Athens Walking Tour With Skip The Line Of The Acropolis Ticket

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Athens, Greece

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3 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
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Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Discover the archaeological sites of Athens, without the hassle of planning a route between them, with this group sightseeing tour. Follow your guide as they lead you to the city's ancient highlights, including the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the National Garden, and the Temple of Olympian Zeus. This tour also offers skip-the-line entry to the Acropolis, meaning you can save time and head straight in when you arrive.

Discover the Acropolis with a guide to navigate so you don’t get lost
Enjoy a morning start time that easily fits into the rest of your day
Relax with a meeting point away from busy attraction entrances
Upgrade to a private tour for a fully personalized experience

What's Included

Official licenced tour guide
Entrance skip the line tickets for the Acropolis and the Parthenon (If option is chosen)

Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Filellinon 16, Athina 105 57, Greece
Our guide will meet you at the corner of "New Hotel" between the streets Fillelinon and Navarchou Nikodimou

End point

Akropolē
Athens 117 42, Greece
Our guide will walk you to Plaka neighbourhood were the tour finishes.

Itinerary

Syntagma

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Monument to the Unknown Soldier

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

National Garden

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Zappeion Conference & Exhibition Center

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Temple of Olympian Zeus

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Acropolis

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Plaka

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation

Most travelers can participate
Comfortable walking shoes will make walking a lot easier. Please avoid wearing sandals.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 18 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

4.7

based on 33 reviews

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What a wonderful tour. ...

Jennifer_P, Jun 2026

What a wonderful tour. Our guide was exceptional. Would highly recommend this tour to anyone who is traveling to Athens.

Acropolis

Steve_P, May 2026

The tour of the Acropolis was amazing. Be sure to wear comfortable shoes and with good grip. Our tour guide George was very knowledgeable but walked extremely fast and was at times hard to keep up going up hill. Overall a great tour.

The worse tour with viator

jolanta_k, May 2026

It was the worst tour with Viator we ever had. I understand that some external activities cause some complications but Viator should anticipate it and plan ahead. We were informed about cyclist event in Athens days before our tour. Because of that Viator change our meeting time and place. Unfortunately our guide didn’t plan to change the itinerary to help with all road closing. We spent hours being stuck in the car driving circles for 2 hours . The minibus was not comfortable or clean. The seats were stained and uncomfortable. Our guide wanted to see change of guards so badly that we spend almost 2 hours driving in circles to get close to the parlament building without success. She introduced herself as an Athens resident, in my opinion she should have a better way to maneuver this situation. Half of our tour forcefully left the tour looking for restrooms because our the guide was not able to accommodate tour requests for restrooms. Overall it was a horrible experience. I will be requesting refund for this tour. Clearly Viator knew that cyclist event with road closing was happening but they made no attempt to change our itinerary to make our experience smooth. Viator needs to be more flexible and ready to make an new itinerary in case of changes in city’s live events. As a tourists we trust local companies to make our site seeing pleasant and smooth. Viator did not deliver this time.

Response from Host, May 2026

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We are truly sorry to hear that your experience did not meet your expectations. Large city events, such as the cycling event that took place in Athens that day, can unfortunately have a significant impact on the normal flow of a sightseeing tour. Although we were aware of the event and adjusted the meeting time and location in advance, the exact timing and extent of road closures are not always communicated in detail by the Greek police authorities for safety and security reasons. In many cases, traffic restrictions change in real time, and tourist vehicles are allowed or redirected depending on the situation at each moment. Our crew made every possible effort to complete the tour and provide the scheduled service, but the continuous changes in traffic regulations and road access made this extremely challenging. We understand how frustrating it must have been to spend valuable tour time in traffic instead of enjoying the city, and we sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused. We also regret your comments regarding the comfort and cleanliness of the minibus, as well as the difficulty in accommodating restroom requests during the tour. These points are very important to us and will be reviewed internally with the team involved, as this is not the standard we aim to provide. Athens is a living city, and special events can sometimes create unexpected complications. However, we fully understand that guests trust local operators to manage these situations as smoothly as possible. Your feedback is valuable and will help us improve our contingency planning and on-the-spot decision-making for similar situations in the future. Once again, we sincerely apologize for the disappointing experience and appreciate you bringing these concerns to our attention.

Great Tour

BarbaraMichelle_M, Apr 2026

Tour is excellent. If you aren traveling with someone with mobility issues, it may be a bit challenging. Very informative!

Great value!

Rachael_B, Aug 2025

Jampacked with lots to see! Great value for the money! Was easy to locate the meeting point, friendly people, 10769 W. Avenida Del Rey knowledgeable and entertaining.

Everything you need to know about Athens

PaulF_D, Jul 2025

Our tour guide Debbie was very personable and engaged with us and other tourists . She was knowledgeable about all the history of Athens .

The tour was well...

Luc_L, Jun 2025

The tour was well organized, full of information, but not overwhelmingly so. The guide for the Acropolis Walking Tour was excellent and highly informative. Our guide for the highlights of Athens was insightful, friendly and fun. The entire excursion was wonderful.

Excellent walking tour with food

patricia_m, May 2025

Enjoyed the experience - Great tour - comfortable walking - good food - superior guide! Informatively provided great and interesting information

Great Walking Tour of Acropolis

David_B, May 2025

Beautiful tour but lots of stairs and walking….totally with it! Our tour guides were awesome! Athens is a beautiful city.

We had George as our tour...

Joni_L, May 2025

We had George as our tour guide, and he gave us a lot of history and answered our questions. There is a lot of fast walking, so be prepared. Had we been aware the tour was over after the Acropolis, we would have stayed there on our own, as we didn’t get a chance to look at the gift shop.

Great experience

Paula_B, Mar 2025

It's a lot of walking/hiking with stairs and rocks... we essentially climbed a mountain, of course, but our guides were patient, caring, and super informative! They did a great job managing our large (14) group.

Incredible tour

Lisa_S, Jul 2024

We learned so much on this tour. Teddy is extremely knowledgeable & funny. Our guide at the acropolis was amazing. I wouldn’t want to go to the acropolis without a guide. We had several other stops-1st modern day Olympic stadium, changing of the guards of the unknown soldier, presidential house, prime minister office, and a walk through plaka. Worth every penny. Air conditioned sprinter van.