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2-Day Tour From Athens To Nafplion

  • Tour Category

    Private Tour

  • Tour Types

    Nature, Architecture, Sightseeing

  • Duration

  • Activity Level

    Easy

  • Language

    English

Description

Begin your journey from Athens, drive to Thermopylae before visiting monasteries such as the Holy Monastery of Varlaam, Rousanou and the Holy Trinity in Meteora. Stop by the Archaeological Museum of Delphi and continue through the villages of Arachova. Explore Distomo, Nafplion, the palace of Mycenae, and the castles of Palamidi and Bourtzi.

Highlights
  • Marvel at the statue of Leonidas at Thermopylae's Innovative Centre of Historical Information
  • See the Archaeological site of Delphi and that of the temple of Apollo
  • Drive through the marvellous villages of Arachova
  • Explore the old palace of Mycenae and town of Nafplion
  • Admire the architecture of the great Palamidi castle and Bourtzi
  • Day 1: Thermopylae - Meteora - Delphi - Arachova - Distomo - Stay at Delphi expand_more

    • Start from Athens and then drive to Thermopylae. 

    • Visit Thermopylae's Innovative Centre of Historical Information and see the statue of Leonidas.

    • Drive to the breathtaking Meteora, where you will visit a lot of monasteries, built on top of 1000 foot rocks, such as the Holy Monastery of Varlaam, Rousanou and the Holy Trinity.

    • Enjoy a wonderfully scenic drive through mountains and fertile valleys, and reach Delphi, located under the 3000ft tall mountain Parnassos.

    • Stop by the Archaeological Museum of Delphi; see the Archaeological site of Delphi and the site of the temple of Apollo.

    • Take a break for a coffee at Arachova.

    • Drive through the beautiful stone villages of Arachova, and stop so that you can take photos and buy souvenirs.

    • Explore the town of Distomo.

    Overnight at Delphi

  • Day 2: Olympia - Mycenae - Temple of Epicurean Apollo - Nafplion expand_more

    • Start from Olympia and move to Bassae. It is an archaeological site in Oichalia, a municipality in the northeastern part of Messenia, Greece. In classical antiquity, it was part of Arcadia. Bassae lies near the village of Skliros, northeast of Figaleia, south of Andritsaina and west of Megalopolis. It is famous for the well-preserved mid to late 5th century BCE Temple of Apollo the Epicurean.

    • Arrive at Mycenae, and see its old palaces and monuments with over 5000 years of history.

    • Visit the town of Nafplion with your Greek tour guide.

    • See the great Palamidi castle.

    • Go on a short train tour in the old city and visit Bourtzi by taxi boats. 

What's Included

  • Private transportation

  • WiFi onboard

  • Air-conditioned vehicle

  • All fees and taxes

  • Greek tour guide

  • Overnight stay 

  • Mercedes E - 200/2017

What's Excluded

  • Not allowed to guide you inside the monuments.

  • Admission fees of Delphi, Ancient Olympia, Mycenae, Bourtzi

Know before you go

  • Customers can get picked up from wherever they want inside the region of Athens.

  • You can adjust the program to your needs. Let the guide know of your requests. 

  • On June 10, 1944, for over two hours, Waffen-SS troops of the 2nd company, I/7 battalion, 4th SS Polizei Panzergrenadier Division under the command of SS-Hauptsturmführer Fritz Lautenbach went door to door. They massacred Greek civilians in "savage reprisals" for a partisan attack upon the unit's convoy. Two hundred fourteen men, women and children were killed in Distomo, near Delphi. According to survivors, SS forces "bayoneted babies in their cribs, stabbed pregnant women, and beheaded the village priest".

  • Olympia is a small town in Elis on the Peloponnese peninsula in Greece, famous for the nearby archaeological site of the same name, a central Panhellenic religious sanctuary of ancient Greece, where the ancient Olympic Games were held. The place was primarily dedicated to Zeus and drew visitors from all over the Greek world as one of such "Panhellenic" centres, which helped build the ancient Greeks' identity as a nation. Despite the name, it is nowhere near Mount Olympus in northern Greece, where the Twelve Olympians, the principal deities of Ancient Greek religion, were believed to live. 

  • 2 Days Private Tour to Delphi, Thermopylae, Mycenae, Nafplion and Ancient Olympia.

  • The tour is available from 10 Apr to 31 Oct.

Meeting Point

Athens, Greece

Cancellation Policy

For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -

Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price Details
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1 To 4EUR 1100 Per Group

This is a private tour
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USD 1220 / group