Athens: Acropolis, Parthenon Guided Walking Tour Discount Tickets

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Overview

Gain unique insights for the city’s past and present times from our expert English-speaking licensed tour guides, who are all locals and really passionate about what they do. Small groups guarantee a premium and entertaining experience.

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Meet your guide at Athenian Tours' tour office at Mitsaion 2, 11742

Redemption Instructions

- The entry tickets (if option "WITH THE ENTRY TICKETS INCLUDED" has been selected) will be given to you at the meeting point on the day of the tour. - For our “WITHOUT TICKETS” option, please remember to buy your entry tickets to Acropolis & Museum BEFORE coming to the meeting point. The tour can be conducted only if you have the tickets in advance and on time before the starting hour of it. - The tour can be conducted only if you have the tickets in advance and on time before the starting hour of it (by choosing the option with the entry tickets included) or if you have arranged to buy them from us. - Comfortable walking shoes are recommended

Language Offered

English-GUIDE

Itinerary

1. Crowning Athens, the Acropolis is an ancient hilltop citadel where magnificent temples, like the Parthenon, unveil classical Greece's enduring legacy.
2. Breeze past the line and experience the thrill of seeing the Theater of Dionysus where many famous ancient comedies and tragedies were first performed.
3. Continue to the Roman Herodion theater which was built in memory of the wife of Herodes Atticus.
4. Climb up to the gateway of the Acropolis, the Propylaea.
Duration: 15 mins
5. Take in views of the Temple of Athena Nike.
6. Walk to the Parthenon which was dedicated to the goddess Athena, the patroness of the city of Athens. Admire this 5th-century zenith of the Doric order architecture.
Duration: 30 mins
7. Finally, see the Erechtheion which is a unique masterpiece of architecture mainly due to its asymmetrical composition, and its supports include 6 sculpted female figures.
Duration: 20 mins

Inclusion

Disposable earphones (for groups of over 5 people)

Tickets to Acropolis are included (if option selected)

Skip the lines at the ticket offices to the Acropolis of Athens (if option selected)

Guide

Exclusion

Use of the elevator at the Acropolis Hill

Skip-the-line separate entrance to the Acropolis. No one can skip the lines to Acropolis.

Cancellation Policy

Check mark icon Refundable tickets

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby

Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

In an effort to ensure that you will avoid any kind of discomfort and most importantly that you will feel comfortable, our guides may change order of the sites you may visit.

Choose the private option for a more intimate experience at a starting time that can be arranged upon request

For the option without entry tickets, the activity provider will buy in advance the tickets for you so as to avoid queuing, so carry some cash with you. Otherwise you can buy the tickets yourself but please make sure to be on time at the meeting point for the tour to start as programmed

Entrance tickets (if you select option with entry tickets included) to be handed by the guide in paper form on date and time of the visit, at the meeting point.

We cannot use the elevator to the Acropolis on group tours

Strollers are not allowed in Acropolis

The Acropolis of Athens is a citadel built on top of a relatively steep hill which can be slippery at specific spots especially when raining.

Bring a bottle of water (no cafe-bar at the site, only a water fountain), a hat, sunglasses, and an umbrella on a rainy day.

Audio quality may be affected by other groups' equipment during crowded times.

ID check required upon entry for reduced/free tickets holders

Not suitable for children under 6 years old

Not suitable for people with mobility impairments.

Supplied by Athenian Tours

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