Athens Shore Excursion: Segway Tour
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Athens, Greece
- 4 hours (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Swap your cruise ship for a Segway on this thrilling Athens shore excursion! Learn to operate your easy-to-use self-balancing Segway, then zip around the city on a 2-hour guided Segway tour. Choose from two equally exciting itineraries and explore the UNESCO-listed Acropolis of Athens, historic Plaka and the Temple of Hephaestous, or visit city sights like Hadrian’s Arch, Zappeion Garden and Panathinaikos Stadium. Best of all: this small-group tour is limited to 12 people and is covered by Viator’s worry-free shore excursion policy, ensuring on-time return to your ship.
- Shore excursion from Piraeus Port: 2-hour Segway tour of Athens
- Choose from two itineraries and see the sights that interest you the most
- Glide through Zappeion Garden and pass Panathinaikos Stadium (City Highlights Tour only)
- Explore the neighborhoods of Plaka and Thiseio (Acropolis of Athens Tour only)
- Full instruction included: suitable for complete beginners
- Perfect introduction to Athens for first-time visitors
- Small-group tour limited to 12 people ensures a personalized experience
- Covered by Viator's worry-free policy: guaranteed on-time return to your ship
What's Included
- Tour guide
- Orientation session
- Use of Segway and helmet
- Port pickup and drop-off
- Worry-free Shore Excursion Guarantee
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks
Meeting and Pickup
You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup
Itinerary
1
Acropolis
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
2
Acropolis Museum
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
3
Temple of Olympian Zeus
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
4
Panathenaic Stadium
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
5
Ancient Agora of Athens
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
6
Roman Agora
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
7
Change of Guards
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
8
Zappeion Conference & Exhibition Center
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
9
Monastiraki
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
10
Kerameikos Cemetery
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
11
Pnyx
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
12
National Garden
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 1 day of travel. In this case confirmation will be received as soon as possible, subject to availability
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- Minimum age is 12 years
- Passengers must weight between 100 and 250 pounds (46 and 113 kilos).
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
Reviews
4.7
based on 17 reviews
Adam_A, Jun 2024
This was by far one of the best tour experiences we have had on our holidays. Could not recommend Kostas and his team highly enough.
Incredibly professional and patient to ensure all guests were comfortable and competent on the Segway prior to starting our tour.
Do yourself a favour and book yourself a tour with these guys. You will not be disappointed.
KenCaplan, Aug 2019
What a great experience. The made it sooo easy and we were able to see so much. Dimetry was our guide and he was THE BEST!!!
Matthew_L, Oct 2017
Wonderful experience - highly efficient way to travel around Athens and see the whole historical town. Our tour guide was great. Highly recommend.
jillbrobinson, Jul 2017
We have no regrets about doing this tour. It was an especially great way to see the area on an exceptionally hot day. Great way to view the Acropolis, tour the market and see surrounding sites.
Just a few things to mention. It did not bother us, but be aware that on this tour you only see the Acropolis from a distance, you are not given the chance to walk up to it. The closest you get is a view from atop Mars Hill. Fine for us, but not sure this was clear on the description. Also, our tour guide, while nice, was not exceptional. A bit difficult to understand and thought the tour could have been made more interesting .. .for example, after she pointed us to an general area to go see, instead of joining us and ensuring we understood what we were looking at, she asked us after if we saw a certain thing.... of course we did not as we did not know where to look.
david R, Jul 2017
Big fun. Easy to ride, so fun to pass all the tourists going up the hills, she took us down a crowded flea market street and that was really funny, went all over, highlight! They arranged transport ship to starting point, And we all came away wanting to buy our own segways and still might. The only downside is this tour does not allow for climbing up into the acropolis-you will be next to it, and see it very well, but it is on a steep rough hill top and if getting into those temples is a must, then you should do this tour and then walk back up the hill. I don't know-we all felt completed with this, and went out for a late lunch before heading back to boat. Also-always take the longest segway tour offered in terms of time-you will not get tired or wish you had taken the shorter one-promise.
Suzanna_P, Sep 2016
The segway tour is a perfect option for families with teenage kids. My boys are 12 and 16 yrs and LOVE the segways. We went on a 7 day Greek Isles Cruise, and the seaways were the highlight of their trip!! This tour allows the adults to learn some history about the city and see the sites without getting exhausted by walking too far, and it allows the kids to come along and enjoy it just as much! While they are not interested in much of the tour and would be bored stiff by the history, they love being able to ride the segways and no one is getting tired from walking such a long distance. We did segways in Athens and Rome and we were able to cover SO much more ground than you would by walking. In Athens it was late August and SO hot. We would not have gotten far on foot! Everyone would have been grumpy. Instead everyone was in a great mood!! WE chose the tour that included a transfer to our cruise ship which was worth every penny. The taxi driver met us at the port and returned us there safely after our tour, allowing us extra time we needed to walk around and shop a bit before heading back to the port. I LOVE segway tours and try to find them in any city we are visiting. We have enjoyed tours in Paris, Barcelona, Galveston, Texas and now Athens. I would strongly recommend Viator Segway Tours wherever you can find them!
David_G, Sep 2016
In one day, we saw all the major sites and more of Athens. You cant see everything we did by walking or bus! Guide was FANTASTIC!
Tania_D, Jul 2016
Our tour was fantastic! Great way to tour the area surrounding the Acropolis. If you are arriving by cruise, be sure to coordinate more than 2 days ahead about your meeting point their office or the port. We had initial confusion, but it all worked out and we loved the experience!
Margaret R, Jul 2016
Alex our guide was patient and knowledgeable with a good sense of humor. The tour was safe thanks to the training and orientation provided. After about 10 minutes, everyone was comfortable with the equipment. Helmets are available for extra safety. Recommend you practice stopping quickly early on in the tour when the going is a bit slower. This tour showed the best of old and new Athens with breathtaking views.
Cheryl_S, May 2016
We had a wonderful time. They were careful about teaching us how to use the segways and even with crowded sidewalks we were able to get through and see so much. Tina was wonderful at telling us about what we were going by. I would recommend this tour for anyone. We took the metro to and from the ship and had no problems at all with it. The Segway people might want to send more detailed directions on how to find their place as we had to ask several people--but they were all very helpful.
Sharon W, Jul 2015
Absolutely great. Fun, interesting and enjoyable way to see the city.
Terry O, Jun 2015
After experiencing a Segway Tour in Rome a couple of years ago, we were looking forward to enjoying the same type of fun with the Segway Tour in Athens. We have never been to Athens and thought this would be a great way to see the sites and city.
Tour started out with 6 people along with the tour guide. For the first 45 minutes to an hour, we went and saw several sites. The tour guide did a good job in explaining what we were seeing and spoke English quite well.
Unfortunately this is when it started to rain. The Tour group was nice enough to provide us with ponchos so that we could continue to ride the Segway. That was cool until the rain got heavy and we experienced lots of lightning and thunder all the way back to the Segway store.
So our tour was cut short by ½ hour although understandable as there was no way to enjoy riding the Segway in the pouring rain as this was defiantly a safety hazard. I was a bit disappointed that we were not compensated for the tour which was cut shout but then again, it really was not their fault as you cannot control Mother Nature.
I do want to thank our guide for providing us with her umbrella as we left. That was very nice and kind of her.
All in all, it was a good trip but due to the weather we didnt get to see all that I think we could of.
Karen D, Jun 2015
They do not require headgear which I think is a mistake. With the mass of humanity that is in Athens, especially when more than one ship is in port, it is very dangerous. You are moving left and right around people. My machine broke down twice and it was scary when I was unable to control it. The young lady that was our tour guide was very helpful but prefer the safety of the US in the use of the segways.
ANN'S TRAVEL, Oct 2014
Tour company was A+, what a fun way to see Athens in a few hours. Never have been on a segway, I was very comfortable once they let us practice. They worked with our group until we were all very comfortable , not rushing us at all. Friendly group. Would definitely recommend this to all! Wore a helmet as a safety measure...
Will look for more segway tours in my future travels!
Michael Y, Sep 2014
Tina was great, very personable and knowledgeable.
Segwegs are fun and quickly get you around the city. Anyone can learn use one in 5 min.
Michael B, Aug 2013
Fantastic experience! The guide was very knowledgeable and though we had visited Athens before she took us to new places [thanks to the mobility of the Segway] and showed us things we had not seen before. Our group of four had never been on a Segway before, but it was second nature within minutes.
Christoph M, Aug 2013
Super Tour! Sehr informativ und vor allem riesen Spaß. Achtung großer Suchtfaktor!
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