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Tour descriptionsand

pricelist

2013


OVERVIEW• Our tours are conducted daily in small groups of no more than 18 people for

the historical tours and no more than 14 people for the gastronomical ones.

• Our tours are designed and created from scratch by us

• Our team consists of more than 25 professional - licensed guides with more than 10 years' experience (average).

• All tours are at an easy walking pace with many stops. Appropriate for all ages.

• The Athens Walking Tours was launched back in 2004.

We offer daily small group tours

Historical Walking Tours • Acropolis & city tour• Acropolis, city & Acropolis Museum tour • Acropolis Museum tour

Gastronomical Tours• Athens food tour• Athens Cooking lesson & Dinner

All our tours have lunch options at selected restaurants

We offer daily small group tours

Shore Excursions

All shore excursions include round trip transfers from Piraeus port• Acropolis & city tour with free time in Plaka• Acropolis, city & Acropolis Museum tour

with free time in Plaka• Athens Food tour with free time in Plaka


We offer private tours at competitive prices

Private Tours

Customized tours for individuals or larger groups.

Examples:• The Jewish Athens • Byzantine Athens• Athens sightseeing, Acropolis and Ancient Agora


We offer daily Tours outside Athens Third party activities carefully selected• Half Day Tour of Cape Sounion and the Temple of

Poseidon• One day cruise to the Saronic Gulf islands of Aegina,

Poros and Hydra• One Day tour to Delphi• One day Argolis Tour (Mycenae & Epidaurus)• Two day Meteora & Delphi Tour• Three day Mycenae, Delphi & MeteoraTour• Four day Mycenae, Olympia, Delphi & Meteora Tour

We take care of any transferTransfers• By luxury mini van• Mercedes taxi • Luxury Coaches

Our testimonials

http://www.athenswalkingtours.gr/testimonials-more

“ “Highlight of my travels!”“Fantastic & Informative”“Very Highly Recommended”“Great Walking Tours”“Well worth your time!”“A must do!”“Athens food tour was AWESOME!”“unique ,compehensive special and fun”“Learn about Athens through your stomach.”

“ “Outstanding walking tours in Athens”“Highly personalized, informative tour”“Highlight of our time in Athens”“100% Satisfying, Informative and Delicous!”“First class all the way!”“Great way to explore the good food”“Athens Food Tour is a Hit!”“A first class tour company...”“Best way to see Athens!”

Athens Walking tours are high reviewed and rated on TripAdvisor® .

• Athens Walking Tours have the most excellent reviews than any other tour company in Athens• 90% of the reviews (504) are excellent or very good rated (*)• Athens Walking Tours have a total of 504 reviews and Athens Food Tours a total of 54 reviews.

Both of them have a total of 559 reviews. (*)• Athens Walking Tours were first reviewed on June 15, 2007

(*) Data Sept 2012

"It was a highlight of our stay in Athens"

"The Acropolis Walking Tour was fabulous!"

"Can't recommend this highly enough"

"The guide brought the city to life for us"

"It was well worth the money"

"Excellent! The tour guide was terrific!"

"Every step was interesting"

"Best part of our trip!"

"I absolutely recommend this tour the first day you arrive in Athens!"

"A fantastic way to spend a morning in Athens"

"A fascinating trip through Greece's ancient and modern histories"

"Sites smells sounds were all the tour should be"

"What a great way to see the heart of Athens and try some yummy food"

"This tour brought a whole new side of the city to life!"

"Great authentic tour. You see places off the beaten path that are truly "Greek."

"Marvelous tour, a real insight"

Athens Walking tours have been co-operating with VIATOR since 2007 and has received exceptional ratings on VIator.

• Our Acropolis walking tour is awarded with 4.5 out of 5 stars (70 reviews)• Our Athens Food Tour is awarded with 5 out of 5 stars (13 reviews)• Our Private Acropolis tour is awarded with 5 out of 5 stars (8 reviews)

The heart of the Athens Walking Tours

Despina Savvidou – Co founder

• Professional guide since 1979

• Graduate from the Greek National College for Guides

• Capernwray Bible School Graduate

• English & German speaking guide

• Worked for the largest international tour operators

• Personal guide to VIP clients (ambassadors, congressmen, academics and many more)

• Her love and passion for Athens and her job lead to the creation of the Athens Walking Tours

• All our tours have been created under Despina’s guidance

• All our guides are hand picked and constantly being evaluated by Despina

Our daily tours

Historical tours


Acropolis & city tour

The essential city tour!

The best of what Athens has to offer in one tour. This is a detailed guided tour through the historical part of the city, the Plaka the old town of Athens, to the Acropolis and its famous monuments. Read more

Inclusions: • Athens Guide magazine• Athens Map• Local licensed guide

Departure Syntagma Metro Station at 09:30

Type Free sale, Morning Tour

Duration 3 hrs, 15min

Cost 37 Euro for adults, 32 Euro for students &

teenagers, 17 Euro for children, infants are FOC.

Entrance Fees not included, 12 Euro per person.

http://www.athenswalkingtours.gr/The-Acropolis-Tour-And-City-Tour


Acropolis the city & Acropolis Museum

The ideal combination tour!

This sightseeing tour is the perfect combination tour which explores the two most important attractions of Athens. The Acropolis, one of the most famous archaeological sites and landmark of Athens and Greece and the Acropolis Museum where the masterpieces of the Acropolis are displayed in a stunning way and will be explained expertly by our licensed guides. Read more


Departure Syntagma Metro Station at 09:30


Duration 5 hrs


teenagers, 17 Euros for children, infants are FOC.


http://www.athenswalkingtours.gr/The-Acropolis-And-New-Acropolis-Museum-Tour


Acropolis Museum tour

The home of Athens most famous antiquities!

A visit with Athens Walking Tours to the New Acropolis Museum where some of the most important artifacts of the Greek antiquity are displayed. Read more


Departure Acropolis Museum at 1:45 pm

Type Free sale, Afternoon Tour

Duration 1.5 hrs




http://www.athenswalkingtours.gr/The-New-Acropolis-Museum-Tour

Gastronomical tours


Athens Food tour

A journey through Greece’s rich culinary history

A unique opportunity to taste a wide variety of Greek delicacies ranging from the mouth-watering sweet and syrupy “loukoumades” to traditional “bougatsa” or the savoury “pastourma”, Feta cheese and famous Greek olives. This small group tour, takes place in the non-touristy area of Athens. Read more

Inclusions: • Athens Guide magazine• Athens Map• Food specialist guide• Food & Beverages sampling

Departure Panepistimio Metro Station at 09:30


Duration 3 hrs, 15min



Entrance Fees no entrance fees

http://www.athenswalkingtours.gr/Athens-Food-Tour


Athens Cooking Lesson & dinner

A delightful hands-on cooking lesson and dinner

An initiation to Greek cooking with easy instructions and plenty of “hands on” preparation and cooking. The lesson takes place in one of the oldest and most popular “tavernas” in all of Athens. After the lesson, dinner will follow. Read more

Inclusions: • Athens Guide magazine• Athens Map• Greek chef, tavern owner • Food & Beverages sampling

Departure Thesseion Metro Station at 6:15 pm

Type Free sale, Evening Tour

Duration 3 hrs

Cost 58 Euro for adults, 53 Euro for students, not

suitable for children under 14.


http://www.athenswalkingtours.gr/Cooking-Lessons

Shore excursions


Acropolis & city tour & free time in Plaka

Classical beauty within a modern Metropolis

Comprehend the ancient Greek history and visit stunning monuments with our knowledgeable guides and also feel the pulse of modern Athens by strolling around in the Plaka. Read more

Inclusions: • Round trip transfer from Piraeus Port and back• Licensed English speaking guide• Free time in Plaka• A bottle of water• Athens Guide magazine• Athens map

Departure Piraeus port at 8:45 am


Duration 3 hrs, 15min (not including transfers)




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Acropolis, city tour & Acropolis Museum

The ultimate Acropolis Tour

A Greek history introduction with a visit to the two most important sites of Athens, The Acropolis and Acropolis Museum, and an essence of the real modern Athens while walking through the city. Read more

Inclusions: • Round trip transfer from Piraeus Port and back• Acropolis guided tour• Free time in Plaka• A bottle of water• Athens Guide magazine• Athens map

Departure Piraeus port at 08:45 am


Duration 5 hrs, (not including transfers)





Athens Food Tour with free time in Plaka

A journey through Greece’s rich culinary history

A unique opportunity to taste a wide variety of Greek delicacies ranging from the mouth-watering sweet and syrupy “loukoumades” to traditional “bougatsa” or the savoury “pastourma”, Feta cheese and famous Greek olives. This small group tour, takes place in the non-touristy area of Athens. Read more

Inclusions: • Food and beverages sampling • Round trip transfer from Piraeus Port and back• Sightseeing tour• Food Tour• A bottle of water• Athens Guide magazine• Athens map

Departure Piraeus port at 08:45


Duration 3 hrs, 15 min, (not including transfers)




Private Tours


• We offer private tours that cater to various special interests and needs for any number of participants:

– Families

– Congresses

– Corporate clients

• We tailor our private tours to each clients’ requirements but we also have some tours already designed such as:

1. The Jewish Athens 2. Athens sightseeing, Acropolis and Archaeological museum3. Athens sightseeing, Acropolis and Benaki museum4. Athens sightseeing, Acropolis and Kaisariani monastery5. Athens sightseeing, Acropolis and Ancient Agora6. Athens sightseeing, Acropolis and Cape Sounion7. Byzantine Athens

• We can design with you special holiday packages including hotels, transfers, ferry tickets, island tours and accommodation, lunches, etc.

Private Tours


• In the event your clients have special requests please forward them to us and we will send you our recommendations and tour quotes within 24 hours.

• Some of our corporate clients are: Praktiker, Mercedes Benz, Adidas, Coca Cola, Swarovski, Unicef, Boston Museum of Science and more.

Private tours notes


All cancellations must be made by your reservations department in writing to the Athens Walking Tours either by e-mail or fax.

• You get 100% refund in case the tour is canceled 5 working days before the start time.

• You are refunded 50% of the amount in case the tour is canceled between 72 hours and 24 hours before the start time.

• If the tour is canceled less than 24 hours before the time it begins, we don't offer any refund.

Cancellation policy


Contact Information

Anthoula GioldasiMarketing Coordinator

[email protected], +30 210 8846 170


For reservations please call at +30 210 8847 269

7 days a week from 7.30 – 23.30 (Greek time)

or e-mail us at

[email protected]
