Highlights

Your tour in the early Afternoon:

See the marble masterpieces on display at the Acropolis Museum 

Experienced, licensed, university-graduates guides

Your afternoon tour:

• A visit inside the Acropolis of Athens
• Enjoy a close-up of the marble masterpieces of the Acropolis: the Parthenon, Propylaea, the Erechtheion, the Nike temple a.o. as well as, Dionysus Theater and Sanctuary.
• Experienced, licensed, university-graduates guides

Tour details

Inclusions:

• Local licensed guide
• Skip-the-line service 
• 15% discount on the official tour prices

Exclusions:

• Entrance fees
• Hotel pick-up and drop-off
• Gratuities (gratuity rates in Greece are around 10% of service cost)

The Early Afternoon tour

At this small-group tour, you will visit the Acropolis Museum with a local licensed guide you will get to see the most important artifacts displayed at the museum.

Skip-the-Line Access
We save you time by buying entrance tickets in advance so you can skip the lines.

Top Museum of the World: Acropolis Museum
Designed by renowned Swiss architect Bernard Tschumi and notable Greek architect Michalis Photiadis, the Acropolis Museum captivates guests on approach. Its seamless modern lines elegantly incorporate artifacts exclusively from the Acropolis, and excavations are also  visible under glass floors and walkways. The marbled surviving treasures are impressively displayed with the use of natural light, situated on a modernist open layout. Panoramic views top the experience.

The Afternoon Tour

On this Acropolis tour, your local licensed guide will guide you through the most amazing monuments of Athens in 1.5-hours. You will find all the myths and the stories surrounding those monuments and enjoy the views of the city of Athens from the top of the Acropolis. 

Skip-the-Line Access
We save you time by buying entrance tickets in advance so you can skip the lines.

The Acropolis
Entering on the south slope of the Acropolis, you’ll visit the Dionysus Sanctuary and Dionysus Theater before you walk up the slope leading to the Acropolis monuments. Panoramic views of the city will be perfect for Instagram-ready photos.

During your tour, you’ll gain insight into the significance of the historic monuments of Acropolis including the Parthenon, the Erechtheion, the Propylaia, the Nike Temple as well as other significant sights of Athens including the Odeon of Herodes Atticus, the Ancient Agora, the National Observatory of Athens and the city’s scenic hills: Filoppapos, Mars, and Pnyx.

Meeting point

Early afternoon tour:

In front of the Acropolis Museum Building’s Entrance at 15, Dionysiou Areopagitou St.

Your guide, holding the orange Athens Walking Tours sign, will come to meet you outside the Acropolis Museum, in front of the OWL statue, which is located inside the Acropolis Museum’s premises before entering the Museum on the left-hand side, right next to the “Exit” door.

Please be at the meeting 15 minutes prior to tour departure time.

Afternoon tour:

Our staff, holding the orange Athens Walking Tours sign, will be waiting for you at "FRESKO" Yogurt Bar located at 3, Dionyssiou Areopagitou st, which is at the beginning of the pedestrian walkway that takes you from Hadrian's Arch, Siggrou ave. (also written as Syngrou), to the Acropolis. Please be at the meeting 15 minutes prior to tour departure time.

Admission tickets

Our Skip-the-Line Service

The entrance tickets are not included in the tours fee because there are various rates depending on participants (students, children etc.), on the season (high, low) and there is free entrance on some specific dates throughout the year. 

However, we provide you with a skip-the line-service. We buy the tickets in advance so you skip the lines and have immediate access to the sights listed on the tour. 

The presentation of a valid ID or passport and wherever indicated, of a valid Student ID, is compulsory, for verification at the sites and the museum in order to be eligible for any discount.

From November 1 to March 31

• All children under 5 years of age are entitled to free entrance to all sites
• EU citizens under 24 years of age are entitled to free entrance to all sites
• Citizens from non-EU countries between 6-24 years of age: 15 euros
• Students in EU countries over 25 years of age: 10 euros
• Students in NON-EU countries over 25 years of age: 15 euros
• All Adults 25+: 20 euros
   

From April 1 to October 31

• All children under 5 years of age are entitled to free entrance to all sites
• EU citizens under 24 years of age are entitled to free entrance to all sites
• All Adults 25-64: 35 euros
• EU citizens 65 years of age and over: 25 euros
• Citizens from non-EU countries between 6-24 years of age: 20 euros
• Students in EU countries under 25 years of age are entitled to free entrance to all sites
• Students in EU countries over 25 years of age: 20 euros
• Students in NON-EU countries over 25 years of age: 30 euros
   

Prices of the entrance tickets are subject to changes without prior notice. For more details, please check our entrance fees and tickets page.

Discounts and Offers

a >15% discount off the official price of the tours, is incorporated in the price of the package. This package is available for purchase only directly through our web site.

By purchasing this package you will be entitled to the following discounts for any additional tour you will book through our website:

If you book a second tour with us, you are eligible for a 5% discount. Use the code SNDT at your booking process inside the promo code field.
Discount code for families and groups (FMD): 5% discount to families/groups with 4 or more paying members.
Discount code for groups of more than 4 participants with second tour (SNDT+4): 10% discount to families or groups (4 or more paying members) booking more than one tours.
Note: Any additional discount is not applicable to the specific package but only to the additional tour that will be puchased simoultaneously