4-Day Classical Greece Tour: Epidaurus, Mycenae, Olympia, Delphi, Meteora
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4-Day Classical Greece Tour: Epidaurus, Mycenae, Olympia, Delphi, Meteora
By Chat Tours
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Greece’s historical highlights span a wide area, making it difficult to cover them on your own. This tour from Athens groups five together, so you cover more ground on your trip. Visit Olympia, Mycenae, Epidaurus, Delphi, and Meteora over four days, with guided tours at each so you delve deeper than you might independently. Accommodation, most meals, and comfortable coach transportation are included to make everything seamless.
Lowest price guaranteeFree cancellation
Ages 0-99, max of 40 per group
Duration: 4 days
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Live guide: English
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Highlights
- See five of Greece’s historical highlights in just four days from Athens
- Travel easily to Mycenae, Epidaurus, Olympia, Delphi, and Meteora by coach
- Guided tours at each site for a fuller picture than when exploring alone
- All-in-one tour: 4-star hotels, most meals, and entry fees included
- Breakfast
- Breakfast
- Dinner
- Breakfast
- Dinner
- Dinner
- Professional guide
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- 3 nights of accommodation
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels only)
- entrance tickets in Mycenae, Epidaurus, Olympia, Delphi, 2 Meteora Monasteries
- Entry/Admission - The Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus
- Entry/Admission - Archaeological Site Mycenae
- Entry/Admission - Epidaurus Archaeological Museum
- Entry/Admission - Archaeological Site of Olympia
- Entry/Admission - Archaeological Museum of Olympia
- Entry/Admission - Temple of Apollo
- Entry/Admission - Delphi Archaeological Museum
- Entry/Admission - Delphi
What's not included- Lunch meals and drinks
- Surcharge: Environmental fee 7€ per room per night from 1/1/2024 will be paid directly to the hotel
- Pick up from airport and ports of Piraeus, Lavrio and Rafina
- Pick up from airbnb, apartments and private residence
- On Day 1, board your climate-controlled coach in central Athens and, after seeing the Corinth Canal, venture into the Peloponnese to visit the ancient ruins of Mycenae and Epidaurus, including the latter’s well-preserved theater. After a night’s stay in Nauplia or Olympia (depending on tour dates), Day 2 brings a tour of Olympia, where the ancient Olympics were held, followed by a journey north for an overnight Delphi stay. On Day 3, enjoy a guided tour of mountainside ancient Delphi and a visit to the Delphi Archaeological Museum before traveling through central Greece to Meteora. After an overnight hotel stay in Kalambaka, spend the morning of Day 4 touring two of Meteora’s extraordinary rocktop monasteries with a guide before returning to the Athens’ starting point where your experience ends. Your tour includes guided tours at each site, 4-star hotel accommodation for three nights, plus free time for lunch (own expense) each day and each evening to enjoy as you wish. Three dinners, three breakfasts, and comfortable coach travel, including pickup and drop-off from selected Athens hotels, are all part of the package.
- Start:Multiple pickup locations offered.
- Leof. Vasilisis Amalias 10, Athina 105 57, GreeceCorner Amalias & Xenofondos str
Pickup details- Pick up service commence 07:30 to 08:15. 08:30 is the departure time of the tour from departure point.
Hotel pickup offeredDuring checkout you will be able to select from the list of included hotels.End:This activity ends back at the meeting point. - Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 31409B- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Most travelers can participate
- Note that overnight on Day 1 may sometimes be in Olympia instead of Nauplia.
- A dress code is required to enter places of worship and selected museums. No shorts or sleeveless tops allowed. Knees and shoulders MUST be covered for both men and women. You may risk refused entry if you fail to comply with these dress requirements
- French speaking available ONLY on Monday Apr 1,8-May 13-June 10,17,24- July 1,8,22-August 5,12,19,26-September 2,9,16-October 14,21,28. During winter season ONLY Englsh speaking available
- Very important: Children aged 5 to 12 years old must hold passport or ID in order to get the discounted price. Otherwise they will pay entrance ticket to the Archaelogical sites or Museums.
- Your guide will give you your entry tickets to the sites and museums
- Port , airport or private apartment or airbnb pickup are not available
- During winter season all tours run English only
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 40 travelers
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 31409B
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Itinerary
Overview
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13 stops
Day 1
Corinth Canal, Mycenae,...
Day 2
Olympia
Day 3
Delphi
Day 4
Meteora - Kalambaka
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- benjamincH8301NE0 contributionsAmazing Half day Corinth tripOur guide was great. She is friendly and knowledgeable of the area. She was always answering our questions even if they were about Greece culture or something we saw on the way to the tour location.Written October 6, 2024
- MarySNJ0 contributionsPhenomenal tour, we highly recommend!We enjoyed a phenomenal tour of the Sanctuary of Apollo in Delphi lead by a very knowledgeable and gracious tour guide, Vicki. We had plenty of time to explore the ruins hear about the mythology and history associated with the God Apollo and the people who built the temple, buildings and statues, and stories of the Pythia and the people who traveled from all over to the Sanctuary to request an oracle from the Pythia. Vicki took us through the museum at the site to see the many treasures, works of art and architecture from over the centuries excavated from the site, and the day capped off with a lunch (optional) at the nearby Amalia Hotel. NOTE: It’s a long day with a lot of walking and stairs and not wheelchair friendly. My partner and I both had joint surgery early in the summer and used walking poles to help with the tough spots.Written October 5, 2024
- 980mariahz0 contributionsMisleading, only dinner and a showThis tour was advertised as a dinner and a show, but the majority of the time was spent pressuring the audience to get on stage with the dancers. There were no stops to take pictures of the Acropolis as suggested in the description, and that should be removed. While dinner itself wasn't bad, I specifically booked this tour to photograph the illuminated Acropolis, but we barely got a glimpse of it. They were late picking us up, and the dinner and show took far too long. We actually had better views from our hotel balcony than what was shown to us. The constant pushing to join the dancers on stage was extremely uncomfortable and not something we expected. Had we known this was all the tour offered, we would have left much earlier, but we stayed thinking we would still get the promised photo opportunities.Written October 3, 2024
- flying2chiefs0 contributionsMissed Delphi MuseumIt was very disappointed that we did not have time to visit Delphi Museum while we were there. The Delphi archaeological site tour was ended at 1pm. The tour guide told us that we can have 20 minutes to wander around. By the time we got to the meeting point, the tour guide said that there was no time for us to visit the museum. If she told us earlier, we would utilize the 20 minutes to quickly go through the museum.Written October 2, 2024
- bdmack590 contributionsExcellent Delphi ExcursionHighly recommend this day trip from Athens. Xenia, our guide, was outstanding. She was extremely knowledgeable and guided us through two quite crowded sites with great efficiency. We learnt so much in this visit. The museum is filled with incredible pieces of antiquity. Lunch at the hotel was more than adequate and, apart from the chicken, was very good. The scenic drive through the mountains added to the enjoyment of the tour.Written October 1, 2024
- ethancdraper0 contributionsWorth the view, tour itself was so-soBeautiful views and the ruins were spectacular. Didn't love the tour. The museum was nice but the guide was incorrect/mistranslating quite a few things, not really able to answer questions, and we had limited time to see the ruins. I would've preferred more time at the ruins and less time at the museum, especially since we spent as much time driving as we did outside the bus. Glad I went to see Delphi, but I wasn't wowed by the tour.Written September 28, 2024
- John P0 contributionsWonderful tour, great lunchA wonderful tour, we had Dimitri as our guide and he was a very good communicator and gave us great information in a funny and light hearted way. We chose the lunch option which was very nice and came very quickly and I would recommend. I would have liked more information about the timings for the day. As we were travelling with a child (11 year old) and we didn’t get to lunch until 3pm, even I was getting a little hangry! Overall worth the money and Delphi was a wonderful place to visit.Written September 23, 2024
- Chris M0 contributionsBad Tour CompanyThe bus picks us up from our hotel and we drive 2 blocks. The guide then tells us to get off of the bus because the bus that picked us up does not got to the tour. We follow the guide off of the bus and we get on another bus that’s taking us to Poseidon. We make 3 more stops at other hotels to pick up other people. We finally get on the road to the Temple of Poseidon and the bus was clean. We arrive and we all get off of the bus to follow the guide up the pathway. The whole time she is talking really fast and her Greek accent is really heavy so it was hard to understand her. After the tour we get back on the bus and head back, the bus was suppose to have taken us back to our hotel but instead it dropped us off 3 blocks away! The concierge at our hotel said that they were suppose to have picked us up and dropped us off at our hotel but obviously that did not happen.Written September 20, 2024
- Stemarsco0 contributionsTerrible tourist trapThere. Was no night time tour of the city as promoted just a mention of anything we passed. We waited in one bus for 20 minutes to be transferred to another bus leaving no time to tour during the evening we were squashed in like sardines in the restaurant and a small glass of coke cost 5 euroWritten September 19, 2024
- mrnickdsmith0 contributionsDon't bother with the VIP upgradeSave yourself some money and don't bother with the VIP upgrade. You're in a state room for the entire voyage and for us, the air conditioner was not working so it was sweltering hot. You're much better off with the standard cruise up on the deck with everyone else.Written September 18, 2024
- lowellw3620 contributionsExcellent serviceWe had a great time on our trip with CHAT tours. The day started off a little rough as we had confused our pickup time and missed our pickup… this was our mistake. Hara at Chat tours went out of her way to get us on a different tour later that day. She certainly didn’t have to do this as it was our mistake, so I really appreciate their willingness to work with us. The tour was excellent, very informative great to see the coastline outside of Athens. The guide was also fantastic in accommodating my father in law who has limited mobility. Definitely would recommend!Written September 5, 2024
- IrishCueTravel0 contributionsA fun experience outside AthensA very scenic ride from Athens to visit the structure that’s visible from miles away. There’s a very nice cafe located at the parking location. The cafe offered a good selection of drinks and deserts. The walk up is so much easier than any of the similar places in AthensWritten August 20, 2024
- Naveen558415620 contributionsUnique MeteoraDelphi was just ok, Meteora was good. The rock formations around Meteora was something unique. Only thing is that one should have enough time to absorb the uniqueness of the place.Written August 14, 2024
- B550VNstellas0 contributionsCancelacion de Vuelo TK 437 25 de octubre 2024I do not recommend the Turkish airline company - terrible company. He canceled the flight and kept the money. Flight TK 437 - from Athens to Dubronik for October 25, 2024Written August 8, 2024
- Venture529499448030 contributionsExcellent service and learning experienceI had Xenia as the tour guide for this trip and she was amazing. She was very friendly with everybody and was able to answer any questions that were given. She had great enthusiasm and was extremely knowledgeable about the site of Delphi and the background history/mythology of the site. All the time that was allocated for lunch, breaks, free time etc. Was perfect and did not leave me feeling like I had missed anything. Would definitely book with this company again :)Written August 8, 2024
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Kitchener, Canada21 contributions
I took this tour on a solo trip to Greece in May 2023.
Overall I really enjoyed the tour, but there were a few complaints:
The tour guide did not introduce herself or the driver and was not very friendly or personable.
There were mainly English speaking people on the tour, but she did the tour in French first.
She was knowledgeable, though, but had a monotonous voice and speaking French first was annoying.
The sites visited were great and Meteora was spectacular.
One word of warning about Meteora: when inside the monasteries wear a mask. They are very crowded and poorly ventilated. I didn’t wear a mask and tested possitive for Covid a few days later.
Another caution: Pay for the tourist class hotels. I paid for a first class and found out that several others on the tour paid for tourist class and stayed in the same hotels. It was several hundred dollars difference.
My travel agent contacted Viatour and they would not refund the difference or provide a reasonable explanation.
Overall the tour was enjoyable and worth the money.
Overall I really enjoyed the tour, but there were a few complaints:
The tour guide did not introduce herself or the driver and was not very friendly or personable.
There were mainly English speaking people on the tour, but she did the tour in French first.
She was knowledgeable, though, but had a monotonous voice and speaking French first was annoying.
The sites visited were great and Meteora was spectacular.
One word of warning about Meteora: when inside the monasteries wear a mask. They are very crowded and poorly ventilated. I didn’t wear a mask and tested possitive for Covid a few days later.
Another caution: Pay for the tourist class hotels. I paid for a first class and found out that several others on the tour paid for tourist class and stayed in the same hotels. It was several hundred dollars difference.
My travel agent contacted Viatour and they would not refund the difference or provide a reasonable explanation.
Overall the tour was enjoyable and worth the money.
Written October 30, 2023
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Jane P
Bangkok, Krung Thep, Thailand7 contributions
May 2022
The 4-day Classical Tour we took met all our expectations and lived up to the high reviews that were published. Our guide Demetra was truly excellent. She was clear, precise and very knowledgeable. She kept us entertained on the long bus rides by providing lengthy explanations about Greek history, archeology, mythology, and religion. We were impressed by how graciously yet professionally she handled our group. We were fortunate to be with a group of 12 people, who although complete strangers, turned out to be very compatible. Every stage of of the tour ran smoothly and the hotels were comfortable.
Written May 18, 2022
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Daria S
48 contributions
Mar 2023 • Couples
The negative part of the trip was the Amalia Hotels. Well, the CHAT Tours promised us the First Class Accommodation in a 4-star hotels. First of all, Amalia Hotels doesn't have a first class room, everyone get the same twin basic room with 2 beds (we travel as a couple). The hotels ware 3 stars at best, the rooms need to be updating with modern look, the furniture was very used and old, the breakfast and dinner buffet were average, it looks like a cantine, not a restaurant. Only Amalia Delphi has a nice view on mountains) Especially, for the price we paid.
Apart from it, the trip was enjoyable in a safe and air conditioned bus. Plus many stops on a road, so everyone can buy snacks, coffee, water or some souvenirs. Our bus driver Nicholas was great, he navigates safe and accurate, thank you very much for the drive! Excellent guide Joy has a vast knowledge of Ancient Greek history and mythology. She was fantastic! Very professional! Thank you! The views of Mycenae, Delphi, Meteora were spectacular, great places to visit. The museums in each city were excellent, amazing collection of marble sculptures.
Apart from it, the trip was enjoyable in a safe and air conditioned bus. Plus many stops on a road, so everyone can buy snacks, coffee, water or some souvenirs. Our bus driver Nicholas was great, he navigates safe and accurate, thank you very much for the drive! Excellent guide Joy has a vast knowledge of Ancient Greek history and mythology. She was fantastic! Very professional! Thank you! The views of Mycenae, Delphi, Meteora were spectacular, great places to visit. The museums in each city were excellent, amazing collection of marble sculptures.
Written April 4, 2023
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Myriam
2 contributions
Apr 2023
Boyfriend and I chose this as an option to tick off many of the sites we wanted to see without breaking the bank. I was actually concerned because it seemed very cheap than other options it would be really rough with dodgy accomodation, reading reviews, etc.. but it far exceeded our expectations. The hotels were lovely and the buffet food was really nice even if a llittle bit "same same" after a few nights. We had a couple of misses, one night in Delphi the hot water had run out but this maybe just a one off and that hotel was one of the older ones. (Although the view in Delphi was amazing.. ) Bus was very new, Dimitra was excellent as a tour guide and everything was very well organised. It's easy to complain but honestly at this price it far exceeded our expectations. A lot of value included, accomodation, good food,entrance fees, lots of toll roads, Dimitra's wonderful guidance, and so on. Definitely don't regret going with this one.
Written April 8, 2023
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TrailBlazer562978
11 contributions
Jan 2020
Several reviews of tours in Greece have reported dangerous driving, uninterested guides and poor accommodation. The 4-day tour I took with Chat Tours had NO such problems. The guide was generous with her knowledge and enthusiastic about her country. Perhaps she over-talked, trying to tell the group too much. Places visited always interesting and time scheduled good. Of course, Greece is mountainous and if you want to see a lot, it entails some hours in a coach.
Written February 1, 2020
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Natalie A
9 contributions
Aug 2021
As someone who loves ancient Greek history, this was the trip of a lifetime. I traveled solo to Greece and it was a tour of 14 people including myself. My tour guide, Stathis, was extremely knowledgeable and made my trip. He explained the history of every site and also told mythological stories on the bus on the way to different destinations so we knew the history and mythology behind every site we went to. The entire time I felt very comfortable and he always gave us enough time at each site to walk around, take pictures and appreciate Greece's beauty. The restaurants we went to also had amazing food, and the hotels were clean and comfortable. I would highly recommend this tour!! (August, 2018)
Written August 2, 2021
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runnerNewJersey
new jersey26 contributions
Oct 2022
We just returned from a fantastic classical Greece 4 day tour. Our tour guide was the best guide ever! Her name is Joy. We loved this trip and highly recommend Joy to lead you on a very informative and remarkable 4 days!
Written November 2, 2022
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Alison D
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Sep 2024 • Couples
I cannot recommend this trip, even though we had a safe driver & capable tour guide. The countryside of Peloponnese & mainland is beautiful; but hours on the bus with 50 people; many sick; was very uncomfortable. No spare time to explore local villages as we were taken only to shops selling touristy souvenirs & arrived every night at 6.30pm for dinner an hour later. Most meals were buffet style for hundreds of tourists on bus tours. We felt like cattle being herded every day. First night meal was beautiful in an olive garden; but it went downhill after that. Visits to classical sites were too long & not very interesting. We were so glad when the tour finished and we were free. Many people on our tour felt the same. Very disappointing & it was not cheap.
Written September 28, 2024
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Sue J
Bath, UK88 contributions
This tour with Chat Tours was excellent and one of the best tours we've been on. This was largely due to our guide, Xenia, who was remarkably knowledgeable and who had a great way of explaining things clearly and succinctly. She really brought the ancient history to life for us.
The 16 seater tour bus was comfortable and had free WiFi. We covered almost 800 miles as the sites are very spread out, but we had plenty of rest stops at interesting places. The hotels are decent enough and all have swimming pools, although the days are very long and you didn't always have much free time between arriving and going to dinner.
For anyone wanting to learn about ancient, classical, roman, and more recent Greek history then this is the perfect tour. The scenery is also spectacular and very varied. You won't be disappointed
The 16 seater tour bus was comfortable and had free WiFi. We covered almost 800 miles as the sites are very spread out, but we had plenty of rest stops at interesting places. The hotels are decent enough and all have swimming pools, although the days are very long and you didn't always have much free time between arriving and going to dinner.
For anyone wanting to learn about ancient, classical, roman, and more recent Greek history then this is the perfect tour. The scenery is also spectacular and very varied. You won't be disappointed
Written June 21, 2024
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GlobeTrotting768167
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The tour was great. There is so much history to see in such a short period of time that we could not have done it on our own. The hotels exceeded expectations and the other people we met on the tour, made it a very pleasurable experience.
We had to go on Monday, which is a French translation trip, (we knew going in) which unfortunately added extended time at each area and likely took away from free time or other sites we didn’t get to see.
Dominique, the tour guide, was very knowledgeable, but sometimes was hard to understand with her accent. The bus driver was fantastic as there is some interesting driving expertise that is needed.
I would not hesitate to recommend it.
We had to go on Monday, which is a French translation trip, (we knew going in) which unfortunately added extended time at each area and likely took away from free time or other sites we didn’t get to see.
Dominique, the tour guide, was very knowledgeable, but sometimes was hard to understand with her accent. The bus driver was fantastic as there is some interesting driving expertise that is needed.
I would not hesitate to recommend it.
Written September 14, 2024
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Will you ick us up at our hotel Electra Metropolis ..also do you need to put a supplement to upgrade to a 4 start hotel on this trip..message is not clear about this
Written June 6, 2022
I am travelling solo and would like to know if I will have my own room or will need to share.
Written April 24, 2022
The classical Greek Tour departure day and time in April, 2022 ?
Written March 1, 2022
Suleman C
Piscataway, New Jersey
Can we store our extra luggage at hotel where we staying?
Written January 17, 2022
Nous sommes 5 adultes. Peut-on avoir 3 chambres: 2 chambres pour 2 personnes et une chambre pour une personne?
Written February 19, 2020
HI,
What time around afternoon, we are back from tour because our plane fly out at 6:00PM? Can you drop us (4) at the airport? Can you pick us (4) up at Piraeus port on First day tour? what time we have to be there at the port? Thanks
Written January 13, 2020
I landed at 6 a.m. and barely made it to the start of the tour. I would have had plenty of time but Aegon Air lost a lot of the luggage. They basically pick up and drop off in city center. I stayed in Plaka which was VERY NICE. They returned us in the early evening. I don't remember the time. The bus to and from the airport is a better deal. I took the bus to get back to the airport and it was no problem. The taxi driver on the way in followed me around after I got off the taxi saying he wanted more money when I gave him full fare plus tip. It was annoying. So I suggest bus. I didn't want to risk getting lost taking the buss from the airport but the taxi driver drove me to the wrong hotel at first too and yes charged me for that that crook.
Written February 11, 2020
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