- Yes, this full-day private experience combines the main highlights of Athens with a scenic drive to Cape Sounion.
Private Athens & Cape Sounion Tour with Acropolis & Riviera Drive
Private Athens & Cape Sounion Tour to Visit Acropolis, Riviera & Sunset
Eight hours. Your own vehicle, your own driver, and two of the most iconic destinations in Greece in a single day - without the compromises of a group tour. The morning belongs to the Acropolis. Not the version most visitors get - rushed, crowded, with a guide who is already thinking about the next group. The private Athens tour version: your pace, your questions, your time.
After the Acropolis, the city. Athens at ground level from a private vehicle is a completely different experience from the tourist map - neighbourhoods, landmarks, and the kind of detail that only makes sense when someone who lives here is pointing it out.
Then the Athens Riviera. The coastal road south is one of the most scenic drives in Greece. Halfway down, lunch by the sea - a proper meal at a taverna your driver recommends, not the one nearest the car park. The afternoon ends at Cape Sounion. There is a reason people have been making this journey for 2,500 years. Your private Cape Sounion tour arrives when the light is right — not when the bus schedule allows it.
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Hotel Pick-Up
- Your driver is at the lobby at the agreed time — personal mobile number sent the evening before. The vehicle is yours for the day. No other passengers, no fixed departure if you are running two minutes late.
The Acropolis
- The first stop on your private Athens tour is the one that earns the rest of the day. Your driver drops you at the optimal entrance point - not the coach park 400 metres away. The climb takes ten minutes. At the top, the whole of Athens spreads out below: the ancient Agora, the port of Piraeus, and on a clear morning, the islands. Your guide covers what matters at your pace — the optical illusions of the Parthenon, the story of the Erechtheion's missing Caryatid, the full biography of a building that has been a temple, a church, a mosque, and a casualty of war. You leave when you are ready.
Athens City Tour
- Back in the private vehicle, your driver takes you through the city at ground level. The Hellenic Parliament and the Evzones changing of the guard at Syntagma. The neoclassical Trilogy — the University, the Academy, the National Library - three buildings that defined what a newly independent Greece wanted to look like in 1834. The Temple of Olympian Zeus, largest temple ever attempted in the ancient world and still unfinished after 638 years of construction. The Panathenaic Stadium, built entirely from marble, which hosted the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 and still hosts the Athens Marathon finish line every November.
The Athens Riviera
- The coastal road south of Athens runs past some of the finest real estate in Greece - beach clubs, marinas, and the kind of seaside suburb that Athenians spend all week looking forward to. On this private tour of the Athens Riviera, your driver knows the best stops for photographs. The water really is that colour.
Cape Sounion
- The Temple of Poseidon has been standing on this cliff above the Aegean for 2,500 years. Lord Byron carved his name into one of the columns in 1810 - you can still see it. The position is extraordinary: sea on three sides, the islands of the Saronic Gulf in the distance, and in the late afternoon, a light that turns the marble columns a colour somewhere between gold and white. Most visitors arrive by tour bus at noon. On a private Cape Sounion tour, you arrive when the light is right. Your driver takes you back to your hotel directly. The day ends where it started.
- Acropolis of Athens: Explore the famous citadel and its ancient ruins
- Parthenon, the Temple of Athena Nike, and the Erechtheion.
- Syntagma Square, Witness the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
- Cape Sounio &Temple of Poseidon, an ancient structure overlooking the Aegean Sea.
- Visit the southernmost tip of the Attica peninsula
- The Temple of Zeus, also known as the Olympieio
- Duration: 8 Hours
- Tour Type: In-depth Cultural
- Group type: Private
- Availability: All year
- Languages: English, French, Spanish
- Accessibility: Stroller Accessible
- Ideal for: Families, Couples, Single
- Group Size: 1 - 7 + participants
8 Hours
All Year
Private Tour
Inclusions
- Hotel Pick up & drop of services
- Private Car with English speaking driver
- Photo tour at Athenian Riviera
- Guide and tickets (if option selected)
- 1 Bottle of water / per person
Exclusions
- Gratuities (optional)
- Yes, the Acropolis is included, together with a visit to Cape Sounion and the coastal route along the Athenian Riviera.
- This is usually a full-day tour lasting around 8 - 9 hours, depending on the itinerary and traffic conditions.
- Yes, it is ideal for visitors who want to combine the top archaeological sites of Athens with one of the most beautiful coastal destinations near the city.
- Fully refundable for cancellations made in writing at least 48 hours prior to the arrival date.
- Cancellations or changes made within 47 hours of the arrival date are subject to 100% cancellation fees.
- All cancellations or changes must be submitted in writing to PRIVATE TOURS Greece.
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