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Athens: Acropolis, Parthenon & Acropolis Museum Guided Tour

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Guided tour

Athens: Acropolis, Parthenon & Acropolis Museum Guided Tour

Activity provider:Athenian Tours
4.8  / 5
1891 reviews
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See and learn about the most significant monument in Greece on a group tour or more intimate private experience. Visit the new Acropolis Museum and marvel at findings from this archaeological site.

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Duration 4 hours
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Skip the line through a separate entrance
Live tour guide
English
Private group available

Experience

Highlights
  • Skip the lines at the ticket offices to the Acropolis and the Acropolis Museum
  • Marvel at the remains of temples and monuments from ancient Greece
  • Discover the first theater of humanity at Theater of Dionysus
  • Listen to the histories of all the ancient monuments from licensed tour guides
  • Visit the new Acropolis Museum
Full description
Travel back in time on an informative and fun tour of the Acropolis of Athens. Guided by a field expert and licensed tour guide, discover the UNESCO World Heritage site through a journey into history, mythology, and storytelling. Continue with a visit to the Acropolis Museum, which has been ranked as one of the top museums in the world. All the original surviving masterpieces from the temples of the Acropolis are displayed with the use of natural light. Excavations are also visible under glass floors and walkways. Visit Acropolis hill. See the Dionysus Theater, where famous ancient dramas and tragedies were first performed. Walk around the stunning Odeon of Herodes Atticus and the sanctuary of the healing god Asclepius. On the top of the hill, visit the Propylea Temple of Nike and the Erechtheion Temple. See the Parthenon, which is the symbol of democracy and western civilization. Dating back to the 5th-century, these monuments are testimonials of the glorious ancient Athens and the Golden Age of Pericles. Step into the contemporary marvel that is the New Acropolis Museum, nestled just a few minutes walk from the Acropolis site. Crafted by architects Fotiadis and Shumin, this architectural gem cradles the treasures of ancient Greece within its glass embrace. From the ground floor's immersive glimpses into daily life to the first floor's enchanting original Caryatids (five residing here, the sixth in the British Museum), and culminating on the top floor with the extraordinary Parthenon frieze and a recreation of Parthenon, next to the breathtaking view of the Acropolis. Each step is a stroke of history, inviting you on a timeless journey through Athens' legacy amid architectural grandeur. Explore the allure of classical antiquity at the New Acropolis Museum.
Includes
  • Guide
  • Private or shared tour (depending on option selected)
  • Acropolis skip-the-line ticket (if option selected, skip the lines at the ticket offices)
  • Acropolis Museum skip-the-line ticket (if option selected skip the line at the ticket offices)
  • Enter through a separate entrance to the Acropolis Museum
  • Disposable earphones (for groups of more than 8 people)
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Food and drinks
  • Use of the elevator at the Acropolis Hill
Not suitable for
  • Children under 6 years
  • People with mobility impairments
  • People with heart problems
  • Wheelchair users

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Important information

What to bring

  • Comfortable shoes
  • Hat
  • Water
  • Comfortable clothes

Not allowed

  • Pets
  • Luggage or large bags

Know before you go

  • There is no skip-the-line separate entrance to the Acropolis
  • No one can skip the lines to enter the Acropolis, only the line to purchase tickets
  • The tour lasts 3 to 4 hours, depending on the group's pace and weather conditions
  • In an effort to avoid any kind of discomfort, guides may change the order of the sites you may visit
  • If you choose the without tickets option when booking, you will need to purchase the Acropolis and Acropolis Museum entry tickets at least one day before coming to the meeting point, by choosing also the appropriate time slots
  • If you do not purchase ahead of arrival, bear in mind that your tour guide can only supply you with full-priced adult entry tickets at the meeting point, which will need to be paid in cash
  • In case you want to buy the tickets from us, you should have informed us several days before the tour
  • This tour/activity may have a maximum of 22 travelers
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  • Value for money
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Alexandria – United StatesNovember 19, 2023 – Verified booking
Tour guide was informative and knowledgeable. We spent 5 hours walking through history on top of the Acropolis and slopes and the museum. I cannot begin to express my enjoyment of gaining so much insightful information through our tour guide, that without him, we would not have come close to knowing what we were seeing. Don’t go visit these sites without a guide, you will be selling yourself short on so much history and information. Just book it!
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tammi – United KingdomNovember 14, 2023 – Verified booking
Very informative - I learnt a lot from the guide who as well as informing us of all the necessary things to know , told us additional stories and anecdotes which were interesting. I would definitely have the benefit of a guide for such a historical area, I got a lot out of it and it brought the Acropolis and artefacts in the museum alive. Our guide whose name I didn’t get ( very tall male with green eyes!) was excellent
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heheckman – United StatesNovember 11, 2023 – Verified booking
Amazing. Off all the tours we have booked, this is by far the best one. Our guide was EXTREMELY educated and qualified. He is an expert in the field and exceptional as a guide. Very personable, witty, and experienced. We considered doing the Acropolis and museum on our own, but I am so glad we decided to book this instead. We got so much out of it and were able to better appreciate everything we saw.
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