Private Athens Day Tours with a Local Driver

1. Pick a tour below, or tell us what you’d like to see and we’ll plan the day with you.
2. Choose a start time between 08:00 and 14:00, subject to availability and site opening hours.
3. Your driver meets you at your hotel, Athens airport or the cruise port in Piraeus.
4. Explore at your own pace, with bottled water and Wi-Fi on board. Your driver waits while you visit each site.
5. At the end of the day, we drop you wherever you like.

Start early at the Acropolis, before the heat and the crowds, and stand in front of the Parthenon while the city wakes up below you. Next, walk through the Acropolis Museum, then stop for lunch in the narrow streets of Plaka. In the afternoon, see the Temple of Olympian Zeus, the marble Panathenaic Stadium and the Changing of the Guard at Syntagma Square. Still have energy? Drive down the Athenian Riviera and watch the sun set over the Temple of Poseidon on our Cape Sounion sunset tour, or combine both on our Athens and Cape Sounion tour.

A bus tour follows a fixed route and a fixed timetable, with dozens of other people. On a private Athens day tour, the car and the day are yours. You choose where to stop and how long to stay, you skip what doesn’t interest you, and you never wait for anyone else. For families, couples and small groups, a private tour with your own driver is often the most relaxed way to see Athens in one day. Traveling as a bigger party on a budget? Our semi-private Athens day tour runs for groups of 8 to 19 people.

Included:

• A private Mercedes vehicle: a sedan for 1–3 people, or a minivan or minibus for larger groups
• A professional English-speaking driver
• Fuel, tolls and parking
• Bottled water and Wi-Fi on board
• Pickup and drop-off at your hotel, the airport or Piraeus port

Not included: entrance fees, meals and drinks, gratuities, and the optional licensed guide (250€ for 3 hours at the Acropolis and Acropolis Museum). An airport surcharge applies to tours that start or end at the airport.

• More than 20 years of private tours in Athens and across Greece
• Winner of the Tripadvisor 2021 Travelers’ Choice award
• Licensed by the Greek National Tourism Organisation (MH.T.E. 0261E60000638601)
• Fixed prices agreed upfront, with no surprises on the day
• Flexible itineraries built around your hotel, flight or ship

Full-day excursions last 8 to 9 hours and half-day tours about 5 hours. We adjust to your flight or ship times.

From your Athens hotel, Athens airport or the cruise ship at Piraeus port.

Your driver shares local tips on the way. Inside archaeological sites only licensed guides may guide, so we can hire one on your behalf for an extra fee, subject to availability.

Mercedes sedans take 1 to 3 passengers. For families and groups we use minivans and minibuses.

Prices are per car, not per person: Athens tours start from €220 for 1–3 people, with minivans for 4–6 and minibuses for 7–10 travelers. You’ll find the price on each tour page, and the price we agree is the price you pay.

Private tours can start any time between 08:00 and 14:00, subject to availability and site opening hours. The Cape Sounion sunset tour runs in the afternoon.

Yes. Your driver waits up to 60 minutes after the agreed pickup time, and waits for you at every stop during the tour.

Yes. Our semi-private Athens day tour runs for groups of 8 to 19 people, at 90€ per person.