Cape Sounio private half day trip from Athens
Cape Sounio private half day trip from Athens
- 5 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.
Sunset at the Temple of Poseidon
Cape Sounio is the classic Athens half-day escape: a drive down the Athenian Riviera with the Saronic Gulf glittering beside you, ending at the Temple of Poseidon on its clifftop above the Aegean. Byron carved his name here; most visitors settle for the finest sunset in Attica. Time it for late afternoon and watch the columns turn gold.
Private car and driver, hotel pick-up in Athens, and the freedom to stop along the Riviera for a swim or a seafood lunch on the way.
Plan it: read the Cape Sounio guide, make a full day of it with the Athens & Sounio combo, 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
Yes, and many guests do. Tell us the date and we will set the pick-up so you reach the Temple of Poseidon about an hour before sunset. The site closes at sunset, so the exact time changes with the season.
70 km, about an hour and a quarter along the coast road through Glyfada and Vouliagmeni. The whole trip is around 5 hours door to door, with an hour and a quarter at the temple and time for a coffee or a swim on the way back.
Yes. We collect you at the port gate at Piraeus and the timings fit easily inside a normal port call. Entrance tickets to the temple are not included.
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before departure.
Tour itinerary
5 hours | 2 places | optional coffee stop
Pick-up in Athens
Hotel, apartment or Piraeus port pick-up. Morning departures work well around a cruise call; afternoon departures reach the temple for sunset.
The Athens Riviera
An hour and a quarter along the coast road through Glyfada, Vouliagmeni and Varkiza, with the Saronic islands offshore.
Temple of Poseidon, Cape Sounio
The white marble columns on the cliff at the tip of Attica, the view over the Aegean and the column where Byron carved his name. Entrance tickets are not included.
Coffee or a swim
A stop at a seaside cafe below the temple or one of the Riviera beaches on the way back, if you wish.
Return to Athens
Back along the coast, at your hotel about five hours after pick-up.
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