Athens Trip Overview
Joining the “Delphi highlights small group tour” you’ll spend a day exploring one of the world’s most famous archeological sites.Pick up and drop off from your hotel or apartment will be very easy for you as it is included in our service.You will enjoy the driving through central Greece socializing with the rest of the participants as it will be maximum 10 persons in this group. You will avoid all long lines as small group tours move fast without waisting time.Once you enter the archeological site,follow your official guide to hear everything about the history, mythology and even modern facts of the “navel of the world”.Small group tours guarantee flexibility, personalized service and no long queing.
Additional Info
Duration: 9 hours
Starts: Athens, Greece
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Athens, Attica, Greece
Joining the “Delphi highlights small group tour” you’ll spend a day exploring one of the world’s most famous archeological sites.Pick up and drop off from your hotel or apartment will be very easy for you as it is included in our service.You will enjoy the driving through central Greece socializing with the rest of the participants as it will be maximum 10 persons in this group. You will avoid all long lines as small group tours move fast without waisting time.Once you enter the archeological site,follow your official guide to hear everything about the history, mythology and even modern facts of the “navel of the world”.Small group tours guarantee flexibility, personalized service and no long queing.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Delphi Greece
Pick up from your hotel early in the morning and meeting with the rest clients of the small group tour (maximum 10 people). Drive through the fertile plain of Beotia, crossing the towns of Thebes – connected with the tragedy of King Oedipus and the city of Levadia and enjoy a rest stop. You will arrive at ancient Delphi archeological site- known in ancient times as the navel of the world- the “Omphalos”, whose prestige extended far beyond the boundaries of the Hellenic World. You will meet with your official guide and start your tour.
Pass by Castalia Spring, visit at the archaeological site and view the monument of the Argive Kings, the treasury of the Athenians, the Athenian Stoa, the Polygonal Wall, the monument of Platea and the Temple of Apollo famous for its oracle
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Delphi Archaeological Museum, Ethniki Odos Amfissas – Livadias, Delphi 330 54 Greece
Entrance to Delphi museum (own expenses), with spectacular exhibits including the frieze of the Treasury of the Sifnians, the Naxian Sphinx, the Statue of Antinoos, the famous bronze Charioteer, and many other artifacts. the Archeological museum of Delphi
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Athena Pronaia Temple, Delphi 330 54, Greece
Short stop at “The Tholos of Delphi is among the ancient structures of the Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia in Delphi. The circular temple, a “tholos”, shares the immediate site with other ancient foundations of the Temple of Athena Pronaia, all located less than a mile east of the main ruins at Delphi. The “tholos” is part of the Delphi UNESCO World Heritage.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Delphi Greece
After finishing your guided tour you will be transfered at the modern village of Delphi for lunch (own expenses), and free time for a stroll around the alleys
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Mount Parnassus, Delphi Greece
Leaving Delphi behind you are going to return to Athens via the picturesque mountain traditional village of Arachova (short stop), built on the south slopes of Parnassus. This tour returns to Athens in the late afternoon dropping you off at your hotel.
Duration: 30 minutes
