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Ancient ruins of the Delphi Oracle of Apollo with mountainous backdrop in Greece.
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Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion during sunset, part of guided tour from Athens.
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Ancient ruins of Mycenae with mountainous backdrop on Nafplio-Mycenae-Epidaurus Day Tour from Athens.
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Parthenon Temple atop Acropolis in Athens, Greece, with clear blue sky.
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View of the Parthenon
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Acropolis and Parthenon tour
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Guided tour group exploring the Parthenon of Athens with skip-the-line entry.
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Parthenon ruins with tourists on a guided tour in Athens, Greece.
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Train journey through Greek countryside with view of Meteora rock formations, Athens to Meteora Full-Day Trip.
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Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounio with tourists exploring the ancient ruins.
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Visitors exploring exhibits at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens with audio guide.
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Acropolis Museum exterior with visitors in Athens, Greece.
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Temple of Olympian Zeus with audio tour guide in Athens, Greece.
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Temple of Poseidon at Sounion during sunset, Attica, Greece, highlighting ancient Greek architecture.
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Ancient ruins of Delphi with mountains in the background, Greece, part of a full-day audio-guided tour from Athens.
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Roussanou monastery at Meteora in Greece
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Ancient ruins at Delphi Archaeological Site, Greece, with museum entrance.
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Bike Tour of Acropolis
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Athens cityscape with historical landmarks viewed from a Hop-on Hop-off bus under clear blue skies.
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Athens National Archaeological Museum exterior with neoclassical architecture, Greece.
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Temple of Hephaestus in Athens Agora with ancient columns and surrounding greenery.
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Athens night bus tour with Big Bus passing illuminated Acropolis.
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Damian Carbajal
US

Damian

4/5
United States
It was easy to book. The cost was great!! The process of scanning tickets was effortless made the entry fast and convenient.
Destiny Candelario
US

Destiny

5/5
United States
The tour guide Nikki was amazing. She really explained everything well, and helped us see everything and tell us about the history of everything we saw.
Kevin Gutch
GB

Kevin

5/5
United Kingdom
I have seen the Acropolis many times online & tv but it cannot be properly appreciated until such a historic site is seen in person, not to mention all the various sites & artifacts on the path up to it. However, nothing prepares you for the sight of the Parthenon! It is truly wonderful & see inspiring! 1 of my friends has travelled far & wide, much more than me, & he actually said, " I think this is the greatest thing I have ever seen!"
McKenzie Hetterle
US

Mckenzie

5/5
United States
The tour guide was extremely knowledgeable and engaging for our young girls who were full of questions! She made navigating the busy area easy and enjoyable.
Sarah Louise Doughty
GB

Sarah

4/5
United Kingdom
Views at the top of acropolis across Athens. Audio guide easy to download follow the information on the ticket PDF download. The ticket queue was very busy at the entrance, the skip the line queue is also big, but better to wait in one than two We went at 2pm.
Derek Janzen
US

Derek

5/5
United States
The incredible views and the awesome hiking. We had a fantastic tour guide, as well. Definitely worth it! Do not need to purchase the ticket with it, however. It is much cheaper to just buy a ticket for the bus and get the ticket to the site there
Harry Tsavlidis
AU

Harry

4/5
Australia
The exhibition and museum was exceptional. The audio guide was interesting but hard to find the exhibit being described sometimes.
Carolina Gomez Lopez
CO

Carolina

5/5
Colombia
The trip was organized and we left on time, with enough time to tour the place and take spectacular pictures and adequate time to watch the sunset.
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Monika Knutowska

Monika

5/5
The guide was very knowledgeable, trip was very organised and everything went according to schedule. We had plenty of time for sightseeing and to enjoy the views.
Francisco Jose Casañ Madrid
ES

Francisco

4/5
Spain
We enjoyed this day very much. Highly recommended to visit archaeological sites as important as those of Athens.
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Deborah Graham
GB

Deborah

5/5
United Kingdom
Tour guide was very informative and made the whole experience interesting and interactive. His knowledge was outstanding and his stories relating to pieces of architecture made history more easy to understand to both myself and our children. Thank you for an exciting trip through history.
Nicole Bonduris Walden
US

Nicole

4/5
United States
The ticketing and meeting point was organized. Our tour guide was very informative and professional. I honestly would have preferred to just listen to her lessons first, and then go on my own to the acropolis and museum. It was simply too crowded and too large of a group to be fully engaging. It was challenging to follow the group walking through the immensley crowded acropolis. I think groups could be limited to around 10-12 people for these tours during peak travel season. The lunch break was an hour in a taverna in Plaka with a limited menu, seated with the fellow tour group (by then only around 10 of us were left). The guide was not present. The trip to Cape Sounio was good, it wasn't guided and we were left to walk around the site for an hour or so on our own. The site and view were beautiful. All in all, it was informative and nice to see several sites, however a very long day. If I had to do it over again, I would have gone on my own to the acropolis and museum then taken the smaller tour to Cape Sounio.
Lesimple nathalie

Lesimple

4/5
Nice place with good exhibitions . Also saw the paintings from temporary exhibition. Cafeteria is peaceful and people Welcome
Eszter Natália Tatai
HU

Eszter

5/5
Hungary
The whole experience was very well planned and executed, we got exactly what we wanted and even more! Maria was a great guide, very sweet, with great knowledge about the Meteoras and their history. The balance was great between the guided tour and when we were left alone to explore for ourselves. The lunch was great, with a few options to choose from. Everything was beautiful, will advice all my friends to join this tour if they are travelling to Athens. :)
Mahan Seraj-Hashemi

Mahan

5/5
Really nice, inexpensive tour! The guide is very friendly and explains the surrounding sights on the way to the temple. The sunset up there is a must.
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Carla Giannini
IT

Carla

4/5
Italy
È stata un' esperienza eccezionale nonostante la struttura un po' démodé che risulta spoglia rispetto al modernissimo Museo dell' Acropoli. Ma i pezzi contenuti sono gioielli di inestimabile valore che polarizzano l' attenzione in modo totalizzante.
Richard Stratton

Richard

5/5
Awesome but as a tourist who Carrie's coins on them for the bathroom. Lol in this day of cashless transactions it's as antiquated as the ruins
Gianenrico Bianchi

Gianenrico

5/5
I mistakenly booked an English-language guide but with a couple of messages to support via whatsup they solved it within 2 minutes. Very satisfied
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MIANET christian
FR

Mianet

4/5
France
I had a very good day, and saw a beautiful sunset at Cape Sounion, on the temple of Posseidon, despite the fact that we were two hours late due to a damaged bus.
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Anna Rudzite
LV

Anna

5/5
Latvia
The tour was well organised, although it was a bit hard to find the meeting point since there was no info, which sign to look for. We had enough time to enjoy Delfi at our own pace. The guide was very helpful and nice :)
Sarah Donaghy
US

Sarah

5/5
United States
Happy did a great job telling us all about the acropolis and the history there. Being able to ask questions and have her as our guide made the tour a much more enjoyable experience.
Gaetano mercandalli

Gaetano

5/5
absolutely positive, purchased online with paypal (on the museum's website it was notpossible) and priority access. all perfect.
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Pryl K Ngoslab
PH

Pryl

5/5
Philippines
Information about the places we visited were sufficient without having info overload. Pacing of each places were just right. Very attentive guide and driver.
Marinos Loukaidis
GB

Marinos

5/5
United Kingdom
Anastasia, our tour guide, made this experience awesome! She kept us entertained in the bus with greek mythology and interesting stories for Gods of Olympous. Once at Depli, she shared her valuable knowledge about the historical place and talked to us about the different artifacts at the museum. She also made suggestions on what to eat at Arachova as well as places to visit in Athens and Greek islands.
Sally Preece

Sally

5/5
Our guide was amazing. Her name in English means Countess. She was fun and bright. Delphi was amazing! Great stop for lunch as well.
Kristina Wagner

Kristina

5/5
It was very well organised, the bikes and helmets were in very good condition and our guide Yannis was super; very friendly, knowledgeable - he not only gave us many Athens infos but also wonderful personal tips for our journey later on to Kalamata - and good fun, too! We really had a lovely time and were glad we've decided to see more of Arhens by bike!!
Catherine Marion Cowell
AU

Catherine

4/5
Australia
I rated it as good. Nice person took us about hiwever someone passionate about food and willing to impart knowledge about Greek food I would think is best for a food tour.
Susan Raftery
GB

Susan

5/5
United Kingdom
Was a bit dubious because ticket on phone had no bar code to zap but no problem getting on the bus. We were on the bus very quickly. I enjoyed the heat but not everyone would have been able to. Change over in Athens very quick and we were off on the city tour. Wonderful! We got off at stop 2 to walk back to Parliament building and then walked back to inter change to get bus back to the ship. It was a bit of a wait but were busy talking to people in the queue. There were 4 cruise ships in so was naturally busy. Overall a fantastic tour at a fantastic price, thank you.
Scrimieri Chiara

Scrimieri

5/5
Very interesting visit that allowed us to frame the city with its many aspects. Emanuela guide, very knowledgeable, friendly helpful and attentive to everyone's needs. Excellent. Congratulations
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Ashok Srinivasan
US

Ashok

5/5
United States
The ancient agora is great. Entry was easy with the pre-purchase. But the crowd was small. So, I could have got it at the entrance too.

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