Temple of Poseidon: Cape Sounion Sunset Tour with Scenic Athenian Riviera Drive
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126 Ratings
Athens

Experience the breathtaking sunset at Cape Sounion, delve into the age-old temple of Poseidon, and journey through the stunning Athenian Riviera in a contemporary, air-conditioned bus.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Glyfada - We start our tour from the center of athens and start driving
    through the sandy beaches and seaside villages of the idyllic Athenian Riviera.

We need 1 hour and 15 to reach Cape Sounion

  • Vouliagmeni - We continuing passing and exploring the southern part of Attica we the magnificent coastline.
    Meanwhile you can explore the history behind each place with our audio commentary.

  • Lake Vouliagmeni - Stop for photos

  • Sounio - We Easily reach the otherwise hard-to-get-to Sounion. You’ll be dazzled by the famous landscape that surrounds the promontory of the Sounion. In the times of the ancient Greeks, this site was revered as sacred ground dedicated to the gods Poseidon and Athena.

  • Temple of Poseidon - Marvel at the Temple of Poseidon perched upon the cliff’s edge 70 meters above the sea. Walk the blessed earth of the Sounion, one of the places sung about it in Homer’s Odyssey.

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.

Watch the famous sunset over this legendary horizon.

  • Legrena - We start to head back to Athens again.
    We need 1 hour and 15 min to reach the center.
What's Included
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • English speaking driver and escort in the bus
  • Pick up and drop off from 3 central locations
  • Multilingual commentary in the bus in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Entrance in the Temple (Apr-Oct aprox.10 EUR/Nov- March aprox.5 EUR)
Location
Omonoia, Athens
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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521naums
Apr 25, 2024
Excellent - The views was amazing .we did so much photos !!! It was great experience I would like to come back . And make this trip one more time 🕰️
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Wilresendiz
Apr 19, 2024
Nice trip to Poseidon Temple - I took the trip with Nehad and it was fantastic, you have beautiful views in your way to the Temple, they also have an audio guide that complements the trip with good Information, Nehad was specially helpful during the journey so I fully recommend this
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Xavier
Apr 18, 2024
A must see! - The sunset tour was a beautiful look at the city! The instructor, Nehad, was very informative and provided a lot of insight into the area. Overall, I would definitely do this tour again
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T4078vdcarolinem
Apr 17, 2024
Great views. Excellent tour guide. - Amazing trip. Thank you to Nehad who was excellent and made the trip smooth and easy. Learnt a lot on the audio commentary plus extra info from Nehad. Fantastic views from the temple. We had a simple dinner at the restaurant and wandered up for sunset.
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H4425lmandreav
Apr 17, 2024
This is a must-do trip! - Nehad is a very good tourist guide, kind, accurate and friendly. The site is magic and lovely, the bus is comfortable. We recommend it.
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Jordynw426
Apr 17, 2024
Great trip - This was a great experience! I would definitely recommend going! Our guide was very knowledgeable and the views were amazing.
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Namanniy
Apr 15, 2024
Helpful guide Nahed - Our guide Nahed was very informative and helpful made our trip all the more nicer. The sunset was not the best due to the weather but had a different feel.
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Marisa
Apr 20, 2024
Well organiser transportation with great guide. - Very kind and welcoming guide who even spontaneously made it possible for us to be picked up at lake Vouliagmeni. Great communication. The tour does not include a guide a the Temple and is basically just transportation with some nice photo stops and some short stories about the area via audio guide. I liked that we were at the Temple a little earlier than most other tours so we could enjoy the view and explore the site when it was still less crowded.
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Wenderik
Apr 20, 2024
Long drive but very beautiful! - Great to see. Good communication about pick-up. Long drive but very beautiful. We had less nice weather, but still highly recommended.
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Luisaangela_p
Apr 16, 2024
Wonderful sunset - The sunset was wonderful but the organization was very bad. We waited for the bus for 30’. When arrived the bus he told us that it wasn’t our booked
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