Tours/Athens/Canal of Corinthos & Ancient Corinthos Half Day Private Tour
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Canal of Corinthos & Ancient Corinthos Half Day Private Tour

4.8(6)Athens1 hour
TRIPADVISOR4.8(6)

Description

This tour covers the biblical Ancient Corinthos (with the famous Vema from where St. Paul preached to the Corinthians) This tour has a personalize character. The car will be only for you. The driver will try to face all your needs during the tour. You may easily customize the suggested itinerary in accordance to your wish. JG Athens Tours gives specific attention to the quality than to the quantity. Our clients' safety is of our outmost priorities. Due to recent pandemia of Covid 19, increased precautionary measures of personal hygiene have been taken.

Tour Options

Private Tour up 6 people
  • Mini Van Mercedes V Class Pickup included
Private Tour up 10 people
  • Mini Bus Mercedes Sprinter Pickup included
Private Tour up 3 people
  • Sedan or SUV car Pickup included

Itinerary

15 min

The tour starts with driving via the coastal highway towards Peloponnese. While on route you will see the area of the Saronic Gulf where the famous Naval Battle of Salamis took place in 480 B.C. between the Greeks & the Persians. First stop is at the famous Canal of Corinthos (Isthmus) which connects the Corinthian Gulf with Saronic Gulf & cuts Peloponnese peninsula from the rest Greek mainland.

Admission not included60 min

The tour continues with the Ancient Corinthos. Exploring the archaeological area you will meet the Temple of Apollo (built on a rocky hill), the Theatre, the Roman Odeon, the Glauke fountain into a natural rock & the Archaeological Museum. Besides them there is the famous "Vema" (tribunal) from which St. Paul preached to the Corinthians.

Admission not included60 min

Last visit is to the Acrocorinthos (the Acropolis), a monolithic rock overseeing the Ancient Corinthos. You will find ruins of the Temple of Aphrodite, of the Ano Peirene Spring & of many churches.

Highlights

WiFi on board
Bottled water
Piraeus Port (Cruise terminal) Pick up & Drop off
English speaking Driver/guide (Not allowed to enter inside the archaeological areas & museum)
Air-conditioned vehicle
Private Tour
Hotel or Apartment Pick up & Drop off
Fuel surcharge
Local taxes

What's included

Included
WiFi on board
Bottled water
Piraeus Port (Cruise terminal) Pick up & Drop off
English speaking Driver/guide (Not allowed to enter inside the archaeological areas & museum)
Air-conditioned vehicle
Private Tour
Hotel or Apartment Pick up & Drop off
Fuel surcharge
Local taxes
Not included
Airport pick up & drop off (On request with additional cost)
Entrance fees for the archaeological sights & museums
Licensed Tour Guide for escorting you into the sights (on request with additional cost)
Food and Drinks
Gratuities

Pickup Locations & Times

If the pick up will be from hotel or apartment in Athens the meeting point will be just outside the entrance gate of the hotel or of the building. If the pick up will be Cruise Terminal at Piraeus Port we shall wait the passengers at the Exit Gate of the Cruise terminal holding label with their name.

Traveller Ratings

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Important Information

  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Reviews(6)

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TurDuF
April 19, 2025
Reliable and friendly service to our complete satisfaction

Additionally to the Corinth Tour we had private transfer from Athens Airport to our hotel as well. Both drivers were on time, extremely friendly and helpful. The cars were comfortable, very clean and water was offered. The drivers also provide valuable information/explanations. I have really appreciated the reliable and quick communication from John during the booking process, all my questions were answered promptly. Well, I can indeed recommend the reliable and friendly service of JG Tours.

Operator response

Dear TurDuf, thank you very much for taking the time to post this excellent feedback. We are very happy that you had good time and remained fully satisfied while using our services for your Ancient Corinth Private Tour and for the Trasnefr from Athens Airport. We are looking forward to welcome you again in the future. Our Best Regards, JG Athens Tours

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Roam142192
November 4, 2024
Educative and Enjoyable Trip

We were picked up at Athens airport, punctually by George, our driver-guide. The car was neat and pretty new and was stocked with drinking water. The drive to Corinthos Canal was very enjoyable. The Canal itself is a marvel of sorts of human engineering. The visit to the nearby castle and ruins was educative. It was an enjoyable trip.

Operator response

Dear Shaili, thank you very much for your positive feedback. We and George are very happy that you had good time and remained satisfied while using our services for your Corinth Private Tour. We are looking forward to welcome you again in the future. Our Best Regards, JG Athens Tours

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Justin_Stenberg
January 29, 2024
Great day exploring Athens!

This was my first trip to Athens and I wanted to make sure I saw all the key highlights. I was traveling with a friend. This tour was fantastic. It provided a great opportunity to see many popular and meaningful historical sites and locations. The timeline of the tour was laid out perfectly. At each site visit, we were not competing with an abundance of other tourists. Our guide and driver, George, was absolutely fantastic We actually had George as our guide on a tour the day before. We were very happy to spend a second day with George. We were very impressed with George's knowledge of Athenian and Greek history. In addition, George was very kind and thoughtful. He worked diligently to ensure we saw the sites, understood the site and its history, and was very flexible. I would absolutely recommend this tour.

Operator response

Dear Justin, thank you very much for your excellent feedback. We and George are very happy that you had good time and remained fully satisfied while using our services for your private tour. We are looking forward to welcome you again in the future. Our Best Regards, JG Athens Tours

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704sandeepa
July 4, 2023
Informed, thoughtful and attentive Corinthos tour.

We took a tour of 1 day tour of Full Day Athens, Corinthos Canal & Ancient Corinthos Tour in June 2019 and we had the best time. John's driver very friendly and considerate. His knowledge of the sites, highlighting the aspects to be visited were very helpful to ensure we did not miss any of the high lights. He had cold water ready when we needed it, towels for the kids when we came off the beach etc. We had a great time! 10/10 and we will definitely call John for guidance next time we plan to visit Greece. This is obviously a long overdue review.

Operator response

Dear Sandeep, Thank you very much for your positive feedback. We are very happy that you had good time and remained fully satisfied while using our services for your Athens & Corinthos Private Tour. We are looking forward to welcome you again in the future. Our Best Regards, JG Athens Tours

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337frankz
June 5, 2023
Canal visit

John was very knowledgeable and explained many items on our way there. Amazing canal and beautiful countryside. We had a great time.

Operator response

Dear Frank, thank you very much for posting this excellent review. We are very happy that you had great time and remained fully satisfied while using our services for your Corinth Canal & Ancient Corinthos Private Half Tour. We are looking forward to welcome you again in the future. Our Best Regards, JG Athens Tours

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sclero1947
January 22, 2021
2013... and 2020n as helpful, smiling and wonderful as ever!

We first met John when my niece Hélène and I visited Athens in September 2013 and based on the various excellent reviews on his services, asked him to organize our transfers from/to airport and private tours to Sounion, Athens and Corinth, which he did perfectly, including renting a wheelchair for me (as I’m a person with restricted mobility) and arranging for my trip up to the Acropolis via the archeologists’ lift, which enabled me to visit the Parthenon again. So when we returned to Greece 7 years later in Sept./Oct. 2020, this time to Agi Theodori, a small village some 60 km from Athens, we immediately contacted John again to take care of the wheelchair rental, transfers to/from our villa and a private tour to Old Corinth. John himself waited for us at the Venizelos airport, as smiling and full of life as ever, though we were a few hours late due to a serious technical problem on our Zurich/Athens flights. Being already retained by a big football star, he arranged the tour in Corinth with another delightful and helpful driver, Alexander and again we had a lovely day. On the transfer back to the airport we again stopped at the Pende Phi, a fantastic Greek family restaurant he had introduced us to back in 2013 and we had a marvelous lunch before flying back. John is really a jack of all trades and is able to arrange a lot of things for you, point things you would have missed otherwise, give you tips of what to do/where to eat and always ready to help and solve problems. So we certainly hope we’ll meet again when we’ll visit his beautiful country again. Thank you for everything, John! Sylvie & Hélène, 74000 Annecy /France

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Operator response

Dear Sylvie, thank you very much for posting this "very generous" review. We are happy that, once more, you remained fully satisfied while using our services. We are looking forward to welcome you again very soon !!! Our Best Regards

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