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Katakolon and Olympia Shore Excursion: Explore Birthplace of Olympic Games and Local Farms
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18 Ratings
Katakolo
Explore the principal attractions of Katakolon and Olympia, the original home of the Olympic Games. Take a tour of a regional olive oil factory or a honey bee farm and visit the most beautiful beach in the area.
Explore the principal attractions of Katakolon and Olympia, the original home of the Olympic Games. Take a tour of a regional olive oil factory or a honey bee farm and visit the most beautiful beach in the area.
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Katakolon Taxi - Meet us near Katakolon port and tour will start with first stop Olympia. It will take around 30 mins to get from the port to Olympia.
- Archaeological Site of Olympia - Explore the Olympia site and museum.The visit to Olympia site and museum takes approximately 2 hours where you will get familiarized with the history of ancient…
- Katakolon Taxi - Meet us near Katakolon port and tour will start with first stop Olympia. It will take around 30 mins to get from the port to Olympia.
- Archaeological Site of Olympia - Explore the Olympia site and museum.The visit to Olympia site and museum takes approximately 2 hours where you will get familiarized with the history of ancient Olympia and the magnificent of the olympic games heritage. You will also have the chance to walk to the Olympia stadium and see the Zeus temple along with all museum artifacts that witness the magnificent Olympia history and culture.Exploration within Olympia site will be on your own (Guidebook is available - Licensed guide within Olympia is not included and is available, with additional fee, upon request from the customer)
- Archaeological Museum of Olympia - All unique artifacts will be seen there plus the famous statue of Hermes Praxiteles.
- Klio’s Honey Farm - Klio’s honey farm
Next stop will be Klio’s honey farm where a nice rural house will be visited with the nicest owners, explaining the process of the local honey production and exploring the farm fields. During the visit a nice treat is offered tasting local pancakes with honey. You will enjoy the thick shades under the garden trees and get the feeling of the greek rural life. Approximate duration time is 1 hour
- Agios Ilias Beach - -Saint Andrew beach
Time for a quick swim under the greek sun, enjoying the cleanest water in combination with a nice coffee or light lunch. This stop takes approximately half an hour and gives experience why Greece is one of the best countries to visit during summertime.
What's Included
- Private tour
- Bottled water
- Live commentary on board during drive
- Guaranteed to skip the long lines
- Driver/Guide
- Private tour
- Bottled water
- Live commentary on board during drive
- Guaranteed to skip the long lines
- Driver/Guide
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Lunch
- Licensed guide within olympia’s site and museum
- Entrance fees
- Entrance fees
- Food and drinks
- Lunch
- Licensed guide within olympia’s site and museum
- Entrance fees
- Entrance fees
Additional Information
- Please wear comfy shoes
- Please wear comfy shoes
Location
Katakolo
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.7
(18 Ratings)
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351stevew
Sep 30, 2025
Well worth the trip - We choose a small group tour (maximum 25 guests) travelling through the valley countryside between the Alfios and Klados Rivers to Ancient Olympia.
Setting out on a walking tour that brings those ancient stories of this city to life, from the ruins of the Temple of Zeus to the stadium where the Olympic Games began. Our guide offered us an insight into the ancient history as we view the ruined Temples of Hera and Zeus. The latter is where the gold and ivory Statue of the Olympian Zeus -- one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World -- was housed.
We walked to the stadium, where the marble starting blocks are still in position after nearly 1,500 years. We were told that In 2004, this ancient site relived its glory days for just a moment when the modern Olympics shotput contest was held here.
When we left the Olympia site we continued to the Archaeological Museum, just a short walk from the stadium. On display are treasures unearthed by more than a century of excavation. We saw parts of the pediment from the Temple of Zeus, including scenes commemorating Pelops' chariot race.
We also visited the Ancient Olympic Games Museum, set in a beautiful neo-Classical building overlooking Olympia. Here we learnt about the different events the ancient athletes competed in and view archaeological finds from Olympia -- site of the games for more than a millennium.
Following this we were treated to a Greek lunch in a local restaurant overlooking the Olympia site.
For those thinking of this excursion. Extensive walking is required. Terrain includes gravel and uneven paths. Shade is limited and bring water.
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Katie_f
Jun 28, 2025
Olympia and the beach with Nancy - This was a great experience. Nancy was our guide. She was fantastic! Olympia was great, the temperature was hot but seeing all that history was worth it! Would recommend buying tickets to Olympia ahead just check with you tour operator to get the right time slot and try to do outside first, then go to the museum to cool off. The beach was nice and Nancy had reserved some umbrellas and chairs. We recommend ordering drinks before you go down to the beach if you want some. Only one or two people running them so we did not get any during our short time there. The van they had was great for 11 and the AC was wonderful. We got some local green soap as recommended by our guide. Would recommend!
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Giorgiamj7093al
Sep 8, 2024
Andrew Stathopoulos Tours katakolon taxi - We arrived at the port by MSC ship, we went to the taxi area where we were greeted by Andrew Stathopoulos a very good and very kind taxi driver who also advised us what to do, where to eat and what to eat. Helpful and very knowledgeable about many things also of other Greek islands. A beautiful experience to redo!!
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Elissa_r
Jul 2, 2024
Nice day! Our group had fun! - Great driver and guide. They gave us great recommendations for food and things to do for our day. We did Olympia the museum, lunch and an amazing beach!
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Carla_s
Oct 25, 2023
Great Day in Katakolon-Olympia! - The Olympic ruins were beyond amazing. To walk through and imagine what used to be thousands of years ago is an incredible site. Walking through the museum was a great connection between the ruins and artifacts.
Kilo Honey Farm was a lovely treat. The farm is run by the sweetest mother-daughter duo. They welcomed us into their home and treated us to some delicious treats!
Our guide, Nasia, was very accommodating, sweet and informative!!
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Dean_v
Sep 28, 2023
Fun time. - The start of the tour was great. We left early at 8am and got to Olympia before the crowd's got there.
After we went to a great little honey bee farm and tasted some of the products they make, I recommend doing that. The lady was great that owns the farm.
After that we went to a beautiful gorgeous resort place by the ocean that had a little beach and had food/drinks.
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Paulina_c
Jun 20, 2023
Olympia and Olive farm - Andreas was great, he got our tickets for us, waited patiently for us to come back, then took us to the organic olive oil farm and made the arrangements for us.
I highly recommend him!
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Swannie00450
Sep 28, 2024
Don't miss Olympia if in this area - Just an amazing place with so much history. The excavations have revealed so much wonder, the stadia is almost intact and our tour guide was very knowledgeable
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Dianna_s
Nov 30, 2023
A disappointing experience - The tour didn't get off to a very good start. We had arranged for a winery visit and were told we would be going to a bee farm (not happening). There were added costs that we weren't made aware off. When we got the winery we were booked in for a taster and were not given the option for lunch, despite our guide having the lunch. However, one can't deny the beauty that Katakolon had to offer.
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Tomas_e
May 13, 2023
A whole lot of not much - Basically the tour was just transportation to Olimpia and then to a bee farm. No guide transalates in a ride on a bus where you get very little information. At least the bee farm had more content and more explanation
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