This tour of the Acropolis and Agora was the absolute highlight of our visit to Athens! Our guide Alexandros is a fantastically knowledgeable storyteller. He is an archaeologist, and having grown up in Athens he has a very personal bond to the slopes of the Acropolis. His passion is simply infectious! Alexandros embarked us on a time machine, and 4 hours later, at the end of the tour, we felt we had actually seen Athenians making democratic decisions in the Agora or the birth of Athena herself from Zeus' head. If you're looking for a quick walk-through, this tour might not be for you. If you want to be blown away by stories from Greek mythology and how advanced Athenians were already 2500 years ago - in architecture, sculpture, theatre, sciences, sports and politics - you'll hit the jackpot.

After a week of history-heavy tours, I wanted something a little different for our 11 year old. This tour and guide Alex were excellent. It was a nice mix of history and mythology, which I enjoyed and hadn't expected. Having said that, due to the heat and crowds 4 hours was a bit too long for our son, and another family's teen sat out part of it, as well. I think if it had been a different time of year he would have enjoyed it more. Overall, this was great, but something to think about if you're wanting to book this with the kids in mind in August.

Nikos was an amazing tour guide. We got to check out all of the archeological sites that were promised on the tour! He was so knowledgeable about Greek mythology and he communicated the information and history so well! There were several members of our group that were older and had difficulty climbing the Acropolis. One younger woman actually fainted because of the extreme heat in our group. Nikos was so empathetic and understanding to everyone on the tour. It took a long time to get up the Acropolis on the day we went because it was so crowded, but Nikos finished the whole tour after an extra 90 minutes. He even bought us all lemonade at a local cafe! I would highly recommend this tour as well as Nikos as a tour guide!!Fantastic!!!!