Athens Super Saver: City Sightseeing Tour and Half-Day Cape Sounion Trip plus Delphi Day Trip

2 Days

Mobile Ticket

Hotel Pickup Offered

English

Language Offered

Overview

Sightsee around Athens, Cape Sounion and Delphi on this 2-day Athens Super Saver. Combining three top-selling tours at a discounted price, and designed for those with pre-booked overnight accommodation, the tour spotlights the best of Athens and two of Greece's classical treasures. On one day, discover top Athens attractions including the Acropolis, and take an afternoon trip to Cape Sounion, home to the stunning Temple of Poseidon. Couple the day up with a full-day trip to the spectacular mountainside temples and stadium at Delphi, one of Greece's greatest archaeological wonders.

Experience Athens, Cape Sounion and Delphi over two days at a discounted price
Enjoy a guided sightseeing tour of Athens to see fascinating sites like the Acropolis and the Parthenon
Take a half-day trip to Cape Sounion's stunning Temple of Poseidon overlooking the Aegean Sea
Journey to Delphi for a day and experience the site of most important oracle in the classical Greek world
Dine on a Greek lunch in the modern-day town of Delphi
Choose the order of the days, with transport by comfortable, air-conditioned coach included

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Departure & Return

What To Expect

Athens Morning Sightseeing Tour and Half-Day Cape Sounion Trip (Day 1 or 2 - your choice): After a morning pickup at your Athens hotel or a central meeting point, settle into your air-conditioned coach and begin your sightseeing tour.With your guide, admire Athens' historical and modern highlights, including bustling Omonia Square and Syntagma Square, home to the Greek Parliament House. Pass the Panathenaic Stadium, the arena that staged the first modern Olympic Games in 1896, and then enjoy a guided walking tour of the UNESCO-listed Acropolis - the cluster of classical monuments on the rocky outcrop above the city. Admire the 5th-century BC Parthenon; see the Temple of Athena Nike and the Erechtheion, and learn more about the Acropolis and its ruins at the Acropolis Museum. Your sightseeing tour then comes to an end, leaving you free time to relax and have lunch (own expense) before your trip to Cape Sounion.In the afternoon, leave Athens by air-conditioned coach and pass the pretty beaches of the Saronic Gulf as you travel to the tip of the Attica peninsula, where a rocky promontory forms the cape. Here, visit theTemple of Poseidon, a semi-ruined white marble temple on the clifftops. Learn how the temple was built in 44BC, and hear the ancient myths that surround it as you absorb the sea views.Your tour finishes at your pre-booked Athens hotel or at the start point.Delphi Day Trip (Day 1 or 2 - your choice):Board your air-conditioned coach at your Athens hotel or a central meeting point, and journey to Delphi, one of Greece's most famous classical sites.After brief stops on route, arrive at this archaeological wonder on the slopes of Mt Parnassus and take a walking tour around the highlights as your guide recounts how the site was dedicated to the god Apollo and home to the legendary Delphic oracle.Stroll around the Temple of Apollo, the 4th century BC temple where the oracle sat, see the reconstructed Athenian Treasury, and gaze at Delphi's stadium, where the Pythian Games - athletics contests held every four years - were staged from 582 BC.Afterward, visit the Delphi Archaeological Museum to view some of the treasures excavated at the site; and enjoy an included lunch of Greek dishes at a local restaurant.Lastly, travel back to Athens, where your tour ends at the start point.