Ancient Athens for Kids 4-Hour Private Walking Tour
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Ancient Athens for Kids 4-Hour Private Walking Tour
By Be a Greek
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Ages 0-99
Duration: 4h
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Live guide: English
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- Specially designed children activities according to age
- All activities material
- A Greek coffee or other traditional refreshment per person
- Be accompanied by an Expert member of our Team
- All taxes and fees
- Entry/Admission - Panathenaic Stadium
What's not included- Foods and Drinks
- Entrance fees to any point of interest
- Personal expenses (i.e. souvenirs etc.
- Entry/Admission - Herod Atticus Odeon
- Entry/Admission - Tempio Di Zeus Olimpio
- Entry/Admission - Zappeion Conference & Exhibition Center
- Start:
- Rovertou Galli 43, Athina 117 42, GreeceAt the parking lot of Dionysos Restaurant
End:- Syntagma Square, Plateia Syntagmatos, Athina, Greece
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 46332P5- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Most travelers can participate
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- 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: 46332P5
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- Rovertou Galli 43, Athina 117 42, GreeceAt the parking lot of Dionysos Restaurant
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- Plateia Syntagmatos, Athina, Greece
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- AlpineAnya0 contributionsBest tour in Athens for avid learners!Wow! We absolutely LOVED this tour! I wish we could take John, our tour guide, in our pocket for the rest of our Greece trip!! Not only was he a wealth of information, he presented it in such an engaging way that we were fully raptured for all 4 hours! The private tour was perfect for our family of four adults. He explained difficult concepts to us in way we could all understand and with plenty of humor. He was also able to answer all of our questions (and we had a lot!). A well-timed coffee break allowed us to go four hours without a problem. John was very thoughtful in finding us a shady spot to sit at every location we visited so we were always comfortable. This tour is definitely recommended for those that are eager to learn a lot and get deep into matters of the mind and soul as well as ancient (and modern! Greek history!!Written March 18, 2025
- Journey000420425300 contributionsOne of the best tour experiences!It was a great opportunity to get a taste of Athens: a lovely city walk balanced with the rest in beautiful park and later at the coffee shop, ending the tour in Acropolis . We got John is a guide - friendly, knowledgeable and caring with a great sense of humor. The information on Greek history and philosophy was delivered with true mastership! Most difficult concepts were explained simply and clear without loosing the depth of ideas. We certainly will recommend this tour to our friends. Thank you very much!Written March 17, 2025
- T4090ARrebeccag0 contributionsExcellent family tour!Had a great tour with Niki! She had games and riddles for each stop and took us through a bunch of locations we had wanted to see but in an unexpected way so our kids were totally engaged. It also happened to be cold even and they still didn’t even complain about the walking :) Was a great experience, super glad we had the opportunity and appreciate Niki’s insight, organization and patience so much!!Written February 20, 2025
- H995YJandys0 contributions“Be A Greek” Created Our Memorable Greece Travel ExperienceOur first trip to Greece was a great success in every way — thanks, in large part, to the staff of Be A Greek. They delivered everything promised in the itinerary with regard to accommodations, guide services, and transportation; and a staff member was always available for additional assistance with (for example) restaurant reservations. We employed Be A Greek at the recommendation of a U.S. family member who worked with the company a few years ago. Now, we in turn would recommend Be A Greek to any visitor to Greece, especially those traveling for the first time.Written February 12, 2025
- salaw19790 contributionsAmazing and interesting tourWe had John as our tour guide and he was absolutely brilliant. He explained philosophical concepts to me and my 2 teenagers in such an engaging and clear way, and knew so much about the history, philosophy and culture of Athens. A wonderful day which I highly recommend.Written February 12, 2025
- Dan P0 contributionsFascinating and fun tour!We thoroughly enjoyed this tour. Our guide was very knowledgeable and quite entertaining. It was a great tour for anyone with a base level of philosophy knowledge. We saw some fascinating sites and learnt some great things about Athenian history, philosophy and mythology!Written February 4, 2025
- 774shaelc0 contributionsThe best tour we’ve ever been on!Our tour guide John was extremely knowledgable. We learned so much from him! An excellent experience. Highly recommended!Written January 4, 2025
- Robin Y0 contributionsAmazing experience!This was a wonderful tour! Our guide, John, was incredible and we could’ve listened to him talk all day! He was kind, funny, thoughtful, and super knowledgeable. This was our first introduction to Athens and we are so glad we had John to show us around and make it such an immersive and enjoyable experience. All three of my teens loved it! John is the best!Written December 27, 2024
- drakent0 contributionsAthens Philosophy!If you're looking to delve into the fascinating world of ancient Greek philosophy, look no further than Bianca! From the moment we met, her passion and enthusiasm were infectious. She effortlessly tailored the tour to our interests, seamlessly weaving through the lives and ideas of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, and more. Bianca has a knack for gauging her audience. She expertly navigated the pace of the tour, providing concise overviews when needed and diving deep into captivating details whenever we expressed curiosity. Her knowledge is impressive, and her storytelling brought these iconic figures to life. Beyond her expertise, Bianca's warm personality and genuine desire to ensure we had a memorable experience truly set her apart. She made our day in Athens an absolute highlight of our trip. Thank you, Bianca, for sharing your love of philosophy and for creating such a special day for us! Highly recommend!Written December 26, 2024
- Sightsee6817080 contributionsA MUST when you visit Greece!I think I really love Greece now 😂... I'm so impressed with all the things that have birthed western civilization that sprang from this soil from the minds of the world's greatest thinkers. To top it off , education is free here!! My kind of people! On this tour, I learned all about how Socrates was the bedrock of many different schools of philosophy and from him sprang Plato and then Aristotle who created the sciences! I won't say too much so as not to spoil the surprises, but I never knew Aristotle was responsible for so many contributions, even Anatomy itself!! He was so curious and his philosophy was to observe the world and from him observations he left us a gift we had no conceived and lifted the veil of ignorance off the face of the earth for many! It was a great tour! Bianca was the best history teacher I've had so far! She helped me fill in a lot of the gaps in my understanding. She shared insights with me about Greek culture. I was glad to have made a friend 😊 by the end of the tour. You will do yourself a disservice if you do not add this to your itinerary while in Greece! Enjoy!Written December 15, 2024
- 322rikad0 contributionsBianca, Goddess of Tour Guides!If you only have time for one tour in Greece, then you must take this tour with Bianca! Why? Because you will take from this experience more than just information. You will be informed, inspired, and possibly transformed. Bianca will accompany you on an intellectual and spiritual time travel adventure of the mind where you meet and discuss with the Greek giants of philosophy while walking the streets and taking in the sights of Athens, where Socrates himself once trod. This is not just a tour, but rather an experience and adventure that will engage and delight you. Thank you Bianca for the best experience yet!Written November 21, 2024
- jodilH8694HW0 contributionsFantastic Greece ExperienceThe trip was so wonderful and stress free. The views were gorgeous, tours very interesting, food was fantastic and the people were so nice. It was the perfect trip!Written November 10, 2024
- antispy0 contributionsFantastic philosophy tourBianca was very kind and made learning about the philophers who lived in Athens fun. Her animated style of communicating made the tour really enjoyable.Written November 9, 2024
- MBER1863940 contributionsFamily of 4 with kids 8 and 9Totally worth the money - Martina was great and the kids and adults both loved it. Our 8yo is studying ancient Greece at school and so it really enriched her learning without her realising! Thank youWritten November 3, 2024
- G7061CCshannons0 contributionsFantastic tour!The private nighttime tour of the Acropolis Museum was excellent! Our guide was super knowledgable, entertaining, and moved us efficiently through so we could take in the museum as a whole. Highly recommend!Written October 31, 2024
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Adzy C
Melbourne, Australia2 contributions
Jul 2023 • Family
Highly recommend this tour, Antonia had a wealth of knowledge and the kids found her stories of mythology and games very engaging. It was extremely hot but Antonia kindly ensured we had lots of breaks from the sun and the walking. If you are travelling with young children (ours were 8 and 11) this is a wonderful way to cover off on many of the main city sights! Well done Antonia we really enjoyed it, thank you.
Written July 19, 2023
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Signe H
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Jul 2023 • Family
Amazing tourguide Antonia took us around Ancient Athens for 4 hours. Kids are 7, 10 and 12 and she made it fun, interesting and made sure they they keen listeners throughout the tour. They were also very flexible in regards to timings and dates. Information before the tour was also superb so we knew exactly what to expect and where to meet. Can absolutely recommend Be A Greek and thank you again to Antonia.
Written July 31, 2023
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Jul 2024 • Family
We and my 8 year old had a fabulous time! He was so engaged in the mythological stories, history, games, and bright energy of our guide he did not even notice how hot it was outside. Our guide was incredibly knowledgeable, switched seamlessly between sharing stories with my son and historical details with the adults, and kept up with my son’s inquisitive energy effortlessly! Highly recommend this tour for families!!
Written July 13, 2024
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MrBeanHull
Hull14 contributions
Oct 2023 • Family
Such a brilliant trip and fabulous way to see Athens with children. Antonia and her colleague were fabulous from beginning to end- enchanting our children with tales of Ancient Greece and having endless fun with them. They even helped us out when I accidentally booked the wrong day and brought our tour forward. Despite walking over 16,000 steps our daughters didn’t grumble once and just had the best day. Thank you so much.
Written October 25, 2023
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anu sarma
8 contributions
Jul 2022 • Family
Effie is truly gifted! She managed to effortlessly educate, inform and entertain 2 very tired and heat exhausted kids for the entire afternoon. She tailored quiz questions, activities, games and prizes to each one’s ages and managed to keep me informed and engaged as well! There are memories you take pictures of and ones you hold in your heart and this fits the latter. Thank you Effie- for your hospitality, kindness and patience- we will forever remember you! We learned so much about the wonderful city of Athens and covered so much in 4 hours. We will recommend this tour to any friends coming to Athens with kids.
Written July 8, 2022
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colleen s
3 contributions
Jul 2022 • Family
Effie, the tour guide, was amazing! I can’t recommend this tour enough and her enough. It was super hot but she engaged our kids (and the adults) and kept them interested the entire 4 hours. They even said the best part of our Greece trip was Effie. Thanks again!
Written July 9, 2022
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Megan M
Vienna, VA2 contributions
Jun 2024 • Family
Nicki was an amazing guide! She made the day so much fun for our kids! She played games with them, had activities for them to do, raced them in the Olympic stadium, taught them to write their name in Greek, and more! It was the highlight of our trip! Highly recommend!
Written July 8, 2024
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Aga T
2 contributions
May 2024 • Family
The guides were AMAZING! Just wow. Honestly. Bianca helped us arrange three tours - one of them he Acropolis, one of Athens and one tour going to the beach and Cape Sounion. I can not say enough about the guides. They were SO SO good and friendly, they really were able to accommodate our 4 children (ages 10, 9,6,3) and make it so engaging for them. They were able to give them Greek mythology, history and how they related to the sites in such a fun and engaging way that all of them enjoyed and stayed interested and actually learned something and retained the information. They were absolutely excellent!!! I am a travel agent and would 100% recommend to my clients and others this company!!
Written May 23, 2024
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ShahofBlah
San Francisco, CA42 contributions
We took the tour with Effie. She managed to pull off the difficult task of making the tour interesting & informative, both for adults and for kids!! We found her friendly, flexible and knowledgeable about Greek history. She interspersed the tour with various games that kept the kids engaged. In the words of our kids (ages 12 & 9) - “she brought history alive” & “this was the most fun tour we have taken” (and we have traveled a fair bit!).
Highly recommended!!
Highly recommended!!
Written June 21, 2022
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agnes1313
Sopot, Poland5 contributions
This Was A great experience! Our guide, Effie, had such A knowledge of all the details, and what’s Even more amazing, Was able to «sell» all the facts to our kids (13,10 and 7). Walking through old Athens all the myths became as alive. The entertaining part Was individually adjustet and Was really fun. We loved the visit to the café with delicious greek food as well. Thank you for A great trip!
Written August 14, 2022
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Hi, I think this tour looks great. Wondering if it can be customized to include the Parthenon (or if it does already)? We only have one day in Athens so are trying to make the most of it. we are 4 adults/4 kids so would be an entire tour group.
Written February 27, 2022
This itinerary looks great, and hits a lot of the sites I had tagged to visit. However, is there any flexibility to the itinerary? (For instance, we are staying in Plaka and may not need that included in the tour, since we will be exploring it early to get our bearings.) Ages 9 and 11 may be able to get more out of another site, such as a church? Is this feasible, or is it pre-set? Thank you so much! I'm excited to reserve!
Written January 31, 2019
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