Private Tour

Athens Highlights & Temple of Poseidon -Cape Sounio Full Day Private Tour

Overview

Available languages

English

Mobile ticket

Our tours and services are flexible and can be adapted to the customer’s needs.

All our professional drivers have the required certifications and are fluent in English. Their experience will help you feel safe and at easy in one of our well maintained, comfortable vehicles.

You will have the added benefit of visiting archaeological sites at different times from the large tour buses and groups of visitors, thus enabling you to experience the wonderful monuments and learn their history at a time of the day when they are not overcrowded.

The cost of hiring our services is smaller than purchasing individual tickets from large tour and excursion companies.

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Specialized infant seats are available

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Infant car seats are available upon request

Your tour is totally private. No unknown passengers will participate in your group.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Private transportation

Bottled water

Air-conditioned vehicle

Professional Drivers with vast knowledge of history. (Not licensed to accompany you into the site).

Skip the line to purchase site tickets.

Entrance fees (Total Cost: 50€ Euros per adult)

Lunch

Gratuities

Licensed tour guide upon request, depending on availability (Additional Cost 360 Euros)

Airport pickup and drop-off (Additional Cost)

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

What To Expect

Acropolis

At Acropolis where you will see the Parthenon, the temple on the top of the sacred rock devoted to Goddess Athena, the Goddess of wisdom, the Propylaea, the entrance to the sacred rock, the Temple of Wingless Victory which was devoted to Goddess Athena-Nike, the Erechtheum, the most sacred and mythical of all the temples of Athens with its famous Caryatides (female featured statues), the 5000-seat Odeon of Herodes Atticus which was carved into the rock and is still used for music festivals, the 3000-seat theater of Dionysus where the Athenians listened to the immortal works of Sophocles, Aeschylus, Euripides and Aristophanes.

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Not Included

The Temple of Olympian Zeus is a former colossal temple at the center of Athens. It was dedicated to "Olympian" Zeus, a name originating from his position as head of the Olympian gods. Construction began in the 6th century BC during the rule of the Athenian tyrants, who envisaged building the greatest temple in the ancient world, but it was not completed until the reign of the Roman Emperor Hadrian in the 2nd century AD. During the Roman period the temple, which included 104 colossal columns, was renowned as the largest temple in Greece and housed one of the largest cult statues in the ancient world. The temple's glory was short-lived, as it fell into disuse after being pillaged during a barbarian invasion in 267 AD, just about a century after its completion. It was probably never repaired and was reduced to ruins thereafter. In the centuries after the fall of the Roman Empire, it was extensively quarried for building materials to supply building projects elsewhere in the city.

Admission Not Applicable

Options

Private Tour:11-15 Travelers

Private - Luxury - Stressfree
Duration: 9 hours
Bottled Water
Mercedes Minibus: 16 Passengers seater Fully air conditioned Smoke Free Free WiFi
Athens & Sounio Full Day Tour: Experience the Athens & Sounio Full Day tour in a private tour by a Mercedes minibus in style
Pickup included

Private Tour for 1-2 travelers

Private - Luxury - Stressfree
Duration: 9 hours
Bottled Water
Mercedes sedan or similar
Athens & Sounio private tour: Experience the Athens & Sounion Full Day tour in a private tour by a luxurious Mercedes sedan or similar in style
Pickup included

Private Tour for 3-6 Travelers

Private - Luxury - Stressfree
Duration: 9 hours
Bottled Water
Mercedes minivan,Vito or Viano: 6-passenger seater- fully air conditioned - smoke free - free WiFi
Athens & Sounio Full day Tour: Experience the Athens & Sounio Full Day tour in a private tour by a Mercedes minivan in style
Pickup included

Private Tour: 7-10 Travelers

Private - Luxury - Stressfree
Duration: 9 hours
Bottled Water
Mercedes Minibus: Mercedes Benz Limo VIP -11 passengers seater Fully air-conditioned Smoke Free Free WiFi
Athens & Sounio Full Day tour : Experience the Athens & Sounio Full Day tour in a private tour by a Mercedes minibus in style
Pickup included

Reviews

5.00

36 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Ionna and Evan. Best Tour Team Ever. HP Tours
Tomas C,
Jul 29, 2025
- Viator
5.00
Ioanna was amazing. Very Knowledgeable and Kind. Evan our driver was also knowledgeable and accommodate the trip to our needs. We will highly recommend HP Tours to our friends back in USA.
Great
Beverly B,
Oct 25, 2024
- Viator
5.00
Our tour guide Panos(Frank) was the best, very patient and stayed with us for 9 hrs Brought us to a Seafood restaurant with fresh catch of the Day and was so patient with us
This is the best way to see Athens!
Amanda D,
Jun 10, 2024
- Viator
5.00
This tour is the best way to see all the great sites in Athens and then in Souino to see the Tample of Poseidon. Pannos was our driver and he was very nice and very informative at every place we stopped. We didn’t hire a professional tour guide so Pannos would basically give us the history of whatever site we were going to next while driving there and for us that was perfect. We still got all the historical information but then were able to go explore it on our own which we loved. Athens is very hot so doing this kind of tour is the best way to see everything. Yes there was still a lot of walking especially at the acropolis but it definitely felt much more doable the way this tour is organized. Also they suggested buying your tickets in advance and thank his we did because the line to get tickets was so long and most of the time slots were all filled up. At the end of our tour, we went to this adorable restaurant that Pannos suggested and it was amazing! Obviously the restaurant cost of whatever you order isn’t part of the tour so you have to pay if you decide to go there but the prices were pretty reasonable. It was a great way to end a long day of lots of walking. Doing this tour we were able to see all the historical sites in Athens and Sounio in 1 day which was amazing. We were incredibly happy we decided to do this tour and highly recommend it!
Athens
Rachel O,
Nov 4, 2023
- Viator
5.00
Panos was great! He is very knowledgeable and made sure we had lots of fun. He picked us at airport and provided with as much as he could to make sure we saw all the sites even if our plane was delayed.
Great way to see as much as you can!
Laurah H,
Jul 15, 2023
- Viator
5.00
Me and my boyfriend had a great time on this tor. Athens was experiencing a heat wave so this was definitely the most comfortable and efficient way to see Athen's sites. The guide was very nice and answered all questions. The van was extremely clean and comfortable!