Ancient Corinth, Mycenae, Epidaurus, Nafplio private full day trip from Athens
Ancient Corinth, Mycenae, Epidaurus, Nafplio private full day trip from Athens
- 9-10 Hours
- UP TO 14 PERSONS
- FREE CANCELLATION
We offer pick-up to the following places for this experience:
- Your hotel in Athens (we meet you in the lobby)
- Your apartment or rental in Athens (we meet you at the building entrance)
- Piraeus port, for cruise and ferry passengers (we meet you at the port gate)
Send us your exact pick-up address when you book. Somewhere else? Ask us for details.
The grand tour of the Argolis in one day
Four highlights of the Peloponnese in a single private day trip. Cross the Corinth Canal to Ancient Corinth, where St Paul once preached beneath Acrocorinth. Continue to Mycenae, citadel of Agamemnon, entering through the Lion Gate. At Epidaurus, test the perfect acoustics of the best-preserved theatre in Greece. Finish in Nafplio, the country’s elegant first capital, for a stroll along its marble lanes and Venetian harbour.
Hotel pick-up in Athens, a private air-conditioned vehicle all day, and a driver who paces the four stops so none of them feels rushed.
Plan it: read the Nafplio guide and the Mycenae guide, see the shorter three-stop version, or compare all 19 tours.
Frequently asked questions
- Professional drivers with deep knowledge of history (not licensed to accompany you in any site)
- Hotel/ airport/ port pick-up and drop-off
- Private transportation
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Wi-Fi available in selected vehicles, ask when booking
- Bottled water
- Lunch stop (flexible): at a partner restaurant, arranged on request (ask us for details), or a place of your own choice; at your own expense unless agreed in your quote
It is a full day, 9 to 10 hours with a 07:30 start, but the sites are close together and the driving between them is short. Because the tour is private you can shorten any stop, skip one, or linger longer in Nafplio; just tell your driver on the day.
Yes, provided your ship gives you about ten hours in port. We collect you at the gate, plan the return with a safe margin and can drop a stop if your timings are tight.
Your driver-guide speaks English, Greek and French and briefs you between stops. Drivers are not licensed to guide inside archaeological sites; a state-licensed guide for the day can be arranged on request at an extra charge. Entrance tickets are not included.
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before departure.
Tour itinerary
9-10 hours | 5 places | 1 stop for lunch
Pick-up in Athens
An early start: hotel, apartment or Piraeus port pick-up at 07:30.
Corinth Canal
Photo stop on the bridge over the canal.
Ancient Corinth
The Temple of Apollo, the Lechaion Road and the bema of St Paul, beneath Acrocorinth. Entrance tickets are not included.
Mycenae
Thirty-five minutes south to the Lion Gate, the grave circles, the palace and the Treasury of Atreus.
Epidaurus
Forty-five minutes across the plain to the theatre and the sanctuary of Asclepius.
Nafplio
Forty minutes to the coast: a late lunch by the harbour and a walk through the Venetian old town. Lunch is flexible: a partner restaurant arranged on request (ask us for details) or a place of your own choice, at your own expense unless agreed in your quote.
Return to Athens
Two hours on the motorway, at your hotel around 17:30.
Map Overview
Available Pickups
NOTE: Pick-up starts 10 minute(s) before departure.
We offer pick-up to the following places for this experience:
Tour info
Experience type
Day tour / activity
Difficulty
Easy
Booking in advance
Cut off: 1 day
Live tour guide
English