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Athens: Acropolis, Parthenon, & Acropolis Museum Guided Tour

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Activity provider: Athens Walks Tour Company
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    Athens: Acropolis, Parthenon, & Acropolis Museum Guided Tour

    Activity provider: Athens Walks Tour Company
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    From US$ 64.09 per person

    Follow an archaeologist, hearing tales that bring the Greece of antiquity to life as you visit the monuments of the Acropolis and the Acropolis Museum.

    About this activity

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    Duration 4 - 9 hours
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    Skip the ticket line
    Live tour guide
    English

    Experience

    Highlights
    • Explore Greece's ancient sites with an archaeologist
    • Visit the hilltop monuments of the Acropolis, including the Parthenon
    • Admire Athens' breathtaking skyline from the top of the Acropolis
    • Get insight into the daily life of Greek civilians at the Acropolis Museum
    • Walk over the glass floor and head to the top of the Acropolis museum and admire the Parthenon temple glass gallery
    Full description

    Meet your licensed tour guide, an experienced archaeologist, and then start your unique combination of a tour. Enter from the south slope of the acropolis and set off on your leisurely walking tour of some of the world’s finest monuments.

    Along the way, listen as your guide shares knowledgeable insight into the citadel’s ruins including excavation details. Visit the Theater of Dionysus, an amphitheater that is arguably the birthplace of performing arts.

    Perch yourself on a stone seat to imagine the sights and sounds experienced by ancient theatergoers who came to watch plays by Greek writers Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides.

    Also, pass the Odeon of Herodes Atticus; the theater is still used today during the Athens Festival from May to October. Find peace and quiet at an Asclepius, a healing temple that honored the god of medicine Asclepius, before the Parthenon.

    Wander around the temple to learn about how it was constructed for the goddess Athena. Once you familiarize yourself with the site's classical architecture, head indoors to the New Acropolis Museum for a brief break and refreshments (at own expense) in the cafe.

    Ranked one of the top 5 museums in the world, the New Acropolis Museum boasts collections of statues and other relics of everyday life in several galleries. In the Gallery of the Slopes of the Acropolis, the glass floor occasionally reveals an archaeological excavation site.

    Includes
    • Walking tour of the Acropolis
    • Walking tour of the Acropolis Museum
    • Entrance fees (depending on option selected)
    • Guide
    • Microphones (for groups larger than 5)
    • Entrance fees (depending on option selected)
    • Food and drinks
    • Pickup and drop-off
    Not suitable for
    • People with mobility impairments
    • Wheelchair users
    Covid-19 precautions
    Safety measures in place
    • All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
    • The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds
    Traveler requirements
    • You are required to bring and wear a mask
    • You must present either proof of full vaccination, proof of a Covid-19 infection in the past 3 months, or a negative test taken no more than 24 hours before the activity starts
    • Masks are strongly recommended for anyone indoors regardless of vaccination status. Unvaccinated participants are required to wear a mask while indoors
    • All participants who are over 12 years old must present either proof of full vaccination, proof of a Covid-19 infection in the past 6 months, or a negative PCR test taken no more than 48 hours before the activity starts. All participants between 6-11 years old must present either proof of full vaccination proof of a Covid-19 infection in the past 6 months, a negative PCR test taken no more than 72 hours before the activity starts, or a negative antigen test taken no more than 48 hours before the activity starts.

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    Important information

    What to bring

    • Passport or ID card
    • Comfortable shoes
    • Sun hat

    Not allowed

    • Pets
    • Oversize luggage
    • Baby strollers
    • Smoking
    • Luggage or large bags

    Know before you go

    • Please preorder your tickets. In case you do not have your entrance tickets, they will be purchased from your guide
    • Please note, the Acropolis tour lasts 2 hours. If you select to extend this tour to include the Acropolis museum it will last 4 hours
    Customer reviews

    Overall rating

    4.9 /5

    based on 302 reviews

    Review summary

    • Guide
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    • Value for money
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    • Service
      4.7/5
    • Organization
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    We took the acropolis and museum tour. Kostas was a funny, and knowledgeable guide that brought ancient scenes to life and set the acropolis into the important context it provided for the different centuries that used the temples. Kostas has a passion that is infectious to the group. Wear comfortable shoes! The museum is a must do add on

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    May 26, 2022

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    Caitlin Callahan – United States Verified booking

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    We met our guide at the office at 9:00 AM and were provided with headsets and one earpiece which were very clear with the guide speaking and it didn't inhibit your surroundings hearing from the other area. Our guide was Dionysus and he was excellent both in personalaty and exceptional knowledge. Paul and Judith from the UK He literally didn’t stop talking for the whole 4 hours all the way up the Acropolis and round the museum. He also actively encouraged further and wider questions for example Greek history and mythology, along with the specifics of that tour history visited. I would highly recommend the guide and he clearly is dedicated and loves his job. Also the tour company in general appeared to be well organised and had contingencies for late guests and problem headsets ect. Thank you very much for making our experience very enjoyable and it has to be said that a professional guide is paramount otherwise you would miss so much knowledge.

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    May 25, 2022

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    GetYourGuide traveler – United Kingdom Verified booking

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    We had a wonderful tour. Dorian was a great tour guide. We were worried about the walk up the Acropolis and that the three of us would not be able to keep up. But Dorina walked us up slowly and stopped every few minutes to explain the sites and educate us on so many little details we would’ve never known. Great time and very informative!

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    May 10, 2022

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    Rebecca – United States Verified booking

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