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9-Hour Athens and Cape Sounio Tour with Acropolis and Museum

9 Hours Round trip from Athens Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Explore the historic Panathinaiko Stadium and Zappeion
  • 02 Admire the Athens Trilogy and the National Garden
  • 03 Visit the Acropolis, including the Parthenon and the Erechtheion
  • 04 Marvel at Cape Sounio and the Temple of Poseidon

Enjoy a 9-hour tour of Athens' highlights and museums, with time to walk through Plaka and admire the local culture and the famous "Souvlaki." Visit the Acropolis and the Acropolis Museum, then continue to Cape Sounio to see one of the Greek capital's most popular sites during a panoramic city tour.

Continue your Athens sightseeing and museum tour with a pleasant short walk past the Herodion and the Theatre of Dionysus to visit the Acropolis Museum.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 9 Hours
Tour type Private
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Not included
Transport Included
Wheelchair access No
Cities Athens, Sounion
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Athens Highlights and Cape Sounio

  • Pick up from the hotel to start your private Athens sightseeing and Cape Sounio tour.

  • Visit Panathinaiko Stadium, where the first modern Olympic Games took place in 1896. It is the only stadium built entirely out of white marble.

  • Proceed to visit Zappeion and the Temple of Olympian Zeus.

  • Admire the Athens Trilogy, which includes the University of Athens, the Academy of Athens, and the National Library.

  • Continue past the National Garden, Hadrian's Arch, St. Paul's Church, Parliament, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Schliemann's House (Numismatic Museum), the Catholic Cathedral, Old Parliament, Constitution Square, the Russian Orthodox Church, and finally the Acropolis, where you will visit the Propylaea, the Temple of Athena Nike, the Parthenon, and the Erechtheion with its Porch of Maidens.

  • Continue your Athens sightseeing and museum tour with a pleasant short walk past the Herodion and the Theatre of Dionysus to visit the Acropolis Museum.

  • Admire the artifacts and sculptures originating from the numerous Acropolis buildings, such as the Erechtheum, the Temple of Athena Nike, and the Propylaea, as well as from Roman and early Christian Athens.

  • After a stop in the traditional area of Plaka for lunch, follow the Mediterranean coastline known as the "Athenian Riviera."

  • Reach the second most popular site of the Greek capital, Cape Sounio and the Temple of Poseidon. Cape Sounio is located 70 km southeast of Athens, at the southernmost point of the Athens area. Sounio is noted for the ruins of an ancient Greek temple of Poseidon, the god of the sea in classical mythology. The remains are perched on the headland, surrounded on three sides by the sea.

The duration of the tour is about 8-9 hours.

Acropolis of Athens, Parthenon, Cape Sounio, Acropolis Museum

Where this trip takes you

Acropolis of Athens, Parthenon, Cape Sounio, Acropolis Museum

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Athens 2 cities · 9 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Pick-up and drop-off from your designated point

  • Private transportation

  • Air-conditioned vehicle

  • English-speaking driver

  • All taxes

  • Bottled water

What's Not Included

  • Entrance fees

  • Tour guide

  • Meals and personal expenses

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Syntagma Square, Athens, Greece
Tour start
Athens, Greece
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 9 hours finish where they began, in Athens.

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