Description
Description Summary:
Joining the “Delphi highlights small group tour” you’ll spend a day exploring one of the world’s most famous archeological sites. Pick up and drop off from your hotel or apartment will be very easy for you as it is included in our service. You will enjoy the driving through central Greece socializing with the rest of the participants as it will be maximum 11 persons in this group. Avoid all long lines as small group tours move fast without wasting time. Once you enter the archeological site, follow your official guide to hear everything about the history, mythology and even modern facts of the “navel of the world”. Small group tours guarantee flexibility, personalized service and no long queuing.
Full Description:
Begin your day trip with a pick-up from your Athens hotel or apartment early in the morning. Depart from Athens and drive through the fertile plain of Beotia via Thebes and Levadia while our guide will introduce you with the mainland Greece’s surroundings. After a nearly 3 hours drive and a short stop between, you will arrive at Delphi, on the South sloap of mount Parnasos.
On the walking tour which will follow around the archeological site, you will pass by Castalia Spring, stop by the monument of the Argive Kings, the treasury of the Athenians, the Athenian Stoa, the Polygonal Wall, the monument of Platea and the Temple of Apollo famous for its oracle. Our official guide will provide all details and information and tell you everything about the impact of Delphi on the Hellenic world. After finishing with the outdoor sightseeing we will enter the Delphi museum to guide through spectacular exhibits including the frieze of the Treasury of the Sifnians, the Naxian Sphinx, the Statue of Antinoos, the famous bronze Charioteer and many other artifacts.
After finishing your guided tour you will be transferred at the modern village of Delphi for optional lunch (own expenses), Before we take the drive back to Athens you will have a stop at the picturesque mountain village of Arachova (short stop), built on the south slopes of Parnassus for a cup of coffee and some last photos . This tour returns to Athens in the late afternoon dropping you off at your hotel or apartment.
Highlights:
- Visit the navel of the ancient world in Delphi on a small-group tour from Athens
- See the site of the famous Oracle at the Temple of Apollo
- Learn the story of the Athenian Treasury, Stoa of the Athenians.
- Visit the archaeological museum and admire the ancient relics
- Enjoy free time for lunch at the village of Delphi
- Be a part of a small group tour of 11 people maximum
Price includes:
- Pick up /drop off service from / to all athens hotels,
- English speaking official guide.
Price excludes:
- Food and drinks
- Entrance fees at the archeological site of Delphi and Delphi museum (12 euro )
- Any private expenses
- Gratuities ( optional )
Pricing
- Adult 120 euros
COVID 19 CANCELATION POLICY
Due to covit 19 all bookings can be canceled free of charge 24hour prior departure.