Ancient Olympia VR Audio Tour: Experience the Past from Katakolo Cruise Port
3.7
9 Ratings
Katakolo
Immerse yourself in the ancient world of Olympia with a virtual reality audio tour. Skip the line and explore at your own pace from the Katakolo Cruise Port.
Duration: 4 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Katakolo Port - After disembarking from your cruise 5 min away from the ship, you will find us at the exit of the cruise terminal.
    You meet our representatives at our shop Greka Land in order to start your tour. You embark the airconditioned bus and we start driving 30 min through the idyllic country side to Ancient Olympia.
  • Archaeological Site of Olympia - We reach Olympia, the birthplace of the Olympic games.
    Relive the past with our Virtual Reality applications
    and listen to the fascinating audio guide in 8 languages.

Join us in reliving the
wonder and thrill of the original Olympic Games, which were held from 776 BC. to
393 AD.

Enter the famous archaeological site of Olympia and marvel at the Temple of Hera, in front of which burns the Olympic Flame during modern day Olympic Games. See the Temple of Zeus, which once housed the Golden and Ivory statue of Zeus (one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World) and the original Stadium and Bouleuterion,
monuments unlike any other, where once competitors swore an oath to conform to the rules.

The tickets for the Museum and the Ancient Olympia Site are not included.
(April to October: 12 euros per person)
(November to March: 6 euros per person)

  • Olympia - Near the Archaeological site is the modern village of Olympia that you can easily reach for shopping, souvenirs or a quick lunch, coffee and snacks.

  • Katakolo - After a day full of history and culture we reach back to Katakolo village and port. We need another 30 min to arrive. You can enter your cruise or spend some time at the picturesque village by the sea.

What's Included
  • Explore with a VR application and multilingual audioguide
  • Comfortable in-vehicle air conditioning
  • Knowledgeable English-speaking driver and escort
  • Skip-the-line access to the Archaeological site and Museum
  • Convenient roundtrip transportation
What's Not Included
  • food and drinks
Additional Information

Take a distinctive journey with Virtual Reality Audio guide that portrays Olympia in its bygone era. Discover the site at your leisure and arrive at Olympia straight from the cruise terminal of Katakolo Port. Avoid queues with our pre-included ticket. Enjoy worry-free travel as tours are scheduled in alignment with the Cruise ships’ arrival and departure times.

Location
J8W9+64 Katakolo
GREKA LAND TRAVEL shop
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
3.7
(9 Ratings)
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Scrappy419
Sep 14, 2023
Great tour and great value! - Great value and great tour. We got the skip the line tickets and it was well worth it. Also got the app for the phone and that was very informative.
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Ian
Sep 11, 2023
Fantastic service from Greka Land Tours - Really great tour to Olympia and fantastic service from Greka Land Tours. We were late getting to Greka, forgetting time of arrival but Greka rang us 3 times until we answered and then offered us to go on the tour starting 1 hour later. They were so helpful and friendly, with great gift shop and a discount! Go with Greka 😎. Olympia is very impressive site and museums. Audio guide is well done and helpful around the archeological site.
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Katherine_m
Nov 8, 2023
A Walking Lover’s Dream - Interesting excavations. The museum was good. My Fitbit counted 10,000 steps from my cruise ship to the meeting spot then to the bus, and the tour, and back to the ship. Not for folks with mobility problems.
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Marykaysmallcombe
Aug 3, 2023
Folks at Greka Land were... - Folks at Greka Land were lovely and it is easy to find from the cruise port, we did have some difficulties getting app loaded for VR experience, but eventually, everything worked out. VR is a little challenging to view in the bright sun and does not follow you via GPS to give you exact location matches but still interesting. We also had an issue with our ticket vouchers not being accepted at Olympia but Greka Land made a refund for our additional ticket costs once I contacted customer support. There is a guide with you on the bus but once you arrive at Olympia you are on your own.
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Jan_f
Nov 12, 2023
Olympia - Olympia was amazing but the trip was let down by the difficulties using the VR Audio which also lacked any real information. We were not advised that you needed a phone for the VR audio so we had to share a phone.
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Song_n
Nov 11, 2023
Nice wondering around the site. - The driver and tour guide were good,however the digital App is not suitable for people who are not conversant with basic digital technologies. App is not intuitive and frankly frustrating to use. The correlation of the physical assets is poor. Preferred that a numbering system on the site itself may work better.
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Hooman_g
Oct 9, 2023
Go for a guided tour - Great day, beautiful sights, and transportation to and from the port was efficient. However, The VR app is too tricky to use for folks that aren't tech savvy. No explanation given on how to use app, and no prior warning given that everyone needs to bring a cell phone. Well, I did get an email an hour before the tour, but that is not sufficient. In addition, the app contains only very superficial information. I guided tour would be a better bet.
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925raquelc
Oct 15, 2023
Rip Off take the bus yourself - All this is a bus ride and prepaid tickets to the Olympia Archeological site. There is a hop-on hop-off bus for 10 euros with 5 stops or buy a bus ticket for 10 euros. The entrance ticket to the site is 12 euros. The VR thing is an app anybody can download. There was no value added by the tour company that would justify the $49 price for what cost really $25.
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