Delphi Guided Small Group Day Tour from Athens
Description
Joining our 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 15 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.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Pick up from your hotel early in the morning and meeting with the rest clients of the small group tour. 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
You will visit Delphi museum, 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.
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.
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
Leaving Delphi behind you are going to return to Athens via the picturesque mountain traditional village of Arachova (short stop for 20'), built on the south slopes of Parnassus. This tour returns to Athens in the late afternoon dropping you off at your hotel.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Pick up and drop off is included from hotels and apartments within the range of central Athens area. Your location details are required during the booking process (hotel name or apartment full address) If your hotel/apartment is not accessible by the type of vehicles we use (e.g street narrowness, pedestrian area) we will appoint a nearby meeting point for picking you up. In case that your location details has not been provided 48 hours prior to departure we will assign a centrally located meeting point of our choice for picking you up. You will receive an email from us us with the exact pick up time 24 hours prior departure. No changes can be made to the pickup plan once it has been allocated and finalized. Pickups from Ports/Airports are offered only to the Private tour option. Please notice that pick up commerce starts 40-50 minutes prior departure.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- The tour duration is an estimate and may vary due to several factors, including traffic when leaving or returning to Athens, congestion at the entrances of archaeological sites, and the group's pace
- Airport/Port pickup available only to the Private Tour option
- Exact pick up point and time will be sent to you in the email provided during the booking at least 24hrs prior departure
- Participants are expected to carry no more than a backpack. If you have luggage that requires trunk space, please inform us in advance of the activity date so we can arrange the appropriate vehicle and pickup location
Reviews(497)
Lots of time in the van but a great tour at Delphi. Tour guide was excellent. The museum at Delphi was great. There was a fair amount of uphill walking at the site
Great transport and tour! Enjoyed the scenery on the way to Delphi. Tour of the museum and archeological site was excellent!
Theo Tragadis’ private tour for us to see Sounio and the Temple of Poseidon was absolutely great. We have been fortunate to go on quite a few private tours, but our trip with Theo was among the very best guides that we have come across. His dinner recommendation to go to the Four Brothers after we visited the temple at sunset made the experience all the better. We would not have known about that exceptional family multi generational restaurant without his very insightful recommendation. (It was also one of the best meals that we had during our trip to Greece this time.) Thank you very much!
Lilly was super friendly and a wealth of information. The tours were great!
Danae, the guide in the van, was kind, welcoming and knowledgeable. Georgia, the guide at the site, was incredibly informative and patient. The food during lunch was excellent, and the setting was beautiful. We could not have enjoyed this trip more.
The bus and tour was perfect. Good guide telling interesting story’s about the gods on the way to Delphi! The museum walk wass great but we had just 40 minutes to see the sight so we had to run up to see everything. If there was only 15 minutes more time it would be great. I think traffic and waiting on people that were not paying attention was the reason because they were slow and went to the museum without us so we had to look for them, precious time wasted. I loved the museum but wish we had more time at the temples. Everything was perfect also lunch after wass soooo delicious!! Also small stop at arachova but it wass raining
Thank you for this wonderful and detailed review, ancy! We're so glad the guide's storytelling made th journey to Delphi magical, and that the lunch was dlicious — Arachova is a gem even on a rainy day! You feedback about timing at the temples and museum is eally valuable and we take note of it. Traffic and goup coordination can sometimes affect the schedule, nd we truly appreciate your patience. We hope to welome you back for another perfect day in Greece!
Great tour, long drive, but great guides, and wonderful meal at the end! Our guides at the site and in the bus did great!
Wonderful tour, so much history... both guides and driver were excellent. We chose to do a private tour with only 4 people, it was a very good idea with the amount of tours going on at the same time. Do this for an out of Athens moment.
Friendly and professional. Very informative Delphi guide. Lovely restaurant experience. Great mountain views. Comfortable minibus.
Lily and Friday were amazing guides. Our trip to Delphi was so much richer thanks to Friday taking us through the museum first. Lily filled us in on so much history and mythology during the 2+ hour ride to Delphi. So glad we chose Delphi over the other full day trips as the antiquities found in Delphi were incredible. Had the best meal of many good meals at the Taverna we ate at in New Delphi (Bouka maybe).
