Temple of Poseidon tours from Athens

Yuri

Dec 2024Verified booking

3/5

Tour location (cape sounio) gorgeous, comfortable and fast trip, helpful and friendly staff. However, from the website it looked like it was a guided tour, and although we didn't really care much for that, it's actually not a guided tour at all but just the transfer. That said, great service and inexpensive

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Nikoloz

Nov 2024Verified booking

4/5

Good that bus took us to the place. Time scheduling would be better if we would stay the sunset there. It was great sunset. And we had to leave exactly, during that great sunset.

EJS

Oct 2024Verified booking

5/5

The trip with the bus was a suprise, I could see a lot of the coastline. The hostess was friendly and charming, the experience of stepping in ancient steps amazing

Carolina

Sep 2024Verified booking

5/5

The trip was organized and we left on time, with enough time to tour the place and take spectacular pictures and adequate time to watch the sunset.

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Michel

Sep 2024Verified booking

4/5

Comfortable bus. No-one mentioned wifi on board . Was it available, I wonder? We had to get back at 19:40. I think staying another 10 minutes would have made the sunset complete. Why not give us an extra 10 minutes ? No reason really. The commentaries were minimal. So much so that few even thought of giving the guide a tip.... Anyway, a lovely site, and a lovely evening. Finally, it would have been right to mention that the excursion did not inclde the entrance ticket to the site. It is quite cheap anyway, but I was not expecting to have to queue again. Best wishes !

Mariia

Sep 2024Verified booking

5/5

Christina is a wonderful guide who is very entertaining and knowledgeable. The tour was great. I would recommend it to everyone.

Debra

Aug 2024Verified booking

3/5

Again, this was overpriced as most of the other tours in Athens, and the experience underwhelming and you spend ~3hrs on the bus in total. It's not really a human guided tour, you listen to it on a portable device on the1.5hr bus trip to the Cape Sounion. My audio device didn't work properly and kept going on and off, therefore I didn't get to enjoy the history. The AC on the outward journey was also not cold at all so it was a sweaty ride in 35c weather! We had just over 1.5hrs at Cape Sounion & Temple of Poisdedon which was more than enough time. The sunset view was breathtaking though!

Michelle

Aug 2024Verified booking

3/5

The tour without entry ticket was 28, with ticket entry tour was 60....however the entry ticket was 10. Simple maths says 38 should of been charged

Mehrdad

Jul 2024Verified booking

5/5

The drive to the city is very nice going right by the coast and the bus was comfortable and clean. We did not see much of the city but our destination was Temple of Posidon which was well worth the price and effort. Sunset tour was just right to catch the setting sun in between the pillars of the ancient ruins. I wish I had more time to spend at the site.

Carryl

Jun 2024Verified booking

3/5

The guide was lovely, but when I asked at the office if my trip included a ticket to the temple, I was told yes! When I arrived, I was told no, I still had to get a ticket. No-one mentioned that the gates close at 8:30pm before sunset so when you go down to use toilet, you can't get back in. We arrived at 8pm, so that was not a lot of time at all. Told there would be so-goon bus, there was not!

Gailledrat

Jun 2024Verified booking

3/5

I made this visit in June 2024. It's worth noting that the journey time is very long (1h30 to 2h on the outward journey alone) and you don't stay long on site. The guide on the bus is supposed to be an archaeologist, but we were mainly shown the beaches and tourist attractions, which for me had nothing to do with the history/archaeology aspect. What's more, I thought he'd tell us lots of stories about Greek mythology, but we were only told the well-known story of Theseus. Even one member of the group suggested other stories, but the guide ignored them. The guide didn't come with us to the site, so in the end we were given few details about the Temple of Poseidon, its features or its history. Once there, there's not much to do outside the temple. There is a café and a small store, but their offerings are very limited. This left me wanting more, and I don't think the experience is worth the price. There are more attractive prices offered by public transport in the area, and here the guide wasn't very helpful.

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Julio

Jun 2024Verified booking

5/5

The visit to the attraction was very well organized. Wonderful with the departure time and very convenient with the 3 different dropping points cuisen

Paulina

May 2024Verified booking

4/5

the guide! Angelina was very knowlegeable and nice. She summarized the most relevant stuff and put it into context for us.

Marc

Apr 2024Verified booking

3/5

Booked for a day out but if I had my time in athens again I would have probaby prioritised other things as whilst the setting of the temple is impresssive it's a long way and after youve seen the Parthenon this pales in to insignificance. We also had a grey /cloudy day so perhaps with a sunset it would have been better but alas for us not

Zorica

Mar 2024Verified booking

5/5

Our host was fabulous- Angelina. I would highly recommend this trip to my friends. And the sunset... We really enjoyed.

Iván

Mar 2024Verified booking

5/5

If you want to dive into Greek history and mythology, more specifically about Athena and Poseidon, this is your tour. Our guide Σταυρούλα did a brilliant job walking us through exciting historical facts and myths. One of the best guided tours I've ever taken. Thank you so much for a wonderful experience and for the great tips, Σταυρούλα.

carmelo

Feb 2024Verified booking

4/5

Perfectly organized. Good friendly guide and excellent driver. It would have been better had the guide also accompanied the group up to the temple itself and say shown Byron's signature etc

Tsitsi

Jan 2024Verified booking

5/5

Our tour guide Angelina was the best . She made the trip so interesting and made sure we are well informed. She was so helpful and offered to keep our food as we went to View the site. Not forgetting our driver John amazing trip indeed.

Dorothy

Dec 2024Verified booking

4/5

Pick up was really good. Nice tour guide. Lovely spot.

Emily

Dec 2024Verified booking

5/5

We loved this tour! Super educational and the sunset was beautiful.

Maurizio

Dec 2024Verified booking

3/5

The guide

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Jeanette

Nov 2024Verified booking

3/5

There were too many people on the tour bus and along bus ride

Valued

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

Lovely guide Well organised Interesting experience Good length of time

Massimiliano

Oct 2024Verified booking

5/5

Adequate time at the temple of Poseidon, with excellent sunset

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David

Oct 2024Verified booking

4/5

This excursion was just as expected.

Carola

Oct 2024Verified booking

5/5

The sunset at the cape was breathtaking. Although quite cold due to the wind.

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Romina

Sep 2024Verified booking

5/5

Wonderful experience, lovely place with breathtaking colors,kind and knowledgeable guide.

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Ramūnas

Jul 2024Verified booking

5/5

Very profesional tour guide. Pay attention on our wishes.

Nicole

Jul 2024Verified booking

5/5

The staff, the tour guide excellent ! Very kind !

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James

Sep 2022Verified booking

5/5

Not really a sunsets kind of guy , but this tour is worth it The young female guide was pleasant professional and spoke perfect English The coach/ bus was new clean and air conditioned Pro -tip sit on the right side of the bus for the best views of the Saronic Gulf on the way to And on the way back sit on the left side of the bus to watch the moonrise over the temple

Juliano

Sep 2022Verified booking

3/5

More clear info about the trip, prices to get in, maybe a guide tour.

Casey

May 2022Verified booking

5/5

I had a great time at Sounion and thanks to an early pick-up I was able to get a jumpstart on my touring around the Acropolis.

Magdalena

Nov 2024Verified booking

3/5

The experience itself was ok. But I booked (via google ) a ticket for the akropolis MUSEUM. Then in the end it turned out to be a ticket for the Acropolis (where we already went to a couple of days before. Then I called Headout. They said they were not responsible for a refund, I should call key tours. (I had bought several tickets at key tours before so I thought they would help (for hundreds of euro's). Then Key tours said they were not responsible so I should get back to Head out. At Head out I got a number from Key tours in de UK and the USA. When I started calling I thought this would cost me a lot more money on telephone bills so I stopped. We decided then to go to the acropolis for a second time. BAD CUSTOMER SERVICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Joanna

Nov 2024Verified booking

4/5

The visit itself was absolutely amazing. Getting the tickets on line that morning was easy but I had trouble getting the audio tour via the app. Nevertheless we were able to read a lot of information on the boards dotted around the site.

Svetlana

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

We arrived around 10 o'clock and it was not too dangerous, whether because when we rolled up the hill, eventually sat-sat ipo, there were a few tourists waiting for the hill... It is best to buy tickets online.

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MARIA

Nov 2024Verified booking

4/5

My experience at the Acropolis was good, I only point out that the audio guide was not for touring the Acropolis but for touring the Plaka neighborhood, in English (very close to the Acropolis). If you have time and know English I recommend it because it shows places that I would not have visited by my own means and it was useful because I did not take any tour. The experience to the temple of Poseidon was very good, as it was punctual, the bus that took us was well equipped (there was wifi and space to charge the phones) and we had audio guides for the tour to Cape Sounion.

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Angelia

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

Highly recommended and no defects! Everything went excellently. On this excursion we used the south gate as our entrance which was great because we were able to see the Dionysus Theater first and then the Acropolis. The excursion was really worth the money and I recommend using their service.

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Sergio

Nov 2024Verified booking

4/5

It was simple. The closing time of the Acropolis was not clear. When we arrived there we were informed that the Acropolis closed at 5:00 p.m., so having booked for 4:00 p.m. we had little time for a thorough visit.

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Lika

Nov 2024Verified booking

4/5

My friends and I enjoyed the fact that we booked and entered by the time we reserved which makes easier to walk around and contemplate the sites. That was a good way to explore the area!

Lisa

Nov 2024Verified booking

3/5

Since the negative aspects that we encounter on the Hop On Hop Off bus are not mentioned above, I would like to use this space to mention our 'not so favourable' issues. The audio on our bus was not at all good. It was as though the connection in our earphones was at fault, but on moving seats and getting new earbuds, we could tell that the fault was definitely in the sound system itself. Very crackly and very muffled. The seats on the bus were far too small for two people to sit on but the seats were very limited in number. We sat downstairs as the bus was full upstairs. With my husband and I in the seat, I was literally sitting with my bottom on the windowsill of the bus. Not very comfortable at all, and it resulted in me getting a nasty bruise on my thigh. We sat on the bus for about 4 stops until we decided to get off as I we were so uncomfortable. Some people from our group were actually forced to sit on a parcels shelf at the back of the bus, just so that they had somewhere to sit! We had the tickets for a two day pass but after less than a half day, we never got back on. This was the biggest disappointment and waste of money for our whole two weeks holiday. We did take advantage of the 10% discount on the Acropolis and Parthenon tickets and we thoroughly loved every bit of this self guided tour. I do not however, recommend this particular HOHO bus operator at all. Perhaps there are better ones, but it was a big expense and it did not live up to expectations at all.

Carolina

Nov 2024Verified booking

4/5

It's practical for getting to the cruise port, but this company was the most disorganized, with the guides giving contradictory information. There were few buses to get back, which meant that we arrived at the boat very late.

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John

Nov 2024Verified booking

3/5

Re the audio guide, I bought Akropolis tickets, so expected Akropolis audio guide. Instead, it was the MUCH cheaper guide for sites I had visited already. Also, going first day of lower off-season prices was a mistake - many did the same so crowds were HUGE.

Cesar

Nov 2024Verified booking

4/5

We went relatively early, before 09:00 hrs and until 10:00 hrs, we could walk around and admire the whole Acropolis without any inconvenience, then, after 10:00 hrs. the amount of people and agglomeration was such that we had to leave the place.

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John

Nov 2024Verified booking

3/5

The hoho bus driver with sight seeing tours did not accept our vouchers and did not allow us on the bus. We missed the acropolipse tour . 20 min later a guide from another tour company explained to the same driver when he returned on his route that we should be allowed entry. However it was too late as we missed the last tour of the day. Fortunately we got there the next day and the skip the line tickets saved quite a bit of time.

Frank

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

Akropolis is great. The communication with headout was perfect. Especially the additional directions were great. Any time again!

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Remo

Nov 2024Verified booking

3/5

When booking, I was told that the tickets would be sent to my email address. This was not the case, I had to download the Headout app. Very stupid, as I don't trust the app. And the ticket prices were far too expensive. On site, an adult ticket only costs €20.

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Jewels

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

My visit to Acropilis was amazing. I went by myself around 5pm. The views were absolutely breathtaking although it was a little crowded. Nonetheless, I got some great photos and people offered to take photos for me. However, I never received the audio equipment. When I arrived at the ticket window, someone pointed me in the directed to get my ticket scanned. I was never offered audio equipment.

Ashleigh

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

We were really impressed by the acropolis. The walking routes were well laid out and the boards informative. Incredible restoration work has been done since I last saw the Parthenon 25 years ago! I would highly recommend visiting. Staff were also helpful and queues managed effectively.

Dal

Nov 2024Verified booking

4/5

Correct logistical directions, consistent timing, beautiful day, Acropolis as the centerpiece of our civilization, experience I would repeat

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Horst

Nov 2024Verified booking

4/5

Acropolis is unbeatable, a must in Athens. Completely smooth process, audio guide not clearly recognizable how it works, reference to original ticket confusing

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Aneta

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

Great experience to see this ancient wonder, we opted to visit the Akropolis first thing in the morning at 8am which was perfect as the crowds were still small the weather was nice but cool and after we finished exploring it was only 10am so plenty of time to do other things during the day, highly recommend and of course you can't be in Athens and don't visit Akropolis so you really don't have a choice but to do it! Well at least I believe so, it is worth it definitely as you can literally feel the energy when you are there.

BAKHAT-HABIBI

Nov 2024Verified booking

3/5

Good morning, Sir or Madam, Thank you for conducting this satisfaction survey. Unless I'm mistaken, the ticket is sold as "Acropolis and Parthenon with audio guide". However, on my e-ticket, the audio guide to download was "Exploring PLAKA: the old town of Athens." I looked for the audio guide for the Acropolis, but it was not free. I continued my visit without an audio guide. The staff on site are professional and welcoming. Best regards, Imad

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Maria

Oct 2024Verified booking

5/5

Easy to access mobile tickets and we are able to use our tickets to Acropolis entrance and HOHO bus. Well worth it. My visit to Athens was awesome. The employees of HOHO bus was knowledgeable.

Márcio

Oct 2024Verified booking

4/5

The Acropolis is amazing and the weather was very good to walking . There were quite a few people which made it a bit confusing going up and down the hill. Unfortunately I couldn't use the audio guide. It wasn't clear that the audio guide had to be downloaded in the app and I ended up without it.

Visa

Oct 2024Verified booking

4/5

Place was nice. Weird how amateurishly the ticket line was organized. No instructions anywhere. Also no road signs during the hill climb from direction of Monastiraki.

Annika

Oct 2024Verified booking

3/5

The staff at the entrance were very impatient and unfriendly, the answers were snotty. Once inside, it was really great and an absolute must when visiting Athens!

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Gracjana

Oct 2024Verified booking

5/5

It was a very pleasant experience. The temperature in late October is perfect, very warm/ even hot but beautiful cool evening. It wasn't overcrowded so you could easily explore the whole area and take really good photos.

Gladys

Oct 2024Verified booking

5/5

Our experience was absolutely amazing. Our guide was super infiramruve and knowledgeable. This is a truly great tour. Dediwnrelt recommens!

Balbina

Aug 2024Verified booking

5/5

The best tour guide, loved the time in each activity, the food was really good and full filing. Everything amazing! Would highly recommend!

PAUL

Jul 2024Verified booking

5/5

I booked online from home, so had some doubts. However, we were picked up on time and had a fantastic day. Kostas clearly knows his history and was the best guide I've ever experienced. The Parthenon and museum were totally amazing. We had our lunch included as we booked the full day. The food was good and plenty of it. We then travelled to Soulion, which was a long trip on the bus which was a bit of a drain. Purely due to the distance and time. The route was beautiful and the coach lovely and cool. The review may sound made up, but we found the whole day excellent. Totally amazeballs. Find a bot that will write that.

Michael

Jul 2024Verified booking

5/5

Our guide Katarina was incrdible. "Mama" as she told us to call her, was so knowledgeable and fun. She provided a ton of back story and I learned so much during the tour. While she incorporated her viewpoints into the tour, it never felt biased or unwarranted, so it was the perfect balance of facts and perspective from a Greek person. She tapped into her mothering skills to start managing peopel around us, in order to ensure our group was not affected by execssive queues and nonsense. I would definitely take another tour with her.

Catherine

Oct 2024Verified booking

4/5

Acropolis and Parthenon .....but long day.

maritza

Jul 2024Verified booking

5/5

It was the best experience! !I had lots of fun visting the temples.

Ronel

Jun 2024Verified booking

5/5

Learned more of ancient history and the host truly knowledgeable beside of being very approachble