Private Athens Tour with the Museum from the port and drop off at Hotel

For guests wanting a general orientation, a little history, this is the perfect exclusive Athens tour for you or your group, offering more time in the city than cruise line tours.

During your time in Athens, you will drive approximately 30 minutes from the pier. Upon arrival, your professionally trained guide will narrate during a city orientation, viewing such sights as the Temple of Zeus, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and the former Royal Palace, which is now the Greek House of Parliament. You will pass by the University of Athens, the Academy of Athens, and the National Library.

A photo stop will be made outside the Panathenaic Olympic Stadium, where the first modern Olympic Games were held in 1896. From here, you will continue to visit the famous Acropolis.

Considered one of the great archeological museums, the Athens museum contains the richest collection of artifacts from Greek antiquity in the world. Follow your licensed guide as you explore the Archaic, Hellenistic, and Roman periods of Greek history. You will visit the statue of Poseidon, the god of the sea, and the Young Jockey found in Artemision. View the frescoes from Santorini, as well as numerous jewelry and pottery articles. The museum houses the unique Mycenaean Collection, including the death mask of King Agamemnon, the cups of Vapheio, and many more items dating back to the 2nd millennium B.C. As you view the architecture, sculpture, and the other arts, you will be able to see changes that formed the shape of the world as we know it. Your guide will help bring it to life. After visiting the museum, you will be driven back to your hotel.