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Athens Shore Excursion: Perfect for First-Time Cruise Visitors

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Free cancellation available
Price is €119 per adult
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 6h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
Overview

Your first cruise ship trip to Athens? This shore excursion is the perfect way to discover the city’s treasures. Meet your guide at Piraeus Port and travel in an air-conditioned minibus to see key sights: explore the Acropolis on your own or opt for an easier nearby viewpoint, watch the iconic Changing of the Guard ceremony, and stroll Plaka’s historic streets, perfect for photos. Enjoy around an hour to shop for souvenirs, savour souvlaki, or relax at a café with Acropolis views. With a small group, this short tour ensures ample time to return to your ship, or we refund if it can’t dock.

  • First-Time Visitor Focus: Lively, clear stories make Athens easy to explore.
  • Flexible Sights: Choose the Acropolis or an easier nearby viewpoint.
  • Photo-Worthy Stops: Changing of the Guard and Plaka’s Greek charm.
Activity location
  • Port of Piraeus
    • Akti Miaouli 10
    • 185 38, Piraeus, Greece
Meeting/Redemption Point
  • Cruise Terminal B - Piraeus
    • 185 38, Piraeus, Greece

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Round-Trip without Acropolis
  • Activity duration is 6 hours6h
    6h
  • English

Shared Tour: This is a shared tour, you will be travelling with other passengers on the bus. Limited to 19 people per guide.
Piraeus Port Pickup & Dropoff: The tour starts and ends at the Piraeus cruise ship port.
No Acropolis Visit: This option does not include Acropolis entry; instead, guests will explore Areopagus Hill and the Odeon of Herodes Atticus.

Language options: English
Price details
€119.00 x 1 Adult€119.00

Total
Price is €119.00
Round-Trip with Acropolis
  • Activity duration is 6 hours6h
    6h
  • English

Shared Tour: This is a shared tour, you will be travelling with other passengers on the bus. Limited to 19 people per guide.
Acropolis Tickets included: This option already includes Acropolis tickets which the guide will bring for you.
Acropolis Self-Guided Visit: The guide will walk with you to the entrance of the Acropolis, explain what to expect, and wait for you outside.
Piraeus Port Pickup & Dropoff: The tour starts and ends at the Piraeus cruise ship port.

Language options: English
Price details
€149.00 x 1 Adult€149.00

Total
Price is €149.00

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Free time for fast meal & souvenir shopping
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Modern, comfortable, air-conditioned minibus
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Professional local English-speaking tour guide (if option selected)
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Full refund if your ship cannot dock
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Tour options 'with Acropolis' include a ticket to the Acropolis
  • What's includedWhat's included
    After your tour, return to the port or choose to stay in Monastiraki before the bus heads back
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Small Groups: 19 guests per guide for Round-Trip Tour and 15 guests per guide for Disembark Tour
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Guaranteed return to ship on time
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Please note the options 'without Acropolis' do not include an Acropolis ticket.
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    For private tours Acropolis entry ticket is not included, it is an optional visit
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Service charge (Recommend 10% for guides, and 5% for bus drivers)
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Food and drinks
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Private Tour (if option not selected)

Know before you book

  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Please note that the Acropolis may close due to extreme heat for safety reasons. If this happens and you've booked entry tickets, you will be able to get a full refund. We will notify you accordingly.
  • This tour begins and ends at Piraeus Port. If you're disembarking from your cruise and staying in Athens, you may bring your luggage on the bus. You can end the tour at our final stop in Monastiraki, before the bus returns to the port. Please inform us in advance so we can accommodate your plans.
  • IMPORTANT ACCESSIBILITY INFORMATION: Please note that visiting the Acropolis requires extensive walking, including climbing 75 steps at the entrance and navigating uneven, slippery marble paths. This can be physically demanding, especially during summer when crowds are large, and temperatures can be high. For those with limited mobility, we recommend following the guide and exploring Areopagus and Herodion instead.
  • Please note that this tour involves walking, including on uneven surfaces, and is not suitable for individuals with mobility limitations. Wheelchairs, walkers, scooters, or similar mobility aids cannot be accommodated. We kindly ask you to assess your ability to participate before booking, as refunds cannot be issued if, on the day of the tour, you are unable to join due to mobility-related concerns.
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

Activity itinerary

Port of Piraeus
  • 15m
Pasalimani (Pass by)
Mikrolimano (Pass by)
Temple of Olympian Zeus (Pass by)
Arch of Hadrian (Pass by)
Panathenaic Stadium
  • 15m
Acropolis
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket not included
Areopagus Hill
  • 30m
Odeon of Herodes Atticus
  • 30m
Syntagma Square
  • 30m
The Academy of Athens
  • 15m
Monastiraki
  • 30m
Plaka
  • 30m
Port of Piraeus (Pass by)

Location

Activity location
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    Port of Piraeus
    • Akti Miaouli 10
    • 185 38, Piraeus, Greece
Meeting/Redemption Point
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Cruise Terminal B - Piraeus
    • 185 38, Piraeus, Greece

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