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Athens: Blue Hop-on-Hop-off Bus and Cape Sounion Sunset Tour

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254 reviews
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Athens: Blue Hop-on-Hop-off Bus and Cape Sounion Sunset Tour

Activity provider:SIGHTSOFATHENS
4.4  / 5
254 reviews

From US$ 37.32 per person

Drive through the sandy beaches and seaside villages of the idyllic Athenian Riviera. Explore the Mediterranean coastline and see the sunset next to the Temple of Poseidon, & enjoy a 2-day ticket for the Athens hop-on-hop-off blue bus, including 4 lines.

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Duration 5 hours
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Audio guide included
English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, Finnish, Hebrew, Greek, Japanese, Portuguese, Turkish
Pickup included
Please select one of the three meeting points and inform the activity provider: 1) Omonoia square, in front of the Hondos center department store (stop A12 of the hop-on-hop-off bus); 2) Syntagma Square/Old parliament (stop A1); 3) Plaka area, in front of Melina Merkouri statue (stop A2). Please be at the meeting point at least 15 minutes before the tour departure time. Look for a the blue signage at the stops that read "Sights of Athens.' Hop on Hop off bus departure points are as follows: Syntagma Square, Greek Parliament, Acropolis, Plaka, Monastiraki square, Omonoia Square, Karaiskaki Square, Archaeological Museum, Piraeus Cruise Terminals. Find the routes for the blue hop-on hop-off bus by going to https://www.sightsofathens.gr/ and selecting 'Routes.' Select your desired route and scroll to the bottom of the page to access detailed route maps for each line.

Experience

Highlights
  • Enjoy the amazing sunset at Cape Sounion
  • Explore the ancient temple of the god Poseidon
  • Drive through the magnificent Athenian Riviera
  • Gaze at the crystal-clear waters of Attica's southern coast
  • Enjoy the convenience of a 2-day hop-on-hop-off bus ticket
Full description
Temple of Poseidon and Cape of Sounio sunset tour: You will drive along the south coast to the Athenian Riviera, which will allow you to easily reach the otherwise hard-to-get-to Sounion. Once there, you will be dazzled by the famous landscapes that surround Sounion. In the times of the ancient Greeks, this site was revered as sacred ground dedicated to the gods Poseidon and Athena. You can marvel at the Temple of Poseidon, which perched upon the cliff’s edge 70 meters above the sea. Later, walk the blessed earth of Sounion, one of the places sung about it in Homer’s Odyssey. You can then stand upon the same cliff where it is said King Aegeus threw himself off. The tale is told in Greek mythology that Aegeus told his son Theseus that if he defeated the Minotaur, he should return to Athens with ships bearing white sails. Theseus forgot this request, and when Aegeus saw Theseus’ black sails, he threw himself from the Sounion in despair. While here, you can watch the sunset over this legendary horizon. Athens Hop-on-hop-off blue bus : Explore Athens, the Port of Piraeus and the beaches at your own pace with a hop-on hop-off bus ticket. Benefit from easy transportation to key attractions, such as the Panathenaic Stadium and Parthenon at the Acropolis. You can travel on 4 lines for 2 days, including Athens (Orange Line), Piraeus (Blue Line), Glyfada (Yellow Line), and Vouliagmeni (Green Line).
Includes
  • Pick up and drop-off from 3 central locations
  • English-speaking driver
  • Tolls and taxes
  • Wi-Fi
  • 2-day pass for the hop-on-hop-off blue bus for 4 city lines
  • Guide on the Cape of Sounion bus tour
  • Multilingual commentary in 16 languages aboard the hop-on-hop-off bus
  • 2-day pass for the hop-on-hop-off blue bus for 4 city lines (if option selected)
  • Drinks
  • Lunch
  • Entrance fees to the monuments
  • Professional guide in the monuments
Not suitable for
  • Wheelchair users

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What to bring

  • Passport or ID card
  • Comfortable shoes
  • Sunglasses
  • Sun hat

Not allowed

  • Pets

Know before you go

  • The date that you choose will be for the Cape Sounio sunset tour and will be valid for one tour to Sounio and back
  • The 2 days hop-on-hop-off bus ticket has no date limitation (you can choose any 2 days and gives you unlimited access to all 5 lines

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Overall rating

4.4 /5

based on 254 reviews

Review summary

  • Guide
    4.8/5
  • Transportation
    4.5/5
  • Service
    4.1/5
  • Organization
    4.1/5

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The hop on hop off bus tour was very hot and crowded . The sun can be pretty intense and the bus doesn't move fast in traffic. So even inside or in shade can be hard heat wise. Plus the audio was pretty sparse and not timed well. So not very informative at all. The sunset tour was better with a coach that was completely full. The guide did his best to keep us entertained and informed of Greek myths and some history. The ride there was pretty long and it was quite late getting back. The restaurant was very pricey. And slow. Be aware if you plan to take in the sunset as you have only about a hour to order and eat. The views and the sunset perhaps made the cost worth while by itself. It was truly gorgeous. The views and sunset was five stars. The rest at best three stars.

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June 8, 2023

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donald – CanadaVerified booking

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We enjoyed the trip. It wasnt too difficult to find the meeting point😬our guide Charis was v helpful & knowledgable to keep us entertained/informed. Just too bad we didnt get to see the setting sun at Poseidon temple cos it was a little cloudy. But still a lovely place to visit.

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June 3, 2023

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normanis – MalaysiaVerified booking

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The Cape Sounion trip was great. When we reached Cape Sounion my wife, who had had a bad fall the day before elected to stay at the bus while I wnt up with instructions to take lots of pictures. When I started down again what should I meet but Mary-Lou in a wheel chair being pushed up by our guide Charalampos. He had found the wheel chair in the office and borrowed it. Really delivering a fantastic service. We made good use of the 2 days with the Blue Bus, our only complaint is that there seems to be little correlation between the times the different rotes get to the change over points.routes

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April 22, 2023

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