Athens City Tour with Acropolis & Plaka from Piraeus Cruise Port
Overview
Available languages
5 hours
Mobile ticket
Step off your cruise ship and step into history!
Board our air-conditioned bus and journey to the heart of Athens, where ancient wonders and vibrant culture await. Explore the iconic Acropolis, marvel at the majestic Parthenon, and wander through the charming streets of the Old City (Plaka).
Enjoy a panoramic city tour showcasing Athens’ top landmarks, including the Panathenaic Stadium, site of the first modern Olympic Games, and the Greek Parliament with its famous Evzones guards.
You’ll also have free time in the Old City to shop for souvenirs, enjoy local delicacies, and soak in the Athenian atmosphere.
Upgrade your tour with the Acropolis Entry Ticket option to skip the lines and maximize your time at this world-renowned archaeological site.
Prefer to skip the Acropolis? No problem!
You have the option to enjoy additional free time exploring the charming Old City .
After your adventure, relax as we return you to your cruise ship in comfort and safety.
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Specialized infant seats are available
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
What To Expect
Acropolis
Step off your cruise ship and step into history! Board our air-conditioned bus and journey to the heart of Athens, where ancient wonders and vibrant culture await. Explore the iconic Acropolis, marvel at the majestic Parthenon, and wander through the charming streets of the Old City (Plaka).
Panathenaic Stadium
Enjoy a panoramic city tour showcasing Athens’ top landmarks, including the Panathenaic Stadium, site of the first modern Olympic Games, and the Greek Parliament with its famous Evzones guards.
Options
with Acropolis tickets
City tour and Acropolis ticket: This option includes panoramic city tour, free time in the old town (Plaka) and tickets to enter the Acropolis (included)
without Acropolis ticket
Panoramic city tour and Plaka: This option includes the panoramic city tour and free time in the old town (Plaka) It does not include tickets to Acropolis Pickup included
What‘s Included
Acropolis and Parthenon if option selected
Pick up and drop off from the cruise port
Audioguide in 10 languages
English speaking escort in the bus
food and drinks
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
48 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Nice tour but not perfect
Jeffrey G,Jun 23, 2026
- Review from Viator
3.00Nice clean bus easy to find outside pier. Tour guide George very nice but gave me misinformation. I am semi mobile with a disabled ID.I can walk but not a steep mountain like Acropolis.. He directed me to.an easier path but that was too hard. My wife went up and saw golf carts on the way up. Questioning the cart driver, she was told I qualified for a ride to an elevator which George told us nothing about. Telling him that on our way back he apologized but said last time it was closed. Needless to say, I missed out on a once in a lifetime Acropolis visit. George seemed informative but that really messed up my tour.
Good choice for easy...
Erika S,Jun 20, 2026
- Review from Viator
3.00Good choice for easy transportation to the center of Athens. The guide was clear and helpful. I was disappointed the tour did not include a guide for the Acropolis, and the audio option page didn’t work well:
Acropolis and Plakis Tour
Marion A,Jun 19, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00This was a well organised tour and plenty time to visit the Acropolis but not so much time in Plakis area. The only downside was the traffic to get there very busy, I feel starting this tour earlier in the morning would be better
A very good choice if you like to go independently and enjoy on your own.
Mirian V,Jun 18, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00We loved the tour. They offer what they promise. The guide was very punctual and very attentive. We had a great time. Since we like to go independently, the fact that we were not accompanied by the guide during the visit to the Acropolis did not bother us.
sights of Athens 🇬🇷
Stephen B,Jun 13, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.005 fantastic hours with our brilliant guide Georgios, wonderful sights in Athens with really helpful & interesting info along the way... highly recommend 👍🏼
Acropolis tour with a rushed visit to Other Athens sights.
Geoffrey C,Jun 12, 2026
- Review from Viator
4.00Although this tour gave us plenty of time at the Acropolis (almost 3 hours) it was a bit disorganized at the beginning. Our bus was delayed at the cruise port while they transferred some French and Italian speakers to our English tour. Not sure why this happened, but it delayed us so the visit to the sights in town (changing of the guard and Olympic Stadium both felt rushed. Because of the delay, we completely missed the changing of the guard ceremony that we would have seen had they not held us up while they transferred non-English speakers to our English tour. These passengers were also confused and talking loudly in other languages while the tour leader was telling us about what we were seeing. Definitely was a little distracting. Dido was a great guide though and tried her best to keep things moving. Overall, the highlight of this tour is the time at the Acropolis, but it could have been so much better if they had just left on time. My recommendation to Viator and the provider is to plan better to depart on time and stick to passengers who speak the language of the tour.
Essential visit
Rodolfo E,Jun 11, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00It goes by quickly, the guide was very nice speaking in several languages and making sure everything was fine.
Boring city bus tour and then no acropolis guide
Lauren C,Jun 10, 2026
- Review from Viator
2.00Spent over 2 hours driving around Athens and making a couple of unremarkable stops…finally made it to the acropolis and our guide just pointed us where to go and said meet back at the bus in 3 hrs. We had no clue what we were looking at and were given zero information about it on the bus! We wandered around aimlessly in the heat and eventually made our way down to try to find lunch (after getting lost) in the tourist trap area of Plaka. Many tourist groups had guides with them or at the very least audio guides, which we did not. It felt like a lot of fluff and then the big finale was anticlimactic. Find an actual “guided acropolis tour”!!
Good tour, well organized
Pedro M,Jun 9, 2026
- Review from Viator
4.00Friendly guide and very effective in organizing everything A lot of traffic, somewhat overwhelming on the way to central Athens, and very little time to see everything Audio guides do not work well It would be worth increasing the time and estimating pickup at 09:00 or 09:30
Trip to Acropolis
shirley c,Jun 9, 2026
- Review from Viator
4.00This was a great way to get to see sites in Athens. Traffic dictates the time you reach your destination. I would recommend getting to the Acropolis in the morning when it is cooler. We arrived at 1230 and it was hot!
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