Magda, our tour guide was simply amazing...! She's warm, friendly & her knowledge of Athens & Acropolis was simply wow..! My husband & I booked the tour & there were only 5 of us (1 from Burma & 2 from the US).. so, it feels like a private tour. Overall, I give this tour, with Magda as the tour guide, 2 thumbs up! A must-do for those who comes to Athens to see Acropolis.
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Posted On : 2022-06-20 09:05:48
Posted By : ShirellAnita
First offf, this tour seemed to be pieced together meaning that it was far from smooth sailing. To start, we were driven from the port by multiple cabs. I've never seen that before. From there we met up with other groups in a train station (a crowded loud one) that had some relics inside. She walked us through the free relics stating what we could read on the plaques, which was good because none of us could hear the tour guide, Daphne. It would have been helpful if they had radios, but they didn't.
We then watched the changing of the guards and even outside I could not hear her. So, I learned nothing about it.
Then we walked to the Temple of Zeus and Hadrian's Gate- and the process to get us all tickets was unorganized and long causing a lot of waiting around in the heat.
Then on to Acropolis- more waiting around for them to figure everything out. We gave up and went to Acropolis on our own and thank goodness we did otherwise we would have had little time on our own and no time to shop or eat.
Tour guide Daphne - she was kind and seemed to be knowledgeable but none of us could hear her, even when standing right next to her. I asked her to speak up several times but there was no charge. In addition, I don't think I have had a tour guide with less excitement.
It's also important to note that although we booked with the tour, this doesn't include a speed pass, when you arrive you you have to wait in line with everyone else. There was really no need to book with the tour. I could have done this on my own- I wish I had just done the Hop On/Off bus and gone directly to the Temple of Zeus.
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Posted On : 2022-06-11 14:50:11
Posted By : Robin_S
This was a great tour but it was incredibly hot and there was a lot of walking. We started our on a walking tour of Athens, visited parks, and then climbed the Acropolis. If we had gone first to the Acropolis, we would have been there at a much cooler part of the day, and would have spent enough time at the Acropolis to really see everything. I stead, we were rushed, hot, and uncomfortable. The guide had some interesting stories, but a lot of the facts and stories as we walked around Athens seemed designed to simply fill time until our timed tickets at the Acropolis.
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Posted On : 2022-05-31 14:43:15
