Athens Highlights Afternoon Tour with Dinner - Private Experience
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Athens Highlights Afternoon Tour with Dinner - Private Experience is a 4-hour experience in Athens, Greece, from $90 per person. It scores 70 out of 100 on the Outty Ranking, which we label “Solid Choice”, based on a 5/5 rating across 19 reviews. Cancellation is free up to 24 hours before the start time. Same-day spots are currently showing.
- Outty Ranking
- 70 / 100
- Rating
- 5/5 (19)
- Duration
- 4 hours
- From
- $90 per person
Enjoy a captivating evening walking tour around the highlights of Athens and learn about the fascinating heritage of the historical city with the assistance of your knowledgable local guide. Discover the legend and myths
What you get
About this experience
Enjoy a captivating evening walking tour around the highlights of Athens and learn about the fascinating heritage of the historical city with the assistance of your knowledgable local guide. Discover the legend and myths that are hidden beneath every rock you turn in the most beautiful Athenian neighborhoods and experience the city off the beaten path! This tour is ideal for new-timers who are looking to have a local experience, explore the most important sites of the city, and discover its culinary culture, as a traditional Greek meze dinner will wait for you at the end of your adventure!
What's included
Included
- All taxes and VAT
- Local archaeologist expert guide
- We CAN provide food substitutions for vegetarians
- Evening walking tour
- A hearty plate with mezedes (savory Greek appetizers) & home wine
Not included
- Any additional orders or purchases
- Private transportation
What you'll see and do
Plateia Syntagmatos
Meet with your expert local guide in Syntagma Square, in front of the illuminated building that houses the Greek parliament. Walk down the busy Amalias Avenue and continue to the warmly-lit streets that will lead you to the best of what Athens has to offer!
15 minutes here
Temple of Olympian Zeus
Stop and marvel at the Temple of Olympian Zeus from the outside while your guide narrates stories of Emperors under the grandiose Arch of Hadrian.
15 minutes here
Next up is the Choragic Monument of Lysicrates, where your insightful guide will educate you on the origins and the history of drama in ancient Greece. Witnessing this bright example of ancient Greek culture will help you get a better grasp of the stories you're about to listen.
15 minutes here
Plaka
Leaving the Choradic Monument of Lysicrates behind, you will be lead to the picturesque neighborhood of Plaka, one of the oldest and most beloved neighborhoods in Athens. Wander around its picture-perfect alleys and check out the small cafes and restaurants that decorate this magical part of the city.
30 minutes here
Roman Agora
After Plaka, you will have the opportunity to enjoy a night view to the majestic Acropolis of Athens and the sweetly lit Roman Agora from the outside, built between 19 and 11 B.C. with a donation of Julius Caesar and Augustus.
15 minutes here
Tower of the Winds
Afterward, get the chance to admire the illuminated Tower of the Winds, the first weather station in history with stunning architecture while hearing about the history of the monuments through the years.
15 minutes here
Monastiraki
Descend towards Monastiraki and reach the oldest square in Athens, Monastiraki Square. Full of life and history, discover the historic monuments that integrate Athens' past with its present. Take a look at the Tzistarakis Mosque, Hadrian's Library and Pantanassa church, all monuments from different time periods, and turn your head towards the famous Monastiraki Flea Market, the best place to buy your souvenirs from. From there, walk along Adrianou Str., see the Ancient Market and the Stoa of Attalos, while learning about tales behind Areopagus, the place that used to host the supreme court of ancient Athens.
20 minutes here
Psirri
Last but not least, you will round up your tour in Psirri, the colorful and alternative Athenian neighborhood that is home to neoclassical houses, local cafes, bars, small restaurants, and local bars that give life to the Athenian nightlife! Bid your evening adventure goodbye in the company of among friendly locals for a traditional Greek 'meze' dinner, accompanied traditional Greek liquors or wine. The delicious food and cheerful vibe will leave a smile on your face!
90 minutes here
Where it starts and ends
Meeting point
Athens
In front of the fountain at Syntagma Square. The tour begins at 5.30 or 6.30 pm.
Hotel pickup
No pickup: everyone meets at the start point.
Ends at
Very close to Monastiraki Square, from where you can take a taxi or the metro.
Before you book
- Cancellation
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
- Languages
- en
- Ticket
- Mobile Only
- Runs on
- Every day
- Group size
- Up to 12 travelers per booking
- Operated by
- Greeking.me
Know before you go
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Minimum drinking age is 18 years
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What travelers are saying
Outty’s summary of the themes that recur across 19 traveler reviews. Written by us, not quoted from reviewers.
The guide
10 mentionsTravelers single out the guide as the reason the experience works.
Knowledge and storytelling
9 mentionsReviewers describe the commentary as informative rather than scripted.
Food and drink
8 mentionsThe tastings and food stops are a highlight for most reviewers.
Traveler reviews
19 verified traveler reviews for Athens Highlights Afternoon Tour with Dinner - Private Experience. Ratings and reviews provided by Viator and Tripadvisor.
Must do tour when you arrive in Athens!
Great experience and highly recommend tour of Athens sites, history, culture, and finished with a wonderful dinner. Our guide, Penelope, gave us an expertly delivered tour around the Plaka, Anafiotika, Monastiraki Square to mention a few. This tour is an absolutely must if you want to get to know the old city of Athens, it’s culture and history, and finish tour with an authentic meze dinner at a local favorite restaurant.
Response from the operator: Hello Sonnyfoodietraveler, we are so glad you enjoyed your time with us in Athens. Thank you so much for taking the time to leave this wonderful review. We hope to see you again soon on your next trip to Greece:)
via Tripadvisor
Wonderful Athens Highlights tour
Wow! So loved our Athens Highlight tour with Penelope! She is so delightful, personable and knowledgeable on so many various aspects of Grecian history, both recent and ancient. As a certified archeologist and tour guide she gracefully laid out our highlights tour in a very walkable and fascinating route through neighborhoods around the Acropolis. Very easy to understand and presented all the facts clearly and effectively so as not to lose the attention of my travel exhaust 13 year old child. For that, I am very grateful! Truly enjoyed seeing lots of historic landmarks and feeling grounded as to where I was in relation to our hotel. And the meze dinner.... wow! As my child is a very picky eater, Penelope was able to find a fantastic taverna that satisfied my desire for authentic Greek dishes and my child's desire for typical bland food. We were both quite satisfied and it is a meal I will always remember.. historic landmarks
Response from the operator: Hello KE, Your kind words are the best reward we could hope for! We are glad you appreciated the skill and personality of Penelope. We aim to make our guests feel welcome while getting valuable insight into the history and culture of our country. Thank you for your positive feedback and we hope to see you and your child again in the near future!
via Tripadvisor
Best way to explore Athens
My advice is, as soon as you arrive, book a tour with Greeking.me and get a solid foundation for your exploration of Athens for the week ahead. It seems that majority of tourists use Athens as a stopover on the way to the islands. As a result, they will see Acropolis and try gyros on Monastiraki square, while missing out on all the other treasures. We spent a whole week in Athens in October 2020 and this was not enough. There is so much to see in Athens museums and open air sites, you need at least a month to do this city justice. If you want to quickly determine which monuments you want to see up close and have an overall understanding of Athens history, an introductory tour in the first day or two on your holiday is a must. We booked Athens Higlights Evening Tour and our guide Penelope was an absolute delight. We spent more than 3 hours walking streets of Athens , absorbing history and ancient tales. Penelope was great at engaging my daughter, who is 9 and has Ancient Greece as part of her school curriculum this year, and making parallels with mythology. At each of the sites Penelope gave us detailed description of the history and background to the monument. She was able to show us on her iPad how some of the characters looked like , or how a certain temple or a building were used when they were first built. I thought iPad material was a great addition to a walking tour, especially for my daughter as it was much easier for her to imagine how things would have looked like when they were first built. We did not go inside any of the historical sites or buildings during the tour. However, with Penelope’s guidance we were able to determine which ones we wanted to visit during our stay in Athens and went there on other days. For example, Penelope pointed out a couple of churches, which she suggested we could visit during the day. We did come back to a couple of them later in a week, and I thought that Penelope’s recommendations were spot on. Overall, I could not think of better guide and a better organisation of the tour from Greeking. me. Booking process was straightforward and Greeking.me was always responsive on the emails. I thought the tour was a perfect start to our holiday in Athens and would definitely appeal to families with school aged kids.
Response from the operator: Katya, Thank you for your detailed and flattering review. We are over the moon that you consider our ‘Athens Highlights Evening Tour with Meze Dinner’ tour ‘the best way to explore Athens’. This is all we can hope to achieve. We appreciate that you recognize the worth and beauty of Athens, and not misconceive it as a ‘stepping stone’ to the Greek islands. Penelope is an excellent guide full of knowledge, and her connection with kids is amazing to see! We are glad that her recommendations improved your trip and we will make sure she knows how you felt about her. When designing our trips, our motivation is the love we nurture for our country and the desire to communicate it to the rest of the world. Your review is the best reward we could ask for, especially during those difficult times. We hope to see you again as soon as possible and share with you even more of Greece’s beauties!
via Tripadvisor
Athens night tour
Loved our tour guide Eleni, she was very informative and knew her stuff! I would totally recommend this tour to anyone traveling to Athens
Response from the operator: Hi there Declan! We are very grateful to receive your feedback and hope that you will reach out again if you visit in the future! On behalf of the whole team and Eleni too, thank you for your kind words! :)
via Viator
Don't miss the evening tour
Eleni was a wonderful guide and made us feel instantly at home in Athens. We visited several of the same sites during the day after our evening tour and we all agreed that they are most beautiful at night. Eleni used her media device to add detail to her presentation and it really helped us understand the history better. The meal was great, too. Thanks for a great tour!
Response from the operator: Hello Kathleen! Thank you so much for the review and your kind words! We are happy to hear that you had such a great time with Eleni and you enjoyed the tour, the meal and the city, too! We hope to meet sometime again in the future! Best wishes :)
via Tripadvisor
Good to know
- Duration
- 4 hours
- Free cancellation
- Up to 24h before
- Minimum age to book
- All ages
- Availability
- Bookable today
- Runs on
- Every day
- Price range
- $90 to $700
- Hotel pickup
- No pickup, meet at start point
- Booked in 30 days
- 7
- Verdict
- Solid Choice
Why this scores 70
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Athens Highlights Afternoon Tour with Dinner - Private Experience: questions travelers ask
Practical detail on this experience, plus the wider planning questions for Athens.
How much does Athens Highlights Afternoon Tour with Dinner - Private Experience cost?
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Prices start at $90 per person. The final price depends on the date, the time slot and the number of travelers, and peak weekends in Athens usually price higher than midweek mornings. Live pricing and remaining availability are confirmed on the booking screen before you pay.
How long does Athens Highlights Afternoon Tour with Dinner - Private Experience take?
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Plan for about 4 hours from start to finish, not counting travel to the meeting point. Most travelers leave another 30 minutes on either side so the rest of the day in Athens is not rushed.
Is Athens Highlights Afternoon Tour with Dinner - Private Experience worth it?
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It holds an Outty Ranking of 70 out of 100, which we label "Solid Choice". That score blends traveler sentiment (5/5 across 19 reviews), the depth of that review evidence, recent booking momentum, value for money against comparable last minute in Athens, and how flexible the cancellation terms are.
Can I cancel or reschedule Athens Highlights Afternoon Tour with Dinner - Private Experience?
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Yes. Cancel free up to 24 hours before the start time for a full refund. Inside that window the booking is non-refundable, and no-shows are not refunded.
Is Athens Highlights Afternoon Tour with Dinner - Private Experience suitable for kids and families?
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Yes, all ages are welcome. Families should still weigh the 4-hour running time, and strollers are easier on the earlier, quieter departures.
How far in advance should I book Athens Highlights Afternoon Tour with Dinner - Private Experience?
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Around 7 people booked this in the last 30 days, so popular slots go early. Two to three weeks ahead is comfortable in shoulder season, while summer weekends and holidays in Athens can sell out a month out. Same-day spots do open up when other travelers cancel, so it is worth checking if you are already in town.
What should I bring or wear?
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Bring photo ID, your booking confirmation on your phone, a refillable water bottle and comfortable shoes. Dress for the weather in Athens and add a light layer if any part of the 4-hour experience runs outdoors or after sunset.
Where does Athens Highlights Afternoon Tour with Dinner - Private Experience start and how do I get there?
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The exact meeting point and directions are on your voucher once you book, and they sit in central Athens within reach of public transport. Arrive 15 minutes early: late arrivals are treated as no-shows by most operators.
What are the best things to do in Athens?
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On Outty we rank every Athens experience on the same 0 to 100 scale, and alongside this one the highest scorers right now include Athens Small Group E-Bike Tour, Small Group Greek Traditional Food Tour in Athens 20+ Tastings, Athens Scenic Bike Tour with Regular or Electric Bike + Acropolis. The city page groups everything into most popular, highest reviewed, last minute and family-friendly so you can build a day around what actually delivers.
When is the best time to visit Athens?
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Booking patterns follow the same curve: prices and queues climb in peak weeks, while shoulder season gives you better availability on the top-ranked experiences and more room to change plans.
How many days do you need in Athens?
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Three full days covers the headline sights without sprinting. A workable rhythm is one anchor experience each morning, such as this one, an unhurried afternoon in a single neighborhood, then a food or nightlife booking in the evening. Five days lets you add a day trip outside the city.
Do I book through Outty or through the operator?
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